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I know more about Middle-Earth than I do about Canada.
shadowfax
post Oct 18 2007, 12:00 AM
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Sad, eh? I got into fantasy after watching LOTR, which happened only this year ( ohmy.gif ) so I read the trilogy. I can't believe how extensive the history of Middle-Earth is. And the title is completely true. :x

Are you into fantasy? What sort of fantasy? Magic? Sci-fi? Vampires?
 
 
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shiftieeyedpnoi
post Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM
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Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Broken Angels by Richard K. Morgan
so far..

He's also recommended, but hasn't forced me to read:
Ringworld by Larry Niven
The Foundation Series by Isaac Asimov

aaand a bunch of SciFi movies:
Brazil ( 1985 )
Time Bandits ( 1981 )
Blade Runner ( 1982 )
2001 Space Odyssey ( 1968 )
Planet of the Apes ( 1968 )
THX 1138 ( 1971 ) <-- By George Lucas tongue.gif
etc...

You should also read:

Ender Wiggin Saga by Orson Scott Card ( Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, Children of the Mind -> Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets. ) throb.gif throb.gif throb.gif
Nemesis by Isaac Asimov
Homecoming series by Orson Scott Card
and uhmm anything by H.P. Lovecraft even though they're really fantasy stories IMO. ( Call of Cthulu and such )
 
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post Oct 20 2007, 09:10 AM
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QUOTE(false @ Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM) *
He's also recommended, but hasn't forced me to read:
aaand a bunch of SciFi movies:
Brazil ( 1985 )
Time Bandits ( 1981 )
Blade Runner ( 1982 )

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I LOVE Time Bandits, especially.

And Mona, you know what a LOTR dork I am. Have you picked up The Silmarillion yet? :P

We still need to plan the LOTR marathon. XD
 

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davinci   I know more about Middle-Earth than I do about Canada.   Oct 18 2007, 12:00 AM
false   My teacher's shoving SciFi down my throat. I f...   Oct 18 2007, 12:14 AM
alovesopure   I love all sorts of fantasy books, as long as they...   Oct 18 2007, 12:17 AM
flardnarf   ^ DOOO ITTT! READ TWILIGHT! Twilight has...   Oct 18 2007, 01:06 AM
Gryffindore-Girl   Anything to do with fantasy I am there I LOVE HARR...   Oct 18 2007, 06:19 PM
Sulfur-in-K   I know more about Star Wars then like the real wor...   Oct 18 2007, 06:22 PM
karmakiller   I've never really gotten into that kind of thi...   Oct 19 2007, 10:21 PM
davinci   Jose, like what? Kara, Chronicles of Narnia are g...   Oct 19 2007, 11:13 PM
false   Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Brave New World by A...   Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM
superstitious   QUOTE(false @ Oct 20 2007, 02:04 AM) He...   Oct 20 2007, 09:10 AM
davinci   I can't find The Silmarillion! Most libra...   Oct 20 2007, 10:44 AM
false   You know what's better than reading LOTR? Read...   Oct 20 2007, 12:00 PM
davinci   QUOTE(false @ Oct 20 2007, 01:00 PM) You ...   Oct 20 2007, 02:09 PM
TheReasonWhy   i am obsessed with LotR after watching the movies ...   Oct 20 2007, 12:33 PM
Mulder   I am such a sci-fi freak. Anything w/ vampires or...   Oct 20 2007, 02:05 PM
Sulfur-in-K   WHOO!   Oct 20 2007, 02:10 PM
RyanWasHere   QUOTE(Sulfur-in-K @ Oct 20 2007, 02...   Nov 16 2007, 12:49 PM
davinci   ^Haha, yay. I want a double sided light saber. Man...   Oct 20 2007, 02:23 PM
Sulfur-in-K   ^ You can get those if you have like $200. Th...   Oct 20 2007, 02:33 PM
S-Majere   I'm the same. I had a massive LOTR fixation ab...   Oct 31 2007, 10:29 AM
superstitious   How did you like The Silmarillion?   Oct 31 2007, 10:37 AM
S-Majere   Possibly the hardest book I've ever forced mys...   Oct 31 2007, 10:38 AM
davinci   ^How/why was it hard for you? I'd try to read ...   Nov 2 2007, 09:05 AM
superstitious   QUOTE(davinci @ Nov 2 2007, 09:05 AM) ^Ho...   Nov 2 2007, 11:48 AM
S-Majere   The language mainly, and the sheer amount of chara...   Nov 2 2007, 10:46 AM
TechnicolorEmu   I'm a fan of fantasy! I loved Eragon and ...   Nov 6 2007, 01:51 PM
Michelle   Definitely vampires. Preferably and most likely on...   Nov 10 2007, 02:14 PM
superstitious   I have a thing for vampires as well. I haven...   Nov 16 2007, 12:18 PM
aestheticYOU   Vampires! Especially Edward Cullen. I also lo...   Nov 16 2007, 01:02 PM


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