Books Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Only Thread - Page 39

**Buck** · 12:56 PM

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

duncan_idaho · 12-29-2018, 05:12 PM

Reaper’s Gale is excellent. It’s where the Bonehunter characters beyond Fiddler’s squad really begin to shine.

In Malazan news, the campaign I’m running is going pretty well. My PCs have recently recruited a young - and two-armed - Dujek into their party and are feeling out an alliance with some Napans.

They’ll have the opportunity to recruit Whiskeyjack into their crew soon. Mostly because I want to NPC Whiskeyjack.

mnchiefsguy · 01-02-2019, 12:05 AM

Started Gardens of the Moon yesterday...really liking it so far.

My list of books from this thread is now huge. Got a lot of good reading to do!

duncan_idaho · 01-02-2019, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

Started Gardens of the Moon yesterday...really liking it so far.

My list of books from this thread is now huge. Got a lot of good reading to do!

Man, if you like GotM, you’re in for a huge, huge, huge treat.

keg in kc · 01-02-2019, 02:51 PM

Picked up Mark Lawrence's latest series (two books so far). While it's completely unrelated to the Broken Empire and Red Queen's War trilogies, including a whole new setting, it's great in its own right. Highest recommendation...

vailpass · 01-02-2019, 03:00 PM

Gary Wo9lfe's latest Sci-Fi classic compendium is coming out later this year . For those of you who haven't read any of the old school classics this is a solid way to do so.
AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION: EIGHT CLASSIC NOVELS OF THE 1960S EDITED BY GARY K. WOLFE.
In 2012, prominent science fiction scholar Gary K. Wolfe put together a magnificent pair of novel collections for Library of America: American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s. The two-volume set contained some of the best works of the decade, and this year, he’s releasing the long-awaited followup: American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s, which will contain Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade, Clifford D. Simak’s Way Station, Daniel Keyes’s Flowers for Algernon, Roger Zelazny’s . . . And Call Me Conrad [This Immortal], R. A. Lafferty’ Past Master, Joanna Russ’ Picnic on Paradise, Samuel R. Delany’s Nova, and Jack Vance’s Emphyrio, which should provide a great survey of a critical year in the genre’s history. (September 2019)

Here's a link to his most recent effort prior to the new one:

American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s: A Library of America Boxed Set
by Amazon.com
Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598531573..._IwslCbDNVNGGK

ShiftyEyedWaterboy · 01-02-2019, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mnchiefsguy

Started Gardens of the Moon yesterday...really liking it so far.

My list of books from this thread is now huge. Got a lot of good reading to do!

Yeah, I loved it too. It's one of the weaker books in the series so you should really love the rest.

ShiftyEyedWaterboy · 01-06-2019, 10:37 PM

So I finished Reaper's Gale a few days ago. Another great one. Didn't love it quite as much as some of the others but still very good.

Spoiler!

ShiftyEyedWaterboy · 03-13-2019, 01:07 PM

Just finished Toll the Hounds. Took me a bit longer to finish than normal. Busy with classes this semester. I’m a little confused about a few things. Major spoilers.

Spoiler!

vailpass · 03-13-2019, 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShiftyEyedWaterboy

Just finished Toll the Hounds. Took me a bit longer to finish than normal. Busy with classes this semester. I’m a little confused about a few things. Major spoilers.

Spoiler!

I finished Toll a week ago. No idea on where the HoL came from or what Hood and AR's plan was all about other than to maybe fend of Chaos from taking over all the realms. I found the whole Dragnipur scene to be unclear to the point of being sloppy. It was good to see some favorite characters again.
It may be my least favorite book of the series to date.

I started on Dust of Dreams, looks like the K'Chain Che'Malle are main characters this time.

ShiftyEyedWaterboy · 03-13-2019, 03:59 PM

It did feel sloppy. I was really enjoying the first half but the ending was pretty meh. I’m snowed in with no power. Been reading DoD for a couple hours so far.

vailpass · 03-13-2019, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShiftyEyedWaterboy

It did feel sloppy. I was really enjoying the first half but the ending was pretty meh. I’m snowed in with no power. Been reading DoD for a couple hours so far.

If ever there was a perfect time to read.
Now get busy with your school work!!!

Fishpicker · 03-13-2019, 09:24 PM

https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Valian.../dp/0740777378

Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot.

I bought this from a bargain-shelf at a comic shop. I remember reading PV in newspapers when I was a kid. I didn't stick with it because it seemed a long series of non-events and the art was downgraded when on newsprint.

this book, however, is one of my favorites. I'd rate it higher than all my Savage Sword of Conan omnibuses. I think this latest PV is best because of the format. there are no dialog bubbles, no thought bubbles. the entire story is contained in narrative captions.

the other thing I noticed is that the book is a collection of strips. the first panel on every page gives a quick summary of the last strip. the last panel on every page is a preview of the next strip. I really liked it because, I had the book memorized after reading it once. reading a continuous story in strips actually makes you read the same content 2 or 3 times.

Prince Valiant is very light/fun reading and the artwork is superb. Gianni (illustrator) is every bit as good as Alfredo Alcala when it comes to inks.

I wish I could find Ivanhoe in a collected strip like this.

**DaFace** · 03-13-2019, 10:17 PM

The Red Rising trilogy is lots of fun. Kind of a weird cross between Hunger Games and Star Wars

ShiftyEyedWaterboy · 03-13-2019, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vailpass

If ever there was a perfect time to read.
Now get busy with your school work!!!

I have the convenient excuse of my laptop dying for my schoolwork that needs doing.

**Indian Chief** · 03-13-2019, 11:22 PM

Reading Toll the Hounds now. I skipped some of the posts above because it looked like some plot discussion and I'm only a couple hundred pages in.

