Top Three Favorite Books/Series of All Time
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1. The Dune Series by Frank Herbert and later by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. In my opinion the most well crafted sci-fi universe I have ever seen.
2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Amazing fantasy universe that always leaves me wanting to learn more about it. Love every book in the series ranging from the Silmarilion to the trilogy. Its a shame that Tolkien didn't have more time to elaborate further on his universe.
3. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. With out a doubt my favorite "modern" series. Just great all around series that always would get me excited and interested in a new book.
2. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Amazing fantasy universe that always leaves me wanting to learn more about it. Love every book in the series ranging from the Silmarilion to the trilogy. Its a shame that Tolkien didn't have more time to elaborate further on his universe.
3. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. With out a doubt my favorite "modern" series. Just great all around series that always would get me excited and interested in a new book.
The Dark Tower Series, The Raw Shark Texts and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series.
That's if we're not counting Manga/comics. Or Book-->Anime adaptions >_<. Okay that ones a bit of a stretch
That's if we're not counting Manga/comics. Or Book-->Anime adaptions >_<. Okay that ones a bit of a stretch
LoTR(including the hobbit)-best books ever
Redwall- got me into reading
Harry Potter- Because I grew up with them and they blew my little mind
Redwall- got me into reading
Harry Potter- Because I grew up with them and they blew my little mind
Didn't think this was going to be difficult until I actually thought over it and realised how many series I love, but I'd have to go for:
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett - Recommended for anyone who likes fantasy. Or comedy. Or books. Or even just people in general. I'd even extend it to particularly literate animals. Generally anything with a respiratory system. To summarize, the Discworld is a magical world consisting of a flat, round disc of land balanced on the back of four elephants, who on turn stand on the shell of the Great Turtle A'Tuin. The series is well-written, funny, incredibly intelligent, and covers themes as wide as rock and roll, time travel, quantum physics, racism, religion and opera. To name a few examples. Not to mention the fact that Pratchett's incarnation of Death is one of my favourite literary characters.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - Recommended to anybody who likes the Discworld series (and vice-versa), the completely random, yet brilliant, inventions and concepts, as well as the bizarrely twisted logic of the author, makes these books a must-read. If you don't find yourself laughing, I'm afraid you are deceased, and should seek immediate spiritual assistance in crossing over to the other side.
The Night Watch Trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko - Very well plotted series, technically fantasy, but steeped in so much intrigue and plot twists that at times it almost reads like some kind of spy novel. Basically, the world is filled with Others, magical entities such as wizards, witches, werewolves, vampires and the like, who are governed by three main bodies; The Night Watch, a group of Light beings who enforce the law on the Dark Others, The Day Watch, a group of Dark Others who keep an eye on the Light Others, and the Inquisition, an organisation that tries to maintain balance between the other two groups. The story focuses on the various intrigues between these organisations, and is a fascinating and engaging read.
The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett - Recommended for anyone who likes fantasy. Or comedy. Or books. Or even just people in general. I'd even extend it to particularly literate animals. Generally anything with a respiratory system. To summarize, the Discworld is a magical world consisting of a flat, round disc of land balanced on the back of four elephants, who on turn stand on the shell of the Great Turtle A'Tuin. The series is well-written, funny, incredibly intelligent, and covers themes as wide as rock and roll, time travel, quantum physics, racism, religion and opera. To name a few examples. Not to mention the fact that Pratchett's incarnation of Death is one of my favourite literary characters.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams - Recommended to anybody who likes the Discworld series (and vice-versa), the completely random, yet brilliant, inventions and concepts, as well as the bizarrely twisted logic of the author, makes these books a must-read. If you don't find yourself laughing, I'm afraid you are deceased, and should seek immediate spiritual assistance in crossing over to the other side.
The Night Watch Trilogy by Sergei Lukyanenko - Very well plotted series, technically fantasy, but steeped in so much intrigue and plot twists that at times it almost reads like some kind of spy novel. Basically, the world is filled with Others, magical entities such as wizards, witches, werewolves, vampires and the like, who are governed by three main bodies; The Night Watch, a group of Light beings who enforce the law on the Dark Others, The Day Watch, a group of Dark Others who keep an eye on the Light Others, and the Inquisition, an organisation that tries to maintain balance between the other two groups. The story focuses on the various intrigues between these organisations, and is a fascinating and engaging read.
