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[jcainhaze]

I noticed there are several old threads asking for advice on a good book.  The threads usually die out after a handful of responses.  Maybe this can be the ongoing go to list for good reads.

The Rules:  

1.  You can only list up to 5 choices.  Less is ok.

2.   You can list an entire series as one choice. 

3.  If you don't like all the books in the series you can specify which you do or do not like.

5.  Give any extra info you would like to add.  Page count, Genre, Author, etc...

6.  You can't list The Lord of the Rings (everyone knows about it).  Silmarillion or The Hobbit is ok.

7.  You can't list Harry Potter (everyone knows about it and knows they are good)

8.  You can't list Twilight (total garbage)

9.  You can list a 6th choice as something you know you will be reading in the future.   

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My choices are:

1.  The King Killer Chronicles by Patrich Rothfuss.  Fantasy'ish but not high fantasy at all.   2 of the 3 planned books have been released.  I highly HIGHLY recommend.  You will enjoy. 

2.  The Legend of Huma by Richard Knaak.  Fantasy.  This is a little known treasure IMO.  It's a stand alone book that's moderated in length but manages to craft a huge epic story.  Worth every second you spend on it.  It's part of the Dragonlance series but don't let that worry you.  It's nothing at all like the others and has a different author.

3.  A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin.  Fantasy.  These books are different than your usual fantasy.  Completely original.   It's a must read.  5 of 7 planned books have been released.  The books are thick but over before you know it and leave you wanting more.  All 5 books are fantastic!

4.  The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.  Fantasy.  There are 14 books in the series including a prequel plus the final book due out in 2012.  They are all thick as a stack of bricks.  The author died 3 books before the completion of the series.  Brandon Sanderson has done a good job completing the series off of extensive notes left by Robert Jordan.  The ending was already written out.  The series is awsome but can be a bit tiresome somewhere around book 8.  I suspect a huge payoff with the final book.  If you're into fantasy and want a huge story then give it a try.

5.  The Black Complany by Glen Cook.  Fantasy.  I've only read one of the books of the south but it was pretty darn good.  It's very dark and gritty and most if not all of the characters are 'grey'.  It's not so black and white.  Instead of good and bad it's feels more like bad and worse.  There are several books in the series.

6.  Finally I plan of eventually starting The Malazan Book of the Fallen by Steven Erikson.  
        
 

Modifié par jcainhaze, 11 janvier 2012 - 08:31 .

[Doctalen]

1. The scabbed wings of Abbadon. It's only about 270 pages and is just fantastic. This book is just wow. The amazon description does not do this book justice. Now it is Independent so you probably won't find it in a book store but you can get it on amazon for $18 or so dollars new (Used sellers are price gouging) The book is absolutely worth the new price on amazon.

Ever wonder where you go when you die? Could there be a world, an afterlife, that exists parallel to this one, with its own dangers and daemons? Take away all your misconceptions about religion and reality and embrace the horrible truth. There is no heaven. There is no hell. There is only Abaddon.

I'll update my list the more I think about it but Scabbed wings of abaddon is my favorite.

I did just order Fallen Dragon by Peter F. Hamilton though and Have read about 3 books of the wheel of time series and it is fantastic. 

Modifié par Doctalen, 11 janvier 2012 - 08:31 .

[jcainhaze]

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Modifié par jcainhaze, 11 janvier 2012 - 08:32 .

[Harry Den]

My fav. book is...............
THE DREAM

[android654]

Just five, that's difficult...

Histore d'O by Peuline Reage

The Company by Robert Litell

War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

1984 by George Orwell

I tried very hard to think of a fifth, but there are so many books I adore that It was hard enough to pick these four, and I wouldn't even call two solidly in my top book list.

[AxecObl]

1) Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy
2) Star Wars: I, Jedi
3) Star Wars: Darth Bane Trilogy
4) Star Wars: Traitor
5) Star Wars: Outbound Flight

About to start reading Star Wars: Deathtroopers

[RPGamer13]

I've only freely read two books, any other books I may have read were forced upon me.

Mass Effect: Revelation

I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to read without having to go through pointless descriptions. I felt there was just enough to let the reader know what was going on and during the action sequences, the positioning of the characters. I thought it read more like a script rather than a novel.

Dragon Age: The Stolen Throne

It took me longer to read, I didn't finish it until last year, but it also didn't feel like it was bogged down by endless descriptions.

[Addai]

RPGamer13 wrote...

I've only freely read two books, any other books I may have read were forced upon me.

  Are you serious?

My favorites are either history, or historical fantasy and those mostly rooted in Norse/ Germanic culture.

Fiction:
Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Unset (trilogy)
The Silmarillion
Lord of the Rings
Great Maria by Cecelia Holland (a fairly recent read but the only book I've re-read 2 times back to back)

History:  Too many to name really.  I like the works of Eamon Duffy, Regine Pernoud, and Barbara Hanawalt.

[mousestalker]

'Sense and Sensibility' by Jane Austen (actually everything by Jane Austen except 'Northanger Abbey')
The Blandings series by P G Wodehouse, especially 'Something Fresh'
'The Count of Monte Cristo' by Alexandre Dumas
'Norstrilia' by Cordwainer Smith
'Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont' by Elizabeth Taylor

That's it for fiction. I'd be hard pressed to list just five non-fiction books.

