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reccomend some good books...
2006-01-04, 1:23 AM #1
for me to read. I'm looking for mainly Sci-fi/fantasy, but I'll read just about anything, as long as it's good. Most importantly, the writing has to be good. Not interested in any Star Wars books at this time.

Below are some things I've read already, so don't bother suggesting these. I've rated them from 1-5 so you can get a feel for what I'm after. (Feel free to rate your suggestions using the same scale, too)


(writing, storyline, setting)
Writing is how well the story is actually written, storyline is how interesting the story is, and setting covers the world/realm the story takes place in and how well that world is portrayed/thought out.

The Seafort Saga (5, 5, 5) (By far, the best sci-fi I've ever read. I strongly reccomend it)

Wheel of Time (4, 5, 5)

Song of Albion (3, 4, 4)

Redwall Series (3, 3, 5)
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2006-01-04, 1:47 AM #2
I can't recommend the Song of Ice and Fire books enough, pure class.
2006-01-04, 2:00 AM #3
Sword of Truth
Shannarra series (3 sets of 4 books, intense)
Dragonlance
Forgotten Realms
BattleTech (the older books)
Enders Saga

Should keep you entertained.
D E A T H
2006-01-04, 3:23 AM #4
The Giver [/SIZE][/COLOR]
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2006-01-04, 3:35 AM #5
I'm currently reading the Orcs trilogy by Stan Nicholls. It's a fantasy story told from the perspective of the orcs. In this case, they're not pure evil, they're an enslaved warrior race. Lots of fighting and adventure; and it's been quick and enjoyable reading so far.
2006-01-04, 3:57 AM #6
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson (A billion stars)
The Gunslinger (and the subsequent books, but specifically this (first) one) - Stephen King

Snow Crash is a sort of cyberpunk/comedy, and The Gunslinger is pretty much cocaine in printed form.
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2006-01-04, 3:59 AM #7
Absolutely anything by Terry Pratchett.
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2006-01-04, 4:17 AM #8
The Forge of God by Greg Bear. It's one of the most excellent sci-fi books I have ever read, and the...moral, or message, or whatever....the final revelation, is mind boggling.
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2006-01-04, 5:00 AM #9
I'd read Battletech, its a series of about 70 or so books, base of the Mechwarrior and MechAssualt games, here's just the two best trilogys from it, also don't mind the description, they're from amazon's backcover descriptions and are baaaad

Michael A. Stackpole
[INDENT]Warrior Trilogy[/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Warrior: En Garde[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Warrior: Riposte[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Warrior: Coupe[/INDENT][/INDENT]
Quote:
The heir apparent of the Lyran Common-wealth has been kidnapped, just when her secret betrothal to Prince Hanse Davion of the Federated Suns would cement the most powerful alliance in the Inner Sphere. Meanwhile, as two half brothers find themselves fighting on opposite sides of the Inner Sphere's endless battles...one uncovers a fiendish plot against the heir and undertakes to ensure her safety--and along with it, the safety of the entire Inner Sphere!



[INDENT]Blood of Kerensky Trilogy[/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Lethal Heritige[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Blood Legacy[/INDENT][/INDENT]
[INDENT][INDENT]Lost Destiny[/INDENT][/INDENT]
Quote:
By the 31st century, humanity has spread to thousands of worlds, while a handfull of powerful empires wage continual war for the right to rule the stars. Foremost among the weapons used in that struggle are BattleMechs, war machines of articulated armor loaded with autocannons, missile launchers, lasers, and beam weapons. Piloting them are Mech Warriors, the best, most intensively trained men and women available. Like the armored knights of an earlier age, Mech Warriors are popular heroes, and their exploits are the stuff of legends.

At the start of Blood of Kerensky, the year is 3030 3050(Damn backcover writers). For the past 300 years, since the Star League collapse and the rise of the Five Successor States, these mortal enemies have fought over space, land, and politics. But a new threat looms just outside the Inner Sphere. The descendants of an old Star League general, the Clans, bred to be the best military force humanity has ever seen, have come to take what they believe is rightfully theirs.
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2006-01-04, 5:24 AM #10
Anything by Jack Vance.
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2006-01-04, 6:35 AM #11
Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
Blade Runner - Philip K. Dick
Starship Troopers - Heinlein
Caves of Steel - Asimov

And basically anything else by any of those authors
2006-01-04, 6:41 AM #12
Fear Nothing (Dean Koontz)
Seize the Night (Dean Koontz, sequel to Fear Nothing)
The Fionavar Tapestry (Author eludes me right now)
Avatar Series, Forgotten Realms (6 books, author eludes me)
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2006-01-04, 6:57 AM #13
Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Dreams of a dreamer from afar to a fardreamer.
2006-01-04, 9:08 AM #14
Sword of Truth
Cleric Quintet

Best two fantasy series' ever. Screw Drizzt. Cadderly is where it's at.
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2006-01-04, 2:37 PM #15
Wheel of Time

