Ditto. can't say that it's exactly what the OP was looking for though.aba1 said:
OT: Err, Don't really read too many series. I guess Catch-22/closing time counts.
Favourite Book series?
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OT: Err, Don't really read too many series. I guess Catch-22/closing time counts.
My favorites in no particular order,
-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R Martin
-Belgariad & Mallorean by David Eddings
-Gaunts Ghosts by Dan Abnett
-Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
-The Dune novels by Frank Herbert
-Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
-A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R Martin
-Belgariad & Mallorean by David Eddings
-Gaunts Ghosts by Dan Abnett
-Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkien
-The Dune novels by Frank Herbert
-Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
The Witcher is really astonishingly written, has solid story.
Also, worth mentioning is Juraj Červenák, he writes Slavic fantasy, and he's got two awesome series:
Adventures of Captain Bathory (not translated though)
The Warlock (some short stories were translated in english I believe)
Also, worth mentioning is Juraj Červenák, he writes Slavic fantasy, and he's got two awesome series:
Adventures of Captain Bathory (not translated though)
The Warlock (some short stories were translated in english I believe)
I really liked The First Law by Joe Abercrombie, and I'm currently reading the Nightside series by Simon R. Green, which is also pretty good (so far).
Right now i guess Gaunts Ghosts, but right now I'm going to say the Warhammer 40K Battle novels, like the battle of the fang, or Hunt for Voldurious, or even the Helsreach book. All of them good, and in the middle of the book they hve like 4 pagesa bout dedicated to a few maps or unit loadout or that stuff. Its interesting and so far my est of them all is Helsreach where the main character which is a Chaplin encourages the defenders on the first day of defense against orks on world Armaggadon.
Oooo... if that's the original trilogy (starting with Magician) then I'm with you, though I'll extend it to every book prior to the Conclave of Shadows arc. After that, it started getting a bit iffy to me, still enjoyable reads, but not as epic as the earlier lot (including the Erik von Darkmoor quartet...).MetalDooley said:
Fix'd... and I didn't realise it had been serialised in some releases until today... -_- I liked it best in its humongous single epic tome glory form!Guffe said:
Yah, liked that... good take on the concept of magic. Got a bit soppy towards the end, but I was still thoroughly engrossed. BTW, meant to ask, what's your avatar from??Legion said:
Other than that...
the Tawny Man - Robin Hobb
Aria - Amano Kozue (even though it's manga, some people are counting it, so am I)
the Macht - Paul Kearney
the Rigante, Troy & Greece & Macedon (OK, so this one's just two) - David Gemmell
Gaunt's Ghosts & Eisenhorn - Dan Abnett
Sure there're a few more I think highly of, but that'll do for now.
I know what you mean. The other books set in the same world are even more so which is why I didn't mention them. It's like no character can possibly fail to fall in love at some point during her stories. I don't mind romance at all, but it's almost like a formula with Trudi Canavan.SckizoBoy said:
My avatar is Rune Balot from the anime Mardock Scramble. It is a short film trilogy based upon a manga, although only the first one is out where I am though. Fairly violent and fairly sexual (in a non-fan service way, it's more to show the horrific things people do to one another).
Hmm... Tough question.
I've been immersed in the Discworld series for a long time, so it's definitely near the top of my list. Whether it's number one, I can't say for sure.
I'm also a huge fan of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, which I've read through to completion (seven books) about four times. I actually just recently discovered the graphic novels of the series, and have been tracking down those, but, honestly, I really don't like paying around $30 for books, so I've only got a couple.
Those two would be at the top of my list. And, of course, it would be wrong of me not to mention my love for all things Tolkien, and how I enjoyed A Song of Ice and Fire. I suppose I should also give honourable mention to Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's The Death Gate Cycle series, though I've only read three or four of those, and not for a long time. But they were a big influence on my love of fantasy when I was younger, along with Tolkien, so they deserve praise.
Other than that, I suppose that, given my age, I have to mention the Harry Potter novels, which, while rather poorly written (in my opinion, anyway), told an excellent story, save for a few stumbles here and there.
So, yeah:
Discworld
The Dark Tower
The Lord of the Rings (and really anything Middle-earth related)
A Song of Ice and Fire
The Death Gate Cycle
Harry Potter
I've been immersed in the Discworld series for a long time, so it's definitely near the top of my list. Whether it's number one, I can't say for sure.
I'm also a huge fan of Stephen King's The Dark Tower series, which I've read through to completion (seven books) about four times. I actually just recently discovered the graphic novels of the series, and have been tracking down those, but, honestly, I really don't like paying around $30 for books, so I've only got a couple.
Those two would be at the top of my list. And, of course, it would be wrong of me not to mention my love for all things Tolkien, and how I enjoyed A Song of Ice and Fire. I suppose I should also give honourable mention to Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's The Death Gate Cycle series, though I've only read three or four of those, and not for a long time. But they were a big influence on my love of fantasy when I was younger, along with Tolkien, so they deserve praise.
Other than that, I suppose that, given my age, I have to mention the Harry Potter novels, which, while rather poorly written (in my opinion, anyway), told an excellent story, save for a few stumbles here and there.
So, yeah:
Discworld
The Dark Tower
The Lord of the Rings (and really anything Middle-earth related)
A Song of Ice and Fire
The Death Gate Cycle
Harry Potter
The series of Drizzt Do'Urden Books by R.A Salvatore. Love his style and Drizzt is awesome. Couldn't finish the 5th book though.
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I know the feeling and my copy just shipped from Barnes and Noble i expect it in a few days[Gavo said:
I really like the Ender's Game Series by Orson Scott Card and the Baritmeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
I'm happy. A lot of the characters started to feel...Unwieldy? I guess I just felt like a lot of the progression was done with and the characters were getting into positions where they couldn't roam and adventure (becoming Amyrlin and stuff), so I'm glad it's gonna wrap up just as that feeling started to grow.[Gavo said:
OP: Can you tell me some about the Dragonriders of Pern? My oldest sister really wanted me to get into them when I was a kid but at the time if it wasn't DragonLance or Forgotten Realms, I didn't give a shit.
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To be on topic, the Erevis Cale trilogy, A Song of Ice and Fire, the DragonLance Chronicles trilogy, 20th Century Boy, Hajime no Ippo, Yu Yu Hakusho, and other stuff that I own but probably can't recall off the top of the dome.
Isaac Asimov foundation series. It is remarkable how Asimov managed to fit almost all of his major books into one gigantic storyline.
Terry Pratchett discworld series. Gets better and also somewhat darker by every passing book.
Frank Herbert dune series. Space epic of unprecedented proportions.
Terry Pratchett discworld series. Gets better and also somewhat darker by every passing book.
Frank Herbert dune series. Space epic of unprecedented proportions.
It did!? Finally, have to find it! So excited now!Gavo said:
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Surprised I haven't seen these two series pop up yet.
Gentlemen Bastard Sequence by Scott Lynch. Excellent characters, interesting settings and circumstances. People die, and they die for a reason. Only two novels so far, but excellent reads none the less.
The Prince of Nothing series by Scott Bakkar. Some heavy stuff here steeped in what I assume is Bakkar's analysis of personal and moral philosophy in the face of impending doom. Still awesome fantasy, sabotage, deceit, epic battles, quandaries of love, very thoughtful.
Yea, I would have to say Discworld is my favorite. The others you mentioned (especially Potter) are really close but I always go back to Discworld.mParadox said:
When I get a chance I also plan to dive into Robert Rankin Witches series. I like his humor, very similar to Pratchett's. What drew me to him were his titles: things like Armageddon The Musical and Nostradamus Ate My Hamster.