This is a general discussion on books you like and think others would, but I am looking for reading material myself. Partially to show what kind of books I like, here is my recommendation list:
The Inheritance cycle
The Hobbit
The Halo Series (bar The Flood)
His Dark Materials Trilogy
The Abhorsen Trilogy
To name a Few. There are a lot more I like, but I can?t think of them right now. I
The War of the Spider Queen is hands down one of the best series I've ever read, in terms of pure enjoyment. And it is closely rivaled by the Otherland series by Tad Williams.
The series by George R. R. Martin called "A Song of Ice and Fire". It the best and most mature fantasy series ever made. HBO is making it into a TV series and it will kick ass because ROME kicked ass. These books are truly the best fantasy ever written IMHO.
Hitchhikers guide - Douglas Adams
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
To Kill A Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
The Witches of Eileannan - Kate Forsyth
Terry Pratchett's Discworld series is a must. I love just about anything by Terry Brooks. When it comes to epic fantasy, he's the man. Terry Goodkind has written a great series that is also a very good political commentary. I'm a fan of L.E. Modesitt's Recluse series and I understand that his sci-fi stuff is pretty good as well. xitel has mentioned the Otherworld series, but I actually liked Tad's other stuff a bit better. I'm more of a fantasy reader. However, all of his stuff is good. um... Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series is fantastic and there is an author finishing the last book of the series. Those are just a few of the authors I read.
The series by George R. R. Martin called "A Song of Ice and Fire". It the best and most mature fantasy series ever made. HBO is making it into a TV series and it will kick ass because ROME kicked ass. These books are truly the best fantasy ever written IMHO.
I found it to be one of the most boring series to try to read. I read the first two books when they came out and moved on to better stuff. Just goes to show how taste in books is as far reaching as there are readers.
I second the Terry Pratchett reccomendation. Great books. Also, I am particular to Anne MCcaffery's books, any of them, they are all good, Though the Brainship series are my favorite. The Myst Reader, which is 3 books in one volume, is also very good. It will be mentioned many times, but World War Z is really good, and I have heard good things about The Road, though I can't find a copy to read.
Micheal Chrichton's books are also good, so I also second that reccomendation. I also highly reccomend any of Clive Cussler's books, if you like action/semi mystery storys you will enjoy the Dirk Pitt or Oregon Files books.
Fenixius said:
Since noone's yet said it, I highly recommend Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. My personal all-time favourite. Currently, I am reading Herbert's Dune which has proven to be quite good thus far.
Yes Yes Yes! I enjoyed Enders Game and Enders Shadow, though I found Xenocide and the others a tad boring. All of the Dune books are required geek reading, and the books his son has written are not too bad either.
Since noone's yet said it, I highly recommend Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card. My personal all-time favourite. Currently, I am reading Herbert's Dune which has proven to be quite good thus far.
The series by George R. R. Martin called "A Song of Ice and Fire". It the best and most mature fantasy series ever made. HBO is making it into a TV series and it will kick ass because ROME kicked ass. These books are truly the best fantasy ever written IMHO.
I have to agree. This series of so damn amazing so far. My favorite series out there. The characters are great and the political story is very well written. The setting is so immersive vast and I would recommend this to anyone for a good read.
I'd recommend The Digital Person by Daniel Solove. Its a book talking about security in the digital world. and how much information companies can obtain from government or other private sources.
And how that data is not as secure as we may think it is.
It goes over the current laws that govern data privacy, and he goes over possible ways to change the system in order to protect personal data. It is by no means a boring book. No blockbuster thriller though. He relates things you wouldn't really expect and you're like wow... I'm really vulnerable.
I doubt it will interest anybody here. But I've always found law to be quite interesting. I'm a huge proponent for privacy, and I love computers. So its the perfect book for me.
I'm going with the posts above that say Terry Pratchett. I don't think he's written a bad book.(typically a fantasy setting, but a satire of our world with things taken too far)
I've only just gotten the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card. I got the first one from my dad, and started reading at 1:00 AM. Next time I noticed anything but the book, it was 4:30. (Sci-fi setting, humanity preparing for the expected 3rd war against an alien race).
The Bartimaeus trilogy, by Jonathon Stroud is good, especially any parts written in the title characters perspective (Fantasy; demon summoning in old-school london. Actually, maybe not so old-school. Cars are common, so probably late 20th century)
Agreeing with the above mentions of Wheel of Time, pure epic fantasy.
The Polity books by Neal Asher. Afew sub-settings, try and find Gridlinked or The Skinner first (Sci-fi, humanity is controlled by AIs in a benevolent dictatorship)(Actually has my favourite weapon ever; a one-of-a-kind semi-AI hovering disc with spinning blades that can extend out to about 25 cm. It has enough AI and speed to intercept bullets aimed at it's owner)
If anyone wants to ask me more about these (Neal Asher's books in particular lack info on wikipedia), go ahead.
I'm going to suggest my favorite books, because they're my favorites!
1984 by George Orwell Dystopian totalitarian society
Animal Farm by George Orwell Excellent parody of Russian communism.
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley see 1984, however there are quite a few differences
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Russian society during the Napoleonic Era (Specifically 1805, 1807, and finishing off with the War of 1812, along with its aftermath). Very long though, so make sure you have patience and time.
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Just awesome, a novel about a scientist who creates a monster who torments him
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky Just amazing, not sure whether to describe it, it might give some of it away, although what the main character does is obvious. It says it on the back of my copy, so I'll describe it in a spoiler below here.
It's a story about a murderer, from his point of view.
Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott VERY Descriptive at times, a historical novel setting in England just after the 3rd Crusade. About a knight who loves a princess, but can't marry her and must prove his worth.
They're all awesome! I especially suggest 1984, Animal Farm and Brave New World
Edit: Oh and of course, anything by Tolkien and The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, as has been said above.
Hmm, these will keep me occupied for a while. And yeah, I've read the hitchhikers books, and they were incredible. I still need to finish the very last one though. Also, I have to dissagree with fullmetalangel, I personally love the inheritance cyce, but then again, opinions are opinions.
The series by George R. R. Martin called "A Song of Ice and Fire". It the best and most mature fantasy series ever made. HBO is making it into a TV series and it will kick ass because ROME kicked ass. These books are truly the best fantasy ever written IMHO.
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