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Hello! I am Aditi, also known as Angie, and I currently live in Malaysia (though I'm moving to UK in less than 5 months). I am an Indian by origin but my family lives in Tanzania and that's where my home is! I love reading and writing, obviously. I love reading all genres except horror :) My favourite authors include JK Rowling, Veronica Roth, Agatha Christie, Suzanne Collins, Dan Brown, Jane Austen, James Patterson, Christopher Paolini, and Cornelia Funke among many many many others! Basically, I am a fiction freak, and I absolutely love reading the Fantasy genre :D
Hi! I'm Cas and live in Sweden. I'm happy, love life, love being a mom and that about sums up my life at the moment =). I enjoy reading anything and everything (hmm, almost everything. I'm not a fan of werewolves. Sorry!) and am interested in all fantasy genres (except the werewolves) =). Good to be here and can't wait to meet some of y'all!
ello ello all. I'm Spenser and I live in the USA. I currently work for the US Government. (Nothing serious lol)I am a happily married man and a new father. My son is 10.5 weeks old and he is AMAZING! I read anything fantasy(I've even read twilight DX) Really just wanted to find other people out there who could give me some Idea's of books to read/listen to. I tend to go through 2-3 books a week and am Slowly running out of books lol.
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Hi there,I'm Jon. Always interested to discover new fantasy literature, and the people who read it. I particularly enjoy Jack Vance, Gene Wolfe, Ursula Le Guin, and of course Tolkien. I have also written a fantasy novel of my own, The Witch of Glenaster. Looking forward to exploring the group!
Greetings Folks,I happened on this group by looking through some posts about The Name of the Wind. I noticed that Goodreadian Renee is a member, and she's said some notably unstupid things in posts on yet another thread, so I figured I'd get into this here life raft with the rest of y'all....
I read a lot of F/SF. When it comes to fiction it's probably 75% of my reading. Favorites: Tolkien (duh), Zelazny, GRRM. Less favorite (but still read/have read lots of): Le Guin, Gene Wolf, Philip Dick.
Non-F/SF: McCarthy, Jeanette Winterson, Twain, Hunter S. Thompson, Mary Renault, Patrick O'Brian.
Feel free to friend me if you like. Looking forward to reading your thoughts on DragonLit!
Hey Everyone!I'm Tameri, a fantasy lover from Southern California. I'm always looking for new books to get lost in. Some of my favorite series are Brent Weeks, Brandon Sanderson, Kristin Britain, and Deborah Chester. I've got a great list from these introductions of writers I need to read.
I look forward to more inspiration!
Tameri wrote: "Hey Everyone!I'm Tameri, a fantasy lover from Southern California.
Hot enough for ya'? Yeesh. I'm melting.
HelloI'm Jim Connor from the wilds of Pennsylvania, and I have read epic fantasy since the day I picked up The Lord of the Rings to read on the bus to Camp Pendleton, praying all the while I didn't have to go to Vietnam. I love fantasy because it's utterly cool. And it's not hot here. The leaves are turning and fall is in the air. I love Tolkein, Sanderson, and yes, I'll fess up, a smattering of Paranormal romance.
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Hello, hello allI'm Athanasios Polychronopoulos. I love good stories. I enjoy discussing them, and appreciate when someone introduces me to them.
I tried writing one about twelve years ago. Epic Fail. i was ... how can i put it ... 'overly confident' at 18 yrs old.
Anyway, I love fantasy and historical fiction. I've enjoyed all genres, though.
I loved the works of GRRM JRRT Bernard Cornwell Pat. Rothfuss. Joe Abercrombie kurt vonnegut and others.
I have been back in Amagansett, NY (where i was raised) for a couple months now. This marks the longest i've been in one place in over 4 years. planes trains and automobiles are better with a good story. i've a few of my own, but i'm not good enough a writer to do any of them justice.
i'm new to good reads. thanks for including me in what seems to be a fun group.
Cheers
Hey all, my name's Avery, I live in the Seattle area and I'm a fan of well-executed stories. I'm a fantasy author and freelance writer trying to figure out exactly where I fit into the literary world even though I'm more into games and comics than actual books (I have ADHD, gimme a break). Trying to learn Goodreads see what the site is about. Nice to meet everyone!
Hello to everyone. My name is Jim Connor and i live in Pennsylvania. I've been a fan of fantasy (are these words connected somehow?) since the summer I read The Lord of the Rings. I love just about anything in this genre, from Tolkein to George RR Martin (although he can be a bummer sometimes). Lately, I've been reading Lady Gregory's edition of Celtic tales. I finished the Mabinogion (for the fourth time) last month. I'm looking forward getting into it with all of you. Now, if only I could find a tankard of mead.
Merry Christmas back at you, Emma.And happy Kwanzaa, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Festivus, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy Holidays to anything/one I might have missed (plus, apologies for my general tardiness.)
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Hi...My name is Chris, and I'm from the US. I love books, and I have a blog about them at www.dichotomyofsoul.wordpress.comMy favorite fantasy series is the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. I'm happy to be apart of this group, and meet some wonderful people who love fantasy.
Hi,I'm in the U.S. but wish it was New Zealand!I am an avid reader and enjoy most genres,as long as the book is 'clean', but not full of religious proselytizing.
So far my favorite fantasy is The Hobbit and LOTR.I am on a quest to find more fantasy to read like LOTR with beautiful and good elves.
I have just put several on hold at my library~I do have Sword of Shannara and Tolkien's Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales on hold at my library, plus several newly discovered by Judith Tarr[Alamut, The Dagger and the Cross, and The Hound and the Falcon trilogy], plus Eragon(The Inheritance Cycle Book 1)by Christopher Paolini.
Also love Sci-Fi, but earth-based, like medical, or technothrillers. Just recently finished the awesome 'Robot Visions' by Isaac Asimov.
I'll begin... Hi! I'm Scott, a student from the UK. I read A LOT of fantasy fiction, as well as some historical fiction, classics and whatever else. My favourite series is almost certainly A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR. Martin, although I also enjoyed the Riftwar Cycle (Raymond E. Feist), the Farseer/ Liveship Traders/ Tawny Man trilogies (Robin Hobb) and the Riyria Revelations/ Chronicles (Michael J. Sullivan).
If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Otherwise, I hope you have fun using this group! :)