Recent content by Easnadh

I totally agree. She (Ayla?) was perfect in every way and seemingly responsible for every innovation in their society. The first book in particular had some degree of realism as far as she was concerned, but the rest of the books gradually became more and more unrealistic. In my opinion this is...

Not sure how unknown this one is, but I think The Lure of the Basilisk by Lawrence Watt-Evans is a really unique book. I picked up a second hand copy somewhere as a teenager and it is still fixed in my mind as a very unique and original book. The lead character Garth is an unusual vehicle for a...

Hmm, that sounds intriguing. I might just have a look at the second book soon.

I really like The Prince of Nothing series. Bakker's writing is very very dark, but I love how he focuses so much on the psychology of his characters. I can see how his style might not be to everyone's taste, but I think he definitely deserves more attention.

Juliet Marrillier's Daughter of the Forest is a great book. Until I finished reading that novel it felt like real life faded into the background, even when the book wasn't actually in my hand. I don't think I've ever cared that much about fictional characters. In fact one person I know got so...

I've read it also. I thought it was good, but I'm not as crazy about it as some people (my sister included) seem to be. It is an original book but I think it is a little overlong. Also I found many of the secondary characters to be very two-dimensional and somewhat annoying. Kvothe is an...

Althea Vestrit is a great choice! As a third option I think you should consider Sarra Ambrai from Melanie Rawn's The Ruins of Ambrai. This is one of my all-time favourite books, and she is a very strong female lead.

I read the original version of 'The Gunslinger' first, before reading the updated version a few years later. Many of the criticisms that Stephen King leveled at the original novel were my favorite features of the book. Has anybody else here read both books? Any opinions?