>His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass): Phillip Pullman.
>American Gods: Neil Gaiman
>The Dresden Files: Jim Butcher
>American Gods: Neil Gaiman
>The Dresden Files: Jim Butcher
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The first book in The Hunger Games series trilogy.
The immortal prince by Jennifer Fallon. Probably got her name wrong.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was pretty good too.
Rangers Apprentice was awesome.
The immortal prince by Jennifer Fallon. Probably got her name wrong.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was pretty good too.
Rangers Apprentice was awesome.
Not much to add.
Jim Butcher's Codex Alera is completed, I recommend it.
Mark Z. Danielewski's House Of Leaves is a masterpiece, well beyond pretty much anything.
Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon is outrageously good, if extremely long.
In addition, I'm gonna second:
Butcher's Dresden Files. Some excellent world building there, not to mention outrageous concentrations of awesome.
George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, because it is excellent.
Aaaand that's about it for now.
Jim Butcher's Codex Alera is completed, I recommend it.
Mark Z. Danielewski's House Of Leaves is a masterpiece, well beyond pretty much anything.
Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon is outrageously good, if extremely long.
In addition, I'm gonna second:
Butcher's Dresden Files. Some excellent world building there, not to mention outrageous concentrations of awesome.
George R. R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire, because it is excellent.
Aaaand that's about it for now.
Well, I guess I'll just list some of my favourites.
Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss.
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
Anything by Terry Pratchet, but particularly Making Money.
Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld.
Cities in Flight by James Blish.
Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison.
Deathworld by Harry Harrison.
Those are all that I can think of at the moment.
Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss.
Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks.
Anything by Terry Pratchet, but particularly Making Money.
Leviathan Trilogy by Scott Westerfeld.
Cities in Flight by James Blish.
Stainless Steel Rat by Harry Harrison.
Deathworld by Harry Harrison.
Those are all that I can think of at the moment.
You could try The Edge Chronicles by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. Incredibly interesting fantasy series, I'd recommend starting with Beyond the Deepwoods, as it sets down a lot of the background. But then dive into either of the other two trilogies =D
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman. I adore this book (and the sequels, The Bloody Red Baron is my favourite). They're set in a world where Dracula won and took over England in about 1885, turning Queen Elizabeth and about a third of England's population into vampires. Three years later, 1888, Jack the Ripper starts stalking the streets of Whitechapel and murdering vampire prostitutes. Brilliant books, I recommend them every time I see a topic like this.
Discworld by Terry Pratchett's already mentioned, so I'll add that. Oh, and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. If you like Eragon so much, you may as well read one of the series it stole ideas from...
Discworld by Terry Pratchett's already mentioned, so I'll add that. Oh, and Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series. If you like Eragon so much, you may as well read one of the series it stole ideas from...
Check out Stephen King, more specifically Dark Tower.
He has some great books out, but ya gotta read Dark Tower (especially if you enjoy books like Harry Potter and Eragon). I'd google it for ya, but considering I'm only up to the 5th book (out of 7) I don't want to inadvertently spoil something, so I'll give you the basic setup (as all seven books basically tell one big, long story).
So, the story is centred around The Gunslinger, the last of his kind, on his ongoing goal of reaching the Dark Tower, a sort of all-powerful centre of all forces in his world. As for what his world is, it's a place where "the world has moved on". The society that birthed the gunslinger has basically collapsed, time and reality itself are thinning out and the landscape is dotted by everything from doors between worlds and barely-functioning robots to spirits and magic. There's nothing else like it and they are just...fantastic reads. Hell, the internet seems to love dark tower (I've seen people here cite The Gunslinger as their favourite character of all time, there are threads damn near every week on 4chan where people share their favourite Dark Tower wallpapers).
He has some great books out, but ya gotta read Dark Tower (especially if you enjoy books like Harry Potter and Eragon). I'd google it for ya, but considering I'm only up to the 5th book (out of 7) I don't want to inadvertently spoil something, so I'll give you the basic setup (as all seven books basically tell one big, long story).
