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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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Have we talked about The Gentlemen Bastards in here?
I’m reading through that trilogy now. Quite a lot of fun.
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Both series I mentioned were self-published, which keeps the price down. They don't read like typical self-published books, though; they are very well written and edited. |
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Scott Lynch. 3-book cycle from early 2000s. The Lies of Locke Lamora, etc.
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Thanks. What’s your review?
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Just started the third one. They’re fun reads - Oceans 11ish in a fantasy setting. I’m really enjoying it.
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Huge surprise here....
So, for those who couldn't make it through the bad acting, that's an announcement that not only is Peace Talks, book 16 of the Dresden Files, coming out in July, but book 17, Battle Ground, is coming coming out in September. I don't think I've ever seen that happen before... |
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And tells me Jim must have run into a "Feast for Crows" style conundrum... and resolved it by just releasing the volume that became two in one go.
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It's good for you that you just picked up Lynch's books now. The Thorn of Emberlain is taking ****ing forever to come out. Worse than Butcher's delay between 15-16. Worse than GRRM.
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I ordered A Canticle for Leibovitz today, classic by Walter Miller from 1959 that I’ve never read. Ordered hard copy instead of paper white, time for some old school reading.
Hey Shifty, Have you read Wolfe’s Island of Doctor Death? That is a unique read.
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Have you read Borges? He was a big influence on Wolfe and has some great stuff. |
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Have not read Jorge Borges. Just looked him up. Some say you need to be able to read the Spanish version of some of his works to get full impact (I can’t) but I’m not dissuaded. Guessing that’s more true for his sonnets than his fiction. Ordered Labyrinths for my queue. Thanks for the recommendation.
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I think I saw a reddit post from an Argentinian guy saying the same. He also said Borges is still great in English. I love him. Labyrinths is a good choice. One of my favorites is in there, The Circular Ruins. |
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https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...oreType=ebooks https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...api_tkin_p1_i3 It's part of sale by fantasy authors to help people deal with Quarantine (a portion of the sales go to charities). Other books on the sale that I've read and recommend is F.J. Blair's Bulletproof Witch series (I've read the first two and bought the third as part of this sale) which is flintlock fantasy set in the Old West and Jeffrey Russell's Blackfog Island which is book #2 of his Dungeoneers series, an absolutely hilarious series about a group of dwarves who hire themselves out as professional tomb raiders. |
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