Comments on: Fantasy Books for Men http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/ Get the latest scoop on urban fantasy books Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:32:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eric http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-277067 Eric Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:26:10 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-277067 Tony, you are speaking the truth brother. I make no excuses. I don't like females in my paranormal,horror,fantasy stories. It is nothing to be ashamed of,it is my taste. I don't get it. How did females come to own this market and why . I get so frustrated about this, as far as audiobooks go for choices. If you think the genre is overloaded with women,don't even get yourself liking audiobooks! Furthermore,if women like this genre that's right on,give what they want. I guess what we are trying to say is options for us all. Nothing should be male or female,black,white,Asian,middle eastern (you get the point) dominated. It's good to know i am not alone hear, I really began to wonder. Thanks for chance to vent. Tony, you are speaking the truth brother. I make no excuses. I don’t like females in my paranormal,horror,fantasy stories. It is nothing to be ashamed of,it is my taste. I don’t get it. How did females come to own this market and why . I get so frustrated about this, as far as audiobooks go for choices. If you think the genre is overloaded with women,don’t even get yourself liking audiobooks!
Furthermore,if women like this genre that’s right on,give what they want. I guess what we are trying to say is options for us all. Nothing should be male or female,black,white,Asian,middle eastern (you get the point) dominated.
It’s good to know i am not alone hear, I really began to wonder.
Thanks for chance to vent.

]]> By: Deni http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-274642 Deni Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:12:20 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-274642 Tony- I do understand your frustration, now you know how women used to feel when looking for books with strong female characters! But to answer your comment, have you read anything by Raymond Feist? He does heroic fantasy and the main characters are always guys, smart guys. If you have never read his books, a good place to start would be Magician. He must have over twenty novels out by this point, I met him years ago when he was starting out and he is a fine writer. You may find more books to your liking in that style of fantasy, which tends to be populated more by the strong smart hero than in many of the fantasy novels we look at here. You have made me realize I need to start including more of these for the guys in our readership. Thanks so much for bringing this up! Tony- I do understand your frustration, now you know how women used to feel when looking for books with strong female characters! But to answer your comment, have you read anything by Raymond Feist? He does heroic fantasy and the main characters are always guys, smart guys. If you have never read his books, a good place to start would be Magician. He must have over twenty novels out by this point, I met him years ago when he was starting out and he is a fine writer. You may find more books to your liking in that style of fantasy, which tends to be populated more by the strong smart hero than in many of the fantasy novels we look at here. You have made me realize I need to start including more of these for the guys in our readership. Thanks so much for bringing this up!

]]> By: Tony http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-274622 Tony Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:08:12 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-274622 Well 'guys' you certainly wont need to look very hard to find books (especially fantasy) about strond female characters, everytime I go into any book store most fiction books are about women even if a man is the author. I'm not putting down books about women, far from it, it's just that it is becoming increasingly harder to find books with a male main character. I also have found that it is almost impossible to find an overall smart male main character, it sometimes seems like they intentionally dumb the male character down on purpose to where he has the IQ of a father on a comedy sitcom. I get that probably more women read than men, especially fantasy books, but I think more male authors should write with a male lead instead of a female lead mainly because literature doesn't need any more female leads or dumb male ones. Literature already has both female and dumb male leads in spades and extremely few smart capable male ones. It will be an awful awful day when authors bow down before popular opinion. Thus ends my lengthy diatribe. Thank you if you have read this far and please consider what I have said. Well ‘guys’ you certainly wont need to look very hard to find books (especially fantasy) about strond female characters, everytime I go into any book store most fiction books are about women even if a man is the author. I’m not putting down books about women, far from it, it’s just that it is becoming increasingly harder to find books with a male main character. I also have found that it is almost impossible to find an overall smart male main character, it sometimes seems like they intentionally dumb the male character down on purpose to where he has the IQ of a father on a comedy sitcom. I get that probably more women read than men, especially fantasy books, but I think more male authors should write with a male lead instead of a female lead mainly because literature doesn’t need any more female leads or dumb male ones. Literature already has both female and dumb male leads in spades and extremely few smart capable male ones. It will be an awful awful day when authors bow down before popular opinion. Thus ends my lengthy diatribe. Thank you if you have read this far and please consider what I have said.

]]> By: Todd http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-194409 Todd Mon, 30 May 2011 21:57:30 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-194409 I actually agree with Derrick.. I have read the Twilight series (which i didnt mind but wasnt sucked into). But the Sookie Stackhouse novels and other series such as the Rachel Morgan, Anita Blake, Mercy Thompson, Luna Wilder by Caitlin Kittredge, The Alpha & Omega novels and currently the Fever series... There is just something about reading about such a strong, independant and sexy women taking the lead over these werewolf, vampire and etc. men. Funny thing is my g/f still cant believe how sucked into these novels I have become I actually agree with Derrick.. I have read the Twilight series (which i didnt mind but wasnt sucked into). But the Sookie Stackhouse novels and other series such as the Rachel Morgan, Anita Blake, Mercy Thompson, Luna Wilder by Caitlin Kittredge, The Alpha & Omega novels and currently the Fever series… There is just something about reading about such a strong, independant and sexy women taking the lead over these werewolf, vampire and etc. men. Funny thing is my g/f still cant believe how sucked into these novels I have become

]]> By: Fantasy Books http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-134692 Fantasy Books Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:43:34 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-134692 Try these: -<a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0441019277/?tag=befast-20" rel="nofollow">The Mercy Thompson Series</a> by Patricia Briggs (there are 2 great male werewolf characters in this series)<br/> -<a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0446616419/?tag=befast-20" rel="nofollow">The Kitty Norville Series</a> by Carrie Vaughn (a great series with werewolves and vampires.)<br/> <a href="http://amazon.com/dp/0553587064/?tag=befast-20" rel="nofollow">The Women of the Otherworld Series</a> by Kelly Armstrong stars a female witch in a world where large corporations are run by powerful cabals (managed by human looking demons). This series is top notch and has lots of well written action. Hope this helps! Try these:

-The Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs (there are 2 great male werewolf characters in this series)
-The Kitty Norville Series by Carrie Vaughn (a great series with werewolves and vampires.)
The Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelly Armstrong stars a female witch in a world where large corporations are run by powerful cabals (managed by human looking demons). This series is top notch and has lots of well written action.

Hope this helps!

]]> By: Ed http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-134629 Ed Sat, 02 Oct 2010 03:15:18 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-134629 You have any updates to this page. Looking for next series to get on audiobook. I have finished all Jim Butchers, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, audiobooks. I have just finished the Ilona Andrews audiobook 1&2 working on 3rd and have 4th as the next listen. Twilight was a little too much romance for my taste. Any direction (audiobook wise haha) you or your readers can send me would help. You have any updates to this page. Looking for next series to get on audiobook.
I have finished all Jim Butchers, Kim Harrison, Charlaine Harris, audiobooks. I have just finished the Ilona Andrews audiobook 1&2 working on 3rd and have 4th as the next listen. Twilight was a little too much romance for my taste. Any direction (audiobook wise haha) you or your readers can send me would help.

]]> By: Fantasy Books http://bestfantasystories.com/fantasy-books-for-men/comment-page-1/#comment-67188 Fantasy Books Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:12:59 +0000 http://bestfantasystories.com/?p=851#comment-67188 Hey Derrick, thanks for offering an alternative viewpoint! Hey Derrick, thanks for offering an alternative viewpoint!

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