Books?

I'm going to stock pile on books for the time that my SO is in basic training, and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions?

I loved reading "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet, and read it in a couple weeks. I also loved reading the Eragon books, and plan on getting the last one, "Inheritence" (sp?) when it comes out.

So you could say, based on those, I like fiction books, set long ago, like Middle ages, and a bit after that, (I'm not sure of exact time Eragon series is set). Also, mythical/fantasy type books are a big hit with me.

I'm going to ask my English teacher tomorrow if there are any books she reccomends, and if I can borrow any if she has them, to save some money, but any suggestion I'll look into and if I like it, I'll have a book to add to my reading list :)

if fantasy/fiction is your thing, I'd go for Melanie Rawn then branch out from there.

I have about a dozen authors that I read constantly, mostly ones that have been around a long time, so there's tons of material to find

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Originally Posted by dpal666

if fantasy/fiction is your thing, I'd go for Melanie Rawn then branch out from there.

I have about a dozen authors that I read constantly, mostly ones that have been around a long time, so there's tons of material to find

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I have one author who I've read a few books by, and loved all of them. I also enjoyed the books "From Baghdad, With Love" and "From Baghdad to America" by Lt. Colonel Kopelman, and "Until Tuesday," by Bret Witter looked really good.

But I just saw the very basic discription of "The Diviner" and it already looks like my kinda book :)

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is one you might enjoy. She writes looong books, and it kicks off a very long series...so lots of reading time to stock up on if you go with her books.

The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

The Shadowmarch series by Tad Williams ...another series of long, meaty books.

Given what you said you liked, I think you'd enjoy these.

Gabaldon = historical (sorta) fiction romance
Lynch = high fantasy adventure
Williams = epic fantasy

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In essence, these novels are Big, Fat, Historical Fiction, ala James Clavell and James Michener. However, owing to the fact that I wrote the first book for practice, didn’t intend to show it to anyone, and therefore saw no reason to limit myself, they include…

history, warfare, medicine, sex, violence, spirituality, honor, betrayal, vengeance, hope and despair, relationships,
the building and destruction of families and societies, time travel, moral ambiguity, swords, herbs, horses,
gambling (with cards, dice, and lives), voyages of daring, journeys of both body and soul…

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Just from that... I'd be a happy reader :D The Lies of Locke Lamora looks really good as well, I'm not 100% sold on the Shadowmarch series, but, who knows, I may love it :)

It seems you nailed it for a choice of books :D

Riddle of the Wren by Charles de Lint is a book I loved years ago when I read it. Might be a tough find, but if I remember Charles is from Ottawa Ontario Canada, if I remember correctly.

If you like fantasy it is always nice to look to the classics... The narnia chronicles, lord of the rings, or even Alice in wonderland... Or treasure island, etc.

I reread gulliver's travels at least once a decade to be reminded what a great book it is. :)

Sucks your partner is away but time with a good book friend is priceless.

Bruce

I loved The Pillars of the Earth. I read quite a lot. Here are a few authors I enjoy:
David B. Coe- Winds of the Forelands
Robert Jorden- Wheel of Time
C. J. Cherryh- The Faded Sun Trilogy
R. A. Salvatore- The Dark Elf Trilogy

Thats alot of reading right there. I'm also a sucker for supernatural romance trash. :rolleyes:

This is kind of out of your genre but Stephen King has written a series called the dark tower series that is written as science fiction / fantasy / mythical type of thing. Totally out of the norm for Stephen King but the series was AMAZING!

I also like anything from Pierce Anthony.

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Riddle of the Wren by Charles de Lint is a book I loved years ago when I read it. Might be a tough find, but if I remember Charles is from Ottawa Ontario Canada, if I remember correctly.

If you like fantasy it is always nice to look to the classics... The narnia chronicles, lord of the rings, or even Alice in wonderland... Or treasure island, etc.

I reread gulliver's travels at least once a decade to be reminded what a great book it is. :)

Sucks your partner is away but time with a good book friend is priceless.

Bruce

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He's not gone yet, but I figure if I have a plan for days I'm just in a blah mood & don't want to deal with anyone, reading will be something great to re-direct that to, get my mind off of it type deal. And the Lord of the Rings has always been something I want to read, buuut, I'm not 100% sure.

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Originally Posted by Cendalla

I loved The Pillars of the Earth. I read quite a lot. Here are a few authors I enjoy:
David B. Coe- Winds of the Forelands
Robert Jorden- Wheel of Time
C. J. Cherryh- The Faded Sun Trilogy
R. A. Salvatore- The Dark Elf Trilogy

Thats alot of reading right there. I'm also a sucker for supernatural romance trash. :rolleyes:

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Ha, I'm just going to give the Dark Elf Trilogy a try just because of the title :P But I've already got my teacher lending me her Outlander Series, I just have to get the first one, which I'll probably get as an ebook, since it's only about $8 and I have no room in my bag for another book :P

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This is kind of out of your genre but Stephen King has written a series called the dark tower series that is written as science fiction / fantasy / mythical type of thing. Totally out of the norm for Stephen King but the series was AMAZING!

