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Hey whaz up? Does anyone know any good books. I have started reading, well buying, the Discworld series and I quite enjoy it, so I will probably buy all of them. So do you know any other good SF or myth books?
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:06 am Post subject: |
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I suggest the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 9:57 am Post subject: |
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Have you read the Lord of The Rings series yet? If you havent you should because they are like 100 times better than the movies which had a ton of stuff cut/left out of them. Thanks
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 10:19 am Post subject: |
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I don't know if you like philosophical books , but The Sovereignity Of Good written by Iris Murdoch is really good stuff .
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Well, for the past year or so I've been really into the Forgotten Realms books, especially the ones by R.A. Salvatore.
First I read the Icewind Dale Trilogy (which was excellent). Then I went back and read the prequel to Drizzt's story, The Dark Elf Trilogy (Even better than Icewind Dale!) Then I read the Cleric Quintet, also a good read. And currently right now I'm reading Legacy of The Drow, I'm about halfway through it. Yes, I think it's safe to say that I'm a huge Drizzt fan :D
I'd really reccomed them if your into the fantasy genre. And even if you aren't, it's a good place to start!
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Celes Tilly wrote: |
| I suggest the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. |
I agree. It's like a hardcore version of The Lord of the Rings. |
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan
The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
The Rift War Sagas by an author by the last name of Feist
Other good authors: R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, James Axler,
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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Go for Xanth books. Xanth is cool ^^
I'm also going to have to recomend Douglas Adams, H.P. Lovecraft, and Brett Davis.
I have manymany other authors and series to recomend, but most of my books are upstairs...so I can't recall them at the moment.
I also have tons of manga recomendations, but I'm not sure if this is really the right place for that
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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The Dark Tower series by Stephen King are amoung the best I've ever read in any genre, and I'm really not a huge King fan.
Also, The Ender's Game books by Orson Scott Card are excellent. Well, anything written by Card is good.^^;
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| Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2004 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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American Gods is a pretty good book.
If you're thinking of Sci-Fi I'd suggest Dune. Pretty cool book that.
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 1:28 am Post subject: |
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The Lord of the Rings series of books are very good indeed and i particularly enjoyed The Silmarillion which is a prequel to all the books which detailed the war against the first Dark Lord who was much more powerful that Sauron. Who do you think the Balrogs of Morgoth are named after? Anyways yeah it's a very good but very long book so if your interested I suggest that you look it up if you get the chance you know. I need to find something new to read that will peak my interest maybe I will look up Water Margin.
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| Other good authors: R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, James Axler, |
I personally never cared for Ed Greenwood's books at all. He might have created the setting of the Forgotten Realms, but as far as writing novels for it, I always felt he was one of the weakest. Of course, I haven't read a large number of his, since I started avoiding his books once I figured out I was not enjoying them. Which Greenwood books in particular would you reccomend as his better works, in case I ever decide to give him another try?
Anyways, getting back to the original point of the topic, if you are looking for Sci-Fi, than I have always enjoyed the classic stories of people like Ray Bradburry or the author of the stories that Blade Runner and Minority Report were based off (who's name, unfortunately, is being auto-edited, so I can't type it out). You might want to give them a try. |
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| Brothers Karamazov, all time favorite novel. Isn't sci fi or fantasy and can be a bit difficult at times, but it is well worth it. |
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| Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 12:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Keep reading the Pratchett books. I've been reading them since I've been ten, and I just recently understood half the funny stuff. LOTR is good as well. Maybe some Pike books, but they're a different genre altogether. |
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