A lot of people describe Scalzi’s Old Man's War novels as military science fiction, but I would classify its sequel Zoë’s Tale as a space opera. It’s a story about, well, Zoë, a teenage girl whose parents are invited to take leadership roles in building a colony on a new planet. Zoë is an enthusiastic member of the group sent to colonize Roanoke, despite the risks—and the risks are considerable even before the political machinations of greater powers boil to the surface. Continue reading Zoë’s Tale
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I liked Wizard's first rule. It's heavy on the philosophy so it's not a fast read, but still really good. I actually put it in the same catagory as Ender's Game. Both are really good, but enough was resolved in the first book that I didn't feel a need to read the rest of the series.
DragonLance is good, though i wonder how long it would take to read all of them or if its even possible.
Dragoncharm is AWSOME i strongly suggest it.
and if for some reason you haven't read the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, or the Silmarilion those too of course.
), I would suggest the main trilogy, by far the best. And then if you read any of the other ones, the references will make a lot more sense. The original series, while not required to read any of the others, it really helps to see the greater picture.
I think you've all missed something.
Moiraine was not the first woman on his list, no matter what he said. He *claimed* she was the first woman on his list because he was trying to deny death by insisting he was not Lews Therin.
The first woman on his list was Ilyena (spelling?), and she has a pivotal role in his epiphany. Among other things, it allowed him to admit to himself who he really was.
So I think Moiraine was a red herring in this regard. She's still needed, but not for the purposes speculated above. "Coming to terms with himself" was what Rand needed to do, and this meant admitting that Moraine did not have the preeminent spot on the list.
). Vin is great and all, and there are many characters I like more than Vin and Rand, but no one would stand a chance in shear power.
Also, I think the Honorblades are the Herald's uber-Shardblades. 9 of which are probably still stuck somewhere or other, and one of which was last seen lying next to it's unconscious owner. (he ain't dead, cause Brandon sez he gets an expanded role later and he can't if he's dead. )He dies in the first chapter, is refered to as "having a tendency to choose seemingly hopeless fights and win them. He also had a tendency to die in the process." and shows up in the last chapter, only to die (we know he dies because his blade drops to the ground). What gives you the idea that death does much more then slow the Heralds down?
(edited to fix highly-unfortunate typo)
