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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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03-21-2012, 07:32 PM | #77 |
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I used to read more science fiction, but the last 25 years or so have only read fantasy.
Best of the field David and Leigh Eddings. The Belgariad series Pawn of Prophecy (1982) Queen of Sorcery (1982) Magician's Gambit (1983) Castle of Wizardry (1984) Enchanters' End Game (1984) The Malloreon series Guardians of the West (1987) King of the Murgos (1988) Demon Lord of Karanda (1988) Sorceress of Darshiva (1989) The Seeress of Kell (1991) [edit] Books related to The Belgariad and The Malloreon Belgarath the Sorcerer (1995) (Prequel) with Leigh Eddings Polgara the Sorceress (1997) (Prequel) with Leigh Eddings The Elenium series The Diamond Throne (1989) The Ruby Knight (1990) The Sapphire Rose (1991) The Tamuli series Domes of Fire (1992) The Shining Ones (1993) The Hidden City (1994) |
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03-21-2012, 08:07 PM | #78 | |
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I've read every book Heinlein wrote, most of them several times. It's too bad he went senile in his old age and published such crap right before he died. Based upon his obsession with incest and the way he insisted upon justifying it in several of his later books, I think it's a very good thing he didn't have any daughters. |
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That's funny. I thought that was one of the worst books he ever wrote, and that's one of the few Heinlein books that I only read one time. It started out very good, but it seemed like about two-thirds of the way through it he forgot what the story was about, so he decided to just abruptly end the book with a party in which the guests were the characters from his earlier books.
I thought the guy had gone senile, and I couldn't believe any publisher would publish it. |
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I have it in paperback, but it's coming apart at the spine. I've wanted to read it, but didn't know if it would be worth the effort of dealing with a disintegrating book. |
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03-21-2012, 08:27 PM | #84 |
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress is a great book. I'd forgotten about that one. Might be time for a re-read.
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Probably one of my favorites is The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag. I still remember one line in the book that made chills run down my spine when I read it. I won't give it away here, but I highly recommend the book. |
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I've read them all too. I remember when Friday came out and my dad said to me, "The old guy still has it." I'd say Friday was the best of his last work. I wouldn't call the rest of his last work crap but yeah, there was a noticeable drop off. |
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Having said that, I will say that Farnham's Freehold was one my favorite Heinlein books. But Starship Troopers was my absolute favorite: it almost made me want to go join the infantry. If I had never read the Starship Troopers book, I'm sure I would have liked the movie a lot more. Whoever made that movie either completely misunderstood the real message of the book, or just didn't care and decided to go for a farce instead. The first time I saw the movie I was appalled. However, the special effects in the movie were so cool that I was eventually able to get over the differences between the book and the movie and enjoy the movie on its own merits. |
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Something funny-when I saw that one part of my reply singled out, I vividly recalled that particular scene in my memory. I could see my dad sitting in his leather farting recliner, holding the book out to show me the cover, with his evil looking grin. My parents were divorced and I had spent the previous Summer living with him. I read every Heinlein book that had been published up to that point during that Summer. I am pretty sure I have that paperback edition of Friday in my bedroom right now. Thirty years later.
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