I also like anything from Pierce Anthony.

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I've tried reading Stephen King books, but, just some of them are a bit too all over the place for me, and might be a bit much for me now. I do want to read It but our school's Media Center doesn't carry it :(


On a side note... It seems I may need to ask for a kindle for Christmas to save space, although... I don't mind collecting books :)

Some have been suggested but I'll add them again because I like em so much!

Fantasy:
Starting out with the master of all things fantasy, Mr. Tolkien!
(J.R.R. Tolkien) The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings(trilogy), The Silmarillion
A close second is one of my favorite series - great for kids and adults alike!
(C.S. Lewis) The Chronicles of Narnia - awesome awesome awesome

If you like Arthurian Legend books there are some I really enjoyed:
(Malory) Le Morte d'Arthur - not everyone's cup of tea but I really dug it
(T.H. White) The Once and Future King - one of my favorites

I know you said fantasy but there are some great science fiction writers past and present so I'll add a few of those in case you get curious.

(Isaac Asimov) the Foundation Trilogy - first scifi I read and couldn't get enough!
(Orson Scott Card) Ender's Game - very cool book
(Frank Herbert) Dune - some pretty neat stuff

If you like reading about history but in a fun way you might check out some historical fiction authors. Eiji Yoshikawa wrote some awesome books taking place during Japan's feudal era(Miyamoto Musashi & Taiko) - both great reads that got me interested in this style of writing.

George RR Martin -- a song of fire and ice....
Book one is a game of thrones...

You may have watched the first book on HBO-- A Game of thrones....
It is a great read and will keep you up late if you dont watch it lol....

Wow! So many suggestions! Most of them a series, if I read all of them, I don't think I'd be done until next year!

Not to mention I also have a few books I'm required to read for English. 1984 being the next one I believe... Right now we're reading the Canterbury Tales... It's... eh, I'm not a poem-style book fan. Beowulf may be the exception to that, but it was also explained, and can be re-explained in about 3 sentences...

The hunger games trilogy is what i just got done reading :) it was very very good

A little known author I couldn't put down was Brent Weeks. Middle ages assassin plot. Really good. Also Terry Brooks and his Shannara series. The Dark Elf books are incredible. Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman, the Dragonlance series.

For something a little darker try Brian Lumley and the Necroscope series. Of course for vampire fiction Anne Rice kinda set the bar.

Ok I'll stop I could talk books all night:)

I have to concur...Brent Weeks is GREAT.

And King's Dark Tower series is awesome, too. It's a bit hard to get into at first, but once you get into it, you get sucked in hard and it won't let you go. (That was my experience, anyhow.) It's not at all like his usual popular works that get made into cheesy Hollywood movies. :P

The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan is quite good. The first book in the series is The Eye of the World...that series would keep you going for a while.

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George RR Martin -- a song of fire and ice....
Book one is a game of thrones...

You may have watched the first book on HBO-- A Game of thrones....
It is a great read and will keep you up late if you dont watch it lol....

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Came here to say this, but Jacob beat me to it. Awesome books, but that recommendation comes with two warnings:

1. He takes FOREVER to finish books - it was several years from the time I finished the fourth book to when the fifth came out, and I read the fourth a few years after it came out.

2. Characters die. Get used to it. :)

NEIL GAIMAN!!!!!!!!!!!! "Neverwhere" and "American Gods," both really truly fantastic.

Also, I second the Orson Scott Card Suggestion. The Ender Quartet, "Ender's Game," "Speaker for the Dead," "Xenocide," and Children of the Mind" as well as the spinoff/interim books "Ender's Shadow," Shadow of the Hegemon," and "Shadow Puppets." I think there is a new one after Shadow Puppets. Gotta go check that out.

C.S. Lewis' Narnia Chronicles are classic.

I have to read the George RR Martin series, I keep getting yelled at by people because I haven't had time to read much while taking a huge course load in comparative literature and developmental psychology and animal behavior.

One of my favorites in the Spellsinger series by Alan Dean Foster.

One of my favorite stand alone books is Hasan by Piers Anthony

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If I choose to challange myself with all these books... I'll NEVER finish! I'm seriously wondering how long it'll take me to finish the first book in the Outlander series...

And I still want to get Inheritence (oohhh how I wanted that book yesterday, couldn't put it down in the book store, but The Outlander was cheaper, and I can wait until Inheritence comes out in paperback...Maybe)

i can suggest the Rowen series and Pern series by anne mccaffery(spelling i not at home ) i own most of her books in theses 2 series. I also reread them mutli times over the years, as well as the black unicorn and bridge to terrabitha.(didn't care for the movie as much )