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[nekokoban]

You know, I'm not really much into reading Epic Fantasy any more these days -- I read it so much as a kid that I practically glutted on the stuff *g* -- but these days, I'm a lot more fond of urban fantasy. Stories where our world blends with the supernatural, I am so there I was reading it yesterday. *g*

(Fairytales, obviously, don't count here. Fairytales are awesome no matter what they are.)

But that doesn't stop a piece of fairly epic "high fantasy" music from totally getting to me, to the point where I can see the white castles and dramatic swordfights between masked men and women in black robes and bird-masks and the sky on fire.

Guys, guys, I love the music I'm listening to right now. o/ (A piece by Immediate Music called "Electric Romeo.") It makes me want to write things. LUNCHBREAK CANNOT COME SOON ENOUGH. \o/

P.S. Senpai! I watched the first two episodes of Storm Hawks last night. :Db I WILL BE WATCHING MORE, I THINK /o/

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[nekokoban]

[laughs] My epic fantasy phase probably started waaaaay back in elementary school, and as I got through high school, sort of tapered off.

I'd recommend anything by Lynn Flewelling (I prefer the Tamir Triad in terms of the "epic fantasy" feeling [starting from The Bone-Doll's Twin], but the series that starts with Luck in the Shadows is also a lot of fun and fast as a read), for one! C.S. Friedman's Coldfire trilogy always holds a big soft spot in my heart for another. David Eddings is like the comfort food of "epico fantasy" for me -- it's not like he does anything groundbreaking or brilliant, but his books are fun and fast and just sort of make me smile.

For something denser, longer, and still incomplete (sob I need to read the newest one; I HAVE it but I haven't cracked it open yet), I'd recommend Janny Wurst's Wars of Light and Shadow, beginning with The Curse of the Mistwraith. Anything by Raymond Feist makes me happy, too!

And if you're in for something more sci-fi, the Expendable series (starting with Expendable) by James Alan Gardner is awesome. \o/

[keelieinblack.livejournal.com]

Random commentjacking to say oh my GOD, someone besides me read Raymond Feist when they were a kidlet! I haven't touched those books for years, but I read and reread them far too much in middle school.

[nekokoban]

HAHA♥ Noooooo, definitely not just you -- I think I started with Magician's Apprentice back in middle school, and it just sort of snowballed. *g* My parents were big fans too, so we had copies of most of the books he put out till I graduated highschool. o/

[themadfish.livejournal.com]

^^ Hahaha, I've read all of those, except for James Alan Gardner who I'll look up the next time I'm at the bookstore. But hey! Our tastes are similar then.

I actually should reread Janny Wurt's series. I remember starting on them, but I think it may have been over my reading level when I tried. So never quite got into them.

[nekokoban]

Gardner is definitely worth the lookup! :D I especially like Expendable and Ascending, though they're all worth it. (Well, maybe not Committment Hour -- that was like the one flop of the series. But the rest are good! o/)

The Janny Wurts books are dense, I think is the problem; she puts a LOT of extra detail and over-the-top language -- honestly, it's gotten to a point where it tires me out a bit to read her stuff. XD; But I still like her world and her characters (and her glossary for her world's language is interesting; I've never seen one that gives the roots of languages♥) and her story, so I'm willing to put up slogging through her language for it. XD