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Jessie James
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Posted - 2005.06.17 05:07:00 -
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I would have to recommend "Chung Kuo" series by David Windgrove. I have read most mainstream Sci-Fi authors and this series was awesome.
Here is a link to some info on it..
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0385298730/ref=cm_bg_d/002-5488579-8804053?v=glance
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Minavi
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Posted - 2005.06.17 08:19:00 -
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Best saga ever that is not in a book..........The Half life Saga. they should novellaize it  
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Tobiaz
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Posted - 2005.06.17 09:18:00 -
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Edited by: Tobiaz on 17/06/2005 09:18:33
The Death Gate Cycle (7 books) by Margareth Weis and Tracy Hickman.
They also wrote several books for the Dragonlance stories, but I've read only a few of those, but those were nice too.
Or you could try Harry Potter. yeah I know, children books  nevertheless they are quite entertaining.
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Uther Doull
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Posted - 2005.06.17 10:18:00 -
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some good suggestions in here
here are mine:
sci fi:
-cities in flight written in the fifties, so some things might seem outdated by now, still a VERY good book imo
-Gridlinked and The skinner by Neal Asher really cool sci fi, different from most i've read, possibly the best sci fi i've read so far (both set in the same universe but independent stories)
-Snowcrash by Neal Stephenson described as cyberpunk, he has an interesting take on the technology and society of the near future
fantasy
-Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin most definately the best fantasy series i have read to date, and if you ever thought the god-moding of David Eddings characters was boring because the good guys never die and you know they are going to win from page 1 then this series if for you.
Martins way of depicting medieval warfare compared to other fantasy work is much the same as Saving Private Ryan is compared to 50's WWII movies... realistic and in your face pitched battles and ambushes.
be advised though, this epic is HUGE, 3 books already numbering close to 5000~6000 pages in total, the next book is about to appear and 3 or so additional books estimated to be needed to finish the story... don't let this keep you away from it though, you will want to keep on reading from page 1
can't think of more fantasy novels off the top off my head though i have read tons... my advise is go read Gridlocked and the Skinner and then start with Martins epic story, you'll love it i'm sure
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Hella May
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Posted - 2005.06.17 13:02:00 -
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Without sounding 2 sad, i have had loads of fun reading the books released by the Black Library. These are the people who make the warhammer stuff....
Let's get this straight, if a girl has to be "rescued" 10 times a week from a brothel shes not a damsel but a prostitute.
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Salusa VC
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Posted - 2005.06.17 13:34:00 -
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For fantasy, check out the Lyonesse trilogy by Jack Vance, also Cugels Saga by same author.
Sci-Fi - Any Iain M Banks culture novel.
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Burga Galti
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Posted - 2005.06.18 00:12:00 -
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If your looking to get back into sci-fi I'd recommend you read some of Jack McDevitt's work. The guy has quite a fresh approach to the genre and tends to concentrate more on setting and character than technobabble (a gripe of mine with a lot of sci-fi books). Good titles to look for are Eternity Road, Engines of God and a Talent for War.
Other suggestions for sci-fi would be Stephen Baxter's 'Time', 'Space' & 'Origin' books as well 'Evolution' which even a lot of people who don't like sci-fi seem to enjoy. Also 'Cities in Flight' which was mentioned earlier and 'I am Legend' (forget the author of that).
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Azure Skyclad
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Posted - 2005.06.18 00:43:00 -
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 Originally by: DB Preacher
Edited by: DB Preacher on 16/06/2005 23:08:05
Just finished Dan Simmons "hyperion" and "the fall of hyperion".
Superb pair of books.
Tis sci-fi btw ;)
Only action adventure I read is german **** mags.
dbp
There are 2 more DB. Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.
Both also very good.
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Dakath
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Posted - 2005.06.18 03:24:00 -
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Sci-Fi/Alternate History. Harry Turtledove. "Worldwar" series.
Dec 27 1941. The USA has joined in the world war, but not really started shooting yet. The British, Germans and Soviets have been going at it hammer and tongs for a few years.
Hostile aliens invade, bent on conquest of the entire planet!
The first thing they do is set off EMP weapons above all the major cities of earth, to fry our communications.
Too bad for them. The earthlings are SO primitive that they are still using vacuum tubes (look them up on google). The radios don't fry. The earthlings are really ----ed off!
The saga continues........
I chopped Bunny into little pieces.