Non-spoiler reflection on the series though. I love the world, the characters, the story, the writing, pretty much everything but having characters and groups disappear for entire books, maybe even two really breaks my flow. The last half of Reaper's Gale went quickly and then I hit a wall at the start of Toll the Hounds.

03-20-2012, 07:05 PM
Buck Take a Chill Pill Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Carolina Casino cash: $7599900	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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12-29-2018, 05:12 PM	#571
duncan_idaho M-I-Z-Z-O-U Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Kansas City Casino cash: $-159692	Reaper’s Gale is excellent. It’s where the Bonehunter characters beyond Fiddler’s squad really begin to shine. In Malazan news, the campaign I’m running is going pretty well. My PCs have recently recruited a young - and two-armed - Dujek into their party and are feeling out an alliance with some Napans. They’ll have the opportunity to recruit Whiskeyjack into their crew soon. Mostly because I want to NPC Whiskeyjack. __________________ "You gotta love livin', cause dying is a pain in the ass." ---- Sinatra
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01-02-2019, 12:05 AM	#572
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01-02-2019, 02:51 PM	#574
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01-02-2019, 03:00 PM	#575
vailpass Psycho Bag Of Squanch Join Date: Sep 2001 Casino cash: $9594244	Gary Wo9lfe's latest Sci-Fi classic compendium is coming out later this year . For those of you who haven't read any of the old school classics this is a solid way to do so. AMERICAN SCIENCE FICTION: EIGHT CLASSIC NOVELS OF THE 1960S EDITED BY GARY K. WOLFE. In 2012, prominent science fiction scholar Gary K. Wolfe put together a magnificent pair of novel collections for Library of America: American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s. The two-volume set contained some of the best works of the decade, and this year, he’s releasing the long-awaited followup: American Science Fiction: Eight Classic Novels of the 1960s, which will contain Poul Anderson’s The High Crusade, Clifford D. Simak’s Way Station, Daniel Keyes’s Flowers for Algernon, Roger Zelazny’s . . . And Call Me Conrad [This Immortal], R. A. Lafferty’ Past Master, Joanna Russ’ Picnic on Paradise, Samuel R. Delany’s Nova, and Jack Vance’s Emphyrio, which should provide a great survey of a critical year in the genre’s history. (September 2019) Here's a link to his most recent effort prior to the new one: American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s: A Library of America Boxed Set by Amazon.com Learn more: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1598531573..._IwslCbDNVNGGK __________________ “Education is a weapon whose effect depends on who holds it in his hands and at whom it is aimed.” Joseph Stalin
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01-06-2019, 10:37 PM	#577
ShiftyEyedWaterboy Starter Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Denver Casino cash: $10000400	So I finished Reaper's Gale a few days ago. Another great one. Didn't love it quite as much as some of the others but still very good. Spoiler! It seemed like Redmask's storyline was completely pointless. I suppose it may have been more Toc's storyline, though.
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03-13-2019, 01:07 PM	#578
ShiftyEyedWaterboy Starter Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Denver Casino cash: $10000400	Just finished Toll the Hounds. Took me a bit longer to finish than normal. Busy with classes this semester. I’m a little confused about a few things. Major spoilers. Spoiler! What was up with the Hounds of Light? Where did they come from and why? Hood was planning on getting killed by Rake/Dragnipur to help hold off chaos? Rake was planning on getting killed by Dassem/Dragnipur? Why was Dassem so hellbent on killing Hood?
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03-13-2019, 03:59 PM	#580
ShiftyEyedWaterboy Starter Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Denver Casino cash: $10000400	It did feel sloppy. I was really enjoying the first half but the ending was pretty meh. I’m snowed in with no power. Been reading DoD for a couple hours so far.
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03-13-2019, 09:24 PM	#582
Fishpicker On one quarter Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: I play all day Casino cash: $1817111	https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Valian.../dp/0740777378 Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot. I bought this from a bargain-shelf at a comic shop. I remember reading PV in newspapers when I was a kid. I didn't stick with it because it seemed a long series of non-events and the art was downgraded when on newsprint. this book, however, is one of my favorites. I'd rate it higher than all my Savage Sword of Conan omnibuses. I think this latest PV is best because of the format. there are no dialog bubbles, no thought bubbles. the entire story is contained in narrative captions. the other thing I noticed is that the book is a collection of strips. the first panel on every page gives a quick summary of the last strip. the last panel on every page is a preview of the next strip. I really liked it because, I had the book memorized after reading it once. reading a continuous story in strips actually makes you read the same content 2 or 3 times. Prince Valiant is very light/fun reading and the artwork is superb. Gianni (illustrator) is every bit as good as Alfredo Alcala when it comes to inks. I wish I could find Ivanhoe in a collected strip like this. __________________ A person who has been [ideologically] demoralized cannot assess true information. the [demoralization] process is complete and irreversible. -Yuri Bezmenov on Soviet Subversion
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03-13-2019, 10:17 PM	#583
DaFace Kind of a mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Donkey Land Casino cash: $96899	The Red Rising trilogy is lots of fun. Kind of a weird cross between Hunger Games and Star Wars
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03-13-2019, 11:22 PM	#585
Indian Chief Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Casino cash: $369236	Reading Toll the Hounds now. I skipped some of the posts above because it looked like some plot discussion and I'm only a couple hundred pages in. Non-spoiler reflection on the series though. I love the world, the characters, the story, the writing, pretty much everything but having characters and groups disappear for entire books, maybe even two really breaks my flow. The last half of Reaper's Gale went quickly and then I hit a wall at the start of Toll the Hounds.
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