03-27-2007, 02:00 AM
I would recommend C.J. Cherryh's "Fortress" series ... Fortress in the Eye of Time, Fortress of Owls, Fortress of Eagles, Fortress of Dragons (a bit under par for the group). Some of her sci-fi is also good, the Chanur collection, Downbelow station, and Merchanter's Luck. However, Cyteen and 40,000 in Gahenna (yes, the same name as Judaic "hell"), are on the bleh and depressing side (both are glimpses at worst aspects of humanity ... sort of like "Lord of the Flies," John Steinbeck, and Ernest Hemmingway thrown together:P)
Dennis L. McKiernan isn't too bad, a bit Tolkienesque, but overall not too bad.
Tad Williams is ok, just expect most everybody to die. I have read is Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series "The Dragon Bone Chair," "The Stone of Farewell," and "To Green Angel Tower." The first two aren't bad, the last is a *large* work requiring 2 paperbacks. The size of the last part isn't the problem, the problem is the hurried feel of it, and the fact that being a named character in the first 2 is the kiss of death:P
Dennis L. McKiernan isn't too bad, a bit Tolkienesque, but overall not too bad.
Tad Williams is ok, just expect most everybody to die. I have read is Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series "The Dragon Bone Chair," "The Stone of Farewell," and "To Green Angel Tower." The first two aren't bad, the last is a *large* work requiring 2 paperbacks. The size of the last part isn't the problem, the problem is the hurried feel of it, and the fact that being a named character in the first 2 is the kiss of death:P