Im gonna start reading some books, suggest em.

[Fetzenfisch]

The most i would recommend was recommended before, so i just say, you might want to give Markus Heitz a chance, a very great Author, whose books are now available in pretty good english translations.


P.S This is one of the Thread-type were i cant be annoyed by the fact it is done every other week, either there are some really great recommendations in it, or i get reminded of some books i saw or read about months or years ago.
Thanks to the guys reminding me of "World War Z" and "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" i just ordered both, together with Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

 

[Arenari]

The Passage by Justin Cronin
Ancestor by Scott Sigler

Both are completely amazing books, at least to me.

 

[Burck]

When you feel ready for an epic, try reading Moby Dick by Herman Melville.
Warning: Its a really hard read.

Until then, the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" trilogy by Douglas Adams is a great place to start. The first three books are good, but the ones afterwards aren't so much.

 

[Funnyfac3]

Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Children of Hurin, and all books by Ted Dekker

 

[A BigCup of Tea]

anything by garth nix but i think you should start with Sabriel

 

[gokenshadow]

The Dancing Girl by Ogai Mori

Ender's Shadow by Orson Scott Card

 

[freakonaleash]

Please read Eragon!

 

[Tipsy Giant]

Dave Gorman & Danny Wallace - Are You Dave Gorman?

Funniest book in the world especially if you are into the English's sense of humour

 

[Doclector]

Prey by Michael Crichton
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

Yes, yes and more yes. Jurassic park may not surprise you all that much if you're familiar with the movie, which you most likely are, but it's still a great read, and Prey is downright terrifying at points. If you've always thought people raising hell over nanotechnology's dangers are tin foil hat wearing paranoids, prepare to think again.

As for my suggestions;

The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams
Anything by Stephen King, I know that's a disgustingly cliched choice, but seriously, that guy can really play on those fears you didn't know you had. I will never...ever look at a set of clockwork teeth in the same way again.
The strain by Guillermo del toro and chuck hogan. The perfect anti-twilight.
Also, god knows someone'll have mentioned this, but max brooks's zombie trilogy. "The zombie survival guide" is somehow funny and disturbing at the same time, even on the same damn page, "World war z" is my personal favourite, a convicing and terrifyingly detailed mock-doc on zombie war, and while "recorded attacks" can only really be recommended for graphic novel fans, it is still very good if incredibly brief.

 

[Tipsy Giant]

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon,

YES!

 

[Zweiblumen]

Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, any and all of those.

 

[Vhite]

The Name of the Wind. If you like good fantasy a great characters you gonna love it.

 

[Hman121]

The World Is Flat and The Lovely Bones.

 

[el gambito]

Mogworld

 

[Zero_ctrl]

Ender's Game
E: Ninja'd
I figured I wasn't the only one.

 

[clypog]

john ringo

eric flint

mercedes lackey

piers anthony

robert hienlen

terry brooks

isaac asimov

Lois McMaster Bujold

C.J Cherryh

Stephen R Donaldson - The Gap series

David Eddings

Alan Dean Foster

Simon R Green - Deathstalker

Anne McCaffrey

L E Modesitt - Recluce

John Ringo - Ghost, The Council War

Christopher Stasheff

Fritz Leiber

Katherine Kerr

Katherine Kurtz

stanley robinson

Jack L. Chalker - Well of Souls

Poul Anderson

Robert A. Heinlein

William C. Dietz

Fred Saberhagen

Elizabeth Moon - Serrano

David Drake

Christopher Stasheff

Chris Bunch - Star Risk

Arthur C. Clarke - cradle, venus prime?

L. E. Modesitt

Michael Moorcock

Mickey Zucker Reichert

Steven Brust

Spider Robinson

Rick Cook

Mary Brown


I signed up just to post a list of authors. My first big fantasy book I read was Sword of Shannara by Terry Brooks. After that I pretty much stuck to sci-fi and fantasy boks. There are so many available, there isn't a lot of time to read other things and still play video games. I actually have a reader for my ds and psp so I can read while I'm on lunch break.
I've read most of what these authors have written, usually more than once, and this is just a partial list of authors I read. There writing and story development styles vary greatly, but they all have some great stories or series.
Another option is Baen.com, a publisher whom has over a hundred free (most current work) e-books in different formats available for download.

 

[Aqua Trenoble]

Like Fantasy/War books? Raymond E. Feist. Here's a guide on how to read his books in order, essential since he has so damn many of them: http://www.crydee.com/raymond-feist/reading-order/alternate

Have a fun year.

 

[Wes1180]

Dave Gorman & Danny Wallace - Are You Dave Gorman?

Funniest book in the world especially if you are into the English's sense of humour

I am English and enjoy my own sense of humour

 

[Tipsy Giant]

Dave Gorman & Danny Wallace - Are You Dave Gorman?

Funniest book in the world especially if you are into the English's sense of humour

I am English and enjoy my own sense of humour

Perfect then this is for you fancy pants (i'm English too)