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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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06-12-2012, 05:59 PM | #211 |
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The Mistborn series is only 1 credit too.
Would you recommend the Kingkiller Chronicles over Mistborn? I have a tough time reading fantasy so I definitely want to try out audiobook. |
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06-12-2012, 06:19 PM | #212 |
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I would, yes. Other people may disagree. Although Mistborn is finished (at least the initial trilogy) so you can feasibly listen to the whole series. But Kingkiller is really good so far.
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06-12-2012, 06:35 PM | #213 |
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Alright, I went with The Name of the Wind.
I'll start listening on my drive into work tomorrow and for probably 4-6 hours at work. |
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06-12-2012, 06:55 PM | #214 |
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I'm a huge Glen Cook fan.
Dread Empire Series - true epic fantasy - armies vs. armies, evil manipulating good, trust no one. The Black Company - dark, gritty look at being a mercenary in a fantasy world. Again, trust no one, especially the guy who's supposed to pay you. The less of you who come back, the less money he has to actually give up. Garrett, P.I. - Fantasy noir - He's the hard-boiled detective with a heart of gold and a penchant for the elven lasses. Oh, did I mention his partner was killed 400 years ago, he's just taking a long time to die. Crime lords, evil cults and corrupt bureaucrats . . . it's all in a day's work for Garrett. |
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Maybe I should give it another shot. |
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06-12-2012, 09:54 PM | #216 |
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I was coming off listening to the Hyperion Cantos series, and the narrator was fantastic. So I may have been grading on a bit of a curve. I'll give it another shot. |
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06-12-2012, 10:23 PM | #218 | |
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Ironically the narrator I can't stand is Scott Brick, and people seem to love that guy. |
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06-12-2012, 10:23 PM | #219 |
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Finished this a couple days ago -- I ****ing loved it. I'll pick up the next one in the series later on -- after I finish Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill.
edit: just saw that you got the audio book -- hope the narrator is good. |
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06-12-2012, 10:36 PM | #220 | |
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Seemed fine to me. Actually on Audible, many of the people say that the narrator outshines the story. |
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06-12-2012, 10:54 PM | #221 |
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Marc Veitor did the Hyperion books. He sold the story for me, much like Roy Dotrice did with A Song of Ice and Fire (not the last one, mind you. He wasn't all that great in ADWD).
I enjoy Victor Bevine's works, as well. |
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06-12-2012, 10:57 PM | #222 |
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Well I plan on listening to about 6 hours tomorrow so I should have a good idea by the end of the day.
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06-12-2012, 11:00 PM | #223 |
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06-13-2012, 07:33 AM | #225 | |
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I've actually never made it through Endymion and The Rise of Endymion. The Fall of Hyperion seemed like a big step down from Hyperion to me (I relate that to losing the ensemble cast, not the quality of the book itself), and I went on to listen to other things after. They're in my library, so I should probably finish them sometime. |
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