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June 7, 2012 • 23 notes • cronopio

fuckyeah-nerdery:

cronopio:

Top 10 Best Literary Fantasy Books

#7

Lyonesse

This is probably a fantasy novel most of you have not yet read. But it’s a novel that everyone should read.

For those of you who appreciate the art of good prose, Vance delivers. I’ve come to the conclusion that unlike most of the other fantasy authors out there, it’s practically impossible for Vance to put together a bad sentence, paragraph, or page of writing. Every word BELONGS on the paper.

This is a high fantasy series that’s completely untainted by the modern epic fantasy churned out en mass by hack authors. So banish thoughts of evil dark lords, village boys, and awkward sentences. If I could recommend a modern version of Homer’s Odyssey, then Lyonesse would be that novel.

So for a grown up fantasy tale with some serious literary merits to it, read this series.

Found an absolutely beat to hell copy of this at the library today.

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I love this book, but then again, I love almost every Vance novel. The way he creates dialogue for his characters is...
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I’m due to re-read this book again. It’s a wonderful book in a wonderful series.
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Added to my “oh god I’m going to die before I read all the books I want to oh god oh god” list.
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WOW. I haven’t thought about this book in a very long time. Amazing read.
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Found an absolutely beat to hell copy of this at the library today.
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