Any and All Fantasy Fiction Book Discussion
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Any and All Fantasy Fiction Book Discussion
I've recently started (and finished) Markus Heitz's "The Dwarves", which is absolutely awesome. Not set in Middle Earth, but it's based around Tolkien and modern fantasy's standard of the Dwarf. He decided that it was their turn for the limelight. I'd be among the first to point out that The Hobbit is very much a dwarf-based adventure, but the fact of the matter is, this one is still absolutely awesome.
The sequel, The War of the Dwarves, is bloody brilliant as well, though I'm not very far into it yet. Quite entertaining. The first one actually takes a short while to explain some kit possibilities as well...go pick up at least the first if you haven't had a chance to already!
The sequel, The War of the Dwarves, is bloody brilliant as well, though I'm not very far into it yet. Quite entertaining. The first one actually takes a short while to explain some kit possibilities as well...go pick up at least the first if you haven't had a chance to already!
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
I'm currently reading The Dwarves and it's damned good reading.
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Even the COVER just reeks of awesome. The cover for the second is, for lack of a better term, dwarf-tastic.
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Total awesomesauce, yep.
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
So you're saying it's on your short-list of reading material?
Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.
Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
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Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
GROAN!Faolan wrote:So you're saying it's on your short-list of reading material?
Got a copy on watch; looking forward to it!
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I fought tooth and nail to get a copy...you might say that copies are in "short" supply.Faolan wrote:So you're saying it's on your short-list of reading material?
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So your saying that all other books on the subject will be "dwarfed" by comparison?
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Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.
Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.
Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
I will add the books to my list and will be picking them up soon.
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
This is a book one shouldn't look down upon or belittle
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
At ~750 pages, one could hardly find the means to cut short the reading...
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I think we're forging a great thread here!
Many evil things there are that your strong walls and bright swords do not stay.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.
Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
You know little of the lands beyond your bounds.
Peace and freedom, do you say?
The North would have known them little but for us.
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
Indeed, the smell of greatness may have even wafted down to the 4-foot level and below!
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
You wouldn't want to keep a book this great on the underground
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Re: Some required reading regarding the vertically challenged...
Nay! One could hardly manage to with how stubborn and reluctant the book was to let me put it down...
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