About Santa Lucia Expertise I am a lover of fantasy turned on to the genre by my older sister and have read series by Mercedes Lackey, MZBradley, Melanie Rawn, Jennifer Roberson, Kate Elliott, Ursula LeGuin, Andre Norton, Robin Hobb, Elizabeth Lynn, Piers Anthony, Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, Elizabeth Moon, and many others. I love talking about books and getting suggestions on what to take on next!
Experience I have read and written a multitude of stories and when I was fourteen bought over 300 fantasy novels in one year. I have read almost all of them by now and am constantly acquiring more.
Expert: Santa Lucia Date: 9/11/2006 Subject: Recommendations
Question Can you recommend a fantasy book that has an experimental style of writing? And a fantasy book that is a complete opposite of a clichéd fantasy story.
Thanks
Answer Hi John Mark,
What, exactly, is your idea of a "clichéd fantasy story"? There are several views on that, and I would like to be clear before I recommend too much.
However, I feel pretty comfortable recommending Michelle West's Sun Sword series to you, because I saw familiar patterns in it, but it was quite well written. On Amazon, the reviews say that this series is too convoluted and such, difficult to understand because of the overly complicated storyline. I loved it. The intrigue was intense and, unlike in many books, the good and bad were anything but clear cut. Every character had his/her reasons for what they did and none were easy decisions for characters to make. I greatly enjoyed it and found it to be anything but clichéd.
If you have a more specific definition for me, I will try to recommend more, but that is a start....
Best of luck,
Lucia