But for REAL literature:

Slaughterhouse 5
... How about I save myself time and just say anything by Kurt Vonnegut.
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2006-01-04, 2:41 PM #16
the Dune books.
2006-01-04, 2:52 PM #17
[QUOTE=Victor Van Dort] The Giver SUCKS [/SIZE][/COLOR][/QUOTE]
Fixed.
D E A T H
2006-01-04, 3:00 PM #18
American Gods, by Neil Gaimen
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaimen
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel
2006-01-04, 3:00 PM #19
[QUOTE=Murc XIII]Blade Runner - Philip K. Dick[/QUOTE]

The title of that novel is actually Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick is one of my favorite authors. I also recommend his short stories and The World Jones Made.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is also excellent.
2006-01-04, 3:09 PM #20
Originally posted by Wuss:
The title of that novel is actually Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Philip K. Dick is one of my favorite authors. I also recommend his short stories and The World Jones Made.

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is also excellent.

Are you serious? I thought it was just blade runner. I didn't know he made that one.
D E A T H
2006-01-04, 3:29 PM #21
[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi]Are you serious? I thought it was just blade runner. I didn't know he made that one.[/QUOTE]

No it's what Wuss said. Great book indeed.

Anything by Chuck Palahniuk
Discworld Series by Terry Pratchet
Anything by Douglas Adams
APT 1, 2, 3/4, 5/6
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2006-01-04, 3:32 PM #22
Originally posted by ZOOIkes:
Anything by Chuck Palahniuk

**** yes.
D E A T H
2006-01-04, 3:34 PM #23
Starship Troopers is the best fantasy novel ever written.
2006-01-04, 3:36 PM #24
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2006-01-04, 4:07 PM #25
  • A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
  • Dune by Frank Herbert
  • The Drenai Saga by David Gemmell
  • The Rigante by David Gemmell
  • The Runelords by David Farland
  • The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
  • The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
2006-01-04, 4:13 PM #26
It's Superman! by Tom De Haven ( I just started it, but it's really good so far)
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed and Other Thigns I've Learned by Alan Alda
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2006-01-04, 4:43 PM #27
The Da Vincci Code, Angels and Demons, Deception Point, Digital Fortress all by Dan Brown.
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2006-01-04, 4:49 PM #28
Originally posted by Wuss:
The title of that novel is actually Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?


I was going to type that...but it was too long. So I just wrote Blade Runner. All the copies in stores these days have both titles on them anyway.
2006-01-04, 4:50 PM #29
[QUOTE=Dj Yoshi]
Enders Saga
[/QUOTE]

Definitley
"His Will Was Set, And Only Death Would Break It"

"None knows what the new day shall bring him"
2006-01-04, 4:55 PM #30
I second Douglas Adams & Terry Pratchett.

I'd also recommend James Clavell's Shogun if you want a 1200 something page book.
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2006-01-04, 5:00 PM #31
Fight Club and Lullaby by chuck palahniuk.

For those who enjoy dark humor. :P
2006-01-04, 5:15 PM #32
Originally posted by Fardreamer:
Jules Verne, Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jules Verne, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea


Brililant


And get yourself some Anne Rice.

Start off with "Interview with the vampire"

then read "Lestat", and maybe "Queen of the damned" (queen of the crap movie adaptation more like)

BUT YOU HAVE TO READ - ANNE RICE - "MEMNOCH THE DEVIL"!
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2006-01-04, 5:30 PM #33
the pendragon cycle. if you enjoy'd the song of albion trilogy you'll probably like these books, same author: Stephen R lawhead.

anything by michael crichton...

and of course anything by good old chuck!

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2006-01-04, 5:32 PM #34
Originally posted by Darth_Alran:
and of course anything by good old chuck!

:)


chuck norris? he can write books as well as kick biblical arse?
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2006-01-04, 6:05 PM #35
Chalk another vote up for the Ender's Saga. Excellent, Excellent, Excellent.

Anything by Ray Bradbury.

For some non-fiction, The Society Of Mind by Marvin Minsky is quite a read. (Basically a theory of how the brain works from a computer programmer.)

Find a book of short stories by O'Henry, great stuff.

I am personally a big fan of Science Fiction dystopias, so anything like 1984, Fahrenhiet 451, The Giver, We, ect.

Also Anthem, which isn't Science Fiction, but it is a dystopia. A good read, even though I hate how Any Rand wrote it.
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2006-01-04, 6:29 PM #36
Oh yeah.. I've read the Ender Saga... When I started this thread, it was late. My brain wasn't functioning at full capacity. I blame that for not mentioned the Ender Saga in my first post. :)

Thanks for all the suggestions.. I'm going to compile a list, and then check some of these out. Keep em coming.
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2006-01-04, 6:49 PM #37
Beloved, by Toni Morrison

Though some of you may (have) read it in high school.

ridiculously symbolic, deep, and easily underappreciated with regards to its true poetic power just because of how hard it is to understand completely
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