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(...) Outside ideas would be one thing, but I hope they don't go hog wild with the actual licensing trend. On the one hand, I love the SW line being a SW fanatic. On the other, if that special interest didn't overlap then I wouldn't pay it as much (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) AMEN TO THAT! The WOT (Wheel Of Time) books are IMHO the best fantasy literature out there, The lord of the rings trilogy comes pretty close but it just doesn't have the vivid descriptions that are characteristic of WOT books. (Some of the (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Karl Martinson" <raymart@jam21.net> <snip>> What about Redwall books? They're a pretty fun read, and they'd be pretty cool (...) etc. (...) <snip> Well, if you are talking about mice, rabbits, moles, otters, etc. (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) OK, this is too weird, I have been working on designs, for a white tower for a while now. I haven't gotten to building because I need a few thousand more white bricks, but I'm getting there...maybe by the end of the summer, I can start (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) white (...) Please promise you'll share pictures! (...) nothing (...) I didn't care for The Illustrated Guide either. Darrell K. Sweet's cover I like but that's a pretty limited selection of scenes. Do you know of any good web sites for WOT (...) (24 years ago, 12-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Once I begin, I plan on showing in progress pictures... I also have some designs for a few buildings from David Eddings various series... (...) I can't say as I have found any really good sights, but I haven't been looking too hard since I (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) white (...) nothing (...) [coughing] rip-off [end coughing] Can you say Two Towers the second book of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Any other medieval fantasy is pretty much a rip-off of Tolkien's work. While it may not be the best reading it (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) While Tolkien has no equal, I take exception to your statements. There are many "medieval fantasies" that are not derivatives of Tolkien, but the demand for them wouldn't exist if not for Tolkien. Undoubtedly there are some less original (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Absolutely right. On the other hand, the reason why Tolkien's stuff is so much better than the scads of imitators is because it's a 'first-generation copy' rather than second or third. Tolkien did such extensive research into the reality of (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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A friend of mine suggested the Coldfire trilogy by C.S. Friedman. Black Sun Rising Crown of Shadows When True Night Falls Give 'em a read. They're excellent. ~Mark (...) (24 years ago, 15-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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(...) Right on target! George R.R. Martin seems to be a "writer's writer" because I hear his name from people on author panels and invariably nobody in the room recognizes it! Since you said it again I must now look him up! You know what is funny (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jul-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.castle)
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