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re: Movie Board Recommendations: Books (UPDATE: Post Stormlight Book 1)
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:58 am to Freauxzen
Posted on 11/27/13 at 11:58 am to Freauxzen
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See the wordiness comment. People around me wish I read this, but I just don't think I can even start.
You know who else might be right here? Fritz Leiber - the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories are pretty economical and self-contained - they aren't as epic as some of the others, real "working class" heroes. Leiber, was "old school" and intertwined horror, fantasy, etc., in a similar fashion as Moorcock. Not particularly dark or even gritty, but virtually all of the series is short stories, so you can churn up a bunch of them. Really fast page turners from one of the old masters.
Chronologically, start with Swords and Deviltry.
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Posted on 11/27/13 at 12:09 pm to Ace Midnight
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You know who else might be right here? Fritz Leiber - the Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser stories are pretty economical and self-contained - they aren't as epic as some of the others, real "working class" heroes. Leiber, was "old school" and intertwined horror, fantasy, etc., in a similar fashion as Moorcock.
Yeah, Leiber is very solid old school fantasy that is economical. I'm not a fan of Moorcock, his Elric novels are too emo and pretentious for me, but Leiber is good minimalist fantasy in the same vein as Howard's Conan stuff.
Roger Zelazny (Amber Chronicles, Lord of Light, Night in Lonesome October) and Glen Cook (Black Company series) are two other good fantasy authors that aren't wordy.
Actually, Night in Lonesome October might be a good horror type book for you Freauxzen, it's a good Lovecraftian style story with an interesting premise.
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