Fantasy Fanatics discussion

Hello, and welcome to Fantasy Fanatics. I am Kristina and I am one of the moderators of this group. Feel free to introduce and tell us a little bit about yourself here.

Hello! My name is Casey Keen, author of "I'll Be Damned!" I love writing paranormal/urban fantasy (I live in haunted Philadelphia for goodness sake) and am a firm believer in other dimensions!!!

Casey wrote: "Hello! My name is Casey Keen, author of "I'll Be Damned!" I love writing paranormal/urban fantasy (I live in haunted Philadelphia for goodness sake) and am a firm believer in other dimensions!!!"

Welcome Casey! We look forward to discussing books with you! And I'll check out your book sometime. (I read all sorts of genres)

Great! I'm excited!!! I appreciate that!

Neida wrote: "Hello all. I'm Neida. Looking forward to lively discussions on my favourite genre...epic fantasy."

Hello Neida! I look forward to it as well!

Neida wrote: "Hello all. I'm Neida. Looking forward to lively discussions on my favourite genre...epic fantasy."

Welcome and Hello! I am also excited about it!

I also forgot to introduce myself. I am Shaad and am one of the moderators of the group. My favorite genre is Epic Fantasy. Some of the author I really enjoy are George RR Martin, Joe Abercrombie, Peter V brett, J.K. Rowling and Brandon Sanderson.

Hello, and thank you for inviting me to the group. My name is Michael J. Sullivan and I'm the author of several books/series including:

* Riyria Revelations: Theft of Swords | Rise of Empire | Heir of Novron
* Riyria Chronicles: The Crown Tower | The Rose and the Thorn
* Standalone Novels: Hollow World | Antithesis | A Burden to the Earth

I see that you are slated to read Theft of Swords soon, I'd love to particulate in the discussion if you would allow me.

Michael

Riyria Revelations: Theft of Swords | Rise of Empire | Heir of Novron
Riyria Chronicles: The Crown Tower | The Rose and the Thorn
Standalone Novels: Hollow World | Antithesis | A Burden to the Earth

Hello and Welcome Mr. Sullivan! Thanks for accepting the invite. We would really appreciate your input in the discussion threads whenever possible. Yes we are planning on reading Theft of Swords in Mid May and the rest of the series in June!

Nice! I'm certainly looking forward to it.

Michael wrote: "Hello, and thank you for inviting me to the group. ... I see that you are slated to read Theft of Swords soon, I'd love to particulate in the discussion if you would allow me. "

HOLY CROW! I would love to have you participate in the discussion! It's been on my to-read list for a while, so I am looking forward to finally reading it!

Hello everyone, I'm Becky. I live in the UK and I love all things Fantasy (games, films, and books obviously!) I don't have any particular favourite genre of fantasy and I flit around from type to type a lot (and even from general genre to genre so not just fantasy!). My current favourite books/series are ASOIAF by George R. R. Martin, The Passage by Justin Cronin, The Dark Tower series by Stephen King and The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch. (I can't choose just one!). I'm looking forward to participating in some group reads too! :)

Hello everybody, I am Nick and from Allentown, PA USA. ASOIAF is also my favorite but I also like reading Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Scott Lynch, Brent Weeks, Patrick Rothfuss and a lot more. Right now I'm really into Sanderson's The Way of Kings, which I feel may grow to rival even ASOIAF.

Welcome nick! I am a huge fan of most of the authors you mentioned! I love the way of kings! I am rereading it at the moment!

Kristina wrote: "HOLY CROW! I would love to have you participate in the discussion! It's been on my to-read list for a while, so I am looking forward to finally reading it! "

Great - Glad you are excited.

Welcome Becky and Nick!
I look forward to discussing our reads with you both!

Greetings ladies and gentlemen. I'm Johnny from Italy and I am really, really bad at introductions.
Anyways, Fantasy is my favorite genre of, well, pretty much everything. Books, movies, games, you name it. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy other genres, but Fantasy is always at the top of my list when it comes to entertainment.
I like all kinds of Fantasy, but Epic Fantasy is probably my absolute favorite. Oh, and I prefer long series. The longer the better. It's one of the reasons why I love The Wheel of Time.
My favorite authors right now are Brandon Sanderson, J.R.R. Tolkien, George R.R. Martin, Glen Cook, Robert Jordan, Patrick Rothfuss, Michael J. Sullivan and Jim Butcher. I've also enjoyed Stephen King's Dark Tower very much, but those are the only books of his I've read so far.
I'm currently reading The Blade Itself (The First Law #1).

