I need a book to read; no wait I need twenty

[ben---neb]

The Bible.

Preaching to the converted so to speak.

 

[LeMusaraigne]

Almost anything by Michael Crichton. Specifically, State of Fear, Prey, or Congo are pretty good.

 

[PersianLlama]

Following your preferences:
Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
Slaughterhouse Five - Kurt Vonnegut
1984 - George Orwell
Animal Farm - George Orwell
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
The Sirens of Titan - Kurt Vonnegut
Time Machine - H.G. Wells
The Invisible Man - H.G. Wells
Pretty much anything written by the authors above.
Lord of The Flies - William Golding
Anything ever written by Tolkien
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury

Not really in what you want, but you should still find them enjoyable:
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Memoirs from the House of the Dead - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Edit!: I saw you already read War and Peace, good man, so I'll remove that

Try Dostoevsky's books if you liked War and Peace, read Crime and Punishment first.
Also try Anna Karenina, also by Tolstoy, great novel.

 

[Kracka]

Weis and Hickman are great reads, I've always been a fan.

The Dresden Files is a great series by Jim Butcher. 11 books so far I think... mixture of fantasy and modern day detective work.

 

[sms_117b]

Romance of the three kingdoms, attributed to Luo Guangzhong

The world according to Clarkson. I know you said fiction, but it's Jeremy Clarkson!

 

[ben---neb]

Dune all by Frank Herbert.
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
War of the Worlds/Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep?/the Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick
1984/Animal Farm by George Orwell
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
American Gods/Coraline/The Graveyard Book/Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin
Necronomicon by H.P. Lovecraft
Stranger in a Strange Land/starship Trooper by Robert A. Heinlein
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

All Sci-Fi/Fantasy. Have a good summer.

Great list, read about half the list already but should mean that the other half is up to a really high standards. I love Neil Gaiman, Adams, Wells, Orwell and Philip. You have an excellent reading taste.

 

[avouleance]

The mortal engines quartet are some of the best books ever and they mach your discription. By Philip Reeve

 

[Doomdiver]

Books by Andy Mcnab are good. He writes both fiction and non-fiction about his time in the SAS. All his books are military based. Not to everyones tastes but I enjoy them.

 

[Robyrt]

Two suggestions:

Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment. For Tolstoy fans, this is right up your alley.

Margaret Weis, Star of the Guardians. Lighter quick reading, a space opera with lots of funny bits and some genuinely new ideas (an evil democracy, reasonable future Catholics, etc.) I think it's substantially better than the Weis & Hickman stuff out there.

 

[A010110100101102]

the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher good Fantasy read, the series isn't done, and i think its on book 11 or 12 out of a planned early 20's number. it can be a little sad and dark but not too bad

 

[Satin6T]

Seriously don't listen to a lot of these people

all you need is:
Terry Pratchett
George RR Martin
Terry Brooks

 

[EisBaron]

World War Z by Max Brooks

 

[Name Not Found]

You said you like Terry Pratchett, so I strongly suggest you read check out Neil Gaiman. He even wrote a book with Terry Pratchett called "Good Omens." This book is considered a cult classic,so start with it first. If you like it, I suggest you check out some of his other books. Some of my favorites are "Anansi Boys" and "American Gods." Neil Gaiman's writing as a sort of wit and spark that is hard to find anywhere else.

Also, if you like humor, pick up some Christopher Moore. But do not read in public, because people will be give you weird looks as you giggle to yourself. My favorites are "Fool" and "Lamb."

 

[Agent Larkin]

Read all the Tom Clancy books. The trick is to skim them so you dont have to worry about the military detail. OR the Artemis Fowl series.

 

[SultanP]

I would also reccomend Dean Koontz, as a huge Terry Pratchett fan myself, I find Koontz to be fairly close in style, in his own way of course. He also writes about stuff happening on earth, in the modern society. At least in the ones I've read. It is a bit more serious than Pratchett, but I still find myself reminded of his humor now and again.

 

[CosmicGrenade]

Well how about....
Any Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Moon books (or the ones they have done together)
Robert A. Heinlein (especially StarShip Troopers - it's nothing like the film)
L. Ron Hubbard - BattleField Earth (again not like the film)
Stephen Donaldson - The Gap Series
Tom Holt - Damn funny books
Matthew Thomas - Before and After (it's got exploding sheep in it)
and more I can't think of at the mo

 

[PizzaDentist]

I just got Stephen King's IT online for 2.50

Well worth a look if you haven't read it

 

[devildog1170]

Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. Honestly, those books are fantastic, and with about 8 in the series, with an average of about 700 pages per book, it's awesome.

 

[Generator]

I recently read Sphere and really enjoyed it. Also, just about anything by Orson Scott Card is great and sounds right up your alley (e.g. Ender's game series, Treason (though it's incredibly odd), etc.).