Journeys in imaginary worlds

[mariness]

When I was a kid, I desperately wanted to go to Oz

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[fbhjr]

My hopes turn to seeing you write a restaurant guild for imaginary worlds...

[mariness]

That's a thought. Perhaps after I get my books back - Oz is available online, but Narnia's still in storage...

[mariness]

I strongly recommend both the Earthsea and the Martin books - although with Martin you might want to wait until he publishes the next book in the series. Or not. For me, waiting is part of the fun ;) Both are two of the best fantasy series out there.

I'd go for living in post-plague The Stand except for one slight little problem - what happens if the power goes off again? Especially given all the problems they had turning it back on in Boulder...Now, if everything was solar powered and this wasn't a worry, then, YEAH!!!!! POST PLAGUE LIFE AND ENDLESS COMIC BOOKS FOR THE WIN!

[mariness]

Ordinarily I'd agree with you about high fantasy - I'm finding myself enjoying it less and less these days - but Martin is most definitely not your typical high fantasy, and it does not go where you think it will be going. (In contrast, although I liked the Wheel of Time series, I have a pretty good idea where it's going, and not just because Jordan bopped us over the head with "we're going to the last Battle we're going to the last Battle." Which is not to say he didn't surprise me on occasion and that Brandon Sanderson won't, only, that seems more typical of the high fantasy saga.) Jo Walton is chatting up the series at Tor.com now and I agree with pretty much everything she says.

I really, really highly recommend it.

[bondo_ba]

Oh, yes. Definitely Oz, and pperhaps Xanth for many of the same reasons (Pie trees, etc.), plus slightly twisted grown up stuff, too.

[mariness]

I think I started reading Xanth too late to want to go there - the puns just got me. I realize that I am saying this after expressing a love for Oz, otherwise known as the land of puns, but, er. I entered Oz when I was much younger. What can I say?

[bondo_ba]

Yeah, Xanth is for the pre-teen.

[mariness]

Darkover drove me insane - I understand why Bradley decided to say the hell with consistency, and, as noted, I love the Oz books which are models of happy inconsistency to say the least, but, bonkers. You're right, though - the world setting was oddly welcoming, despite the cold. Maybe because of the telepathy.

[kellirose1313]

I always wanted to go places I could do magic, so like Valdemar was my biggest wish.

[mariness]

I figured I'd get to Valdermar and not have the Mage or any other Gift and would be stuck with the kids doing math, so this had rather less of an appeal. But that might be just me.

[kellirose1313]

Oh my personal idea always had the perfect Mary Sue of me being there, so no matter where I ended up in my head of course I was exceptionally powerful with full power control right off the bat.