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For brilliant fantasy - and I am currently reading the greatest epic fantasy series ever written (far eclipsing Lord of the Rings, Wheel of Time, or other notables such as ...

I've known of them for a while now, but have yet to read them. I saw an episode of the TV show - based on the books of course - ...

Okay, so a little context here: I've been reading fantasy from the very beginning. It was the first genre I began reading at around age nine or ten, in primary ...

I pretty much live on Fantasy, so just to begin with regarding some of the stuff others have mentioned. LOTR - seriously? I mean, how stupid are you? How unbelievably ...

Sandman is indeed, quite brilliant. Gaiman is definetly one of my all time favourite authors.

First Story: A Short Story Entitled A Beggar's Tale - the beggar in question was Merlin, reduced to a wreck of a human, listless on the streets of modern London. ...

Dead Famous is good :p I'm reading Superior Saturday by Garth Nix. The Twisted Citadel by Sara Douglass Darkly Dreaming Dexter (I just finished) The Last Argument of Kings by ...

I've heard a lot of people, experienced writers, teachers, authors and otherwise say don't write won't you don't know. There's even a famous quote somewhere about the arrogance of writing ...

Eh, I've never gotten round to reading him. I did, however, get to see the man in person at the Sydney Writer's Festival and frankly, he is an egotistical big-headed ...

Yes, I remember being intensely fascinated by the series, still am to some degree, but I never made it beyond book 2. He takes so bloody long to get to ...

Exactly! It is tricky. The wording of the second email is what makes me hesitant to do anything extensive: "We enjoyed your story very much" (meaning they like it the ...

So I got an email from the Editor of a Horror Anthology, Read By Dawn v.III and it read like this: Hi Omar, Thanks so much for submitting your work ...

Hm, yes I would say that I am an exception. Even on the female cycles thing, I dont feel uncomfortable - in person? Different story, lol. (forgive the pun) Respecting ...

I think that most of what I've read here is rubbish. I never look at the gender of he protagonist - it doesnt figure into my thinking about whether I'll ...

The best of the best: Dune, the original series - dont go near those written by the son of the original. And, Orson Sott Card's Ender's Game - sheer brilliance ...