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Manawyddan -> RE: Fantasy/science fiction fans here? (12/26/2005 5:30:09 AM)
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Piers Anthony I used to like (though always considered him light), but when I have gone back to reread them I found them unbearable. I did like On A Pale Horse when i t came out (and it has a nifty torture sequence!), but the series devolved into a tedious soap opera.
Brin & LeGuin are both of consistently high quality and I would recommend any of their books to anyone.
Orson Scott Card has high points and low points. I tend to prefer his science fiction to his fantasy. However, he has pushed the Ender series past its limits. I would say the first three novels are excellent but after that it deteriorates quickly.
Phillip Jose Farmer is a fun writer, though I tend to prefer his writing on writing (his Wold Newton stuff) to be the most enjoyable.
George RR Martin has always been an average-to-good SF writer, but his current Ice & Fire fantasy series is breathtaking in its quality and scope. I can't recommend it highly enough to anyone (though I do wonder whether it will actually ever end ... )
Star Trek TOS is an undeniable classic, but the touchy-feely sequals have left me cold, with the exception of the final season of Enterprise which we written pretty much like very well done fanfic about the original series (a good thing for me). I want the two 'Mirror, Mirror' spinoffs on a DVD.
Joss Whedon I discovered with Firefly, never having cared for Buffy (I am uninterested in vampires and in faux martial arts), and became a big fan of the show. What I've heard people say about the film Serenity is that it did just well enough in the theatres, combined with projected video sales, to greenlight a sequal, although I wouldn't count on how long a series will run unless the studio gives it more of an advertising push.
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