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MrMen
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Posted - 2005.06.18 03:46:00 -
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Edited by: MrMen on 18/06/2005 03:47:45
Edited by: MrMen on 18/06/2005 03:47:08
On the fantasy side, i quite enjoyed the "Daggerspell" series by Katherine Kerr.
Also thought Across Realtime by Vernor Vinge was an ok read.
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Yith Solarius
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Posted - 2005.06.18 12:13:00 -
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Edited by: Yith Solarius on 18/06/2005 12:23:58
Oh i've just remembered another classic trilogy:
The "His Dark Materials" trilogy by Philip Pullman:
- Northen lights (edit: The Golden Compass in USA)
- The Subtle Knife
- The Amber Spyglass
Its an amazing series, very very enjoyable
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DB Preacher
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Posted - 2005.06.18 18:12:00 -
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Originally by: Azure Skyclad
Originally by: DB Preacher
Edited by: DB Preacher on 16/06/2005 23:08:05
Just finished Dan Simmons "hyperion" and "the fall of hyperion".
Superb pair of books.
Tis sci-fi btw ;)
Only action adventure I read is german **** mags.
dbp
There are 2 more DB. Endymion and The Rise of Endymion.
Both also very good.
ooooo, excellent.
I shall most definitely be getting them too then :D
cheers,
dbp
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Omber Zombie
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Posted - 2005.06.18 19:07:00 -
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is rise of endymion out? According to Borders in this backwards country it doesn't exist...
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Phelen
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Posted - 2005.06.19 18:56:00 -
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Originally by: Sforza
For Sci fi, I'd go with the earlier recommendation of Richard Morgan. If you get "Altered Carbon" you'll want to get all the others ASAP 
Very good choice, peronally Market Forces was my favourite though.
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Luc Boye
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Posted - 2005.06.20 03:39:00 -
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Originally by: Vanamonde
Sci-fi
Arthur C. Clark
1. The City and the Stars (My name originates from here)
You're the about 1st person I know that read that book. It's awesome, imho much better then other Clarke stuff.
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Lord Draco
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Posted - 2005.06.20 04:57:00 -
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Wow, only one Ringworld mention? By far my favorite.
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Zyranyth
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Posted - 2005.06.20 10:28:00 -
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Both of these propably were suggested already, didn't bother reading through all the replies, but the Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance series
are both awesome fantasy. A good way to get into forgotten realms is R.A. Salvatores books about Drizzt that were mentioned in the beginning
of the thread, and as for Dragonlance, you should start from the Chronicles series and then move on to legends.
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Zyranyth
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Posted - 2005.06.20 10:32:00 -
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Oh and also, I personally fancy Arthur C Clarke's "Rama" series very very much.. Excellent scifi, though pretty different.
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The Cosmopolite
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Posted - 2005.06.20 10:54:00 -
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Philip Jose Farmer's Riverworld books are excellent - To Your Scattered Bodies Go being the first.
Anything by Jack Vance. (Not that easy to find though the Lyonesse Trilogy and the Dying Earth stories have been reissued recently.)
Michael Moorcock's Eternal Warrior sequence is always good for a look and while many will recommend the Elric stories in that megaseries (and I'd agree they are good), I think the Corum stories are excellent, the Hawkmoon very good and the often overlooked Von Bek tales are very nice. (It's all good tbh.)
Pure Sci-fi that is quite fun are Neal Asher's books set in an AI-run future, starting with Gridlinked.
Those are my 'lighter' recommendations. 
Cosmo
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.06.20 12:24:00 -
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Forgot to mention earlier: Stepehn Baxter is IMO the greatest sci-fi author ever. His works are truly epic, and they are impossible to put down--even more addictive than Ringworld and Asimov's foundation. They range from the beginning of the universe to the end of time, and they are utterly ingenious.
I'm reading his latest, "Evolution," right now.
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Uther Doull
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Posted - 2005.06.21 11:06:00 -
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Originally by: The Cosmopolite
Pure Sci-fi that is quite fun are Neal Asher's books set in an AI-run future, starting with Gridlinked.
yup i recommended those too, i really liked gridlinked and the skinner
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mahhy
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Posted - 2005.06.21 13:44:00 -
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Originally by: Tobiaz
The Death Gate Cycle (7 books) by Margareth Weis and Tracy Hickman.
They also wrote several books for the Dragonlance stories, but I've read only a few of those, but those were nice too.