1. His Dark Materials
2. The Mortal Engines Quartet
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Other close contenders: the Old Kingdom Series; the Inheritance Cycle; the Edge Chronicles; the Lord of the Rings.
I really want to read the Wheel of Time series, but there are so many books that buying them is pretty expensive.
2. The Mortal Engines Quartet
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Other close contenders: the Old Kingdom Series; the Inheritance Cycle; the Edge Chronicles; the Lord of the Rings.
I really want to read the Wheel of Time series, but there are so many books that buying them is pretty expensive.
Oh yeah! The Night Watch books. Great books. I loved the fact that vampires were essentially the weakest form of Other (you could get vampires that were Beyond Classification, sure, but even then they were seriously lacking in the versatility available to standard Others). Was a great change from most of the recent modern fantasy stuff.Smertnik said:
Finding the third book was a ***** though. It's called the Twilight Watch in English, and every time I asked for it at a book store I was referred to the Twilight section by the bastards who work there.
1. The Dark Tower series. Stephen King's best seven books are unmatched in the world of fantasy. There's something religious, deep, and spiritual about the biblical journey of the Ka-Tet.
2. Song of Ice and Fire. This series has shattered my heart so many times...made me anticipate things and future predictions which were undone...and made me realize just how grey the world truly was. The only series I've read where the villains in the first two books aren't actually "villains" later on. Just the guys on the opposite side.
3. H.P. Lovecraft's "Dreamlands" short stories. Randolph Carter deserves his own movies. Plain and simple.
2. Song of Ice and Fire. This series has shattered my heart so many times...made me anticipate things and future predictions which were undone...and made me realize just how grey the world truly was. The only series I've read where the villains in the first two books aren't actually "villains" later on. Just the guys on the opposite side.
3. H.P. Lovecraft's "Dreamlands" short stories. Randolph Carter deserves his own movies. Plain and simple.
Okay, don't hate me, but I do enjoy Andy McNab's stuff. They're pretty much the Call Of Duty of the book world, they're not really all that intelligent and they take themselves far too seriously, but they're fun to read and they have plenty of shooty guns and explody things that go boom. They're stupid, I agree, but they're not so bad when you want to just have a short, thrilling ride that doesn't require you to think too hard.
I also like "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King, although I can't really remember much about it since I haven't read it over a decade.
Also, even though it's been said, Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchet are also awesome and J.R.R. Tolkien is a no brainer.
I also like "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King, although I can't really remember much about it since I haven't read it over a decade.
Also, even though it's been said, Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchet are also awesome and J.R.R. Tolkien is a no brainer.
Books:
Abarat - Clive Barker (Clive Rules! Movie Please!?)
Meg-saga - Steve Alten (Movie please!?)
Domain-3logy - Steve Alten (Movie-Please!?)
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (Movie Please?!)
ComicBookz:
Spawn - Todd McFarlane (Worthy Movie Please!?)
Fathom - Michael Turner (Movie Please!?)
Megatron Origins - Eric Holmes (Movie Please?!)
(Michael Bay! I really(x zillions) dislike whatever you you did to Transformers... Why didn't Zack Snyder or Guillermo del Toro make a decent movie out this... Moviebob is sooo true in reviewing this Baycrap! I embrace Moviebob verdicts!)
Abarat - Clive Barker (Clive Rules! Movie Please!?)
Meg-saga - Steve Alten (Movie please!?)
Domain-3logy - Steve Alten (Movie-Please!?)
The Gargoyle - Andrew Davidson (Movie Please?!)
ComicBookz:
Spawn - Todd McFarlane (Worthy Movie Please!?)
Fathom - Michael Turner (Movie Please!?)
Megatron Origins - Eric Holmes (Movie Please?!)
(Michael Bay! I really(x zillions) dislike whatever you you did to Transformers... Why didn't Zack Snyder or Guillermo del Toro make a decent movie out this... Moviebob is sooo true in reviewing this Baycrap! I embrace Moviebob verdicts!)
