Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

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So, Sword and Sorcery characters are famous for being almost like literary superheroes. Recently, I've been reading some sword & sorcery, and then I thought about two things: who would win in a fight and which one is better as a book/story/reading material?

The first showdown is......

Conan the Cimmerian vs. Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser!!!!!
Who would win in a fight?
Which stories are better?

Goooo!!!

I’ve yet to read either...

Never read Conan, and never heard of Fafhrd (although the poor guy clearly needs to buy a vowel).

But I like the idea! Reminds me of this: http://www.unboundworlds.com/cage-mat...

Fafhrd does indeed need a vowel. It's pronounced "Faf-erd." The author himself drew attention to it and in-universe specified how to pronounce it.

Excellent idea @Saul...its just...if I may suggest...like Marge hinted...
but she was subtle and I'm just being more obvious...
Choose pairs from series that a lot of ppl will have read and this thread will pop like corn....
I've heard of Fafhrd of course and Conan, but on;y cuz I used to chat with this dude..Ben...he runs a site/blog whatever...called Best Fantasy Books.com....
The Fafhrd/Cimmerian faceoff is from the eighties and nineties, no?
Too new to be counted as classics that everyone "must read"... yet and too oldschool for anyone to remember much abt them except hardcore 'across the genre' readers like you.
Now if you asked who'd win if Ghost and NightEyes faced off....in a tangle of flying fur and teeth....
I mean of course it would be NightEyes....everyone knows he's my favourite wolf I mean...speaking unbiasedly...one is a shapeshifting manwolf...the other one is not even properly coloured...and not even a proper wolf come to think of it ;-) kidding...love Ghost too but still NIGHTEYES...
But all the Ghost fans would turn up and post, see?

Um, no way Nighteyes would win. Ghost is a big motherfucker sent to destroy those wights

Wait, are we talking about Robin Hobb's Nighteyes? I am confused, because he is no shapeshifter...

If so I agree with Zaara, Nighteyes is the best! Ghost might be stronger but not as clever as Nighteyes...

@Anni....yeah Robin Hobb ok its been ages since I read those books but didnt (view spoiler)[ Fitz cheat death once by inhabiting NightEyes? Using the Skill or the Source or whatever the beast magic is called?
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Yeah my bad. Shapeshifter was the wrong word.

@Margret...yeah Ghost he a big motha DIREWOLF. Doesn't count as a regulat wolf. NightEyes is my fave wolf wolf.

Zaara wrote: "Excellent idea @Saul...its just...if I may suggest...like Marge hinted...
but she was subtle and I'm just being more obvious...
Choose pairs from series that a lot of ppl will have read and this th..."

That's fair enough :P

I actually came across a more recent showdown. I guess these characters count as sword and sorcery:

Either member of Ryria vs Falcio of the The Greatcoats

Hadrian FOREVAAAAAR. I think Royce runs more to stealth and brainwork. I've only read one Riyria book.
And to be fair, I haven't yet read Falcio.
Sooooooo...prolly not the best person to be answering.
The ones you want to inviegle [email protected] Laura and Mayim...
And Sarah.
And Seàn. Seàn would rock this game. And Liam and Ahdam. And who was that dude who kept talking abt Discworld? And the other one who was all abt Shannara.
Deffo get all the boys. You can't host a literary fencing championship without them...

Anomander Rake would kick all their asses.

Zaara wrote: "@Anni....yeah Robin Hobb ok its been ages since I read those books but didnt Fitz cheat death once by inhabiting NightEyes? Using the Skill or the Source or whatever the beast magic is called?

Ye..."

Huan, the Hound of Valinor, will kick both Nighteyes and Ghost's furry arses.

Chris wrote: "Anomander Rake would kick all their asses."

This one is hard to compete with.

So here are some showdowns that I totally want to see--

Battle of the Bandits: Gentleman Bastards vs. Riyria
Battle of the Royal Bastards: Fitzchivalry Farseer vs. Jon Snow
Battle of Wits: Sand dan Glokta vs. Tyrian Lannister
Battle of Reticent BAMFs: Logen Ninefingers vs. Perrin Aybara

Excellent picks Andrew.
I'm surprised Arya Stark hasn't come up yet....

@Silvana....have't met Huan yet...

Zaara wrote: "Excellent picks Andrew.
I'm surprised Arya Stark hasn't come up yet...."

She's No One.

;)

Silvana wrote: "Chris wrote: "Anomander Rake would kick all their asses."

This one is hard to compete with."

Dassem Ultor seems like the logical pick here. Think Karsa and Caladan might be able to give him a run for his money. Then there is always Quick Ben.

Just a Malazan tournament would be fun.

Chris wrote: "Zaara wrote: "Excellent picks Andrew.
I'm surprised Arya Stark hasn't come up yet...."

She's No One.

;)"

:D :D

Chris wrote: "Anomander Rake would kick all their asses."

Anomander Rake wins everything. Always. Forever. <3

Bill wrote: "Silvana wrote: "Chris wrote: "Anomander Rake would kick all their asses."

This one is hard to compete with."

Dassem Ultor seems like the logical pick here. Think Karsa and Caladan might be able t..."

They sort of did this. Hood and Gothos won.

http://challonge.com/malazan

It’s true, you cannot beat Anomander’s silken locks.

Also, I agree with you about Nighteyes vs. Ghost, Margret. You can't compete with the direwolf.

How about Bran Stark vs Perrin Aybrara?

I’m sure Bran would know why Faile is mad

But also.... legs.... so that’s a tough call

Margret wrote: "But also.... legs.... so that’s a tough call"

Lol

Scott wrote: "Bill wrote: "Silvana wrote: "Chris wrote: "Anomander Rake would kick all their asses."

This one is hard to compete with."

Dassem Ultor seems like the logical pick here. Think Karsa and Caladan mi..."

Nice thanks. Think it was unbound worlds that did a tournament like this too. They had guest authors write the battles up. I’ll see if I can find the link. Think Tom Bombadil won theirs.

@Bill, nice! Funny nobody else mentioned them yet...
The Unbound Worlds cage matches are fun, write-ups n all...tho' they tend to vary in "interstingness" year on year...
+ accidental spoilaaaaahs...

@Chris....mwha!