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Rick, yes, the Terry Brooks books. Lance, I never read beyond the original trilogy (The Sword of Shannara, The Elfstones of Shannara and The Wishsong of Shannara). Sword, IMO, was the best and a good enough book to stand alone. I'd say just try it and see how you like it.
I never read more than the first five in the Amber series myself. I admit I loved how tarot cards were used to move around and actually paid a good price for a deck of Amber tarot cards at one point.
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Oh, as for other ways to watch A Game of Thrones. I won't be seeing them as they're broadcast but will find a way. Can't afford HBO just for one series no matter how much I want to see it.
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Scott, I looked up the Shannara series, and I planned reading the original trilogy even before you commented on it.
Rick, I am about halfway through the first Amber book and I really like it.
I am sure the Game of Thrones series will be out on DVD eventually, and likely with bodacious extras, so I might just wait for that.
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Lance, Glad you like it. I wont spoil it, but its one of the books that doesn't follow all the rules... and Zelazny makes it work fantastically.
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I usually grab the DVD set if I like a series (like The Walking Dead) just for those extras. But I'm part of another forum where I can get the shows as they air so I don't have to wait.
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Glad you liked it. It just goes against so many stereotypes and works. Our "hero" doesn't have things go the way you think. In reality, he would be considered the bad guy even though he's the books protagonist. While he has personal physical power and abilities, his mind is his sharpest asset. There's no obligatory love interest that finds itself in peril... and yet, while almost everything flies in the face of modern storytelling, its being done by a master and it all works so effortlessly.
You get personal stories as well as a family feud on an epic scale... and the story has really barely begun.
I'm glad you like it and hope you enjoy the rest. Zelazny mixes genre's, fantasy and mystery, so well throughout the entire ten book run.
Betencourt did a trilogy of Corwin's dad, Oberon, and while it was good, a fun read, it didn't have the sheer scope and epic feel of Zelazny.
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Is it just me, or does it seem like the movie "Highlander" cribbed the basic plot from the Amber novels?
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Well, it will probably be available for "other" viewing no later than 9:30 or so. It usually takes about 15 minutes for shows to make it online.
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Heh. yeah, I have a site or two, but they tend to be very show specific and sometimes the other venues they link to are very slow or not online quickly. Megavideo isn't linked very much anymore. Then there's surf the channel, but you have to rely on what other's have. And I have a blog channel or two, but they tend to focus only on what they person that has the blog likes.
If you have a good one, send it my way and I'll be happy to share some other sites as wel.
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