Lurker here, I don't read too much, but a friend recommended

Why don't you just listen to your friend?

>>9841933
Your friend is a regular here, and he asked us already before recommending it to you

This book is something only an /sffg/ browser on /lit/ would recommend

>>9842026
Malazan is a soap opera for autists
t. /sffg/

>>9841933
>genre fiction

>>9842875
What's good fantasy then? That Gene Dog guy sure is mentioned a lot.

>>9842888
Gene Dog is the most patrician big-novel /sffg/ writer by far
>started with the greeks
>has life experience, killed zipperheads for a living for a few years
>engineer, meaning his technical shit is on point
>catholic intellectual, so his thoughts are structured and his worldview is consistent
>one of the few unique prose stylists in science-fiction
>uses fictional worlds to carefully explore complex ideas such as identity, culture and faith in original ways
>also writes based poetry and short fiction
How the fuck can other fantasy/science-fiction writers compete? Most of them are just neckbeards putting their D&D campaigns to paper.

>>9842907
who?

>>9842955
Gene Dingo, a fantasy writer.

>>9842955
Gene Wolfe, my man: such an inspiration.

>>9841953
This, he also asked advice about how likely the underlying message of homo-eroticism would be picked up by you and if you would figure out from the recommendation that he loved you.

>>9842907
>>one of the few unique prose stylists in science-fiction
Be honest now, he ranges between bland common prose and light Proust imitation

>>9843181
Wolfe at his best makes a very strong impression, and not just for an SF writer. Most of the time he seems content to leave the depth in the intricacy of his storytelling but every now and then he writes something very good. Another anon in /sffg/ cited the opening to Book of the Long Sun as some of his best work and I'm inclined to agree, he's more than capable of transcending workmanlike wordsmithing when he feels the need.