[olaf73]

I voted Martin and Hobb. Those are the two best authors I have read, hands down.

I started reading the WoT books when they were on book 7 or so, so I got the first one, liked it, then picked up the next 5. And read em all in a relatively short period of timeMistake. I would say books 1-3 were good, or at least worth reading. After that though...it became like the Everquest of fantasy literature. Incredibly diminishing returns with more and more demands on the reader. Also like EQ, I continued to buy the books even after I realized I wasnt enjoying them, just kind of hoping it would get better. It hasnt. I stopped reading at book 8, but I think I have 9 and 10 somewhere.

Another series that started out promising, for me anyway, but ended up crappy was the Sword of Truth books. Kind of corny from the get go, but very much a page turning experience for me. Then the series just got weird, with all of the domination/sex innuendo. Not too mention boring as **** in the recent books.

I want to pick up the Malazan books, but I am having a hard time finding a decent hardback copy of the first one here in the US. I despise reading paperbacks, especially the mass market small ones.

I hadnt heard about a Runelords movie. Thats cool. The books were just ok though, IMO. I liked the first one a lot, but then the series just kind of got corny to me. Still, more fantasy books into movies is a good thing. I would kill to see some of my Favorites adapted to the big screen.

olaf