Mojlnir Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I'm going to make a wild guess and say that there are many avid readers on this forum. If you're like me, you have shelves of books that you have collected over the years. What are some favorites? I'm always looking for a good read, but I always seem to find crappy ones at the store and end up reading my collection over and over again. A good case is L. Ron Hubbard's "Battlefield Earth" (the movie sucked). I think I'm up to about 11 times now, and I've had to buy 3 copies because they fall apart on me. I need some new books!Everything is fair game. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, History, Religion, Current Events, Mysteries....let's talk books!Here are a few of my favorites (author first) to get started: Clive Cussler: All books. You can't go wrong with Dirk Pitt and Al Giordino Jeff Long: Descent, Year Zero These both make you think just a little, plus they're kinda scary Larry Niven, James Pournelle, Steven Barnes: Legacy of Heorot, Beowulfs Children So very good. Frank Herbert: Dune and subsequent books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThetaOrionis01 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Iain M. Banks - any of his science fiction is worth reading...though be prepared for a bit of weirdness. My favourite is 'Excession' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zmid Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Try Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, or David (and Leigh) Eddings' Belgariad and Mallorean series'. They are absolutely superb, and should keep you going for quite some time as that's nineteen books there. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acoran Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Robin Hobb books (thats 7 books) Terry Goodkind books(thats 8 books) Terry Brooks(a little bit childish writting style but not bad books, about 15 books) George R.R Martin (only 3 books so far but by far the best books I've read) Ramond E. Fiest (7 boks i think, very good IMO) CLan of the Cave Bear(there are others but I can't rmeber what there called, there good but not my favorite books) and I could go on and on, but these are all SciFy-Fantsy so ask soemone else if you want something else but these should keep you going for a while. hope you find some you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesaynothin Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 second on George R.R. Martin. Song of Ice and Fire is easily one of the best fantasy series I've read. Douglas Adams, the hitchiker series! It's 42 BABEH!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanateros Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Anything by David Sedaris or Dave Barry And for Hilarious Shreckesque fairy tale humor check out the Nonexistent Knight by Italo Calvino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltiraaz Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 Gary Paulsens books are on the short side, but they are really really good. Especially if your into nature. ( check out hatchet and all the various sequels) Anything by RA Salvatore, I particularly enjoyed the DemonWars saga, but they're all good. Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy are among the best books i have ever read. I dont really read as much as i used to since i started highschool, but hopefully once christmas rolls around i can get some serious reading done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeLLL Posted October 23, 2003 Share Posted October 23, 2003 This is not a troll or potential flame bait I just want to make this clear first But I just recently re-read Mien Kampf <1934 copy same as stampys>. A very interesting read. I have more apprecitaion of the mindset/resons of why Hitler was hell bent on the destruction of "lesser races". It is a very disturbing read. My Opa who lived in Holland during WW2 gave me the book. Listening to his storys <while he was alive> really hit a nerve with me. He said at the age of 15 he was forced to work in the coal mines at his village other wise face execution like many of the people who refused to work in there. At the time I couldnt understand why a person would want to enslave and kill other people <i was 10 at the time>. So my Opa gave me Mein Kampf to read. His EXACT words were "This will give you an insight into the mind of a creature that enslaved the people of Holland and then took to slaughter them. He can never be forgiven for the attorcities he was responsible for. Never forget." Last week <on wednesday>; it was 6 years since he died. Hence me re-reading the book. It is a disturbing read. I will say that much. So much hate and anger. Let noone like him walk this earth again. HeLLL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malchik Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Terry Pratchett for me - but read them in the order he wrote them starting with the Colour of Magic. I'm currently enjoying 'The Hundredth Name' but I can't for the life of me remember the author. Book's at home and I'm at work. I used to read serious stuff - %&$!ens, Herman Hesse, Graham Greene, Joseph Conrad and many more. Now I can just muster the effort for escapism. If you have an English style sense of humour I find Sarah Caudwell's mystery stories very amusing. Begin with 'Thus was Adonis Murdered'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK v3 Posted October 24, 2003 Share Posted October 24, 2003 Terry Pratchett for me - but read them in the order he wrote them starting with the Colour of Magic. I love you... I can't seem to find many people who like Pratchett. But for reading material... PC Gamer, if that counts, but I really want to read and order the DooM books - if they're as good as the game, that is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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