Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ

Danielle wrote: "I post again my introduction since I didn't send it at the right place first. Probably a quantum leap. :(

Hello! As many members here, I am a S-F writer. But, contrarily to all the others, I write..."

Bienvenue, Danielle, avec plaisir. Je parle un peu Francais, mais je ne parle pas Quebecois. I have the opposite problem: I am good in English but not good in French. Je ne puis pas lire mes 200 romans du fantasie d'achat en Montreal et Quebec. I wish that I could read them. Enjoy our group. Au revoir.

Hello!

I am a fantasy fanatic! It all started when I was 12 and my friend lent me the Avalon.
I have numerous book shelves as I have to buy the books I love and if my house was on fire they are the first thing I would save!!
I love historical fantasy (I study Ancient history and major in Warcraft and generalship) and heroic fantasy.
My favorite authors are many!! But I give honorable mention to Sara Douglas and David Gemmel who never fail to keep me up late into the night and whose characters I always fall in love with!!
I look forward to chatting with you all!!

Jessie wrote: "Hello! I am a fantasy fanatic! It all started when I was 12 and my friend lent me the Avalon...."

Hi, Jessie. Welcome to both Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the group. I look forward to discussing fantasy with you. I know I enjoyed Douglass's Wayfarers Redemption (and a good deal of other fantasy from your bookshelf.) I hope you'll take a look around and join in any topics here you think are interesting.

Welcome to the group, Jane, but please post book promotions in our Promotions folder.

Hi Everybody,

I read from a wide variety of genres. My favorites being sci-fi and fantasy. Very few of my real life friends are into reading sci-fi and fantasy. It'll be nice to make new friends with similar interests and be able to have discussions.

Jessica wrote: "Hi Everybody, I read from a wide variety of genres. My favorites being sci-fi and fantasy. Very few of my real life friends are into reading sci-fi and fantasy. It'll be nice to make new friends ..."

Hello, Jessica. Welcome to the Group. Please join right into any conversations that strike your fancy (or start one of your own.) We enjoyed talking all things science fiction and fantasy (and even a few things that aren't.)

I noticed you are currently reading Wool. We had one of our Group Book Discussion of Wool earlier this year; those conversations never ran, they just tend to go dormant until someone else finishes the book and prods it back to life with a new comment; so resurrected if you feel inclined.

Hi everyone! I'm a reader, writer, illustrator, and overall huge fan of fantasy. My favorite authors are Brian Jacques, Tolkien, and Rowling, but I love discovering new books. I prefer to read epics, as once I fall in love with characters I want to absorb as much of them as I can.

The first book I remember reading in entirety is Redwall. LOTR and the Dragonlance books were also a huge part of my childhood and major influences on my future writing.

Not many of my friends are big readers, and my wife's taste in reading is far different than mine (Twilight, 50 Shades, Nicholas Sparks, although I did get her to read Harry Potter), so I look forward to having fellow fantasy fans to discuss books with!

Heimdall wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm a reader, writer, illustrator, and overall huge fan of fantasy. My favorite authors are Brian Jacques, Tolkien, and Rowling, but I love discovering new books...."

Hi, Heimdall, and welcome to the group. Glad you dropped in. I look forward to discussing epic fantasy with you.

Hi Heimdall,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hi Jessica,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Finally managed to get account set up on GR. I am revisiting many of the titles I read in high school and college (Time Enough For Love, I Robot, The Martian Chronicles, Crystal Singer and Killashandra, etc.), new reading interests include The Knight & Rogue series by Hilari Bell and The Gates of Heaven Series by C.S. Lakin, plus several titles by Mercedes Lackey and Todd McCaffrey. I am also getting ready to release my first novel in a scifi series so have interest from the author angle as well as the reader. I look forward to participating.

Allynn wrote: "I am revisiting many of the titles I read in high school and college (Time Enough For Love, I Robot, The Martian Chronicles, Crystal Singer and Killashandra..."

Hi, Allynn, and welcome to both Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the group. I look forward to hearing (or rather, reading) your opinions on sci-fi and fantasy. I like your choice of McCaffrey books, too; actually, I like all your titles (except "Time Enough For Love", which is far from my favorite Heinlein.) Since you mentioned "I, Robot", I'll mention that later in November we have a group discussion scheduled for "Robot Visions", which shares several stories with the older "I, Robot" collection (Asimov was a prolific repackager!) I hope you'll drop into the discussion if you get a chance!

Since you're about to release your first book, you may want to check out the Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ Author Program and set up an author account. It will let you promote your books with a blog, schedule of events (online and real world), add a bio, and other tools for connecting with Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ readers. And when your book does come out, we have a Promotions folder where authors can tell us something about their books.

