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Mikojo
Dark Entropy
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Posted - 2006.12.05 22:40:00 -
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I've just finished a few books and I want to get into something else, anything really.
Post your favorite books.
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2006.12.05 23:07:00 -
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I read Kallocain by Karin Boye at a stage in my life when it really hit home, hard to tell if I'd still like it. It's very Equilibrium.
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente
Momentum.
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Posted - 2006.12.05 23:09:00 -
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Forward The Foundation, Pandoras Star/Judas Unchained
ok ok that was harsh, i dont hate mods.. as an apology the mod who shows the most wuv gets a free mercedes...
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KingsGambit
Caldari Knights
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Posted - 2006.12.06 00:17:00 -
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Of all time, there's too many to mention! Some genuinely great, others good in there own way, but although not so great, have brilliant ideas, plots, twists or some such that makes them stand out. What kinda things do you like?
I just recently discovered an author called Jennifer Fallon. She writes fantasy stories & has two brilliant trilogies out..."The Demon Child" trilogy and "The Second Sons" trilogy, both of which are fantastic, she's an excellent writer. I didn't realise how good until I got properly sucked in about a third of the way through the first books of the trilogies...from that point you're hooked!  The latter in particular is very atypical for a fantasty...no magic, no evil orcs or what have you, but is instead full of political intrigue, crossing, double-crossing, triple-crossing and characters so lifelike you want to love and/or kill them.
Another very random, good-but-not-quite-great book with a fantastic idea is "Blood Of The Lamb" by Thomas F. Monteleone. The premise is brilliant, though the execution falls a little short of that...it is about a young Brooklyn priest who slowly discovers he has supernatural abilities and as the web unfolds, he discovers that he is in fact, a genetic clone of the big JC himself, created from a drop of blood from the Turin Cloth  , by a high-ranking group of Vatican officials (you know this from the start, so I haven't spoiled a thing for you). It's got lots of intrigue, suspense and thrills. Not a favourite of mine, but well worth a read & should give you something to keep yourself occupied! I'm actually out of books myself, will probably write one of my own just to have something to keep me occupied! 
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Dark Shikari
Caldari
Imperium Technologies
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2006.12.06 00:32:00 -
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Vacuum Diagrams is pretty awesome, even though its technically only a short story book.
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Ceramik
Black Avatar
Firmus Ixion
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Posted - 2006.12.06 01:25:00 -
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Edited by: Ceramik on 06/12/2006 01:25:16
Ender's Game series
Song of Ice and Fire series
Faded Sun Trilogy
Oh yes, and of course: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
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Saint Lazarus
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Posted - 2006.12.06 02:30:00 -
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Edited by: Saint Lazarus on 06/12/2006 02:36:27
Assassins Apprentice by Robin Hobb
My Favorite book of all time period, I loved it and to this day I dont know why it is that it hit home for me so hard. But it did and its beautifully written so well worth a read if you're a fantasy fan
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Mikojo
Dark Entropy
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Posted - 2006.12.06 04:52:00 -
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Thanks for all of the replies need to check some things out but keep it going 
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Arkane Darkwhisper
Gallente
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Posted - 2006.12.06 04:57:00 -
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Running Man from Stephen King
The Stand (good for long long long skill train lol)
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Kodiak31415
Imperial Space Corporation
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Posted - 2006.12.06 04:58:00 -
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Enders game and Enders shadow series (kinda-sorta the same thing)
Theres also a fantasy themed series that all have the word "darkness" in the title. The thing that makes it cool is the entire series is based off of WWII so its fun to identify things and people that you know about from history.
And then theres the Federal Aviation Regulations and Airmen's information manual. Boring as **** but I end up reading it a lot.
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Thuul'Khalat
Gallente
Phoenix Wing
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Posted - 2006.12.06 09:56:00 -
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I'm going to be un-original and say The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien
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Bellicus
Suffoco Noctis
Atrocitas
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Posted - 2006.12.06 10:13:00 -
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The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Gahh I love all the books in that series.
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Rodj Blake
Amarr
PIE Inc.
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Posted - 2006.12.06 10:23:00 -
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Edited by: Rodj Blake on 06/12/2006 10:24:17
In no particular order...
Use of Weapons by Iain M.Banks
Complicity by Iain Banks
******* Nights by J.G.Ballard
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1984 by George Orwell
Magician by Raymond E.Feist
Edit: the word that the profanity filter doesn't like is a narcotic usually found in the form of a white powder, also known as "charlie"
Dulce et decorum est, pro imperator mori
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Electric Cucumber
Amarr
coracao ardente
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Posted - 2006.12.06 10:55:00 -
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Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov
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Crumplecorn
Gallente
Aerial Boundaries Inc.
Interstellar Starbase Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.12.06 12:10:00 -
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His Dark Materials, Philip Pullman - Should be read by everyone at least once (everyone)
The Old Kingdom Trilogy, Garth Nix - I personally like
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Gallente
C R Y O
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Posted - 2006.12.06 12:15:00 -
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Parris Plessis series by Marriane De Pierre
- Nylon Angel
- Code Noir
- Crash Deluxe
Also, Do androids dream of electric sheep!
