Favorite Book and why

[Ridergurl10]

I'm an avid reader and I'm always looking for new books/authors to try out. So give me your suggestions and why they are good!

Here are some of mine to start off:
Any book by JD Robb because her characters are awesome, especially the main one . . . she kicks major ass!

 

[kdragon1010]

I loved the Star Wars: Rogue Squadron books

 

[Shade Jackrabbit]

Mmm... either Spine of the World by R.A. Salvatore for the excellent portrayal of the protagonist, At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft (just because it's awesome), or Ringworld by Larry Niven because I loved the evolution backstory.

 

[Mr. Moose]

Neil Gaiman's American Gods

Why?
BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING AWESOME, THATS WHY!

 

[zacaron]

im not sure I could really name a favorite book but one of them would have to be Iron Angle the sequal to Scar night and part of the deepgatee codex its by alan campbell
http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Angel-Deepgate-Codex-Campbell/dp/0553384171

 

[InifniteWit]

The Red Badge of Courage.

And if you like JD Robb you may want to read some of her work written as Nora Roberts, and Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

 

[Atvomat_Nikonov]

It's a toss up between 'Is Belief in God; Good Bad Or Irrelevant?' or The Bourne Trilogy. Both a fantastic reads, it just depends on what you want to read. Do you want to read a philosophical book abour Religion or do you want an action packed book about a rogue assasin?

 

[vede]

<a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.68923#644112>Search Button by Virgil

That, and Roadside Picnic, by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. It's a great book; <a href=http://www.cca.org/cm/picnic.pdf>you should read it!

EDIT: Oh yeah. It's good because... It's good. The Strugatsky brothers are amazing authors and if you like Roadside Picnic, you should try some of their other books, like Noon: 22nd Century or Hard to be a God.

 

[elbryan108]

I dont really have a favorite book, but rather, a series of books. The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett. If you haven't tried them yet, pick up any of them (They are in no particular order) and give them a shot.

 

[Debatra]

John Flanagan's "Ranger's Apprentice" series for the fantasy fan. The first five books are available in the US, and the first seven or eight are available in Austrailia, the author's homeland.

 

[Aardvark]

I read and enjoy too many things to have a clear favourite. If I had to name an author, I'd go with Pratchett, as his are the only works I will step over old grandmothers to get to.
The only other authors who evoke any similar fervour from me are dead ones and they're best found in second-hand bookshops.

 

[Debatra]

Only a semi-recommendation here:

Stephanie Meyer's "Twilight" series = decent story + almost all-Sue cast

 

[Jonathan Hexley]

Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy.
Why do I like it? It's an excellent series, and a good debut from Derek Landy, who used to write zombie movie screenplays where everyone died. The books are humorous, well-written, and have great plots.

 

[Debatra]

Anything by H.P. Lovecraft if you're a Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Horror fan.

H.P. Lovecraft has yet to be surpassed as the twentieth century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale

-- Stephen King

 

[tsunamibomb]

Out by Natsuo Kirino
If your at all into crime novels, this is a great great story about a group of freinds who live in pretty dire conditions and how they are tested when somebody they know is murdered (best description i can give without giving anything away ). got me hooked on the Natsuo Kirino books...just they can't come out fast enough for my liking.

 

[cannot_aim]

The song of Ice and fire series even though the author promised that the fifth book would come out 4 or 5 years ago...

 

[Dangernick42]

Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird"
It really makes you realise how rascist America was 80years ago, and how just one man can make a difference.

 

[Snowalker]

Wolf Brother, Why? Well, I would like to talk to wolves and have a wolf brother. Killing a demon bear would be totally awesoem too.

 

[Lord_Ascendant]

Warriors
Warriros: The New Prophecy
Warriors: The Power of Three