Hi Allynn,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hi Everyone

I joined this site because I love reading fantasy/Science Fiction and wanted to connect with like minded people. My friends would describe me as shy hehehe but once i get going i can be a bit of a chatterbox :):)

What else....well... I like books by C.S Lewis, JRR Tolkien and Stephanie Meyer among others. At the moment I am reading a interesting book titled Emanuel Stone And The Phoenix Shadow by Isaac Solomon. It was recommended to me by a close friend and I must admit I wasn't expecting much. However to my surprise I've found it to be a very deep story about hope, following the journey of an ordinary young man who is coming to grips with his identity in a troubled world. So far it is the most entertaining book I've read this year as it mixes many themes (sci fi ,paranormal, fantasy, romance) and challenges certain stereotypes held of young people by addressing issues not usually attributed to youth.

Hi Amber,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hi Amber,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Faye wrote: "Hi, I have been looking for a sci fi/fantasy group for a while now and finally found you guys!..."

Hi, Faye. Welcome to the Group. Please jump right in to any conversations that strike your fancy, or start one of your own. We enjoyed talking all things science fiction and fantasy, be it Card, Tolkien, or others. Glad to have you aboard!

Hi Faye,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

I'm from the Western United States. I'm 36 and not afraid to own my age. Je parle un petite Francois, or at least I can read some French. I love fantasy and sci-fi, whenever I meet someone who loves the same kinds of books we talk forever. What fun to have a place to discuss fantasy and sci-fi.

Some of my favorite authors are Orson Scott Card (I waited for 20 years for Ender's Game to come out as a movie), Anne McCaffery, Raymond E. Feist, Tamora Pierce, Isaac Asimov, Heinlein, and Robin McKinley.

I have strong opinions and love to be asked for them. I love speculating about the future.

Sarah wrote: "I'm from the Western United States. I'm 36 and not afraid to own my age.... I love fantasy and sci-fi, whenever I meet someone who loves the same kinds of books we talk forever...."

Hi, Sarah, and welcome to the group. I hope you find us to be folks you can talk about SF/F books with forever.

I like your choice of authors. On the other hand, I hate it when they make a movie of a book I love. I know it won't be the same, that it won't conform to my imaginings, that all the characters will look different/wrong. I'm sure authors love the attention (and money) the comes with a major movie adaptation, but I really wish Hollywood would leave my books alone. (Okay, I confess, the Lord of the Rings movie was pretty cool.)

And by the way, congrats on your first e-book. We have a Promotions folder where you can tell us all about it, if you wish.

Hi Sarah,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hello all . . . I've been a sf fan since I started reading; I really read nothing much else for years. This was back in the days when Asimov-Clarke-Heinlein were considered the big three (as I recall). I read much more variety now, but do try to keep up with sf and also quality fantasy. And frankly a lot of my time reading is spent on National Geographic and Smithsonian, while commuting to work.

Full disclosure -- I write, also, but I won't prattle on about it. Cheers.

G33z3r wrote: " I hate it when they make a movie of a book I love. I know it won't be the same, that it won't conform to my imaginings, that all the characters will look different/wrong. "

But sometimes there's something so cool about seeing a world that you loved in a book come to life. Even if they don't get all the details right. Of course there are changes I would have made to Ender's Game, but my biggest fear when I saw that they had Harrison Ford playing General Garff, was that they would make the movie about him when it was supposed to be about Ender. They kept the focus on Ender, which I appreciated.

Tim wrote: "Hello all . . . I've been a sf fan since I started reading; I really read nothing much else for years. This was back in the days when Asimov-Clarke-Heinlein were considered the big three (as I recall..."

Hello, Tim. Welcome to both Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the group. We actually have quite a few members in this group who come from the Big Three epoch, myself included, with fond memories of those great classics. So please jump into any of our discussions you find interesting, or start a new topic of your own!

G33z3r wrote: "Tim wrote: "Hello all . . . I've been a sf fan since I started reading; I really read nothing much else for years. This was back in the days when Asimov-Clarke-Heinlein were considered the big thre..."

Thanks much . . . how about I just call you "G3." :)

Hi Tim,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hi everybody, my name is Derek and I am a huge fan of all thinks fantasy and sci fi, from books to movies to video games. Hope to have some great discussions here

Hi Derek,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Derek wrote: "Hi everybody, my name is Derek and I am a huge fan of all thinks fantasy and sci fi, from books to movies to video games. Hope to have some great discussions here"

Hi, Derek, and welcome to the group. Glad to have you join us and look forward to discussing fantasy & scifi with you. Jump right in anywhere you like!

Hello All,

My name is Mark. I have enjoyed the various worlds that sci-fi and fantasy offer since I was very young. My favourite authors include E.E Doc Smith, Brian Stableford and H. G Wells. I am currently trying to complete my own first novel and have written a Doctor Who story. I look forward to joining in on discussions.

Welcome Mark. I like E.E. Doc Smith too.

Welcome Mark,
you're more into classical SF? Then, you'll enjoy our monthly classical discussions. This month's classical is Anubis Gates, which is fantasy, though.

Hi Mark,and welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hiya guys, I'm Davonne. I've been an avid sci-fi fantasy reader for as long as I can remember. I can remember reading a children's version of The Time Machine and 20,000 Leagues when I was six. I think that got me hooked. I've read everything from Bradbury, Heinlein and Shelly to Tolkien, Norton and Jacques. I'm a fan of both Classical Sci-fi in the vein of Have Space Suit-Will Travel and more recent works such as The Algebraist. I'm not opposed to reading things like The Hungers Games or City of Bones either.

