greedo626 Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 in this thread you can post all the book you liked (or didn't like). I suggest that anyone who likes sci-fi books, read Ender's Game. if you like that there are about five other books in the series. for those who like the Rainbow Six game, read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six (it's really good but very, very long). for those who like young adult fantasy about necromancers and charter marks, Wes Marrakesh reccomended Sabriel. I read it and it's a very good book. feel free to post book you think other people should read (or not read)
Hekx Posted April 11, 2003 Posted April 11, 2003 Everyone, including me, should read the LOTR novels. Including The Hobbit. Also War of the Worlds is a good book to read. Nothing like novels that turn into movies.
wassup Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Star Wars: The New Jedi Order *puts on Rhett-retardent suit
BCanr2d2 Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I read Rainbow Six within about 4 weeks whilst travelling overseas. It's a very good read, considering the events that had just happened prior to when I was OS in October 2001. I have read a lot of the LOTR books, not just the LOTR and The Hobbitt, but also Unfinished Tales and The Silmarillion. Steven King is also a good author, I have one waiting to be read at the moment.
GonkH8er Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Some of my favourite authors.... Michael Crichton Robin Cook Patricia Cornwell Jonathon Kellerman Robert Ludlum John Case hrmmm, cant think of anymore at the moment. I suggest everyone read some Robin Cook books..... fannnnnnnnnnnnntastic stuff.
Taos Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I want to include Tom Clancy on this list..... Hunt for Red October Patriot Games Clear and Present Danger Some other titles that didn't make it to movies are the 'Op Center' books.
Arán Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I'm with Hèkx Nòxú nothing is better than to read LOTR:D
Sam Fisher Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Sabriel, Lirael, have not read Abhorson. All LotR, Hobbit most of the NJO Rainbow Six
jokemaster Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 The Tom Clancy books Jurassic Park The Lost World (Micheal chricton) Star Wars Novels
ckcsaber Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Read the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. Fantasy at it's best.
StormHammer Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I have too many favourite books to list here, but I would heartily recommend the following titles to anyone... The complete Chronicles of Thomas Covenant (Lord Foul's Bane, The Illearth War, The Power That Preserves, The Wounded Land, The One Tree, White Gold Wielder) by Stephen Donaldson. I have to say I enjoyed this epic tale more than LOTR. Legend, Waylander (and various others) by David Gemmell The Day Of The Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham War Of The Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Food Of The Gods, First Men In The Moon, The Island Of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells The original Conan stories (and many others) by Robert E. Howard The Swiss Family Robinson by Jonathan Swift The Warlock In Spite Of Himself by Christopher Stasheff The original Shannara series by Terry Brooks The Deryni novels by Katherine Kurtz The Great White Space by Basil Copper The Spellsinger and Icerigger series by Alan Dean Foster The Barsoom novels (A Princess Of Mars, Chessmen Of Mars, Thuvia Maid Of Mars etc) by Edgar Rice Burroughs The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Anything of the CTHULHU mythos by H. P. Lovecraft Any of the works of William Shakespeare The Forge of God, Eon, Eternity by Greg Bear Any of the Robot stories of Isaac Asimov They Walked Like Men, The Fellowship Of The Talisman, City, and anything else by Clifford D. Simak The Dark, The Fog, The Rats etc., by James Herbert Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness At Sethanon (and others) by Raymond E. Feist Elric Of Melnibone etc, by Michael Moorcock The Sunset Warrior, The Shallows Of Night, Dai-San by Eric Van Lustbader Little Fuzzy, Fuzzy Sapiens by H. Beam Piper Anything by Dean R. Koontz Happy reading.
GonkH8er Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Originally posted by StormHammer Anything by Dean R. Koontz Fannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnntastic author and asimovs just a legend
swphreak Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I like my entire Library of Star Wars Books (and there is a LOT of them in my small "library"). The LotR books were good too. Also, the Conqueror's series by Tim Zahn is really good. Oh yea, can't forget about the Ender Series.
ckcsaber Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 "The Count of Monte Cristo" is a really good book. it's a great adventure story, and the character development is fantastic. Make sure you read the unabriged form, though. Oh, and don't see the movie!! It stank! Remeber: Never judge a book by it's movie
Breton Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Some great books: LOTR and The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien The Harry Potter series - J.K. Rowling The Hitchiker's Guide series - Douglas Adams Dune - Frank Herbert Ten Little Niggers - Agatha Christie
Katarn07 Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 Redwall My all time favorite book. It is about a young mouse novice who becomes a hero while the kingdom lives in is under attack by the evil forces of a rat named Cluny the Scourge. There are others, but none deal with Matthias so I never really read them... That's the cover of the 20th Anniversery Edition, the one I own. I have read it at least half a dozen times. Also, some other good books have already been mentioned here, so I won't bother...
Samuel Dravis Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 isaac asimov, anne mccaffrey, garth nix, stephen baxter, david brin, keith laumer (BOLOS!), the icarus hunt, spinneret, timothy zahn, kevin j anderson, frank & brian herbert, orson scott card, jrr tolkien, sword of truth series, anything SW or LOTR....i know many more but can't remember right now...
Darklighter Posted April 12, 2003 Posted April 12, 2003 I don't read books...not ever...it's really bad, cos I know I should, but I'm just way too impatient to sit there and look at words. Don't ask me why I can't, I just can't, wish I could though:(lol That being said, I have read LOTR:FOTR and TTT, those were the best (and only) books I ever read;):DGonna start reading ROTK soon...hopefully...
ckcsaber Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Originally posted by Katarn07 Redwall My all time favorite book. It is about a young mouse novice who becomes a hero while the kingdom lives in is under attack by the evil forces of a rat named Cluny the Scourge. There are others, but none deal with Matthias so I never really read them... Matthias is in Mattimeo, methinks . Outcast of Redwall - BEST Redwall book ever. Badgers never kicked so much ass.
Altus_Thrawn Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 LotR is simply a beuaty, and a must read. Ender's Game is an excellent book, when reading it I couldn't get my nose out of it, not even to eat. The area 51 novels are very interesting, they are about aliens, their contact with humans, and the technology they left on earh 5,000 years ago. Almost any star wars book you read is good, my favorite is visions of the future.
greedo626 Posted April 13, 2003 Author Posted April 13, 2003 right now I'm almost done Speaker for the Dead, book two in the Ender's game series, and it's one of the best books I've read in a long time. for anyone who hasn't read Ender's Game, I really recommend it:thumbsup:
Samuel Dravis Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind are all very good books... so are Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, and Shadow Puppets - they're about Ender's friends back on the Earth (Petra, Alai, BEAN!)
ET Warrior Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 I've read all of the Ender series EXCEPT for shadow puppets....i've meant too, just never got around to buying it.... Best authors include Michael Crichton (timeline....best book EVER!!) Timothy Zhan (Conquerors series...very very good) Orson Scott Card (ender series and others)
swphreak Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Shadow Puppets focus on Petra and "lil" Bean The Conquers' Series is my 2nd favorite Sci-fi series after all the SW books.
GonkH8er Posted April 13, 2003 Posted April 13, 2003 Originally posted by ET Warrior Michael Crichton (timeline....best book EVER!!) LOL. great book.. when her head got cut off, I was like...... well that was unexpected
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