#THE DAMNED BY ALAN DEAN FOSTER UPDATE#
#THE DAMNED BY ALAN DEAN FOSTER SERIES#

Seriously though, it`s years since I read the spellsinger books, I must dig them out. I forgot about spellsinger, can`t think why. One day I'll mail it to ADF for an autograph. I was the same age as Superdrgn437 back then.I still have it on my bookshelf.

My goodness, has it been that long? I bought my first ADF book in 1982 or so.

#THE DAMNED BY ALAN DEAN FOSTER UPDATE#

I note that in the latest update ADF reminds us that he wrote Bloodhype 33 years ago. It's the first in the 'Spellsinger' series. No, but that`s probably because the great hero couldn`t be arsed to move, and had another Jaffa cake instead.

#THE DAMNED BY ALAN DEAN FOSTER SERIES#

Have you ever known the hero of a fantasy series begin his great and fantastical journey. That's what comes through to me.ДЄnd if you're thinking: 'Humour? I dunno.' Sorry, i`ve completely rambled off point, I`ll just say optimism and good writing style, and leave it at that! I love the twist that humans have to overcome the paranoia and medieval attitudes we suffer from before we can join with the Thranx and get help for our close-minded paranoid attitudes. The commonwealth series shows humans overcomming their weaknesses with the help of some friendly, well-adjusted aliens. I live in hope that humans will gradually become more compassionate and tolerant, and start working together to make things better rather than fighting each other for a bigger slice of a shrinking pie. I think the main thing I like about Alan`s books, especially the commonwealth series, is the feeling of quiet optimism about Humankind. Oh yes, ADF isn`t scared of using complicated words if a situation demands it, and his writting `scans` easily. (Listen to me, I`m only 26 and I sound like I`m about to wax lyrical about the good old days -adopts bad Yorkshire accent- When I were a lad, all this were fields!) But I digress! Where was I.

Alan uses the right word for the situation, rather than `dumbing down` the language like so many different types of media seem to be doing these days. I find them easy to read, without feeling I`m being patronized by the author. Another important thing is the style the books are written in. These are important factors, of course - I certainly couldn`t read a book with a dull, predictable plot, or one dimesional, badly written characters with atrocious dialouge. On the surface I like the stories and the characters I especially like the long running series of books set in one universe, such as the commonwealth series. Im surprised nobody's ever brought it up before.Дifficult question. I would love to visit Midworld.(in a transparent armour-plated bubble because I value my life of course). I would love to banter with a Thranx or Aann. I would love to travel on a KK-drive ship like the Teacher. I enjoy ADF books because I like his characters (both the good guys, the bad guys, and the other guys in between), and I like his universes. I wanted characters that were a bit complex but also quite simple. I wanted to be able to lose myself in a universe that wasn't all war but neither was it all peace. I wanted a bit of humour but not too much. I was looking for a comfortable read that was not too heavy and not too light. I read different Sci-Fi authors until I found a series of works that I thoroughly enjoyed like the Commonwealth books and the Flinx and Pip books. When I started to think on it I came to the realization that I probably couldn't give an answer in terms of literary perfection or originality of content because in truth, I have never had the time to read enough Sci-Fi to be 'expert'.ДЇor me, it was simply a matter of my comfort zone. In this book, adf tells a story in which animals turn into people, and this book provides a completely, and funny, perspective. Most books tell about people changing into animals. We go and kick alien butt.ДЄnother example is Kingdoms of Light. In this trilogy, adf says that we can potentially be the most dangerous race in existence. I liked that book because most stories say that aliens come to our planet and kick our butts. The reasons why I like adf's books is because they are very different.ДЇor example, the trilogy of The Damned. Im sure everybody has their favorite adf book, but it would be cool to see other people's reasons why they like his books. Subspace Com: Subspace Communications: Why do you like Alan Dean Foster's Works? Subspace Com Why do you like Alan Dean Foster's Works?

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