Any good books you recommend?
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Vince flynn writes some great books about a CIA agent named Mitch Rapp. Usually very fast paced and with a few twisties along the way.
Same goes for Matthew Reilly. He's written a few different series now. Contest is Sci-Fi action. The Scarecrow series is very military orientated. The Jack West Jr series is more of an Indiana Jones style adventure. Always fast paced and very hard to put down simply because there are no boring bits where you think, "Yea, I'll give it a break here". You always feel 1 page away from a big event.
Bernard Cornwell sticks to a historical fiction style of writing. The Sharpe series is quite well know. There are also series based around Saxon England, The Hundred Years War and King Arthur. 90% of the events in the books are researched and based on fact, with the other 10% being creative to involve the character.
For a more fantasy style book, Magician by Raymond E Feist is widely considered to be one of the greatest. Personally, I compare it to Lord Of The Rings in terms of the epic scale, except Magician deals with 2 different worlds, not just one. If you do enjoy the story, there are about 20 other books set around the same world and characters, or descendants of characters.
EDIT : Almost forgot... Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Don't not be put off by the over the top movie, it is a fantastic book. Especially the scene discussing "value". Awesome. Fact of the day, this is on the Marine Corp Reading List for Privates to Lance Corporals.
Same goes for Matthew Reilly. He's written a few different series now. Contest is Sci-Fi action. The Scarecrow series is very military orientated. The Jack West Jr series is more of an Indiana Jones style adventure. Always fast paced and very hard to put down simply because there are no boring bits where you think, "Yea, I'll give it a break here". You always feel 1 page away from a big event.
Bernard Cornwell sticks to a historical fiction style of writing. The Sharpe series is quite well know. There are also series based around Saxon England, The Hundred Years War and King Arthur. 90% of the events in the books are researched and based on fact, with the other 10% being creative to involve the character.
For a more fantasy style book, Magician by Raymond E Feist is widely considered to be one of the greatest. Personally, I compare it to Lord Of The Rings in terms of the epic scale, except Magician deals with 2 different worlds, not just one. If you do enjoy the story, there are about 20 other books set around the same world and characters, or descendants of characters.
EDIT : Almost forgot... Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Don't not be put off by the over the top movie, it is a fantastic book. Especially the scene discussing "value". Awesome. Fact of the day, this is on the Marine Corp Reading List for Privates to Lance Corporals.
Jasper Fforde - The Thursday Next Saga, beginning with The Eyre Affair.
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell - The Edge Chronicles.
George R. R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire, beginning with Game of Thrones.
Raymond E. Feist - The Riftwar Saga, beginning with Magician.
J. M. Coetzee - Foe.
Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children.
Darren Shan - The Saga of Darren Shan, beginning with Cirque du Freak.
Darren Shan - The Demonata, beginning with Lord Loss.
Terry Pratchett - The Discworld, beginning with The Colour of Magic.
Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.
Dan Abnett - Gaunt's Ghosts, beginning with First and Only.
There you go, a small mixture of stuff I'd recommend reading.
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell - The Edge Chronicles.
George R. R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire, beginning with Game of Thrones.
Raymond E. Feist - The Riftwar Saga, beginning with Magician.
J. M. Coetzee - Foe.
Salman Rushdie - Midnight's Children.
Darren Shan - The Saga of Darren Shan, beginning with Cirque du Freak.
Darren Shan - The Demonata, beginning with Lord Loss.
Terry Pratchett - The Discworld, beginning with The Colour of Magic.
Seamus Heaney's translation of Beowulf.
Dan Abnett - Gaunt's Ghosts, beginning with First and Only.
There you go, a small mixture of stuff I'd recommend reading.
'clan of the cave-bear" its a good read, part of a series thats been going on for god knows how many years now, the last book is out
granted it gets rediculous towards the end but it still draws you in (oh and theres lot of graphic cave-man sex)
granted it gets rediculous towards the end but it still draws you in (oh and theres lot of graphic cave-man sex)
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
Ciaphas Cain by Sandy Mitchell
The Forever War by Joe Hadleman
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
I could of course keep listing books for a while, but that's what caught my eye when I looked at my shelf.
Ciaphas Cain by Sandy Mitchell
The Forever War by Joe Hadleman
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
I could of course keep listing books for a while, but that's what caught my eye when I looked at my shelf.
Aidinthel said:
This.
Also:
Magician by Raymond E Feist
The Magicians Guild By Trudi Canavan
The Way Of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
The Wheel Of Time by Robert Jordan
The Furies Of Calderon by Jim Butcher
The Lies Of Loche Lamora by Scott Lynch
Legend By David Gemmell
A Hymn Before Battle By John Ringo
Horus Rising By Dan Abnett
That should keep you going for a while.
The Dresden Files novels by Jim Butcher. A modern urban fantasy about a wizard-slash-private-investigator (that Dresden in the title) that gets hired or more likely dragged into cases (hence, his files). Action packed and crazy awesome in general. It's not to be missed.
The <color=blue>House of Heaves by Mark Danielewski. If you like a psychological horror that plays mind games with you, I'd suggest you get it.
Another vote for the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett.
The <color=blue>House of Heaves by Mark Danielewski. If you like a psychological horror that plays mind games with you, I'd suggest you get it.
Another vote for the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett.
By far my favorite book is Stephen King's Under the Dome. This thousand-page monstrosity has Smalltown USA being trapped withing a clear dome. IT's like a modern-day Lord of the Flies, minus whiny British kids.
The "A Song of Ice and Fire" series, hands down.
A Game of Thrones
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons
A Clash of Kings
A Storm of Swords
A Feast for Crows
A Dance with Dragons
The 'Malazan Book of the Fallen' series by Steven Erikson is pretty good so far, though I've only read four of the ten. And for fair warning, each book is long ( at least 700 pages per book).
Also, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert is well worth a read if you have not already read it.
Also, 'Dune' by Frank Herbert is well worth a read if you have not already read it.