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Title: Con's Reading List Post by: ConfusedUs on 2003-11-11, 03:34 I encourage everyone to read these books at least once through, as each is a triumph in its sub-genre.
Sci-Fi: The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons This 4-book series spans time and space and several literary styles without breaking stride. Set in the far-far future, seven people must discover the true nature of the Shrike. Includes: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and The Rise of Endymion ScienceFantasy: The Coldfire Trilogy by C.S. Friedman This trilogy is set on a colony world where nature is held in balance by a force known as the fae. However, the fae manifests itself in many forms, those of humanity's fondest wishes and most hellish fears. Includes: Black Sun Rising, When True Night Falls, and Crown of Darkness Low Fantasy: The Dark Tower by Stephen King This series, while unfinished, is Stephen King's masterpiece. The Dark Tower series is the weave that binds all of his works together, and there is a place for every character and setting within. Includes: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Wastelands, Wizard and Glass, and Wolves of the Calla, which just came out. High Fantasy: DragonLance, the original series by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. Although there are literally dozens of DragonLance books, only the ones by Weis and Hickman are worth reading. This is a must read if you're a D&D fan. Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: [WaRdeN] on 2003-11-11, 15:31 OHHH NEW DARKTOWER BOOK!!!!!!!
/me goes out and gets that this weekend. Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Woodsman on 2003-11-11, 16:55 yeah ive been thiking of reading that myself
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Angst on 2003-11-11, 17:06 Additions to con's list:
Christopher Stasheff - The Wizard in Rhyme series: Her Majesty's Wizard The Oathbound Wizard The Witch Doctor The Secular Wizard My Son, The Wizard The Haunted Wizard The Crusading Wizard The Feline Wizard Orson Scott Card - The Ender series: Ender's Game Speaker for the Dead Xenocide Children of the Mind Ender's Shadow Shadow of the Hegemon Shadow Puppets (!! NEW BOOK !!) Terry Goodkind - The Sword of Truth series: Wizard's First Rule Stone of Tears Blood of the Fold Temple of the Winds Soul of the Fire Faith of the Fallen The Pillars of Creation Naked Empire (!! NEW BOOK !!) Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Dicion on 2003-11-11, 22:12 Add this:
The Nights Dawn Trilogy, - Peter F. Hamilton -The Reality Dysfunction -The Neutronium Alchemist -The Naked God Warning: These are NOT small books.... I think they weigh in over 1000 pages each... And also, a side short-story book based on that universe: -A Second chance at Eden Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: ConfusedUs on 2003-11-11, 22:14 Angst: Is Naked Empire any good? Goodkind's writing is like a roller coaster. Every up has its down. And the last two books were ups...
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Lilazzkicker on 2003-11-12, 09:28 One must not forget the 'Wheel of Time' seriesby Robert Jordan, even though the latest book fell off a bit, to maintain the story line.
The Eye of the World The Great Hunt The Dragon Reborn The Shadow Rising The Fires of Heaven Lord of Chaos A Crown of Swords The Path of Daggers Winters Heart Crossroads of Twilight Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: ConfusedUs on 2003-11-12, 09:31 I'm just a bit pissed at the WoT series. The last two books haven't been worth crap, and the most recent didn't even have a climax. Six hundred pages of crap. Crap crap crap.
And to make matters worse, instead of actually giving us the next book in the series, his next book isn't even the next in the series. It's a PREQUEL TO THE WHOLE THING. Screw WoT. Was a good series, up until book 7. Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Lilazzkicker on 2003-11-12, 09:34 Rofl...this isnt the CC forum.
Anyways, I still think its a decent series. Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: ConfusedUs on 2003-11-12, 09:35 ;) True. If this were CC I would have expressed my real opinion.
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: l4mby on 2003-11-12, 18:36 Hrmm ... I don't read much, however, I've found myself into it more lately. I need to find some good books to read. It takes a lot for me to stay interested in a book. I need more books like the LotR series. =P Any suggestions ? I'm starting to get bored at work. :lol:
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: ConfusedUs on 2003-11-12, 21:20 What do you look for in a book?
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: Angst on 2003-11-14, 18:36 Hmm, I forgot the Thomas Covenant series by Stephenson (I think it was..)
Con: Haven't read naked empire, I will as soon as the store lets me know they've got it in paperback. Yes he's got his ups and downs, but so does every author. And L4mby, if you're looking for lotr-ish stuff, you might want to take a look at Mercedes Lackey. A good series to start with is the Heralds of Valdemar ( Arrows of the Queen is the first book ) There's a huge amount of books shes done in that set and related, so it keeps ya pretty busy :P Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: McDeth on 2003-11-15, 07:39 WHOA, I still have an account here. Anyway, try this one....
Shadow of the Sun (http://www.geocities.com/damanmcdeth) My book. It may get published within a week or so. This is a very early version of it and since then it has gone through many revisions. I also thought I'd drop in and say hello to new and old comrades alike! ...Hello....... /me falls asleep... :zzz: Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: dev/null on 2003-11-15, 20:31 Shadow of the Sun? That does seem familiar... :P
Title: Re: Con's Reading List Post by: McDeth on 2003-11-16, 08:10 Heh...How about Mundane Anarchy? I heard that was rather good too... :thumb:
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