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Posted: 12/3/2007 11:52:35 AM EDT
Ok, I've pretty much managed to complete most of the books on my reading list. I'm hoping you guys can suggest some good choices based on my taste. I don't really have any interest in non fiction at this time. I enjoy action, scifi and fantasy books, but would be willing to try something new too.
Recently, I've read World War Z, the two Eragon Books, the Princess Bride, Lord of the Rings, Dune, etc. I'm looking at I am Legend right now. Anything else you guys would suggest? |
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The Runelords series, which starts here
The Forever Hero The Magic of Recluce and its sequels Any books by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. I particularly liked Riptide and Thunderhead. |
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If you like fantasy books, have you tried the Dragonlance Chronicles. I am not too big of a fantasy reader myself but I really enjoyed those books.
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Michael Z. Williamson's "Freehold" and "The Weapon" for some rocking, military-driven sci-fi.
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The Federalist Papers
its my recommendation to every thread of this type here. if you have already read it, then congrats, you are far ahead of the rest of the class. |
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Elric of Melnibone.
www.amazon.com/Elric-Melnibone-Michael-Moorcock/dp/0441203981 A very good series of books. |
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You like action?
"A Rifleman Went To War" by H.W. McBride "The Emma Gees" by H.W. McBride "No Second Place Winner" by Bill Jordan "Shooting To Live" by W.E. Fairbairn & E.A. Sykes "Kill Or Get Killed" by Rex Applegate "Principles Of Personal Defense" by Jeff Cooper |
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Starship Troopers & The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.
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I read Starship Troopers and really enjoyed it. Nothing like the movie. I might have to try the Moon is a Harsh Mistress.
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Shooter by Jack Coughlin and Casey Kuhlman.
Details of a marine snipers events during the march to bagdad iraq. |
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anything by Stephen Hunter
Start with "point of impact" or "Dirty White Boys" |
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might i have a slight hijack?
what was the book recommended here some months back that was a must read for the young adult male/boy? recommended for the adult too. sorry for the hijack and thanks in advance. |
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"I am Jack's Testes"? |
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If you have the time, read the Trylogia of Henryk Sienkiewicz With Fire and Sword (1884) The Deluge, parts I and II (1886) Fire in the Steppe (1888) |
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Island in the Sea of TIme by S.M. Stirling ... first in a trilogy. Cool alternative history/SHTF kind of sci fi book ... lots of great action. Very cool exploration of how people with knowledge of modern technology might make their way without modern conveniences (electricity, gas, transportation etc...). The book gets bonus points for a subplot involving a bunch of tree-huggers sneaking off to warn the indigenous people of meso-America of their coming subjugation by the Europeans, where things don't quite work out the way they'd planned. Additional bonus points for some girl-on-girl action.
Synopsis: A cosmic disturbance transports the island of Nantucket and its inhabitants over three thousand years back in time to the shores of a Stone Age America. In addition to coping with the day-to-day problems of survival and the trauma of losing all connection with the modern world, the residents of the time-stranded island find their lives complicated by the presence of native tribes across the water. Stirling's (The Ship Avenged, Baen, 1997) imaginative foray into time travel should also please fans of alternate history. A good selection for most sf collections. Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. |
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Freehold will piss you off. It is a great book, but it will piss you off. |
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If you're unsure about what books to read, here's a nice book about the subject of which books you should read. It's enjoyable by itself, and can point you in directions that might interest you:
The New Lifetime Reading Plan |
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Dangerous Book for Boys |
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I like the Federalist Papers now that you have said it again I will read them again Thanks! |
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I agree with Ender's Game. One of my top ten of all time!
If you are looking for a great series (and little known but with a huge cult following) read the Repairman Jack books by F. Paul Wilson. Start with The Tomb and go in order - they absolutely kick ass! Sort of an urban mercenary meets the X-files. WWJD? What would Jack do? I don't know, but he'd probably use a flamethrower (or his Glock 19) to get it done! |
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A big + 1 here! |
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Yes...Yes it should... |
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Maybe this is why reading is fundamental? |
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Fairly ironic considering the subject of the thread. |
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no, thats not it. nothing along the lines of "the Rise and Fall of the American Balls."
i believe thats it. thanks! |
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I very highly recommend "Lonesome Dove" by Larry Mc Murtry.....Iam not a big western novel guy,but this is one of the best books ever.
