Books by C. Paolini

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 28th January 06, 08:09 PM

Well, I liked Eragon (so did my wiife), so Eldest is definitely on the list to buy. Looks like a mixed review here, so I will let people know what I think.

And just to keep the topic going, I have always been a SF fan, Robert Heinlein is my handos down favorite author. My wife got me into Fantasy, and I have enjoyed the LOTR movies, still only read the hobbitt, and have enjoyed Terry Brooks and Piers Anthony. I am currently re-reading the Narnia series and am thouroughly enjoying reliving some books from childhood.

Surprisingly, while my wife and I both enjoy fantasy now, she has still not gottin into SSF, but we are both Stephen King fans! Anybody else a Fantasy or SF fan and also enjoy King?

**Southern Breeze** · 28th January 06, 08:46 PM

To answer KCWs question I have to say definetly. When it comes to Sci-Fi and Fantasy I've read almost everything.I've read everything by King.
An excellant though often forgotten Sci-Fi author is Ted Sturgeon.
If your shocked at the price of new books, find a used bookstore.Many will take your old books in as trade. You can often pay as little as 25 cents per book this way. BTW, the bookstores around here consider anything over 6 months as old. You can get pretty much new paperbacks for nothing.

**Rob Wright** · 28th January 06, 10:17 PM

I'm not a fan of King's long works, but I really enjoy his short fiction, I think it's better than his novels.

Heinlein is excellent as is Jack Williamson. Frank Herbert and the Dune novels are once a year must reads.

The Aubrey-Maturin novels(aka Master and Commander series) by Patrick O'Brian are the equivilent of literary crack.

Rob

**GlassMan** · 28th January 06, 11:55 PM

A fun mix of fantasy and later sci-fi is the Dragonriders of Pern series. I always liked the fact that she started writing them during Latin class!

**bubba** · 29th January 06, 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by GlassMan

A fun mix of fantasy and later sci-fi is the Dragonriders of Pern series. I always liked the fact that she started writing them during Latin class!

Anne's son Todd has started adding to the Pern stories. I'm reading his new one, Dragonsblood, at the moment.

**Iolaus** · 29th January 06, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by bubba

Anne's son Todd has started adding to the Pern stories. I'm reading his new one, Dragonsblood, at the moment.

What do you think of his writing, compared to Anne's? I was a huge fan of the original stuff, though I've been a bit slow to keep up with the later books. Is he carrying on in the same style? Is it still heavy on the fantasy side of the genre? or has he pulled even further to the sci-fi side of things?

**bubba** · 29th January 06, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by Iolaus

What do you think of his writing, compared to Anne's? I was a huge fan of the original stuff, though I've been a bit slow to keep up with the later books.

Todd has managed to stay pretty close to his mothers vision. He's picking up where she left off in the maturation of the Pernese society bearing in mind Anne started with a society that was almost medieval and has advanced and matured slowly through the series. Tos is as good a storyteller as his mother. You'll notice style differences, as there will be between two different authors, but overall their styles dovetail nicely.