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Laythun
Cutting Edge Incorporated
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.06 12:32:00 -
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Anything by Terry Pratchett.
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ParMizaN
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2006.12.06 14:46:00 -
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"Night's dawn" trilogy by Peter F hamilton (Got me into science fiction books)
"Prince of nothing" series by R. Scott Bakker. Simply awesome; fantasy, including wizards etc. Follows a "crusade"
Altered Carbon, and the other Richard Morgan books. Sci-fi, with a "clone jump" esque theme. Very bitter.
These are the books which I have read recently, and I would recommend them to anybody who likes a challenging read. The "Prince of nothing" series had me engrossed from the end of the first book.
Also, Ian (M) Banks is a very good author. He uses the M in the middle of his name when he writes sci-fi. All of his books are good, so far as I can remember, if a little short.
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Lanfear's Bane
Shih Yang Tong
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.12.06 16:08:00 -
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Originally by: ParMizaN
Altered Carbon, and the other Richard Morgan books. Sci-fi, with a "clone jump" esque theme. Very bitter.
Kovacs is great, brilliant books.
Wheel of Time Series.
Ender's Game.
1984.
X-Wing Star Wars EU Series, especially those with Wraith Squardron.
The God Delusion.
Lanfear's Bane.
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Lanfear's Bane
Shih Yang Tong
Pirate Coalition
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Posted - 2006.12.06 16:10:00 -
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Originally by: Mtthias Clemi
Pandoras Star/Judas Unchained
More rambling than Robert Jordan, had to read and not that good IMO.
LOTR or course, I mean some people haven't read it yet.
Lanfear's Bane.
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente
Momentum.
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Posted - 2006.12.06 18:07:00 -
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Originally by: Lanfear's Bane
Originally by: Mtthias Clemi
Pandoras Star/Judas Unchained
More rambling than Robert Jordan, had to read and not that good IMO.
LOTR or course, I mean some people haven't read it yet.
Lanfear's Bane.
Dont know what your on about! I found it very hard to put these books down, amazing reads, and im a teenager.. arent we supposed to be the ones with the short attention spans?
ok ok that was harsh, i dont hate mods.. as an apology the mod who shows the most wuv gets a free mercedes...
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Ravelin Eb
Minmatar
Infinitus Odium
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Posted - 2006.12.06 18:34:00 -
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Nothing will ever beat the Riftwar Saga books by Raymond E Feist, Magician, Silverthorn and Darkness at Sethanon. all 3 are amazing books.
i Liked the Well Of Echos books by Ian Irvine also.
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Nizbah
SideKick Squad
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Posted - 2006.12.06 19:23:00 -
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The Count of Monte Cristo was a great book.
The movie sucked in my opinion.
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Tamulan
Time Cube Syndicate
Daikoku Trade Syndicate
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Posted - 2006.12.06 19:33:00 -
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Originally by: Bellicus
The Dark Tower series by Stephen King. Gahh I love all the books in that series.
Agreed.
Also, Douglas Adams 'Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' books are quite entertaining.
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Fraszoid
Caldari
Intergalactic Mining
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Posted - 2006.12.06 21:57:00 -
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My favourites are;
Stranger in a Strange land and Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
Contact by Carl Segan
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
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Verone
Veto.
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Posted - 2006.12.06 22:43:00 -
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'48 - James Herbert
The Rats - James Herbert
Lair - James Herbert
Domain - James Herbert
Portent - James Herbert
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Alvar Ursidae
Amarr
Agony Unleashed
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Posted - 2006.12.07 00:15:00 -
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Totally depends on the genre...
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Tarquin Tarquinius
Gallente
Ore Mongers
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.07 00:36:00 -
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Gates of Fire - Steven Pressfield
The Archer's Tale (US)/ Harlequin (UK) - Bernard Cornwell (1st in a series of 3 books)
Tides of War - Steven Pressfield
Masters of Rome series - Colleen McCullough
Gods and Legions - Michael Curtis Ford
The Eagles Series - Simon Scarrow
America: A Citizens Guid to Democracy Inaction - Jon Stewert and the Daily Show
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Ralus
eXceed Inc.
Ascendant Frontier
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Posted - 2006.12.07 00:41:00 -
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Top 3:
Excession - Ian M Banks
Simply superior sci-fi, in terms of scale, plot and sheer awesomeness I've not found anything that can beat it.
Guards Guards - Terry Pratchett
Funny, brilliant and highly enjoyable this is a must have for any fantasy reader, or even a non fantasy reader.
emergency sex (and other desperate measures) - multiple authors
Some thing a little different, this is a non-fiction book that follows the lives of 4 civilian workers in the UN as they get through various war zones and civil conflicts. Eye opening and grim in places but an excellent read.
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Kollgorholl
Gallente
Dragons United
Pure.
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Posted - 2006.12.07 03:04:00 -
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Originally by: Laythun
Anything by Terry Pratchett.
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QFT, Terry Pratchett is a class author.
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