This time from Orson Scott Card. I second his recommendation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.
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Good fantasy reading is anything written by Card about gay marriage. The guy’s out of his friggin bigoted mind.Report
Well that’s true, but hey, he wrote Ender’s Game. That was a good book.Report
I heard Ender’s Game was very good. He’s supposedly a good science fiction writer although I’ve never read his stuff.Report