Weis and Hickman were a *force* in Fantasy Adventure years ago. I read their stuff more or less religiously. The Death Gate Cycle was probably their best work (that I've read anyhow) because it was so different than the stock FA stuff out there at the time. It was just *weird*, but fascinating weird.
And if I remember correctly Weis and Hickman basically started the Dragonlance series, I think they were the authors of the original trilogy?
Other than that everything I can think of has been suggested already I think. Have you checked Hamiltons new stuff, Pandoras Star (i think thats it?)? Since you're abviously a Hamilton fan I think you'll like it. I actually like it better than the Nights Dawn stuff.
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Redhorse
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Posted - 2005.06.23 14:05:00 -
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Hmm let me see what sci-fi books I can suggest 
Last book I've read was P.F Hamilton's "Pandora's Star".
Its quite a nice read but not as good as "Night's Dawn".
A bit older but still my favourate is the "Serrano Legacy"
from E. Moon. If you haven't done so definitely give it a
try.
"Saga of Seven Suns" from K.J. Anderson is a great read as
well, going to buy the last part of it next. A slightly
different style but a great story and I really enjoyed it.
Of course if you speak German try the "Perry Rhodan"
series. I did not read them in English yet, but the
"Silberbőnde" just rock
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Dust Puppy
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Posted - 2005.06.23 14:14:00 -
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The Night Elf trilogy and Icewind Dale trilogy are pretty fun to read although I wouldn't recommend reading the rest of it.
I'm reading Redemption Ark by Alastair Reynolds and so far so good. Read Chasm City a while back and really liked it.
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Mister Locke
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Posted - 2005.06.24 05:48:00 -
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Originally by: Redhorse
Last book I've read was P.F Hamilton's "Pandora's Star".
Its quite a nice read but not as good as "Night's Dawn".
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"Saga of Seven Suns" from K.J. Anderson is a great read as
well, going to buy the last part of it next. A slightly
different style but a great story and I really enjoyed it.
omfg how can u mention Hamilton in the same post as Anderson. Hamiltons books are awesome in their scope, characterisation(sp?) and sheer groovyness.
Anderson's "work" is trite, cliched pap, and thats being kind. Those Dune prequels he did... oh sweet mercy, get me a box of matches. SoSS is little better. For Deities sake man, try and write a chapter longer than 3 pages!
Oh and Alastair Reynolds rules.
That is all.
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Redhorse
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Posted - 2005.06.24 23:16:00 -
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I agree with the "different" style of Anderson but the
"Saga of Seven Suns" series really has a nice plot and
the small chapters for each character all over the place
make you see it from many differnt angles.
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Squall Derringer
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Posted - 2005.06.25 00:26:00 -
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Books I have enjoyed (may be some repeat of what others have suggested):
Fantasy:
The Amber Chronicles, by Roger Zelazny
Wheel of Time, by Robert Jorden
Sword of Truth, by Terry Goodkind (extreamly good)
The HalfBlood Chronicles, by Andre Norton and Mercedes Lackey
The Belgriad, by David Eddings
most of the Shannara books, by Terry Brooks
the Dragonlance, "The Chronicles", by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman (yes they started it, read the Annotated Chronicles for a little treat)
The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis (kinda for younger audience, but still very good. New Lion Witch and the Wardrobe movie comeout out in Dec!)
SiFi:
A Time Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter (first book is great, second not so much...)
Confluence, by Paul J. McAuley (A MUST READ! I'v never heard of the book, or this author before or since i read it, but it is a very good book. Bit of a mixture of fantasy and SiFi (much more SiFi though).
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Lygos
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Posted - 2005.06.25 09:39:00 -
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I am reading works by Jeff Vandermeer at the moment. I won't say that he has written anything that is sure to be classic yet, but I am enjoying his style. The philosophy in his images (-Camus) is not explicit, but is still very recognizable. I can see what he is struggling to accomplish in his characters, and I regard it all the more highly because of it.
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Tobiaz
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Posted - 2005.06.25 14:43:00 -
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/me whispers "Harry Potter"
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Dr Snarl
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Posted - 2005.06.25 15:12:00 -
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The original Dune series by Frank Herbert are a classic. Starts off well and sustains it all the way through.
I concur with some of the view of the prelude to Dune series with Andersons involvement, but the Butlerean Jihad series is not too bad.
Iain M. Banks started off well with the culture series, but has gone very odd lately.
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