Kevin's Watch

Ther are a few authors whose work I have always been curious about ... and I was wondering if anyone can tell me if they are worth reading, or whether I should avoid them completely:

Steven Brust
Melanie Rawn
Mercedes Lackey
David Farland
L.E Modesitt, Jr.
David Drake
Sean Russell
Mark Anthony
Robert Newcomb
David B. Coe
Dennis L. McKiernan

Truth be told, I trust the advice of the members here at The Watch than most of the review sites that are available on the net! Thank-you in advance for any help you can give me ...

Heh, I have managed to avoid these names for 40 years now....not purposely, of course; just never heard of them.

Sean Russell, Robert Newcomb, and David B. Coe are all fairly new authors, but the others (as far as I know) are all somewhat well-established authors.

Dennis L. McKiernan lives in Arizona and was kind enough to drop by Bubonicon (the NM Sci-Fi/Fantasy Con) last August, along with SRD and George R. R. Martin, his reading was genuinely intriguing--and his stuff should not be missed. We've had a bunch of very good reviews about Sean Russell at the Hangar. David Drake is sort of a crapshoot--but that happens to alot of these writers who are a little too prolific...

Of the ones I'm familiar with, I enjoy Steven Brust and Melanie Rawn. Mercedes Lackey is just too.......sugary or flowery, perhaps, for my tastes.

Duck

The only one I've read from that list is Mercedes Lackey, and I've only read one of her books. For what it's worth, the book in question (Storm Rising) was crammed with interesting ideas, but was dry as a Desert Sunbane to read.

I lackey a mercedes - but that's because I have little money.

I'm a big fan of L.E Modesitt, Jr. He writes fantasy and sf and as a first book to read by him i'd reccomend "The Parafaith War"

I've read The Spellsong Cycle by Modesitt, which was pretty good, and The Runelords Series/Saga/Whatever by Farland, which was.. interesting, cause it was a bit original, but not all that great, really.

Sorta.

Loremaster wrote:I lackey a mercedes - but that's because I have little money.

for being punny!! Off with you to a Piers Anthony Xanth novel!!

Loremaster wrote:I lackey a mercedes - but that's because I have little money.

Oh dear god!

I've read two Modesitt books--The Forever Hero and The Magic of Recluce. They are both good. Very well drawn characters. He's a little wordy--but I like that. Some people do not.

He hangs around at the IBDoF forum and answers any questions you may have. He's very nice and personable.

I read the Herald Mage series from Lackey. I enjoyed them, but after a while, I got bogged down in them. The characters seemed to grow flat. But, that's been a long time ago. I should go back and give them another look.

Gil galad wrote:I'm a big fan of L.E Modesitt, Jr. He writes fantasy and sf and as a first book to read by him i'd reccomend "The Parafaith War"

Also a big fan - but I'd recommend the 'Saga Of Recluce' series.

I was really hoping to get some feedback on the others as well ... but I guess no one has heard of them.

I recognise the names, but no more than that. My expertise is pretty narrow.

I don't lack a Mercedes. That's my gf's name. cupid.com actually works.


Sorry M-D, I've never read any of any of their books.

girl friend

ohhhh...we have some catching up to do!!!

Fist and Faith wrote:I don't lack a Mercedes. That's my gf's name. cupid.com actually works.


Sorry M-D, I've never read any of any of their books.

Well done, my friend.

MD, I just noticed we have some good reviews on Stephen Burst at the Hangar, as well...

Thanks Danlo ... now what exactly is the web address for the Hangar again?