So, the story is centred around The Gunslinger, the last of his kind, on his ongoing goal of reaching the Dark Tower, a sort of all-powerful centre of all forces in his world. As for what his world is, it's a place where "the world has moved on". The society that birthed the gunslinger has basically collapsed, time and reality itself are thinning out and the landscape is dotted by everything from doors between worlds and barely-functioning robots to spirits and magic. There's nothing else like it and they are just...fantastic reads. Hell, the internet seems to love dark tower (I've seen people here cite The Gunslinger as their favourite character of all time, there are threads damn near every week on 4chan where people share their favourite Dark Tower wallpapers).
I usually read sci-fi or fantasy but two of the best written books I have read are
Memoirs of a Geisha - by Arthur Golden. I put off reading this book for years when someone bought it me for christmas but once I started it is just so beautifully written that it draws you in.
The other one would be one I have read recently (on recommendation) called
Life of Pi - by Yann Martel. Again not really my thing but its a fun read and well written I think both of these are worth checking out regardless of usual tastes in reading material.
Memoirs of a Geisha - by Arthur Golden. I put off reading this book for years when someone bought it me for christmas but once I started it is just so beautifully written that it draws you in.
The other one would be one I have read recently (on recommendation) called
Life of Pi - by Yann Martel. Again not really my thing but its a fun read and well written I think both of these are worth checking out regardless of usual tastes in reading material.
I think I've been ninjad by just about everyone with regards to Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, but I recently got through a book called John Dies at the End by David Wong.
John Dies at the End is like a supernatural Monty Python sketch - funny, satirical and utterly bizarre in every respect. It's bloody brilliant.
John Dies at the End is like a supernatural Monty Python sketch - funny, satirical and utterly bizarre in every respect. It's bloody brilliant.
Second any of Gaimans books (Neverwhere in particular) and Pratchetts Discworld series also try Good Omens (Gaimen and Pratchett together)
The Ketty Jay series by Chris Wooding if you would like some sci-fi (they are Firefly-esque)
The Ketty Jay series by Chris Wooding if you would like some sci-fi (they are Firefly-esque)
I haven't, I've watched the movies though extensively and seen all the behind the scenes stuff so I know the history of the books. Just, I've never been able to just sit down and read them, I get about a chapter or two in and get bored of it.CrazyDave DC said:
I know...Fatboy_41 said:
I prefer the Sharpe series, I think that's a must read. Though I guess I'm a little bias cause I watched the T.V series(Well, its more like a series of T.V movies but still...) before reading the books and I loved the series.Fatboy_41 said:
Also recommend the T.V series, you'd be amazed how many current English actors had small early career roles in that series.
Seconded. Especially Good Omens is an exceptionally entertaining piece of literature, and this comes from a die-hard science-fiction buff.Hylke Langhout said:
Awww, and here I thought I'd be the first person to suggest this.SL33TBL1ND said:
Also very much seconded. Ever wondered what World War 1 might look like in a steampunk setting? Look no further. Trilogy is comprised of the novels (in order) Leviathan, Behemoth and Goliath.
If you're a fantasy fan, you should read...
Jhereg -- about a human assassin and his dragonoid (Jhereg, to be precise) familiar living in a world where humans are second-class citizens
Dresden Files -- urban fantasy, a down-to-earth wizard in Chicago solves supernatural crimes and gets in way over his head
Kingkiller Chronicles -- an amazing book despite its obviously Gary Stu main character who is good at everything and still manages to get into trouble.
Jhereg -- about a human assassin and his dragonoid (Jhereg, to be precise) familiar living in a world where humans are second-class citizens
Dresden Files -- urban fantasy, a down-to-earth wizard in Chicago solves supernatural crimes and gets in way over his head
Kingkiller Chronicles -- an amazing book despite its obviously Gary Stu main character who is good at everything and still manages to get into trouble.