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ParanoidObsessive posted...

It's worth asking if you're interested in more soft sci-fi or harder sci-fi, but since Asimov's really the only one I was going to suggest it won't help me to recommend things all that much.

For obscure fantasy... again, it kind of depends on what sort of flavor of fantasy you're into.

I'm not sure where the line is for hard sci-fi vs soft sci-fi but my favorites that I read were Clarke and Crichton

As far as Fantasy goes I'm down for pretty much anything, so I'll look into those authors got mentioned, Pratchett is one I've been thinking about trying out for a while

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Back onto books I've actually read - there's Terry Brooks. The Shannara series is pretty well known (and has gotten adapted into TV shows before), but it's worth mentioning (because you never know what authors newer/younger readers have actually heard of). The first few books feel like fairly derivative Tolkien-clone stuff, and the later books feel like the series has spiraled out of control from the desire to keep publishing popular books until he can retire a multi-millionaire, but there's definitely a sweet spot in the series where it's very good. So it might be worth a look (and then just drop out if the books start feeling dull later - I think I dropped out somewhere around book 8).

I just finished the Talismans of Shannara yesterday, I love the world he's built so far. My only problem with him is that he calls back to previous books way too much, but I love his characters and stories so I push through it, definitely worth it. I know a lot of people say Sword of Shannara is a Tolkien clone but honestly it loses that vibe for me like half way through. My favorite from the first 7 books has probably been Wishsong of Shannara.