Favourite Character

johnnynolegs

Alrite everyone here we go who is your favourite character out of all the books you have ever read?

Mine would be Pug the magician from Raymond E. Feists Magician

thedrowner

my fave romanitc character is mr knightly from emma by jane austen. my fave character-ooooh-probably garfield

i have to go home and think about this one

Mr E

I have to say I like Pug too.

Jack Reacher from Lee Child's books is one cool mofo.

As a bad guy you love to hate, I like Gary Soneji from 3 of James Patterson's Alex Cross novels.

I'll probably think of more.

- Dave.

Kolodny

Currently Sangamon Taylor, 'eco-warrior' and self confessed muppet from Zodiac by Neal Stephenson. He reminds me of so many people I know.

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Mine would be a Russian chick called Ilia Volyova in a brilliant book called Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds.

What can I say, I have a thing for malevolent, chicks, plus, I find it breaks the mold that guys read sci-fi because they identify with the male protagonist.

From this book http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0441008356/qid=994551605/sr=1-1/kheper-20

stonequeen

that's a really tough one! i loved aragorn (lotr). he had that whole ranger thing goin on. im sure there's thousands more i'll think of now in a minute. :rolleyes:

Funky

i liked Druss in the Drenai Novels , also i loved Althalus in the Redemption of Althalus by David & Leigh Eddings

johnnynolegs

druss was amzing but do you know i really liked actually aswell and he was only in one druss book - bowman aka aaaagghhhhh i don't know i am gonna have to go home and look up his name...........

Dr. Loon

Richard Cypher (Rahl) in the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind

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Marvin the paranoid Android from HGTTG!

johnnynolegs

Erik Von Darkmoor and Rupert Avery both from the riftwar........

Manach

I suppose, my favourite type of character would be more a world weary anti-hero. Steeped in cynicism but somehow manages to do the right thing, ie.
Capt Vimes - Discworld series
Doc Mautirin - Aubrey series, O'Brian
Jon Shandow - Jerusalem Man Series, Gemmell

Von

COUNT DRACULA from Bram Stoker's Dracula.

pyure

mine would be one of the following 3 :

vimes - discworld
waylander - those david gemell books
ford perfect - hitch hikers guide to the galaxy

johnnynolegs

3 good choices there well done

DrizztIE

Harry Potter (the second edition / book) dunno what his real name is sorry.

I'm now reading Queen of the Damned thought the film was ok even though Aaliyah (god rest her soul) played deadly in it.

Waylander

Jon Shannow ( Waylander ) Jerusalum Series by Gemmel funnily enough

kamobe

Gotta be Shylock

johnnynolegs

shylock - as in the merchant of venice?

RopeDrink

Detritus the Troll, Commander Vimes and Rincewind the Wizard all from the Fabled Terry Pratchett series...

As for other characters, there was a three part fantasy series of books I read from a female author years ago during my school days and for the love of sweet crouton I can't remember the name of the series or the author herself. She had some great characters.

Waylander

Was it Katherine Kerr, The Dragon Lance Chronicles. I think that was a thrre part series.

jahras

Bernard Samson from Len Deighton's Game Set and Match trilogy
(& the other 7 books)

fisty

Shylock is great, agreed.

DapperGent

Originally posted by Kolodny
Currently Sangamon Taylor, 'eco-warrior' and self confessed muppet from Zodiac by Neal Stephenson. He reminds me of so many people I know.

He's fantastic.:D

My favourite would probably be another Neal Stephenson character. Lawrence Pritchard Waterhouse from Cryptonomicon. Everytime I think of the bit where he is drawing graphs to express his ability to concentrate against the amount of time since his last ejaculation I still get into stitches.

As for other characters, there was a three part fantasy series of books I read from a female author years ago during my school days and for the love of sweet crouton I can't remember the name of the series or the author herself. She had some great characters.

Could it have been the Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula K. Le Guin?
Or maybe the Godborn books by Gerladine Harris?

Thanx 4 The Fish

Originally posted by Funky
i liked Druss in the Drenai Novels , also i loved Althalus in the Redemption of Althalus by David & Leigh Eddings

I found it hard to like Althalus, he was always whining about something and when he eventually did get it on with the special lady, he let her walk all over him .

Now druss is the dude but at the end of the day I would have to go for Waylander as my favourite character, but that's just how I feel at the moment

Thanx 4 The Fish

Originally posted by Waylander
Was it Katherine Kerr, The Dragon Lance Chronicles. I think that was a thrre part series.

Just noticed that message, Dragonlance chronicles was by Weis & Hickman. They also wrote the deathgate cycle, if you ever get an opportunity to read this then by all means do.

johnnynolegs

dragon lance was brilliant i remember reading them all when i was baout 13 or 14

Vokes

One of the characters in David Gemmell's Ravenheart is very memorable. Jaime/Jim/James/Jamey i think his name is.....
I think he's a rebel in the book, i really have to go read it again

Thanx 4 The Fish

Must be quite memorable alright , Jaime Grymauch was his name.

johnnynolegs

I am reading wheel of time and i am starting to like Rand in it

Thanx 4 The Fish

How far in have you gotten legs, you could soon start to change your views on Rand. Now Perrin Ayabara......