PolarBlues
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What author, band or other random thing did you discover long before it massively successful (and do you feel bitter about it)?
I was a George R R Martin fan back before in struck gold with his Song of Ice and Fire books, when he was only sort of known in sci-fi and horror circles. He was mostly known then for his creepy short stories and the Wildcards series, which he edited, wrote parts of and more important GMed with his gaming group of sci-fi authors (although I tihnk only the first book as any good). Perhaps less well know was his novel Windhaven, which he wrote with Lisa Tuttle and is absolutley and which is exceptional and among the most though provoking social science fiction I've come across. I also enjoyed the wit and crisp writing of Tuf Voyaging . Even Fever Dream was also pretty good, and I don't like vampires or gothicisms.
When the first of the Song of Ice of and Fire came out, I naturally bought it but it left me cold and that was the end of it for me. Little did it would go on to be such a massive hit and turn Martin in cult super-star.
So what's your I know him/her/them before they were famous?
I was a George R R Martin fan back before in struck gold with his Song of Ice and Fire books, when he was only sort of known in sci-fi and horror circles. He was mostly known then for his creepy short stories and the Wildcards series, which he edited, wrote parts of and more important GMed with his gaming group of sci-fi authors (although I tihnk only the first book as any good). Perhaps less well know was his novel Windhaven, which he wrote with Lisa Tuttle and is absolutley and which is exceptional and among the most though provoking social science fiction I've come across. I also enjoyed the wit and crisp writing of Tuf Voyaging . Even Fever Dream was also pretty good, and I don't like vampires or gothicisms.
When the first of the Song of Ice of and Fire came out, I naturally bought it but it left me cold and that was the end of it for me. Little did it would go on to be such a massive hit and turn Martin in cult super-star.
So what's your I know him/her/them before they were famous?