[ReallyRue]

I'd put all of Brandon Sanderson's books on my 'favourite books' category, but that seems kind of narrow, so I'll only list one. One series, anyway. One day I'll get around to reading the Wheel of Time series, which I hear is rather good, and he's continued/finished off/whatever.

-Mistborn series (Brandon Sanderson)
-Company of Liars (Karen Maitland)
-Legend of Eli Monpress series (Rachel Aaron)
-The Rapture (Liz Jensen)
-A Song of Ice and Fire series (George R.R Martin)

[Kaiser Arian XVII]

The Analects - Confucius
Ennead - Plotinus
Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
The Paths of History - Igor M. Diakonoff
3001: The Final Odyssey - Arthur C. Clarke

Dammit. I have over 1000 books and you put the limit!
So be it ... Mein Kampf!

[DreamwareStudio]

I could go with George R.R. Martin or Dune (the original novel) by Frank Herbert or typical fantasy authors, but that seems rather obvious, so:

The Hour of the Dragon (also known as Conan the Conqueror) by Robert E. Howard.  He was pretty much the inventor of Sword and Sorcery.  Need I say more?  No, but I will.  He gets about one ounce of the credit he's due because most people believe fantasy started with Tolkien (who I also love reading).

The Stand by Stephen King.  IMO, it's King's best story and contains his most interesting characters.

Rich Man, Poor Man by Irwin Shaw.  It follows the lives of two brothers and a sister starting at the end of WWII through the 1960's.  Suspenseful, funny, touching, it has about everything.

The Damnation Game and Weaveworld by Clive Barker.  Weaveworld is incredibly imaginative.  The Damnation Game more gritty with solid elements of horror.

Modifié par google_calasade, 11 janvier 2012 - 05:44 .

[Addai]

Oh man, I forgot ASoIaF.

-20 nerd points

[Seagloom]

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carol
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle
The Giver by Lois Lowry

[Eski.Moe]

I'm disappointed, Addai. Disappointed!

[AllThatJazz]

Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
Robots series - Isaac Asimov
The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M Miller

[Wentletrap]

Jorge Luis Borges - almost any of his short stories

Edgar Allan Poe - almost any of his short stories

Naguib Mahfouz - The Harafish; Children of the Alley;

Wicked, by Gregory Maguire

Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson

[MerinTB]

Kudos to the OP for listing Legend of Huma and The Black Company!

1. Neverwhere - Neil Gaiman
2. Hitchikker's Guide series - Douglas Adams
3. MYTH Adventures series - Robert Asprin (and later also Jody Lynn Nye)
4. Dragonlance Chronicles - Magaret Weis & Tracy Hickman
5. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson

[Dune01]

1. Mistborn Series(Sanderson)- Absolutely phenomenal. Kelsier 
2. Foundation Series(Asimov)- Brilliant sci fi
3. A Song of Ice and Fire(Martin)- No explanation needed, right?
4. Celts Dream (Llosa)- The only 'serious' book I read, and I was blown away
5. Hitchhiker's Guide(Adams)- I laughed my ass off.

Modifié par Dune01, 11 janvier 2012 - 09:02 .

[Morroian]

1. Use of Weapons - Iain Banks
2. The Killer inside Me - Jim Thompson
3. Cyteen - CJ Cherryh
4. Malazan Book of the Fallen series - Steven Erikson
5. Book of the New Sun - Gene Wolfe
6. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep - Philip K Dick

Other favourite authors not included: Dashiell Hammett, Glen Cook, Lois Bujold, Charles Stross, Ken Macleod, George Pelecanos, too many more to mention 

Modifié par Morroian, 12 janvier 2012 - 12:15 .

[HoonDing]

Lord of the Rings, JRRT
Dune series, Frank Herbert
Dark Tower series, Stephen King
Chronicles of Amber, Roger Zelazny
Fionavar Tapestry, Guy Gavriel Kay

[MordinKrios]

We need to talk about Kevin - Lionel Shriver

Animal Farm - George Orwell. Just love it.

Othello/ Henry V - Shakey.

Reading in the dark - Seamus Deane.

Lee Child - Any Jack Reacher novel.

[Forst1999]

- The Dark Tower, by Stephen King. Epic story, full of interesting characters and hilarious moments, with a rich setting, and it is very thrilling. A postapocalyptic fantasy-horror-western that combines most of King's works. (Although one notices that the series wasn't very well planed. Some things aren't entirely coherent)
- The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. The adventures of Wizard/Private Eye/Loudmouth Harry Dresden. Very funny and very thrilling. Each book is a single case, most of them are very cleverly written. The series as a whole even more so. Can't stop thinking about it.
- As i'm not allowed to mention the Lord of the Rings, this position remains empty...
This are my big 3. Position 4&5 are a bit more difficult. Actually there is a huge group of books i like and i don't think i can choose just two. One the the many King books i love? The Godfather? The Princess Bride? The complete works of H.P. Lovecraft? Other Tolkien stuff? For the record, let's just go with:
4. Lovecraft, collected (I guess there is such a thing). There are many stories by him which are just great. My favorite would be "The color out of space". Gee, let's see if i can sleep tonight.
5. The Princess Bride, ("abridged") by William Goldman. Love the book, especially the "comments" on the story. The whole thing is just incredibly well made.