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Sci fi /Fantasy book suggestions
« on: Dec 11th, 2004, 9:55pm » |
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OK guys I have asked my husband to get me some new books for chrstmas, but I need some suggestions. I know that Thomas gave me a few ideas last year but I cant remember who he said.
I LOVE the Pern Novels (Ann McCaffery). As well as her Rowan and Crystal Singer Books. I am huge fan of Meloney Rawn, but she is taking forever to right her third book in the Mage Guardian series. Of the Dragon Lance Novels, I have read probably 80+% of the trilogys. So you all can see the type of books that I like. Magic, Dragons, anything that can take me to a different world. hehe I even have all the Harry Potter Books and are currently re-reading them for the 4th time right now.
So Any suggestions I would greatly appreciate.
Thanks guys.
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« Reply #1 on: Dec 11th, 2004, 10:07pm » |
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« Reply #2 on: Dec 11th, 2004, 10:34pm » |
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Arthur C. Clarke...
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Songs of Distant Earth
Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land
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« Reply #3 on: Dec 11th, 2004, 11:20pm » |
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Methinks you would really enjoy pretty much anything by Terry Pratchett
Piers Anthony always amused me
Issac Asimov (a Classic)
Those should keep you busy fer a while...specially Pratchett.
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Re: Sci fi /Fantasy book suggestions
« Reply #4 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 12:29am » |
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Yow. I could go on for an hour.
The Thomas Covenant novels by Stephen Donaldson stood out.
Feist... Riftwar series.
All of the Eddings works mentioned by Redneck.
Anything by Clarke as Vig hit on.
Anything by Heinlein before he become perverted... you will know when you hit them.
The entire Foundation works by Asimov as Cerb mentioned.
That said... do yourself a favor and read 'A Confederacy of Dunces'. I only read SciFi & Fantasy, but had my arm twisted into reading this story a decade+ ago. A sad tale of the author goes along with it.... google it for the story.
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« Reply #5 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 8:07am » |
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Thomas Covenant....Great suggestion, Rock. As for Piers Anthony...I couldn't get enough of the "Incarnations of Immortality" series or the "Apprentice Adept" series.
Hey...he's even got the CLUSTER series.
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« Reply #6 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 5:11pm » |
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Thanks guys. Keep them coming.
Tolkien I've read.
Anthony.. I read the first Incarnations of Imortality. It was ok.
Have all the Anne Rice novels.. Vampire Chonicels and Mayfare witchs as well.
And of course the Dune Books. He got a bit out there with Chapter House, but still got through it.
I am hopig to get him a list of stuff. hehe I cant wait to have new stuff to read.
-Tia
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« Reply #7 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 6:16pm » |
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on Dec 11th, 2004, 10:34pm, vig wrote:
Robert Heinlein
Stranger in a Strange Land
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Charley Manson's bible  (good read though)
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« Reply #8 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 7:26pm » |
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Vig hit on the head. Great stuff.
I haven't followed newer SF but I like a lot of Robert Silverberg's old stuff.
Larry Niven's "Ringworld" is one of the best. It's what they call hard SF rather than fantasy. If you like him, his "Know Space" stories are wonderful.
Old but good: "Childhood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke
Humor SF:
To me, "Martians Go Home" by Frederic Brown was great fun. Old stuff but hilarious. Other silly stuff by Keith Laumer is easy reading and always fun.
Asimov, Heinlein, Clarke were the big three.
Heinlein wrote well. "Stranger in a Strange Land" is the big one. Other earlier stuff is good and he was the best at narrative.
I don't know much after 1985 or so. Got away from it. Don't know why.
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« Reply #9 on: Dec 12th, 2004, 8:23pm » |
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The only thing I can add are the 5 books of the Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy trilogy by Douglas Adams. I also enjoyed 2010, and 3001, which the author escapes me at the moment.
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It's the meds, man. Catches up to you after a few decades.
Tia...list a mailing address, and the rest of us SF hosers will send you a box full of dust laden SciFi books, all in order of release.
We're like that, you know.......
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« Reply #12 on: Dec 13th, 2004, 3:50am » |
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Sci-fi: Orson Scott Card's Ender (and related) series.
The Culture-novels of Iain Banks.
Fantasy: Anything by Robin Hobb.
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Sci-fi - Dan Simmons The Hyperion series.
Fantasy, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule.
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"Virtual Light" and "Burning Chrome," by William Gibson. Hands-down, the most awesome sci-fi I've ever read... Awesome stuff!!
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« Reply #15 on: Dec 13th, 2004, 11:31am » |
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on Dec 12th, 2004, 8:34pm, Mr. Happy wrote:
It's the meds, man. Catches up to you after a few decades.
Tia...list a mailing address, and the rest of us SF hosers will send you a box full of dust laden SciFi books, all in order of release.
We're like that, you know.......
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hehe - I was like that but got rid of a lot of my books (4 book cases full) when we moved down here to Vegas. Now I have read all of the books that I do have at least 4 + times (in order of release).
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on Dec 13th, 2004, 9:02am, thomas wrote:
Fantasy, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule. |
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Heah!!!!! Thank you thomas, as soon as I read the name I knew that was it.
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on Dec 13th, 2004, 9:02am, thomas wrote:Sci-fi - Dan Simmons The Hyperion series.
Fantasy, Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones, Terry Goodkind's Wizard's First Rule. |
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The Hyperion series is my all-time fav.
Did the Wheel of Time series ever end? I stopped reading it sometime after 7 or 8 books... it seemed to be going nowhere. I abandoned it when he seemed to be milking it.
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on Dec 14th, 2004, 7:39am, Rock_Lobster wrote:
The Hyperion series is my all-time fav.
Did the Wheel of Time series ever end? I stopped reading it sometime after 7 or 8 books... it seemed to be going nowhere. I abandoned it when he seemed to be milking it.
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The Shrike RULES! Wheel of time is still ongoing, but not as good as it used to be the first 5 books were incredible, check out George R.R. Martin, that guy is a genius.
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No lie. For years my name in any online game was a Shrike variant (ShriKe / ShrikeAR / ShrikeAK / SteamShovelMouth), until everyone started using it.
Rise of Endymion I found especially moving... it just tore the fuck outta me.
Did you read Ilium... the first book in Simmons new series?
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No I haven't, is it similar? I have read the Hyperion novels about 5 times, have NOT found any sci-fi that even comes close to being as good.
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on Dec 12th, 2004, 8:23pm, Opus wrote:I also enjoyed 2010, and 3001, which the author escapes me at the moment.
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Arthur C. Clarke's continuation of 2001, including 2061 is great, especially if you saw the movie and were always wondering what the F*$#@ it meant.
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No I haven't, is it similar? I have read the Hyperion novels about 5 times, have NOT found any sci-fi that even comes close to being as good. |
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I enjoyed it. Was it Hyperion? No. Did it rock? Yes. I am really looking forward to the followup.
That said... do the Thomas Covenant books. You can likely find the first two sets in a used bookstore for cheap. Brutally enjoyable.
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on Dec 14th, 2004, 11:14am, Rock_Lobster wrote:
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I have about half of them, have to get the rest before I start.
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