01-05-2005, 07:58 PM
I haven't read Goodkind, and I've quickly lost interest in The Wheel of Time (too much standard/cliche fantasy for my taste, and the characters are too shallow). But if you're looking for some original fantasy, you should try the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin, starting with "A Game of Thrones". Fantastic writing with well-developed and different characters, and a nice story with a less than usual amount of fantasy (not much magic, and only hints at fantasy creatures like undead and dragons, at least in the beginning) but with a lot of politics, intrigue, and warfare. Additionally, it's not a simple black-and-white world, and I found myself sympathizing with a character that seemed to be one of the "bad guys" in the beginning.
A refreshing read after all the other Tolkienesque books I've read during the last years.
-Kylearan
A refreshing read after all the other Tolkienesque books I've read during the last years.
-Kylearan
There are two kinds of fools. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, "This is new, and therefore better." - John Brunner, The Shockwave Rider