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Gary Zaloby's A True Ranger about the life and career of Robert Rogers of Rogers' Rangers Fame. Excellent research, extensively endnoted and well written. Simply the best account to date about America's first commando.
George W. Peck How Private George W. Peck Put Down the Rebellion. Autobiography about the misadventures of a Yankee sad-sack newspaper editor, who, having never read a horse, is conned into joining a cavalry unit. One one patrol, he and his horse are chased around an abandoned race track by a Confederate whose horse is also into racing. Their horses finally stumble and they fall into a heap. After getting up, they yell at each other. "Why'd you chase me?" "Why'd you run?" The Confederate turns out to be a former newspaper man and they sit down, have supper together and part ways in the morning with each telling their comrades how they fought single handed against hordes of the enemy. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll cringe with excitement as you read about the mishaps and misdeeds of Peck and wonder how he survived, yet alone become a governor! Funny part, it's mostly true. |
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Lucifer's Hammer Larry Pournelle a pretty good end of world survival book.
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+1 on Starship troopers, I just re-read it again after many years.
Here's one: Unit Pride by Billy Dickson |
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House of Leaves, Mark Z Danielewski, skip all reviews, skip the Amazon wannabe reviewers, seriously don't page ahead, just read the book.
And you can't go wrong with Chuck Palahniuk. Start with the obvious one, fan out from there. Haunted is not for the squeamish. Scifi ways try Alastair Reynolds Revelation Space or Iain Banks Feersum Endjinn Motherless Brooklyn is good but not exactly in your...EAT ME BAILEY...categories Made it through any Kafka? Oh hell, I'll take suggestion from anyone who is familiar with the aforementioned. IM so as not to poop in the OP's thread. |
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I AM LEGEND, follow that up with 1984. Both awesome books. I AM LEGEND is better though.
-Ben |
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The Jack Aubrey, Dr. Maturin series by Patric O'Brien.
Master and Commander is the first one. This is an excellent 20 book series, it's interesting and you learn a lot about the Napolenic period and about sailing and fighting square riggers. If you read them...Google and Google Earth are your friends. |
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"The Forever War" by Joe Haleman.
It is about an infantry-driven war in which there are significant periods travelling near the speed of light... so when the war ends, he's 1000 years in his own future, but biologically only 10 or so years older . |
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+1 billion. I love those books, along with Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe books. |
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Finished that one today. It was pretty good. But that reminds me of the book EVERYONE (on this site) should read. Marine Sniper by Charles Henderson |
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FTW. Loves me a good revenge book or flick. |
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Random:
Fight Club- Chuck Palahniuk Survivor - Chuck Palahniuk The Street Saint - Chuck Purdy American Psycho - Bret Easton Ellis War: The Five Fingers - Gayle Rivers Marine Sniper - Charles Henderson Silent Warrior - Charles Henderson The Killing Floor - Lee Childs Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield Survial: Hatchet- Incident At Twenty Mile - Trevanian Patriots - James Wesley, Rawles Enimies Foreigh And Domestic - Matthew Bracken Andrometer strain - Michael Crichton Last Light - Terri Blackstock The Road - Cormac McCarthy Deathlands - James Axler Horror : The Descent - Jeff Long The Hunt For The Skinwalker - COLM A. KELLEHER, George Knapp Scifi : Replay - Ken Grimwood Other : All from - Stephen Hunter Silmarillion - J.R.R Tolken Unfinished Tales - J.R.R Tolken LoTR - J.R.R Tolken "Forbidden History" - J. Douglas Kenyon "Forbidden Archeology" - Michael A. Cremo, Richard L. Thompson The SF SHTF Book List
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I bought it for myself and "The Daring Book for Girls" for my daughter. I just started reading Londonistan. It's non-fiction. About how the UK is being taken over by militant Islam. On the fiction side, I just finished "I am Legend" as the movie tie in. |
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Try "Flight of the Old Dog" by Dale Brown. It's military/techno. I have several of his books and love them all.
For fantasy try David Eddings (I absolutely love them all) -- he has two, five book series with two compendium books -- first series of five books is The Belgariad and the second series of five books is The Malloreon. The compendium books are "Belgarath the Sorcerer" and "Polgara the Sorceress". He also has a couple other series with different characters that I really like -- The Tamuli & The Elenium. If you're a Star Wars fan -- The Han Solo Trilogy is a must read, and all of the Timothy Zahn books (I think there's seven now). And if you like Tom Clancy threre's -- "Debet of Honor" & "Executive Orders". Loved those two books. |
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