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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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Emaculum I haven't had a chance to read it yet but am looking forward to it once I am done with my current crop of books. |
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08-07-2014, 09:05 AM | #378 |
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A couple of days ago almost everything by LE Modesitt was on sale on kindle for 2.99, so I've just started reading the whole Recluse series. Not bad so far, through the first book.
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I was a Wheel of Time fan, so I learned about Brandon Sanderson when he took over for the final three books. I finally got around to checking out his Mistborn series and...wow...I waited way too long. I loved it.
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BTW, if you're a Kindle user, you can buy all three for $14 or so on Amazon. |
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Cool. Will get that going here in a few. Thanks again!
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09-28-2014, 06:57 PM | #383 |
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Recently read The Martian by Andy Weir. Really quick read and entertaining.
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One of my friends recommended Mistborn a while back but haven't gotten around to it. I am a little reluctant since it sounds a little more into fantasy that I usually like.
Currently reading Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie and really enjoying it. |
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It's definitely fantasy - no dragons, but plenty of magic. The difference from the typical is that the magic system is really unique and operates under a very specific set of rules that the logical person in me was drawn to more than the hocus pocus spell type systems.
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I liked it. It wasn't as good as the first, but I am invested in the main character's story, and I want to know what happens to him, so I would have kept reading even if it was bad.
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10-04-2014, 08:12 AM | #388 |
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Huge fan of the Baroque Cycle. Stephenson is so underappreciated as a writer by academia. He has serious chops along the lines of Pynchon, imo.
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Finally got around to reading Mistborn. The middle drug a little but other than that, I thought it was excellent. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the trilogy.
Also recently read the first book in the Bobby Dollar urban fantasy series by Tad Williams (The Dirty Streets of Heaven). I am a big Williams fan and this didn't disappoint. It's tough to find decent urban fantasy that hasn't been polluted by Twilight, so I'm glad Williams jumped into the genre. |
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By the way, if anyone has any interest, the Way of Kings is free right now on Kindle. Just be ready for a long ride - it's book 1 in a 10-part series, all of them probably in the 1000-page range. #2 is out, but that leaves 8 to be written. |
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