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Post by tyrion on Aug 1, 2020 9:46:59 GMT
After over 250 votes, we have narrowed down the first 40 books to these 8:
Deathtrap dungeon
House of hell
Talisman of death
Sword of the samurai
Creature of havoc
Beneath nightmare castle
Slaves of the abyss
Vault of the vampire
I am sure that some people's personal favourites will not be on this list! However, I do think that this is a good representation of ff at it's finest.
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Post by linflas on Aug 1, 2020 11:08:16 GMT
Actually i'm very surprised to see books I don't particularly find great in this top 8 (Sword and Slaves)
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sylas
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Post by sylas on Aug 1, 2020 11:17:49 GMT
Sword of the Samurai does seem very out of place among the giants.
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Post by peasantscribbler on Aug 1, 2020 13:18:04 GMT
The round when Seas of Blood and Appointment with FEAR went down together was devastating. I think that Sword of the Samurai reaped the benefit.
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vagsancho
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Post by vagsancho on Aug 1, 2020 16:56:08 GMT
I must point that it was clearly, at everyone's sight, a major defeated in this final 1-40 results: Crypt of the Sorcerer - ow that Gargantis! That third time encounter with Yaztromo.. The lake... Ow that foggy lake... Symm and Borri.. And that so powerfulll necromancer.
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Post by Wilf on Aug 1, 2020 18:03:05 GMT
Sword of the Samurai does seem very out of place among the giants. Don't look at me - I voted for it every damn time! |
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Post by a moderator on Aug 1, 2020 18:25:25 GMT
I think Sword benefited from the number of people here who disapprove of FF being anything other than sword-and-sorcery fantasy (except when it's House of Hell).
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Post by tyrion on Aug 1, 2020 20:44:23 GMT
Appointment with fear didn't last very long, and rebel planet lost out to demons of the deep. I would have thought AwF and Rebel would have lasted longer, but I'm not unhappy SotS is in the last 8 of this group.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Aug 1, 2020 20:51:24 GMT
I imagine if it had been a "vote for your favourite" poll, the marmite books like Appointment with Fear would have done better.
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Post by dragonwarrior8 on Aug 1, 2020 20:54:48 GMT
I love how Thomson and Smith come in to FF and take everyone's lunch money. Both Talisman and Sword are excellent.
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Post by The Count on Aug 4, 2020 3:18:45 GMT
I think Sword benefited from the number of people here who disapprove of FF being anything other than sword-and-sorcery fantasy (except when it's House of Hell). I think that could be argued if Temple of Terror (the ONLY "Sword & Sorcery" book in the teens) was in its place... and if the horror themed Beneath Nightmare Castle wasn't one of the next batch to get through. |
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Post by a moderator on Aug 4, 2020 10:49:50 GMT
That seems to be taking a very narrow view of what constitutes sword-and-sorcery fantasy. I'd say that Sword and Beneath still fit into that category, even if they're not bog-standard Tolkien-influenced fare.
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