Johnny wrote: "Greetings ladies and gentlemen. I'm Johnny from Italy and I am really, really bad at introductions..."

Welcome Johnny!
I am terrible at introductions too, if you notice, I didn't really give one myself. >_< It could just be that I am open to just about any genre of anything. If you take a glance at my currently reading shelf for example, I am reading 7 books; A memoir, an 2 epic fantasies, 2 books about writing, a mystery/suspense, and Harry Potter.
Anyways, welcome and I look forward to discussing fantasy books with you! =)

Glad I'm not the only one then! I usually avoid the Introduction Thread whenever I join a new group for this very reason.
Thank you kindly, ma'am, and enjoy your books. I quite liked Harry Potter.

Anyways, Fantasy is my favorite genre of, well, pretty much everything. Books, movies, games, you..."

Welcome Johnny. I loved the BLade itself. It us an excellent book with great characters. How are you enjoying it. Looking forward to discussion with you about fantasy book!

Shaad wrote: Welcome Johnny. I loved the BLade itself. It us an excellent book with great characters. How a..."

Thank you, sir.
Well, I'm not far in it yet. So far, I'd say it's intriguing. It didn't grab my interest from the very beginning, like some other books did, but that doesn't mean anything. Not many books work that way.
I can see that the story is starting to pick up speed, so I'm excited to read more. I'm on West's first PoV chapter.

Johnny wrote: "Glad I'm not the only one then! I usually avoid the Introduction Thread whenever I join a new group for this very reason.
Thank you kindly, ma'am, and enjoy your books. I quite liked Harry Potter."

Haha, I am a huge Potter fan. This is about my 5th or 6th time through. This reading is the first time I am reading it out loud to my 6 year old though, so it is a very special reading. =)

Kristina wrote: "Johnny wrote: "Glad I'm not the only one then! I usually avoid the Introduction Thread whenever I join a new group for this very reason.
Thank you kindly, ma'am, and enjoy your books. I quite liked..."

Oh, good to hear! It's going to be a fun experience for both of you, I'm sure. Our teacher read it to us students when I was in Elementary School. Only the first one though. I read the rest of them (and the first one a second time) several years later on my own and in English, and I enjoyed it even more.

Hi everybody! I too 'dislike' introduction threads. Reminds me of the first day in school when the teacher would make you stand up in front of the class and say your name and something about yourself... Well, my name is Traci. And I'm a reader. I read a little of everything but mostly books with fantasy elements which also includes plenty of horror.
I was looking for a group to read fantasy with - books I have and have not read - and this seemed like a good fit. Looking forward to reading with you all.
:)

Traci L. wrote: "Hi everybody! I too 'dislike' introduction threads. Reminds me of the first day in school when the teacher would make you stand up in front of the class and say your name and something about yourself..."

Welcome Traci L.! I look forward to getting 100% underway very shortly!

Kristina wrote: "Traci L. wrote: "Hi everybody! I too 'dislike' introduction threads. Reminds me of the first day in school when the teacher would make you stand up in front of the class and say your name and somet..."

Welcome Traci, I am looking forward too discssing books with you

Raphaela wrote: "Hi, I am Raphaela Mello, author of 'Dragons´ Rescue' and I love fantasy books. Dragons' Rescue"

Welcome Raphaela. What series have you read? looking forward to reading books with you?

Hi everyone. My name is Tasha, a.k.a Galea Rain. I am a huge fan of fantasy as well as a fantasy author, among other genres. Still a new author though so I haven't got the fanbase build up or enough books to be very known. Hoping to change that.
I'm already a part of a sci-fi/fantasy bookclub at my local library but I am always looking for more books to read and review for my blog.

Hello everyone! My name is James, I am a massive fantasy fan, I would like to call myself an author one day as I am still in school, only just started writing my first book, hope to find some great new books to read :)

Welcome James, Tasha, and Raphaela (sorry, just noticed I missed you earlier).

Can't wait to start reading books with you all in a week!

Hello group members,
My name is Joe and I am fairly new to the fantasy genre (and to goodreads). I love to read books of all sorts, but I have definitely been addicted to Fantasy now that I have discovered it. I started when a colleague reccomended A Song of Ice and Fire which I promptly tore through in about 1 week! I think some of the best creative writing happening today is in the Fantasy genre. My favorite series so far have been: A Song of Ice and Fire, The Kingkiller Chronicle, The Demon Cycle and The Night Angel Triology. I am definitely looking forward to discovering some great new books to read and discussing with other fantasy fans.

