Recommend so books please
Okay, so we have a make list of 20 books we would like to read, and we have to include reviews. I don't really know what to look for, but if you know any sci-fi/fantasy books besides Lord of the Rings and Orwell and can link to a review on Amazon that'd be nice. I already have some books but I need some help with the rest.
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Enders game/shadow and the sequels.
I didn't like Ender's Game, but we only have to read 4 of these and I can fill up a lot of room with that so why not.
Kaycee says (12:06 AM):
whos' obama?
Revelation Space and its sequels
The Dread Empire's Fall series
Saga of the Seven Suns
They each vary in the degree of sci-fi ness if that's even a word, with the Saga having more of a fantasy streak than a hard sci-fi feel. I've linked to the first book in each series, but if you want the others, they're usually amongst the Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought listing
Read A Confederacy of Dunces. It's hillarious.
nik, I've read about half of that book. Maybe I just didn't get it, but I thought Ignatius was pretty annoying, so I was annoyed.
Rengori, my horror lit instructor taught a sci-fi class last semester, so I'd be happy to ask him for some suggestions. But for your list, can you pick any books you want or are you supposed to stick with certain genres?
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Read <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Timeline-Michael-Crichton/dp/0099244721/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2/102-3294264-8989755?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1190373828&sr=8-2">Timeline by Michael Crichton</a>. One of my favourite books of all time.
I'm too lazy to link
But:
American Gods
Neil Gaiman
Boldly go.
Given recent events I will recommend the Wheel of Time series.
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"Brave New World"? Aldous Huxley.
Fantasy-wise, you could try a book from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series (one of the first two! or else you'll be there doing the whole 11 books rigmarole
OR you could do a good old Terry Pratchett"Mort" is one I'd recommend
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Mists of Avalon and Firebrand by Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Artefact of Power (4 books) series by Maggie Furey
Nightrunner series (3 books to date) and Tamir Trilogy (3 books) by Lynn Flewelling
Hitchhikker's Guide to the Galaxy (4 or 5 books, depends if you read Mostly Harmless or not) by Douglas Adams
SMURF YES.Originally Posted by The Summoner of Leviathan
Though, unless you finish SLATFATF and find you need another hit of Adams, don't read Mostly Harmless. To me at least, it just seemed tacked-on.
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Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde - Robert Louis Stevenson
Dracula - Bram Stoker
Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells
Harry Potter Series - J.K Rowling
Norse Mythologies
Boldly go.
Seems a bit of a shame to leave War of the Worlds (H.G. Wells) out. I'd also like to throw in the Earthsea books by Ursula Le Guin (I think there's five or six actual novels).
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I'd suggest A Game of Thrones by george r. r. martin but it's kinda weighty.
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