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Topic: Darker fantasy/sci-fi anyone?

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Subject: Darker fantasy/sci-fi anyone?
Date Posted: 12/2/2010 11:01 AM ET
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Hello All! This is my first post on PBS and I'm very glad to be part of such a cool community. I am looking for some more...
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Date Posted: 12/2/2010 11:26 AM ET
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These are all pretty dark and gave me food for thought.... Daughter of t more...
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Date Posted: 12/2/2010 12:08 PM ET
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From what I've heard, George Alec more...
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Date Posted: 12/2/2010 12:59 PM ET
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The protagonist's younger brother in The Eyes of the Dragon (Stephen King) suffers from a great deal of self loathing. He may not be t more...
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Date Posted: 12/2/2010 4:29 PM ET
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way of the shadow trilogy by brent more...
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Date Posted: 12/2/2010 10:45 PM ET
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On the light side, Raymond more...
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Date Posted: 12/3/2010 11:47 AM ET
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The Magicians by more...
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Date Posted: 12/9/2010 11:03 AM ET
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Well, George R.R. Martin is what comes to mind immediately.  It's a very intricate and tw more...
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How about the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unb more...
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Date Posted: 3/4/2011 2:07 PM ET
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Oh oh oh! I know the answer to this one! LOL Try Joe Abercrombie's First Law more...
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Susan R Matthews, the Jurisdiction series. The main character is a doctor who is employed as an "Inquisitor" on a space ship. The Inqu more...
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I would highly recommend the Disposs more...
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Subject: I second the Jim Butcher / Harry Dresden Suggestion!
Date Posted: 4/5/2011 9:09 AM ET
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If you more...
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Date Posted: 4/6/2011 6:31 PM ET
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I 'third" the Dresden series.  I had a hard time getting into t more...
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Date Posted: 4/7/2011 12:01 PM ET
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The Nightside series is entertaining, but not what I would call deep. It is plot driven and very light weight in terms of deep emotions. I enjoy them but I don't think they fi more...
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Subject: A song of ice and fire
Date Posted: 4/13/2011 12:49 PM ET
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somebody else alre more...
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Date Posted: 5/2/2011 3:33 PM ET
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What you want are Mich more...
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Subject: Dark subject matter
Date Posted: 5/8/2014 3:30 PM ET
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If you are still watching more...