Let's see... apparently, putting in a bunch of tags of things that interest me is going to make it easier for other people who share those interests to run across me.
Alright, then. Let's see...
#literature
#pratchett
#boardgames
#programming
#ai
#sciencefiction
#science
#machinelearning
#fantasy
#mathematics
...that should be enough for the moment, I guess.
Well, the collected works of Pratchett are near the top of the list, but by no means all of it. Joan Aiken is a little bit absurdist but still good; Jasper Fforde is *very* absurdist and more than a little metafictional but also still good. Alan Dean Foster did the Spellsinger series, that was fun... and David Edding's Elenium is another example of a good story (mainly due to the characters).
...that's a start, anyhow. What are your favourites?
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I want to read Pratchett, but I haven't gotten around to it yet,
- Lord of the Rings et al.
- "The Letter for the King", by Tonke Dragt
- Harry Potter (Great fictional world, although I'm not very impressed by the literary aspect)
- C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia. Lots of important themes.
- Reckoners series, by Brandon Sanderson
Pratchett's brilliant; a master of wordplay and subtle references. Slightly reminiscient of Douglas Adams, actually.
I enjoyed Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and Narnia as well; though I'm unfamiliar with The Letter for the King or the Reckoners Series. On the subject of Potter, have you ever come across a story called Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality?
I'd argue that Harry Potter And The Methods Of Rationality is *better* than the original Harry Potter series. The guy who wrote it really _knows_ how to write.
@ccc Yes, but I've never read it. Is it any good?
A librarian recommended The Letter for the King to me. It's originally in dutch, and the translated version is beautifully written. There's a sequel, and a Netflix series.