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Post by Snugglicious on Sept 27, 2008 1:04:51 GMT -5
I have been thinking of making threads for ages and I am just getting around to it. I know a lot of guildies love to read, including myself. So please grab a pillow and pop a squat! Let use share what books we love and discuss what we liked with each other!!  So my all time favorite fantasy is The Sword of Truth series written by Terry Goodkind. The first book is titled Wizard's First Rule. They are releasing the TV series of it on 11/1/2008 and I could not be more excited!! I am already a bit sad cause of the casting of the lead character Richard...the actor just isn't..manly..enough. Although he is hotness!!!  |
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Post by devilishsunrise aka Sunburgers on Sept 27, 2008 8:46:58 GMT -5
Boooooooooooks! <3 Omg there are so many books i have read and loved!! I dont think i can list them all....I love fantasy sci-fi books! But, i will name one of my all time fave series (there are many  ), The Abhorsen Trilogy, by Garth Nix. The first book is Sabriel....these 3 books are the only books that i have ever been able to reread. I just cant reread books usually...it's just not satisfying to know the ending  Also, that guy in the pic...is hotness...i totally agree |
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Post by Gormal on Sept 27, 2008 21:59:21 GMT -5
I highly recommend George RR Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series. This series turns the genre on its head a bit, there isn't good vs evil in the vein of Lord of the Rings, but shades of grey. Also people you may hate at first evolve and you may find yourself rooting for them, oh and people die...suddenly. Another big selling point for me is that the author knows how to write in the female pov, something hugely lacking in the fantasy genre.
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Post by Undeads-pain on Sept 27, 2008 22:17:11 GMT -5
meh my books taht read some of the time is artemis fowl series and the bartumeis trilogy (dont think i spelt the last one right >.<)
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Post by devilishsunrise aka Sunburgers on Sept 28, 2008 20:23:33 GMT -5
Oh yea, i have read the amulet of samarkand, part of the Bartimaeus trilogy. I read them for my mom, cuz she is a librarian, and needed someone to read those books to see if they were suitable for her library  |
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Post by Eslanta on Sept 30, 2008 0:06:39 GMT -5
Hmm lets see. I've read all 13 book of the Left behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins, the Earths Children series aka Clan of the cave bear series, all the Harry potter books, the fire bringer series, the All Things Great and Small series, the Flicka series.. and so much more and almost each of those books I have read ATLEAST 3 times. The bigger the boook the better. ^^
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Post by devilishsunrise aka Sunburgers on Sept 30, 2008 20:58:58 GMT -5
Bigger boooooooooks! ;D lols i totally agree with that, Sam. I am just dying to read the 1200+ page book i have on my shelf It's actually 10 books from a series in one...i dont the know name of the series off hand but i will check it out later |
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Post by vile on Sept 30, 2008 21:34:05 GMT -5
If you haven't Read 'The Hitch Hiker's guide to the galaxy' Yet, repent for your sins and haul your ass to the nearest barnes and nobles
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Post by Roshambo on Oct 1, 2008 0:07:54 GMT -5
Anyone who has not read the HHGTTG must read all five books of the trilogy by the end of the year or be expelled from the guild and be forced to join Bad Motherfuckers! On a lighter note...J.R.R. Tolkien happened to write other works besides the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. Hunt them down and read them now! If the Lord of the Rings was too heavy for you, do not get The Silmarillion! C. S. Lewis, besides writing the Narnia series, wrote wonderful poetry and other short stories. The Screwtape Letters is a wonderful collection of letters between a major demon to his nephew on Earth. The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is a nice read but I felt the quality of the writing diminished as the series continued. Lastly, James P. Hogan's Giants series is pretty damned good although predictable and I must find the rest of the books having only read the first two. Now, there was a store in Santa Monica called A Change of Hobbit. That was THE place to get Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Not sure if it is still there, but, in Berkely The Other Change of Hobbit still exists. Go there now! www.otherchangeofhobbit.com/ |
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Post by Gormal on Oct 1, 2008 0:39:02 GMT -5
Douglas Adams also co-authored a book with made up definitions for City names Called the meaning of Liff. May not be worth buying but if you see in library or bookstore give it a flip through.
Sci-Fi: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov. Very much thinking books.
Other non-sci-fi/fantasy Life of Pi Yann Martel, Anything by John Steinbeck (personal favourites East of Eden and Grapes of Wrath). The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency Series Alexander McCall Smith. A lazy day book, easy read in the laid back manner of Africa.
