Funny indeed but not weird at all, I perfectly understand the sentiment! Maybe many readers do. Also not wanting to lend books, lol. People can be quite inconsiderate and it hurts when they return the book all molested and tore up!
Man, even I as the owner wouldn't be so careless, how could they be?!
Not to mention many people don't return the book at all. Which is a whole other thing, even I did it a few times! Come to think of it, I read somewhere even Mark Twain had similar cases! 😂
I would like to read the original Riftwar trilogy then. They are not recent, not from 2010's— which actually excites me more.
Have you tried the Malazan Book of the Fallen series yet?
Magician, book one, was first published in 1982 prior to the genre really exploding...Well worth a read in my opinion.
I've had my books come back molested for sure; Annoyed me of course. I've also had books not returned so...Rarely lend them. Only special people get the privilege.
Steven Erikson books...I've not read them, always seems something else to get to. Worth buying you think?
Absolutely! The best fantasy tale I've ever read, IMO! And that is including the mighty Lord of the rings.
It is quite eloquently written (fantastic prose) and carefully avoiding the usual tropes. There are countless points of view and it is not a character-driven tale. Not a singular tale as well, as it encompasses many different millennia and imaginary continents. The narrative is aloof, somewhat detached. But the worldbuilding it has! Mindblowing!
The writer is an archaeologist and an anthropologist, he often made allegories to the actual historical events. It is also a massive series, 10 books, 11K pages strong. Since you're a fast reader, that might not be a problem though!
Steven Erikson first wanted to make a movie but the production company refused him and the co-author, saying its too ambitious.
You've sold me on it, I'll take a look.. And also based on what you say I feel you'll like the Feist books. Thanks for the tip, I'll head off to the book shop tomorrow. I'm old school and go there first before online shopping. Lol.
I hope you find them there. I hear they are hard to come by in many places.
I will surely check Riftwar first, then hopefully more of his books. Thanks for the introduction!
I'll give them a try and hopefully throw some revenue their way, if not then I'll go on line. I try to support those with shopfronts though, they're struggling.