Aqua Buddha
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If someone is trying to master the fantasy genre, what novels or stories would you consider to be required reading?
Let's make a list.
Let's make a list.
I think the fantasy genre is too big and diverse for anyone(except maybe Ravana) to 'master'
And I really can't support a rec for R.A. Salvatore. He's just... not good. I don't really care if someone likes his works, but I would not put them on any "must read" fantasy list, and certainly not any list that's trying to create some sort of understanding of the genre.
A Thomas Covenant fan? Amazing! <3Lord Foul's Bane by Donaldson
We are few, apparently, but like Bannor we suffice.A Thomas Covenant fan? Amazing! <3
Just thought of another classic: Little, Big by John Crowley. I haven't read it since I was ten (or thereabouts, I forget exactly when it was published but it must've been the beginning of the 80s). It's been stuck in my brain since then, though, so Crowley must have done something right. I'm going to hunt for a copy tomorrow....keep them coming if any more come to mind.
I like the Divine or Partholon series by PC Cast as well