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I've only read (well, attempted to read) Wurts' Curse of the Mistwraith and it sucked so bad I couldn't finish it.
Which is part of the aforementioned god-awful, dire, War of Light and Shadow series
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I've never tried reading any of her individual books, and from the sound of it, I think I will skip them. :wink:

I have read one of Lindskold's, but it was nonfiction, so that probably shouldn't count for purposes of this poll. Her biography of Roger Zelazny is fascinating reading. :) But he was a fascinating man. :wink:

Another mother of the genre, along with LeGuin and Bradley would be Andre Norton (Witchworld books, Beastmaster...)
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Yeah, Andre Norton definitely deserves a mention!
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Definitely. Grew up on her Sci-Fi

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Just realized that I never included my own favourites! Here they are:

1- Robin Hobb
2- Katherine Kurtz
3- Margaret Weis
4- C. S. Friedman

I'll try to compile a list of all the nominees and put it on the blog at some point today.

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Add my vote for Anne McCaffrey.
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion

I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.

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re Wurts Ain wrote:Who also wrote The War of Light and Shadow, and Alliance of the Light whcih still ranks iMHO the worst attempt at epic fantays in the history of the genre
you've, obviously, never read Loremasters of Elundium by Mike Jefferies-*gag* >sorry!>back to female writers! 8)
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Ursula K LeGuin - I tried to read the Left Hand of Darkness once and failed. How could I not be impressed?

Anne McCaffrey is also impressive in a different way. If I need to know the regulation width of the windows of a Weir, thanks to her I have a solid reference.
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Tom, perhaps you should stick with Dr. Seuss for a few more years before trying to read books without pictures.....
Dandelion don't tell no lies
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Tell me if she laughs or cries
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I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
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dANdeLION wrote:Tom, perhaps you should stick with Dr. Seuss for a few more years before trying to read books without pictures.....
I'm forced to agree.

"Sam and Ann took Nip and Tab to the park. Sam played fetch with Nip and had lots of fun while Ann sat in the shade and petted Tab."
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God, that's dripping with sexual innuendo....... 8O
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aTOMiC wrote:
dANdeLION wrote:Tom, perhaps you should stick with Dr. Seuss for a few more years before trying to read books without pictures.....
I'm forced to agree.

"Sam and Ann took Nip and Tab to the park. Sam played fetch with Nip and had lots of fun while Ann sat in the shade and petted Tab."
I hope Tab is a dog...
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
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No, Tab is Ann's kitten.......
Dandelion don't tell no lies
Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
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Yes. If you were in the florida school system in the mid 70s you will recogize the adventures of Sam and Ann. Nothing fillthy about it!!!!!!!!
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Posted at same time dAN,
in my primary school the was Biff, Chip and Kipper - Kipper being a dog not a walking talking fish.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
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And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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dANdeLION wrote:God, that's dripping with sexual innuendo....... 8O
Did you have to describe it like that?! 8O
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:LOLS:
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.


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Hi everyone!

The results are in!! :D

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pat5150,

Good to see Hobb high on that list. She's an excellent writer. Same for Le Guinn.
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Not directed at Patrick, as he just relays the pollled info, but some of the results are IMHO absolutely appaling :x

Thanks for the info :D
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