The Hobbit Hole VII - But not yet weary are our feet...

[Professional Engineer]

I know you didn't.

[JenB]

Yes, but I think McCaffrey outsources her writing to India these days. Some of it's good, but really, yet another Acorna book? And the last two Pern novels were really lousy. IMO, she hasn't written a really good story since Masterharper of Pern

That said, I have all but the latest Pern novel. And have read most of her other stuff... she tends to go on with a series too long. "Rowan" and "Damia" were great ( I thought "The Rowan" was vey romantic) but the sequels were boring.

I'll second the Pern recommendation anyway, although again, the sex (more in the later volumes) gets old. Still... dragons, mmm... telepathic dragons and really handsome dragonriders...

[msdrby]

I liked the Deryni novels, except for this last one. And all of David Eddings.

[JenB]

All right, I'm just... perhaps unfairly... prejudiced against the section of the bookstore where the spines are pink, the covers show half-naked people, and the titles are like "Her Boss's Obsession".

I am certain the series you mention must be good. I might even try it if I can find it at the library. (Gasp! I don't really like romantic stuff! It kind of embarrasses me to read!) But your description of it sounds enticing.

I think I've gotten so defensive over the brain-candy I do read (SF and fantasy, not a girl's reading material in most people's eyes) that I automatically have to discount any other genre as being good. Though I'm very fond of a good mystery or historical fiction...

[Ramius]

You say that like it's a bad thing.

Oh... it's a very, very bad thing. :-)

[Rose in RoseBear]

Hello, stands2reason! Welcome to the Hobbit Hole!

[msdrby]

LOL!

[Professional Engineer]

ROFLMAO We need more to sample. Just to be sure, ya' know.

[JenB]

David Eddings is a really guilty pleasure. Unfortunately, he writes the same story over and over again. (I mean, he even has the same plot devices! You can map character to character... 'yup, this one's Polgara, and Elana is C'Nedra with an attitude adjustment)

I like Sparhawk a lot though. He's cool. Much cooler than Garion, though "The Belgariad" was better than "The Elenium", in general. I also like "The Redemption of Althalus". But I haven't tried the new one - "Elder Gods", or something like that?

Haven't read any of the Deryni novels.

[RMDupree]

No half nekkid people or pink spines here! See?

[Wneighbor]

Oh... it's a very, very bad thing

*find pencil*

scratch Ramius off list

[RMDupree]

LOL! I can hear the way you're saying that, you know! *wink*

[Rose in RoseBear]

Jen, have you read The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress? I can highly recommend that one ... he only advocates various forms of polygamy, and implies miscegnation in that one ...!

[JenB]

No, but I do see the word "sex" on the cover!

Just kidding. Looks interesting. May have to try it... or at least read the back cover.

[Wneighbor]

I like being half nekkid... you live in south Florida - surely you don't like being all covered up all the time. But, I don't do pink. Maybe green spikes.

[JenB]

Yep, love Moon is a Harsh Mistress! Miscegnation... huh, guess that was a real issue back when he wrote it! Good for him! And the polygamy thing... kinda worked, in context. Plus, I love Mike.

[RMDupree]

You won't regret it! It's a marvelous read!

[JenB]

You might find yourself guilty of corrupting the morals of a Puritan girl, though...

[RMDupree]

I fondly remember my sun goddess days, sis. *sigh*

Now it's more like - how much can I wear without suffocating?

[Fedora]

Um... no?

Aha! I have broken your Dark Lord monopoly! :) Baron Karza was the Micronauts' version of Darth Vader, and actually looked remarkably like Vader and came out the same year, apparently independently by virtue of both drawing from the same Japanese villains. So you can add Karza to the list of Dark Lords :)