John Horn wrote: > > Fwiw, I agree with you. I am not sure what tips the balance in > favour > > liking TC but I do think that the chances of liking the > > series go up if > > you read the books in your early twenties or later. > > I read the first TC trilogy when I was in high school and loved it.
You would be the exception that proves my theory then... ;) > But I absolutely loathed the second trilogy. IIRC, everything I > liked about the first series was hacked up and destroyed in the > second. Well, a few things did survive [and I am very glad Donaldson never confirmed the destruction of Ranhyn] but the land was undoubtedly bleaker. I still liked the second trilogy. :) > > These sound good. I'll see if I can find any here. Another fantasy > > series I enjoyed was the 'Mistress of the Empire' series by > > Jenny Wurts > > and Raymond Feist, primarily because of all the political > > intrigues. :) > > I really liked that series as well. It was surprisingly good. Have > you read Wurts "Cycle of Fire" series? I enjoyed that one as well. > (Couldn't get past the first book in her "Light and Shadow" series. > Yuck.) I haven't read anything else by her. I have two of her 'Cycle of Fire' books but I refuse to read them until I find the first. :) > Feist on the other hand... I loved the early books in the Riftwar > Saga but he seems to have about run out of ideas now. I've given up > on the last few books... I enjoyed Riftwar -he created a lot of good characters in that series. Serpentwar saga was less interesting. Ritu --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 01-Sep-03 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