Now I need to decide whether to read Terry Goodkind or Pratchett first.
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Post by Snugglicious on Oct 1, 2008 11:04:19 GMT -5
Terry Goodkind!!! Cause I posted first! Although Terry Pratchet is good too. Oh! And!!! Some fun non-serious fantasy-ish books are the Disk World Series By...Terry Pratchet. Jay LOVES these books, almost as I love the sword of Truth series. This is a much more fun and creative series, where as Sword of Truth is more draw you in with drama fantasy. In fact I have pictures in my house of the Great Attone. Oh and a must read before you die is... Strangers in a Strange Land written by Robert A. Heinlein. This is a corner stone novel to our sci-fi world as we know it. You must read it...NOW! |
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Post by PunitionAgile on Oct 1, 2008 11:25:15 GMT -5
OMG... boooks <333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333333 Where to start?! Ok, uhm just a few different ones, but I'll post a real list in a bit: Anne Bishop wrote some great books, a trilogy called the Dark Jewels Trilogy. First book in that is Daughter of the Blood. That series also has other books set in the same world, but separate or companions to the trilogy, and a new book coming out in March 2009! She also wrote a trilogy that starts with The Pillars of the World (this has nothing to do with her prior series). And a new trilogy that has started with Sebastian (there are only 2 so far, the third I am still anxiously awaiting). They are ALL great books I recommend them all! Ok, then Gregory Maguire is good. Author of Wicked and several other great takes on stories like Cinderella, etc. Am I the only one who likes the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer? Well, those are teen books, but she also did a sci-fi book called The Host. It's been dubbed the sci-fi book for people who don't like sci-fi. Well, I loved it, and it made me cry at the end (yes, I'm a pansy). So I definitely recommend that book, as well as the Twilight series (humans, vampires, werewolves) and Twilight is coming to Theatres in November (in the states). How about HARRY POTTER? >.> Is that really just me as well? I mean, I know these are kids books (some of them) slash teen books... but honestly... Oh, and there's a book of short stories that are famous in the wizarding world brought to us by Hermione with a commentary by Albus Dumbledore lol, so basically she's capitalizing on Harry Potter still without writing another book in the series... But might be a good read anyway Madeline L'Engle: A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, An Acceptable Time Kelley Armstrong (not amazing but not bad either) her series kind of starts with Dime Store Magic, although some of the books she has are about the same characters, but on a different time line (some prior to Dime Store) than the core series. Michael Crichton: Jurassic Park, The Andromeda Strain, Congo, and more... And yeah... I'll post the real list later, this was just off the top of my head while I'm at work. And this is all only scifi/fantasy... I read just about everything, so there will be more |
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Post by Eslanta on Oct 1, 2008 12:51:39 GMT -5
Oh I forgot to mention my favorite all time book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I don't know what it is about the book but maybe I'm in the hopeless romantic stage of my life. I'm turning 30 in a month and I have comes to terms that I won't be married by then. lol there is no man in sight to tie down soooo.. lol
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Post by myr on Oct 1, 2008 18:23:34 GMT -5
When do you people find time to play Dofus with all this reading going on?
Terry Pratchett also co-authored "The Unadulterated Cat", worth a look for those of you that enjoy the company of those particular beasts and also for those that do not. Know thy enemy.
Another Pratchett book (again not a solo effort) is "Science of the Discworld", a well thought out and easily read science text/ shortish story. Much more interesting and engaging than I thought it would be. I think there is a sequel to this work also.
Big books... Robert Jordan had written 11 books in his Wheel of Time series and each one is around 600 pages (I think, it's been a while since I read them). Sadly he died before he finished writing the 12th and final book in the series, however it is scheduled for release some time in 2009. This series is well worth dedicated reading time for fantasy fans.
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Post by Gormal on Oct 1, 2008 20:15:03 GMT -5
Ugh Robert Jordan. Loved the first 4 or 5 of the series, then they were pretty good, then the 10th book. I read it all. Was angry throughout. Whole plot advancement could have been written in about 100 pages. The female characters also became overbearing, bitchy and well stereotypical, a major complaint for me for a lot of male writers in many genres. That being said they are light easy reads and I was entertained for most of them.
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), The Abhorsen Trilogy, by Garth Nix. The first book is Sabriel....these 3 books are the only books that i have ever been able to reread. I just cant reread books usually...it's just not satisfying to know the ending 