I look forward to getting to know everyone ^_^

Davonne wrote: "Hiya guys, I'm Davonne. I've been an avid sci-fi fantasy reader for as long as I can remember...."

Hello, Davonne, and welcome to the group. Please join in any conversations that strike your fancy. I look forward to discussing sci-fi and fantasy with you.

Hi Davonne,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hello, I'm J.D. I have been into fantasy and sci-fi since elementary school. My first fantasy was The Hobbit which I think surprised my teacher since everyone was reading books a little bit less challenging for elementary school reading. I've ready some Star Wars and Star Trek (very little Star Trek actually). I guess one of the more recent books/series I've read is The Dark Elf Trilogy. Anyways nice to meet you all.

J.D. wrote: "Hello, I'm J.D. I have been into fantasy and sci-fi since elementary school...."

Hi, J.D. Welcome to both Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and the group. It's a pleasure to meet you, too.

It looks like you've already found your way around the discussion sections, so I'll look forward to discussing sci-fi and fantasy with you in the future.

(I knew we had one other J.D. In this group; When I checked, it seems there are now actually 4 J.D.'s in this group - and all of them authors, too. It's a good thing someone invented last names! :)

I'm Ciara Ballintyne, from Sydney Australia. I read high/epic fantasy for preference, and it's the genre I love most, but the reality is I'll read most things that fall inside the speculative fiction umbrella.

Ciara wrote: "I'm Ciara Ballintyne, from Sydney Australia. I read high/epic fantasy for preference, and it's the genre I love most, but the reality is I'll read most things that fall inside the speculative fiction umbrella..."

G'Day, Ciara, and welcome to the group! I noticed you've already given us a few interesting comments to mull over, and I look forward to hearing more from you in the future.

Hi J.D.,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.

Hi Ciara,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group. Glad to meet someone else that is such a fan of Eddings and Feist.

Hi all,
I'm a lifelong reader of scifi, fantasy and horror from Wales, and another big Eddings fan! Other authors I particularly enjoy include Douglas Adams, H.P. Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett (met him once, many years ago), Michael Moorcock and Roger Zelazny. I like lots of other things to, particularly authors who use words in an interesting way (Shakespeare, Gilbert, etc.).

I'm always looking for new things to read and new things to discuss (I'm also a veteran of online political fora), so I shall throw myself in and see what I can find to discuss, and what recommendations look interesting.

T. wrote: "Hi all, I'm a lifelong reader of scifi, fantasy and horror from Wales, and another big Eddings fan! Other authors I particularly enjoy include Douglas Adams, H.P. Lovecraft, Terry Pratchett..."

Hi, T. Welcome to both Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ and our group. I hope you find both interesting. Looks like you already found where the other discussion topics are kept around here. Welcome.

Hi T.,welcome to the Sci-Fi and Heroic Fantasy group.
Always good to find another Eddings fan.

Hi T., welcome to our group. You mention lots of classic authors, but we've got a monthly contemporary read as well.

Thank you.

I'm planning to catch up with some more contemporary stuff, so I'll be looking into that at some point - I admit I'm probably a bit out of date generally!

Lucas here.
I love to read SF and Fantasy with philosophical roots (ain’t them all?) Although, I’m not a high fantasy guy, I like those fantasies with Science (more on physics) influences; mildly paced to fast. I need some recommendations that suits my tastes�(um, sorry for asking too much, LOL [Glad to meet everyone!

L.r.a. wrote: "Lucas here. I love to read SF and Fantasy with philosophical roots (ain’t them all?) Although, I’m not a high fantasy guy, I like those fantasies with Science (more on physics) influences;..."

Hi. Lucas. Welcome to the group. I look forward to reading your philosophical musings on sci-fi and fantasy.

If by Fantasy with Science, if you mean fantasy with a rigorous system of magic, you might try some Brandon Sanderson, such as Mistborn: or Elantris. If by Fantasy with Science, you mean something that literally mixes the sciences with the supernatural, you might like China Mieville's Bas-Lag series (e.g. Perdido Street Station), a truly different world of odd new races where magic is as much a subject of science as physics is. (Personally, I find Mieville a little slow, but his work might appeal to you.)

For science fiction with a philosophical bent, perhaps mainstream Classics such as 1984, Brave New World. Ursula Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, & The Lathe of Heaven (heck, anything by le Guin). And some of my favorites, Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz, Moon's The Speed of Dark, Delaney's Babel-17, Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Kress's Beggars in Spain, Chiang's Story of Your Life.

If you're looking for something more specific, I suggest dropping a question in our Recommendations Folder , where such topics can last longer than they can here in the Introduction topic.

And again, Welcome.

G33z3r wrote: "L.r.a. wrote: "Lucas here. I love to read SF and Fantasy with philosophical roots (ain’t them all?) Although, I’m not a high fantasy guy, I like those fantasies with Science (more on physics) influ..."

Thank you for feeding me, good sir. My mind is grateful, and soon shall be full. :D