Joe wrote: "Hello group members,
My name is Joe and I am fairly new to the fantasy genre (and to goodreads). I love to read books of all sorts, but I have definitely been addicted to Fantasy now that I have d..."

Welcome to our humble abode! Look forward to discussing books with you!

Tasha wrote: "Hi everyone. My name is Tasha, a.k.a Galea Rain. I am a huge fan of fantasy as well as a fantasy author, among other genres. Still a new author though so I haven't got the fanbase build up or enoug..."

Welcome Tasha!

James wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is James, I am a massive fantasy fan, I would like to call myself an author one day as I am still in school, only just started writing my first book, hope to find some great..."

Welcome James looking forward to discussing books with you and good luck with writing!

Joe wrote: "Hello group members,
My name is Joe and I am fairly new to the fantasy genre (and to goodreads). I love to read books of all sorts, but I have definitely been addicted to Fantasy now that I have d..."

Welcome joe it looks like you have some great books! Looking forward to reading and discussing books with you!

James wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is James, I am a massive fantasy fan, I would like to call myself an author one day as I am still in school, only just started writing my first book, hope to find some great..."

Hi James! Can't wait to discuss books. Good luck with writing and if you need an editor or want to be published I own a self publishing company called Celtic Knot Books and we would be happy to help you out with all your publishing needs.

hello, all! my name is drucilla and i'm from kentucky. i read a little mix of everything, but fantasy is definitely my favorite genre. i'm slowly getting through martin's asoiaf series right now. i'm a huge fan of tolkien, rowling, gaiman, and c.s. lewis, as well as books written for younger audiences (in the vein of "the phantom tollbooth"). anyway, i've always wanted to be a part of a book club, and this one seems to cater perfectly to my interests! you all seem like very lovely people, as well, who will hopefully motivate me to read more than i currently do. i look forward to getting to know you all!

Drucilla wrote: "hello, all! my name is drucilla and i'm from kentucky. i read a little mix of everything, but fantasy is definitely my favorite genre. i'm slowly getting through martin's asoiaf series right now. i..."

Welcome Drucilla. I am slowly working though ASOIAF too; I'm working on book three. Also, I love The Phantom Tollbooth (and my six year old is obsessed with the movie)! I look forward to discussing books with you!

Hi everyone - I'm Scott and I'm a reading fanatic. I usually have three or more books going at once. I switch between Epic fantasy, Mystery (think Agatha Christie style or noir) and YA (I have a 9 and 12 year old and I'm married to a teacher).

Currently reading The Deed of Paksenarrion.
Looking forward to the discussion and looking forward to recommendations. I lean towards the classic epic/high fantasy types such as
Tolkien
Hobb
J.V. Jones
Feist (earlier work)
Eddings (earlier work)
Tad Williams (earlier work)

Not a big fan of (and for different reasons )Jordan, Martin or Abercrombie (I know I know they're great...just not what I like)

Scott wrote: "Hi everyone - I'm Scott and I'm a reading fanatic. I usually have three or more books going at once. I switch between Epic fantasy, Mystery (think Agatha Christie style or noir) and YA (I have a 9..."

Welcome Scott. I am the same way, I always have at least 5 books going and I read anything. I am going through a definite fantasy phase, but I also love romance novels, YA, history, memoir, really... anything. I am a fan of the older authors (ie Piers Anthony, Isaac Asimov), newer authors (ie George RR Martin, Peter V. Brett), and the classics (not just in fantasy). I look forward to chatting about books with you!

Scott wrote: "Hi everyone - I'm Scott and I'm a reading fanatic. I usually have three or more books going at once. I switch between Epic fantasy, Mystery (think Agatha Christie style or noir) and YA (I have a 9..."

Welcome Scott its ok if you done like Martin and Abercrombie, its seems like you just don't kike gritty fantasy(is that correct?) that's whats popular more these days. I am huge fan of gritty fantasy. I am not into many the classic high fantasy because I have not read any of the authors you mentioned except Hobb. I am hoping to give some of these authors a try especially feist and Williams. Really looking forward ot discussing books with you!

Hi, I'm Frank, and I have an addiction . to reading.

Oh wait, this isn't Bookaholics Anonymous?

Truth be told, my real addiction is story telling in any format, and I must admit, my reading is much slower than it used to be, so I'm not sure how well I'll keep up, but I figured I'd give it a go.

The best fantasy series I ever read was "Crown of Stars" by Kate Elliott and I'm sad it hasn't been mentioned in any threads here yet. I would also give praise to "The Sun Sword" series by Michelle West (who also writes as Michelle Sagara). In the longer ago, the various series that got me into the fantasy genre were The Chronicles of Prydain, Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, Amber, Raymond Feist's first series, David Eddings' first series, and the Elric series, and the Lone Wolf choose your own adventure books, as well as playing RPGs and such.

