SamuelDravis Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 does anyone like SCI-FI books? (not a good question) anything else? here are some i like: Manifold Time Manifold Space The Uplift War Sundiver The extended SW universe (of course) Dune (all the other books in this series too.) Startide Rising Tolkein books (unfinished tales, the book of lost tales 1, 2, LOTR, The hobbit, the silmarillion, all the rest) Flux Eternity i won't list all of them, but there are more. many more.. opinions on any of these will be appreaciated too.
Darklighter Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 Well, the LOTR books and The Hobbit are some of my faves. I also read a lot of Wilbur Smith books, they're fun...the Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy series of books was really excellent too...
SamuelDravis Posted August 21, 2002 Author Posted August 21, 2002 i forgot to add the 'sword of truth' series by terry goodkind. (fantasy)
Darklighter Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 Books by Terry Pratchet as well...perculiar, but brilliant:Dlol
Old_Ben Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 Have you read any C.S. Lewis books. He writes some preaty good sci-fi\fantasy books. I liked the Chronicles of Narnia.
Sivy Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 I reading Star Wars 'cloak of deception' at the moment and so far I would have to say it's one of the best EU books i've read. Ok I know its extremely sad and I'm twice the age of the intended audience, but i quite like Harry Potter as well. Because you flame me let me explain. I was on holiday last year and it was raining most of the time. I finshed the SW book I took with me(one of the jedi academy books). Now most of the books that the hotel had were all romantic trash apart from the first Harry Potter book, so you see I had no choice.
Mr.Blonde Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 My favorite author is Bret Easton Ellis (not sci-fi) who wrote American Psycho, The Rules of Attraction, The Informers, Less then Zero, and Glamorama. I alos like Elmore Leonard.
JrKASperov Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 The Drow Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore, and all of the Tolkien literature
OnlyOneCanoli Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 1. Lord of the Rings 2. Catch-22 3. The Count of Monte Cristo
Darth Slayne Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 I'm quite fond of the Pawn of prophecy set by David Eddings. I especialy like the way he portrays his characters. I havn't read much in the way of sci-fi apart from star wars and star trek stuff.
KBell Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 mine are anything done by Gary Paulson Like Hatchet The River Brians Winter
whitedragon Posted August 21, 2002 Posted August 21, 2002 all the tolkien books musashi harry potter (may look like a kiddie book but its not) and i cant think of any others right now
Who Knows? Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 Wow, I forgot about The Count of Monte Cristo. Trust Canoli, its one of the best revenge books I know of. As for other books I do read popular fiction like Crichton and Grisham but that doesn't mean there stuff is the best out there just good for a read. The Lord of the Rings books were a great epic story even though I thought it was a little slow in parts. The Hobbit was also good. The last series of books I read was excellent. They were the Bourne series. Great spy novels, in parts hokey but the story was enthralling. I liked the second most of all, it was the least hokey to me. I do like Tom Clancy books. Without Remorse is my favorite by him. Some odd books and stories I like because I ended up having to read them for school were A Midsummer Night's Dream and Bridget Jones's Diary. and stop looking at me like that will you.
Darth Groovy Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 I really liked the novelization to "Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace" by Terry Brooks. There were alot of things that were part of the story that didn't make it to the screen. Plus Brooks adds alot of backstory to the characters that doesn't really translate well on screen. Some of my other favorite books: Bram Stoker's Dracula War of the Worlds 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea
Old_Ben Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 Darth Groovy I have TPM book and your right it was agreat addition to watching the movie. It gave alot of good info about Sidious past, and alot into the character of Anakin that wasn't portayed in the movie.
ibballin Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 well sadly as it is i dont read a lot of books. i read alot of magazines and stuff but not books. well some books that i can remember as books i did actully read and liked were "catcher and the rye" (you a god damn prince, ya know that) i remember reading that in ninth grade and i read it every year in high school too. also i have this book of alot of edgar allen poes stories. good stuff there
Kstar__2 Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 ALL the star wars books, (no really all, xept for the once NOT translated, i almost bought them in french, and i can't even understand french!) harry potter, and i'm going to read LOTR
access_flux Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 any Books by Mathew Reilly, I.E. Ice Station Contest Temple Area 7. But Non-Sci-fi would be HagaKure: The way of the samurai. book swith philosophies on the ancient Japanese Samurai. /EDIT: forgot the name of a book : )
thehomicidalegg Posted August 22, 2002 Posted August 22, 2002 Tolkien's David Edding's Raymond E Fiest's Tom Clancy's Phillip K. Dick's Dune Series
SamuelDravis Posted August 23, 2002 Author Posted August 23, 2002 i have put together a list with a lot of the books that i like: -------Orson Scott Card------- ENDER: Epeaker for the Dead ENDER: Ender's Game ENDER: Xenocide Shadow of the Hegemon -------Greg Bear------- Legacy Eon Eternity -------Michael Chrichton------- JP: Jurassic Park JP: The Lost World The Andromeda Strain Sphere -------Isaac Asimov------- I, Robot Nemesis The Winds of Change Ehe End of Eternity The Gods Themselves The Edge of Tomorrow GALACTIC EMPIRE: The Currents of Space FOUNDATION: Foundation and Empire FOUNDATION: Foundation FOUNDATION: Second Foundation FOUNDATION: Prelude to Foundation FOUNDATION: Robots and Empire FOUNDATION: Foundation's Edge -------MISC------- The Count of Monte Cristo The Apacalypse Troll Across the Sea of Stars Descent: Stealing Thunder Grunts The Armaggeddon Inheiritance Stranger in a Strange Land Battlefield Earth Halo Star Colony Castle Perilous (FUNNY!) Fahrenheit 451 Hero and the Crown -------David Brin------- Sundiver The Uplift War -------Stephen Baxter------- Flux Manifold: Time Manifold: Space Ring The Time Ships -------Michael P. Kube-McDowell------- Enigma Empery Emprise -------Garth Nix------- Sabriel Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr Abhorsen (to be released) -------FRANK HERBERT------- The Dosadi Experiment Whipping Star DUNE: Chapterhouse DUNE: God Emperor of Dune DUNE: Children of Dune DUNE: Dune Messiah DUNE: Dune DUNE: Heretics of Dune DUNE2: House Harkkonnen DUNE2: House Atreides DUNE2: House Corrino -------TIMOTHY ZAHN-------- Triplet Spinneret The Icarus Hunt The Blackcollar -------ANNE MCCAFFREY------ PERN: The Masterharper of Pern PERN: The Dragonriders of Pern PERN: Dragonsdawn PERN: Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern PERN: Nerlika's Story PERN: Dragonflight TALENT: Pegasus in Flight TALENT: To Ride Pegasus TALENT: The Rowan Partnership The Ship Who Searched -------J.R.R Tolkein------- The Lost Road and Other Writings A Tolkein Compass The Hobbit Unfinished Tales The Book of Lost Tales 1 -------Keith Laumer-------- BOLOS: The Triumphant BOLOS: Last stand BOLOS: Rogue Bolo BOLOS: Bolo Brigade
Lord_FinnSon Posted August 23, 2002 Posted August 23, 2002 There's a lot of books, but I'm gonna name only few of them here: - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. - Bram Stoker's Dracula. - The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, The Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish & Mostly Harmless by Douglas Adams(great books and first two of them are funniest I have ever read). - Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion & The Rise of Endymion by Dan Simmons(really great books which I suggest all of you scifi fans read, if you already haven't).
Jubatus Posted August 23, 2002 Posted August 23, 2002 Just popping in to recommend Peter F. Hamilton's Night Dawn trilogy; a grand philosophical sci-fi tale.
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