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Try some short stories of H.P Lovecraft if you haven't.
I recommend him partly because I happen to think that he was fucking awesome, but also because he mainly wrote short stories and while most of them are in the category of "wierd fiction" they are all about something different. So you can expect a great deal of variety from an average collection of Lovecraftian short-stories.
You say you're also looking for something original in style and depth, and I'd say it's pretty hard to find anything more original than Lovecraft (although many authors after him have taken a great deal of inspiration from the man, so don't be surprised if you recognize something if you're an avid reader of sci-fi and fantasy)
I recommend him partly because I happen to think that he was fucking awesome, but also because he mainly wrote short stories and while most of them are in the category of "wierd fiction" they are all about something different. So you can expect a great deal of variety from an average collection of Lovecraftian short-stories.
You say you're also looking for something original in style and depth, and I'd say it's pretty hard to find anything more original than Lovecraft (although many authors after him have taken a great deal of inspiration from the man, so don't be surprised if you recognize something if you're an avid reader of sci-fi and fantasy)
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly! It's a book about time travel to the French Revolution, and it also involves a lot of music research. Highly recommend.
My next suggestion would be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. I can't remember the author. :/ It was SO dark, and yet if you love vampires and history, it takes both and combines them together in a great way!
My next suggestion would be Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer. I can't remember the author. :/ It was SO dark, and yet if you love vampires and history, it takes both and combines them together in a great way!
Why not try Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"? I'm sure you'll... never forget it... (dark laughter)
This dude knows where it's at. Ringworld is great, and one of the (IMO) essential 20th century scifi books all sf fans should have read.Kalezian said:
If you like fantasy with a comedic twist, I suggest Grunts by Mary Gentle. Orc marines vs the world!
Oh, bugger that. I'm still trying to forget that one.Dfskelleton said:
Night Watch and Nightwatch.
The former is by Sergei Lukyanenko, and is about a sort of Russian BPRD-ish thingy.
It's cool.
The latter is a Terry Pratchett in the Watch series as part of the Discworld universe.
It's incredibly brilliant and it tugs on your heartstrings.
There's always a Game of Thrones, too.
And Bram Stoker's Dracula, which is pretty awesome from what I've read of it.
The former is by Sergei Lukyanenko, and is about a sort of Russian BPRD-ish thingy.
It's cool.
The latter is a Terry Pratchett in the Watch series as part of the Discworld universe.
It's incredibly brilliant and it tugs on your heartstrings.
There's always a Game of Thrones, too.
And Bram Stoker's Dracula, which is pretty awesome from what I've read of it.
Soon I will be invincible is pretty damn awesome.
It just about how about a Supervillian who want to takeover the world.
IT NEEDS MOAR LOVE.
It just about how about a Supervillian who want to takeover the world.
IT NEEDS MOAR LOVE.
MORE PRATCHETT! NOW!
Seriously, he's written enough stuff to keep you going for ages, if you read at an average speed. The only danger is that you might then end up 'Pratchett-ized' and start reading nothing but his stuff, as I currently find myself doing. My last 10 book purchases have all been Discworld novels . . .
Seriously, he's written enough stuff to keep you going for ages, if you read at an average speed. The only danger is that you might then end up 'Pratchett-ized' and start reading nothing but his stuff, as I currently find myself doing. My last 10 book purchases have all been Discworld novels . . .
Kushiel's Dart, by Jacqueline CareyKekkles said:
The Sharing Knife: Beguilement, by Lois McMaster Bujold
Storm Front, by Jim Butcher (Urban fantasy, may or may not be what you're looking for, but a really good series none the less)
These are all the first books of longer series - three of my personal favorites.
How about the Otherland tetralogy? Four big doorstoppers of science-fiction and cyberpunk. Very in-depth. A lot of background and flavor of the futuristic setting.
Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention the author. His name is Tad Williams. He wrote a lot of fantasy too. tvtropes says: "Tad Williams prides himself on the interweaving of multiple plot threads and enormous casts of characters, and even more on having the reader actually care about what happens to them. This despite the fairly standard Cyber Punk setting and rather more pages than necessary spent on the way to each plot point. It's notable for having a fantastically diverse cast and treating them all with respect."
Edit: Sorry, forgot to mention the author. His name is Tad Williams. He wrote a lot of fantasy too. tvtropes says: "Tad Williams prides himself on the interweaving of multiple plot threads and enormous casts of characters, and even more on having the reader actually care about what happens to them. This despite the fairly standard Cyber Punk setting and rather more pages than necessary spent on the way to each plot point. It's notable for having a fantastically diverse cast and treating them all with respect."
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
A translated Japanese light novel (read: not a manga, though there's that too) about a high school student who learns that his classmate Haruhi Suzumiya is, unbeknownst to herself, a god who may accidentally destroy the universe if she ever gets too bored. That premise alone is all the explanation I feel the need to give as to why it's worth reading.
Only issue is that at only 200 or so pages it?s a short read.
A translated Japanese light novel (read: not a manga, though there's that too) about a high school student who learns that his classmate Haruhi Suzumiya is, unbeknownst to herself, a god who may accidentally destroy the universe if she ever gets too bored. That premise alone is all the explanation I feel the need to give as to why it's worth reading.
Only issue is that at only 200 or so pages it?s a short read.
Ignore everything else suggested here and go pick up anything by Brandon Sanderson. Mistborn, Elantris, Way of Kings, Warbreaker. It's the best fantasy there is, bar none.Kekkles said:
The Hobbit is a great book
At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft is my favorite book
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At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft is my favorite book
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