tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post5746791812934441908..comments2024-03-20T19:40:58.078-05:00Comments on The OF Blog: Ballantine Adult Fantasy seriesLarry Nolenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16001420558511460998noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-71160958660631542552011-02-14T23:54:01.870-06:002011-02-14T23:54:01.870-06:00It took me many years of hunting through used book...It took me many years of hunting through used book shops in 7 states, but I finally completed the entire run of the BAFS. <br /><br />There are certainly dozens of great books in that set, but my favorites are all those connected to the Cthulhu Mythos and Lovecraft in general, such as Clark Ashton Smith's books. Mostly for sentimental reasons as Lovecraft was the catalyst that started me amassing all this nonsense.brekinapeznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-75122741777540007362010-08-22T12:09:22.029-05:002010-08-22T12:09:22.029-05:00I've read 26 books of those lists and own some...I've read 26 books of those lists and own some more; of those you haven't and I have read, I really like James Branch Cabell's books (read them all); though THE SILVER STALLION isn't the best start - FIGURES OF EARTH works much better. William Beckford's VATHEK and Arthur Machen's THE THREE IMPOSTERS are also quite enjoyable.<br />Of those books I just plan to read Ernest Bramah's Kai Lung-stuff.<br /><br />OliverOlivernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-25832736527939431562010-08-22T07:45:15.889-05:002010-08-22T07:45:15.889-05:00I'll be very interested in your take on the Ka...I'll be very interested in your take on the Kai Lung stories, by Bramah. There was a forum thread somewhere that got into a slew of Kai Lung stories being re-released that caught my eye. Just curious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-48868759067440295862010-08-22T04:24:41.806-05:002010-08-22T04:24:41.806-05:00Why do you read series as opposed to authors or an...Why do you read series as opposed to authors or any other method of organisation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-22594922666670306462010-08-22T04:23:39.538-05:002010-08-22T04:23:39.538-05:00Why do you organise your reading in such a way?Why do you organise your reading in such a way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-51086873941222694862010-08-21T20:33:36.641-05:002010-08-21T20:33:36.641-05:00I've read about 31 of the books on that list, ...I've read about 31 of the books on that list, and about 29 of the ones on the Fantasy Masterworks list.. The most interesting bit about the Ballantine series in my opinion are Lin Carters Essays that precede a lot of the books.. some of the fiction anthologies in that series are also the only print versions of some short stories.. <br /><br />some of them are really pricey though..Lagomorph Rexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385231158384929598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8068873.post-26643357074770024022010-08-21T15:08:16.401-05:002010-08-21T15:08:16.401-05:00Aie ! Most of it is terra incognita. I have read T...Aie ! Most of it is <i>terra incognita</i>. I have read Tolkien, Peake, Kurtz, THE KING OF ELFLAND'S DAUGHTER by Dunsany, Orlando furioso and Vathek. <br />I just started reading fantasy in the 70s. It seems I missed a few of them !Hélènehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536087828015387436noreply@blogger.com