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Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Only Thread
There is a great thread in the lounge about Books in general, but to be honest, all I really want to read is Sci-Fi (including post-apocalyptic), and Fantasy.
In this OP I will compile every poster's top 3 Fantasy/SciFi suggestions if they give me them. I will try to keep the posters in alphabetical order in case you want to find someone's suggestions easier. CP POSTER SUGGESTIONS Baby Lee 1. Fritz Lieber's Swords Against series. 2. George R.R. Martin's SoIaF series [no brainer that will probably make tons of other lists] 3. Umberto Eco, Foucalt's Pendulum [a little more obscure/forgotten to make up for GRRM] Frosty 1.Raymond Feist - Riftwar Saga 2.Terry Brooks - Shannara series (starting with the Knight of the Word books) 3.Tad Williams - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Huffmeister (1) Dune - Frank Herbert (2) The Stand - Stephen King (1000+ page unabridged) (3) Starship Troopers - Robert A. Heinlein (checkout the song by Yes, too. lots of great bass) Jawshco 1. "Book of the Long Sun" by Gene Wolfe 2. "Paradise War" by Stephen R Lawhead 3. "The Dragonbone Chair" by Tad Williams listopencil 1. Edgar Rice Burroughs, any series 2. Robert Heinlein, everything he has written in chronological order (but read Starship Troopers first) 3. Doc Smith's Lensman series vailpass 1. The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume 1, 2A & 2B books are a gold mine for sampling the evolution of sci-fi. (below) 2.The Nebula Awards and Hugo Awards (selected yearly, pick a year) 3. Years Best SF Annual publication, pick any volume from 1 to the current volume 17 See Post 142 Last edited by Buck; 03-25-2012 at 12:56 PM.. |
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06-13-2012, 11:24 AM | #226 |
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The narrator is pretty good, he changes up his voice for the different characters. Unfortunately I realized after 15 min of working that I want paying nearly enough attention so I'll be using it for car rides only.
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06-13-2012, 11:31 AM | #227 |
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I have the same problem at work sometimes, and sometimes when I'm gaming at home. There's even been a few times on my bike where I realize I've zoned out for a half hour and have no idea what's going on.
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06-13-2012, 11:39 AM | #228 |
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I had that problem in some of the later Dark Tower audio books. You can't really just "kind of" pay attention to stories like that.
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I really liked the ensemble cast of Hyperion, but Bevine did do the story justice in the remaining novels. Hyperion is the best of the series, of course, but I did grow to enjoy the Endymion tales, as well. The whole concept of that universe just seemed to resonate with me. Give them a second chance sometime. |
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06-13-2012, 10:30 PM | #230 | |
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I think he's released 6 plus a short story collection for the Dread Empire, 10 for the Black Company and maybe 11 or 12 for the Garrett P.I. series. (Please be advised this is from memory, so the count may be slightly off.)
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06-14-2012, 05:36 PM | #231 |
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Here are a couple of recommendations.
Sci Fi - Brain Jack Fantasy - Stormbringer series
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So after ditching the audio recording, I started reading The Name of the Wind tonight and got about 50 pages in (Chronicler just talked to Kite at the Inn for the first time). I really enjoyed reading that. It was the least confusing fantasy I've ever read. Glad that its not intentionally wordy.
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I also picked The Stand back up today after a 2 month break. About 60% through that one. Its really good, but its also a grind. I've only been reading that one in hour long chunks at work. I want to see what happens really badly.
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07-31-2012, 11:17 PM | #234 |
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And for triple post let me recommend Ready Player One.
Not quite Sci Fi, not quite fantasy....but really fun to read. Its got a lot of 80s pop culture references in it too. If you're a gamer, you'll love it. |
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07-31-2012, 11:47 PM | #235 |
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Don't know if this horror/scifi book fits the genre of this thread, but "Horns" by Joe Hill is pretty fantastic and freaky as hell. Also his more fantasy graphic novels, Locke and Key - are some of the vest comics I've read in awhile.
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08-01-2012, 08:10 AM | #236 |
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Currently reading Michael Vey, The Prisoner Of Cell 25. Pretty good young adult sci fi.
http://www.amazon.com/Michael-Vey-eb...d_sim_kstore_1 I'm not really big into the young adult books, but I really have enjoyed this one and the Supernaturalist.
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I almost bought the hardcover Locke and Key the other day just by looking at the art. Without being spoilery, can you tell me what its about?
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I posted in another thread that I had started "Heart Shaped Box" by Joe Hill. I finished it a few weeks ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely saw a little of his father in his writing. I'll pick up Horns soon.
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When I was hitting the used book stores earlier this summer, I picked up Fred Saberhagen's Books of the Swords series, as well as the Lost Swords series. I read through the first trilogy pretty quickly and have read the first two Lost Swords books. Enjoyable fantasy.
I also picked up the first few books of his Berserker sci-fi stories. I'm currently taking a break from sci-fi/fantasy (maybe) and reading 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus and The First Idiot In Heaven. |
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