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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 15:15:52 GMT -8
I was hoping some of you could recommend a new book for me. I just finished the Song of Fire and Ice series and I need something new. What are some can't miss Sci-fi and fantasy novels and are good gaming inspirations.
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Post by gandalftheplaid on Apr 25, 2012 17:49:23 GMT -8
Stuff I've enjoyed that comes to mind... Fantasy Wheel of Time series - Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson: Popular. A couple of the books are slower than I'd like but I still like the series. Night Angel Trilogy - Brent Weeks: Not quite sure why I enjoyed it. I just did.
Sci-Fi Vampire Earth series - E E Knight Honor Harrington series - David Weber: Basically Horatio Hornblower in space. I wouldn't call it high quality writing but I've enjoyed it. Empire of Man series - David Weber and John Ringo Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card Dune - Frank Herbert
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Post by Forresst on Apr 25, 2012 19:26:58 GMT -8
If you like the Wheel of Time, you might enjoy The Malazan Book of the Fallen series by Steven W Erikson. It's awesome.
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Post by uselesstriviaman on Apr 25, 2012 19:46:20 GMT -8
FANTASY The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher Orcs by Stan Nicholls The MYTH series by Robert Asprin The Elenium trilogy by David Eddings The Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster
SCI-FI The Commonwealth series by Alan Dean Foster (start with For Love of Mother-Not) Isaac Asimov (any) Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Those'll keep you going for a year or two...
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Post by inflatus on Apr 25, 2012 20:01:01 GMT -8
Lawrence Watt-Evans The Misenchanted Sword With A Single Spell
Raymond E Feist Magician Silverthorn A Darkness at Sethanon
Tolkien (personal favorite)
Other cool books to pick up are the Annuals for Sci-fi and Fantasy. There are short stories by a ton of authors. You can sometimes find a new favorite.
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Post by gandalftheplaid on Apr 25, 2012 20:30:57 GMT -8
Some of Terry Pratchett's disk world series is fun. It might provide some screwy ideas for ya. Good Omens is nice as well, but I don't know if it fits with the genres you're asking about.
As to the others, I have to also give a thumbs up to Dresden, Myth, and the Hitchhicker's Guide. With the Guide, I'd say the 4th and 5th books are not as good.
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Post by gandalftheplaid on Apr 25, 2012 20:32:05 GMT -8
The MYTH series by Robert Asprin I haven't read any with the new author. Any good?
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Post by CreativeCowboy on Apr 25, 2012 21:59:13 GMT -8
The Janissaries series of military and political-based science fiction novels are set in an interstellar confederation of races, in which humans are a slave race - snatched from different time periods, the last to be kidnapped is a CIA fire team in the late 20th century. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janissaries_seriesIt is a ripping good, easy read and it develops into more intricate, thoughtful political themes in the last book. They sell on eBay and I highly recommend them - though this series will never be finished. Brethren is another good trilogy of books even its critics recognise. Unlike Pournelle's Janissaries, the writer completes the story told. It is historical fiction so not what you're asking for however it is set in many of our fantasy periods. The writer's voice is modern and light, which I find important when I read. I have just picked these up and started reading them but I recommend them. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brethren_(novel)The novel describes the fictional story of a young teenager by the name of William Campbell who starts out as a sergeant and later is promoted to a full Knight Templar. He is tasked with the search of the Book of the Grail which, if ever in the wrong hands, could potentially result in the downfall of not only the Anima Templi (a secret order within the Temple), but also the Temple itself.
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Post by uselesstriviaman on Apr 26, 2012 5:10:43 GMT -8
The MYTH series by Robert Asprin I haven't read any with the new author. Any good? ... There's a new author?!!
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Post by willh on Apr 26, 2012 5:25:15 GMT -8
I have really been enjoying David Weber's Honor Harington novels, which start with On Basilisk Station. They are basically Napoleonic naval adventures in space. They aren't great literature but they are a lot of fun.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 7:52:34 GMT -8
+1 Night Angel Trilogy, especially if you are still in the mood (after reading SoF&I) for a series where you can't hedge bets on characters staying alive.
The Black Prism (also by Brent Weeks) is just fantastic.
Discworld is hilarious. The Rincewind books are the more fantasy oriented.
The Forever War is a classic scifi and very well executed.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman; okay, an interesting take on Magic School(TM) and Magical Land for Kids(TM), but I had a hard time liking the main character: he was kind of a tool.
Snowcrash (Neal Stephenson) and Neuromancer (William Gibson) - the two (IMO) definers of the cyperpunk spectrum.
American gods (Neil Gaiman) - one of, if not the, best books of the supernatural overlying the normal world.
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms/The Inheritance Trilogy (N.K. Jemisin) - really good world building and semi-mystery.
Peter & Max (Bill Willingham) - a tale of brothers wrapped in a delightful take on the Pied Piper.
The Accidental Sorcerer/The Rogue Agent Trilogy - charmingly funny and an excellent Pax Britannia with magic instead of tech style of setting (not actually Britain).
Dies the Fire (and the two books following it) is an amazing book (though somewhat depressing if you think about some the implications of the setting) where all electricity and gunpowder spontaneously stop working. The books after the first three get more overtly supernatural.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 8:04:30 GMT -8
space opera ftw: Iain M. Banks: Use Of Weapons Alastair Reynolds: Diamond Dogs, Revelation Space, Chasm City
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2012 12:59:54 GMT -8
I've been told the Mistborn books are worth reading and there is (I believe) even an RPG already out based on them.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2012 4:07:20 GMT -8
Snowcrash (Neal Stephenson) and Neuromancer (William Gibson) - the two (IMO) definers of the cyperpunk spectrum. For those who like Snowcrash, I highly recommend The Diamond Age. It does for nanotech what Snowcrash did for cyberspace. Also, just in case others don't know (I read the first book over a decade ago, and only found out a couple years ago), Neuromancer is the first book in a trilogy. The other two are Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive. --Pukka Tukka
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2012 4:07:48 GMT -8
Also, read any book by Neil Gaiman. Seriously. I have read all of his books, and never been disappointed.
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