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#121 Fist Gamet

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Posted 28 February 2012 - 09:25 PM

Ah, thanks guys, that's the ones. I was quite a bit younger and they were amongst my first fantasy novels. Still, I remember I really enjoyed them.

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#122 Lugh

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Posted 08 April 2012 - 02:16 PM

Ok, here's one I've been looking for for about a decade.

It was possibly young adult fantasy, I was 14 or so when reading it, but I read everything from gemmel to Moorcock back then so it could be adult too.

A warrior nation invades a new land. Said nation is divided into Houses, Major and Minor. Minor allied to major generally, but ellegiance to ones own house being paramount.

Protaganist is a member of a fractured, politically and militarily marginal house. Good combatant though and ends up as retainer to a Major House noble.

The last few chapters involve a competition between the houses for some of the new lands. King/highlord(?) Settles the matter with a boatrace. First House (possibly individual) to cross the lake and reach the shore gets title to the land. Protagnist ends up manning the oars of his masters boat rather than his own houses, this is a source of conflict.

With the race narly over, protaganist is ordered to chop his hand off and throw it to shore so his master will win.
Twist at the very end, king decrees protaganist is the winner, as his hand reached shore first.

Book ends on that note with protaganist catapulted into a position of some standing where he was a mere soldier before.

The nation were horsemen. Fought with lance, bow and sword. Distinct remembered impression of "normans with horsebows" ie heavier armed and armoured than say, Turkic horsemen.

First chapter was likely an encounter between horsenation. Scout and local peasant, with the mass landing of ships/troops as a ba kdrop.

Goodreads couldn't help, nor any of a dozen other forums over the years.
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#123 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 08 April 2012 - 03:25 PM

Have you tried LibraryThing's "Name That Book" group?

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#124 Lugh

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Posted 08 April 2012 - 04:16 PM

No, and I'm on librarything! Will do though.

#125 Macros

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 12:12 PM

magicers are called imagers.
they look in mirrors to do magic.
this is all I remember
there was war, and i tihnk some kind of flying brown cloud that a madman used as a flying carpet

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#126 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 12:52 PM

Macros, on 10 April 2012 - 12:12 PM, said:

magicers are called imagers.
they look in mirrors to do magic.
this is all I remember
there was war, and i tihnk some kind of flying brown cloud that a madman used as a flying carpet

Sounds like Donaldson's Mordant's Need duology.

#127 Use Of Weapons

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Posted 10 April 2012 - 08:06 PM

Yep, definitely Mordant's Need. _The Mirror Of Her Dreams_ and _A Man Rides Through_, though it's probably available as an omnibus these days.

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#128 Macros

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Posted 12 April 2012 - 05:21 AM

Yep that's it! Thanks and a wikipediaing of the title has led me to want to read gormenghast.
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2012
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#129 Loki

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Posted 17 April 2012 - 03:42 PM

Okay, I'm not looking for a book but a Book List. There may be a better suited thread to ask this but I'll post this here for now and someone can move it if they need to.

I want a list of books to read - 50 to 100 books on the list - but I don't want a list that has all the standard 'must reads' like Jane Eyre, Pride & Prejudice, Dracula, Harry Potter, Memoirs of a Geish, The Notebook and the likes. I want something that showcases less well-known novels that are worth reading.

Can anyone assist?

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#130 EmperorMagus

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Posted 05 October 2012 - 11:51 AM

I'm looking for a couple of series with completely kickass portagonist(like prince of thorns) . Really bored of weak useless characters.
And I would like a first person narrative .
Any suggestions ?

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#131 HiddenOne

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Posted 05 October 2012 - 01:05 PM

EmperorMagus, on 05 October 2012 - 11:51 AM, said:

I'm looking for a couple of series with completely kickass portagonist(like prince of thorns) . Really bored of weak useless characters.
And I would like a first person narrative .
Any suggestions ?

Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber
William King's Felix & Gotrek novels (Warhammer) - not 1st person
Steven Brust's Vlad Taltos series
Glen Cook's Black Company series
Glen Cook's Garret PI series

I'm sure some more will appear, this forum loves to recommend things

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#132 Salt-Man Z

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Posted 05 October 2012 - 05:47 PM

Matthew Stover's Acts of Caine

'Nuff said.

#133 Otataral Toblakai

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Posted 05 October 2012 - 06:13 PM

EmperorMagus, on 05 October 2012 - 11:51 AM, said:

I'm looking for a couple of series with completely kickass portagonist(like prince of thorns) . Really bored of weak useless characters.
And I would like a first person narrative .
Any suggestions ?

Everything by Joe Abercombie.

Ill recommend Acts of Caine as well.

Try N K Jemisin's The Inheritance trilogy.

The Witcher Books., whichever are in English.

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#134 worry

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Posted 05 October 2012 - 09:01 PM

This thread isn't for recommendations, it's for remembering forgotten books.

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#135 EmperorMagus

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 11:40 AM

worrywort, on 05 October 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

This thread isn't for recommendations, it's for remembering forgotten books.

The title says ANY Book.
and If there is another thread, please point it out. but don't be a wise ass.

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#136 HiddenOne

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 01:03 PM

EmperorMagus, on 06 October 2012 - 11:40 AM, said:

worrywort, on 05 October 2012 - 09:01 PM, said:

This thread isn't for recommendations, it's for remembering forgotten books.

The title says ANY Book.
and If there is another thread, please point it out. but don't be a wise ass.

HAHAHA, just when I thought you were fitting in, you had to go and tell the sun to stop shining

#137 worry

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 08:06 PM

Here's the thread you're looking for:

http://forum.malazanempire.com/index.php?showtopic=24119

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#138 EmperorMagus

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 09:08 PM

worrywort, on 06 October 2012 - 08:06 PM, said:

Here's the thread you're looking for:

http://forum.malazanempire.com/index.php?showtopic=24119

Thank you for the quick and relevant answer.
But, just out of curiosity . Is this thread appropriate for that link?

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#139 HoosierDaddy

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Posted 06 October 2012 - 09:13 PM

EmperorMagus, on 06 October 2012 - 09:08 PM, said:

worrywort, on 06 October 2012 - 08:06 PM, said:

Here's the thread you're looking for:

http://forum.malazanempire.com/index.php?showtopic=24119

Thank you for the quick and relevant answer.
But, just out of curiosity . Is this thread appropriate for that link?

The Other Lit forum is littered with them. Make a post and ask for those specific characteristics.

I'd second Heroes Die by Matt Stover.

This post has been edited by HoosierDaddy: 06 October 2012 - 09:14 PM

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