My name is Kevin and all my friends know that I am a huge fan of R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt series. I am also a huge fan of Ender's Game.

Frank wrote: "Hi, I'm Frank, and I have an addiction . to reading.

Oh wait, this isn't Bookaholics Anonymous?..."

Haha. I am right there with you Frank.
I thought Crown of Stars had been mentioned somewhere, but even if it hadn't it has been mentioned between Shaad and I about adding it to the rotation.


Kevin wrote: "My name is Kevin and all my friends know that I am a huge fan of R.A. Salvatore's Legend of Drizzt series. I am also a huge fan of Ender's Game."

I love the Drizzt series, and Ender's Game is on my to-read list.

I look forward to discussing books with both of you.

Hello, my name is Hazel, and I will read just about anything, but fantasy is my ultimate go to.

My husband gets the credit for getting me into fantasy! Looking forward to being involved with this group.

Kristina wrote: "Frank wrote: "Hi, I'm Frank, and I have an addiction . to reading.

Oh wait, this isn't Bookaholics Anonymous?..."

Haha. I am right there with you Frank.
I thought Crown of Stars had been mention..."

Thanks! I think Ender's Game is the only book that can be used for just about anything.

Hi^^ i'm Makiechan and i'm new =P

Your name: Makie
Age: 22
Birthday: 10 Dec.
Where you are from: Italy
Favorite song: Mh... I don't have one fav. I like to listening rock and metal, but i like some songs from other kind of music. I like Screw, Girugamesh, FUN, Black Veil Brides, HIM, Whithin Temptation and others. I try to listen
Favorite color: black, purple, white, lightblue, dark red... I don't like very much brown / beige.
Favorite books: I read fantasy and thriller. I LOVE Lord Of The Rings, Harry Potter, Narnia, Eragon [all books of the series] and the books by Licia Troisi. I wnat to start "Shannara" series and "A Song Of Ice And Fire", but i have soooo many books on my to-read list LOL Some books i like: Interview with the vampire, Watership Down, The Pillars of the Earth, Memoirs of a Geisha.
Favorite authors: Dan Brown, J.K. Rowling, Glenn Cooper, Anne Rice, Candace Robb, Agatha Christie
Do you like Harry Potter: i'm a Potterhead until the end v.v i LOVE Harry Potter, they are special books, they are magic <3
Hobbies: I love make papercrafts, even i'm not a patient person LOL i like to write letters, make swaps, listening to music or surfing the net. I love go to swim! I want to start swim in the nearest swimming pool, but it's expensive =(
Pets: i have a dog, his name is Edgar Allan Poe ;) he's a pug!
Hair color: Now, i have black hair. I can change colore even once a month! :D my natural color is dark brown
Eye Color: brown =3=
Random fact about you: Well.. what i can say? XD i'm a bit shy, i never been in a group... I read a lot, i'm open to try new genres and talk about books =P

Sorry for my bad english!

HM wrote: "Hello, my name is Hazel..."
Makiechan wrote: "Hi^^ i'm Makiechan and i'm new =P..."

Hello Hazel and Makiechan! Welcome to Fantasy Fanatics. I look forward to discussing books with both of you. =)

Hello all; I just joined this group. I decided to as I just in March published my first book, The Riddle of the Jade Collar, which is a YA Fantasy book. Check it out on Goodreads or Facebook. I'm a long-time Fantasy/SiFi reader with many of the well-known series read.

Hi everyone, I also just joined this group. I love fantasy books and am looking forward to reading and discussing books with all of you :)

Hans wrote: "Hello all; I just joined this group..."

Daniela wrote: "Hi everyone, I also just joined this group...

Hello Hans and Daniela! I look forward to discussing books with both of you!

Hello, my name is Wade Garret,

I'm a huge geek/nerd of all things comic, fantasy, scifi and so on.

I'm the author of Genesis, a gritty steampunk/realistic dark fantasy. Plz check out the prologue as published by DarkMedia, the link can be found through my blog wjgarret.blogspot.com—where you can also learn alot more about me.

I look forward to reading all about you guys and learning what you like.
Thanks again,

Wade

Hi my name's Angie, and I love fantasy books of all kinds. Some of my favourite books are by Brandon Sanderson, Peter Brett, Jim Butcher, and lots of others. Looking forward to taking part in your book reads and discussions