Harry Potter: Boy turns out to be a wizard and has magical shenanigans. (7 books)
Series of Unfortuante Events: Three orphans run away from an evil fortune-stealer. (13)
Pendragon: A boy needs to save the universe from an evil entity. (10)
Series of Unfortuante Events: Three orphans run away from an evil fortune-stealer. (13)
Pendragon: A boy needs to save the universe from an evil entity. (10)
A Song of Fire and Ice, George R.R. Martin - amazing world and characters, and an intriguing storyline with multiple story arcs.
The Riyria Revelations, (cant remember author)- a great world with in depth characters, and a good story, with action, magic, and all the such wrapped together. found it on my kindle, and i eagerly await the next installment in the series.
and i cant really think of another, i could name a manga or two, but i dun think that would count. its been much too long since i picked up a good book.
The Riyria Revelations, (cant remember author)- a great world with in depth characters, and a good story, with action, magic, and all the such wrapped together. found it on my kindle, and i eagerly await the next installment in the series.
and i cant really think of another, i could name a manga or two, but i dun think that would count. its been much too long since i picked up a good book.
The Hobbit / L.O.T.R - J.R.R. Tolkien
Eisenhorn: Xenos, Malleus, and Hereticu - Dan Abnett
The (Best Of) Tomes of the Dead - Matthew Smith, Al Ewing, Rebecca Levene.
Dark Tower - Stephen King
Harry Potter series -J.K. Rowling
Eisenhorn: Xenos, Malleus, and Hereticu - Dan Abnett
The (Best Of) Tomes of the Dead - Matthew Smith, Al Ewing, Rebecca Levene.
Dark Tower - Stephen King
Harry Potter series -J.K. Rowling
1. The (so-called) Bigend Trilogy by William Gibson. Composed of three books, "Pattern Recognition", "Spook Country", and "Zero History". William Gibson is often credited as basically inventing cyber-punk. He's always had very interesting (and often true) predictions about the future, and how people interact with technology. But, for whatever reason, seeing him interpret the present through that same mindset is absolutely amazing to me.
2. The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. Truthfully, I stopped reading for a while after the 10th book. I needed a break from fantasy for a while. But, I figure any series that has motivated me to read through 10 ~700 page paperbacks is worthy of being considered a favourite. I adore the characters, arguably more than the story itself. Their interactions and thoughts are so well conveyed. I really should pick up where I left off...
3. Neuromancer by William Gibson. I love my cyberpunk. This book is a truly challenging read. Reading it once is completely insufficient to really comprehend it. But once you do, or even come close, it's just glorious.
Honorable Mentions:
The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson. I can't not mention this. A thoroughly original fantasy world and magic system. Awesome, well developed characters. Just great.
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Pretty damn fun.
The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. This has a similar appeal to me as the Bigend Trilogy does. The tech-geekery is pretty enjoyable. And the themes in general are very interesting to ponder... sexuality and all that. And Lisbeth Salander is one of the most awesome characters ever created.
Brave New World by Alduous Huxley. The only book I was forced to read in grade school that I ever truly enjoyed. I've been meaning to re-read this one.
The Dark Elf and Icewind Dale Trilogies by R.A. Salvatore. Drizzt!
2. The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. Truthfully, I stopped reading for a while after the 10th book. I needed a break from fantasy for a while. But, I figure any series that has motivated me to read through 10 ~700 page paperbacks is worthy of being considered a favourite. I adore the characters, arguably more than the story itself. Their interactions and thoughts are so well conveyed. I really should pick up where I left off...
3. Neuromancer by William Gibson. I love my cyberpunk. This book is a truly challenging read. Reading it once is completely insufficient to really comprehend it. But once you do, or even come close, it's just glorious.
Honorable Mentions:
The Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson. I can't not mention this. A thoroughly original fantasy world and magic system. Awesome, well developed characters. Just great.
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. Pretty damn fun.
The Millenium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson. This has a similar appeal to me as the Bigend Trilogy does. The tech-geekery is pretty enjoyable. And the themes in general are very interesting to ponder... sexuality and all that. And Lisbeth Salander is one of the most awesome characters ever created.
Brave New World by Alduous Huxley. The only book I was forced to read in grade school that I ever truly enjoyed. I've been meaning to re-read this one.
The Dark Elf and Icewind Dale Trilogies by R.A. Salvatore. Drizzt!