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Take a Chill Pill
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: South Carolina
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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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oxymoron
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: OP/KC/Whatever
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So good news and bad news. I'll start with the bad.
Peace Talks released on Tuesday, the long awaited continuation of The Dresden Files. And now we know why the next book is coming out so soon (September): Peace Talks is half a book. I don't know if Butcher or the Publisher is to blame, but my advice to anyone interested is to wait until Battle Grounds releases and read them both. Peace Talks is one of the weakest Dresden books, padded with fluff and filler, and ends abruptly in what amounts to a cliffhanger. And not even an interesting one. The story basically just stops, like it's the end of a paragraph. I had to rewind to make sure I hadn't missed something. Not good. On the flip side of the coin, this week Amazon released an Audible full cast recording of Neil Gaiman's Sandman. I'm a few hours in and it's just fantastic. The cast is ****ing loaded with big names, and it's (so far) one of the best things I've heard on Audible, right up there with the full cast recording of Dune. It's basically an old school radio play and I can't recommend it strongly enough. Go listen to it. Right now. https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Sandm...ook/B086WP794Z |
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Psycho Bag Of Squanch
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Sandman is Geiman’s graphic novel series, right? I see on Amazon they have it as a paperback series. Does it translate well to book or audio formats (i.e. without illustrations)? I don’t spend much time driving. Where do you listen to audio books? |
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oxymoron
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: OP/KC/Whatever
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I've never read the graphic novel, never been a comic or graphic novel guy, but it's been a fantastic experience on audio so far, and a few reviews I've seen have all hailed it, as well, so it's not just me.
As for where I listen to audio books, I've had an audible account for 10 or 11 years. |
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Psycho Bag Of Squanch
Join Date: Sep 2001
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Go Beavers!
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Warshington
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I'm about halfway through Babylon's Ashes and it is by far the worst of the books so far. It's an excessive amount of just talking about what's going on. Most of the action happens outside of the story and it's mostly Holden and Pa moping around. I'm hoping it gets better but it's been a bit of a slog so far. |
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Black Bob's daddy
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: under the sun
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I'm sure this has already been mentioned, but it's getting ridiculous how long it's taking for Winds of Winter and Doors of Stone. You'd think being stuck at home would help GRRM and Rothfuss to focus on finishing their work.
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Suupraa Geniuuusss
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Didn't start reading Expanse books until after I'd seen both season 1 & 2. But I'm really enjoying reading them. |
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Here We Go Again
Join Date: May 2002
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The book does get much better, right before it abruptly ends. Thank God Battle Grounds is nigh. |
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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About to start book 4 of the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks. Really enjoying it.
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Psycho Bag Of Squanch
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#776 |
oxymoron
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In Search of a Life
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Fayetteville, AR
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It's not a huge distraction, but it is weird for it to just crop up as a major theme 4 books into the series. |
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Suupraa Geniuuusss
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Just finished "Tyche's Flight," by Richard Parry. Don't know if this has been posted already, sorry if it has.
Pretty good read. I really like the style of it; Kind of stream-of-consciousness at points but not in an annoying way at all. It reminds me of another sci-fi series, but I don't want to spoil it for anyone just in case. But I think anyone that reads this book will quickly realize what I'm talking about. Anyway, it's a fast-paced space opera, has some good characters, and just a fun read. Worth a look if you're in a "i don't care about the science stuff as much as i just want to have some fun with a good crew, blasters, and monsters" kind of book. |
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Veteran
Join Date: Jun 2014
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Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia by Mike Resnick
This is actually a collection of short stories that were woven together vas a novel. . It's about an ultra orthodox African man who creates what he considers a Utopia on a new planet. His goal is to keep his society in a pure pre colonial form, but his rigidity increasingly causes problems as the years pass. The protagonist isn't very sympathetic, but he is well written. I enjoyed it. |
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Join Date: Nov 2016
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Just finished The Last Astronaut - David Wellington
It's an interesting premise. Set about 30 years in the future. Written in an odd 3rd person sort of past tense narrative. Just finished the second book in the Salvation Series - Peter F Hamilton Lots of characters to remember, jumps around to different times. Looking forward to how it ends. Going to start the Children of Time Series - Adrian Tchaikovsky |
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