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high_jinx · 12-18-2004, 12:08 PM

this is working out even better than i had hoped. keep those rec's coming and if you're curious about picking up something, post it here to gauge pop. opinion.

i agree with a lot of people here's take on salvatore. i probably wouldn't be very into them if not for their d&d backround. i certainly haven't ventured outside of his forgotten realms writing. his action/fight scenes are decent but his imagery and character development are kinda jr. high school level.... which perfectly lends itself to d&d i guess...

on that note i'm going to recommend to you all 2 of my favorite books of all time... they have the whole package. the author is an accomplished martial artist so his fight scenes couldn't be more fluid and exhilarating. his hero is a mixed bag but all hardass and you'll identify with him immediately. the world(s) he's created is the most perfect blend of fantasy and scifi i've seen, and as a bonus, the social reflections and warnings of where our world is heading are more apparent than any other book i've seen in this context.

without giving too much away, i'll tell you that this story takes place in the future when our technology has enabled us to teleport to alternate worlds/universes. one particular world we've found has become a favorite destination... it's chock full of elves, dwarves, magic, and everything else a dungeon crawler could dream about. anyway, we've taken to sending "actors" there, equipped with VR implants in their brains to record their experiences a la ahnold in total recall... there's a huge market for reliving them in vr cubes and if you're really wealthy you can share their adventures in real time.

the main character is the most badass asassin in the outworld... along with being the most famous "actor".his name's cain. and you'll never see as cool a frontman.

the titles?
Heroe's Die
Blade of Tyshalle

the author? Matthew Woodring Stover.

go check these books out right now and you'll jump right into his bronze age trilogy... which is almost as good.

12-18-2004, 12:08 PM	#29 (permalink)
high_jinx Psycho Location: venice beach, ca	this is working out even better than i had hoped. keep those rec's coming and if you're curious about picking up something, post it here to gauge pop. opinion. i agree with a lot of people here's take on salvatore. i probably wouldn't be very into them if not for their d&d backround. i certainly haven't ventured outside of his forgotten realms writing. his action/fight scenes are decent but his imagery and character development are kinda jr. high school level.... which perfectly lends itself to d&d i guess... on that note i'm going to recommend to you all 2 of my favorite books of all time... they have the whole package. the author is an accomplished martial artist so his fight scenes couldn't be more fluid and exhilarating. his hero is a mixed bag but all hardass and you'll identify with him immediately. the world(s) he's created is the most perfect blend of fantasy and scifi i've seen, and as a bonus, the social reflections and warnings of where our world is heading are more apparent than any other book i've seen in this context. without giving too much away, i'll tell you that this story takes place in the future when our technology has enabled us to teleport to alternate worlds/universes. one particular world we've found has become a favorite destination... it's chock full of elves, dwarves, magic, and everything else a dungeon crawler could dream about. anyway, we've taken to sending "actors" there, equipped with VR implants in their brains to record their experiences a la ahnold in total recall... there's a huge market for reliving them in vr cubes and if you're really wealthy you can share their adventures in real time. the main character is the most badass asassin in the outworld... along with being the most famous "actor".his name's cain. and you'll never see as cool a frontman. the titles? Heroe's Die Blade of Tyshalle the author? Matthew Woodring Stover. go check these books out right now and you'll jump right into his bronze age trilogy... which is almost as good. __________________ -my phobia drowned while i was gettin down.