Estoc warrior Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Hey guys i'm new to the forum and looking for some good reads, i'm mostly into the fantasy genre but i am open to all suggestions. I honestly haven't read a great deal of books before so i wouldn't worry about suggesting titles i have already read. Thanks in advanced and i look foward to getting to know all of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Do you read adult books or young-adult books (or both)? What are some fantasy books you've read and loved? Below are some books I've read that are fantasy that I really enjoyed. They are not in any particular order. David B. Coe - The Lontobyn Chronicles series James Clemens - The Banned and the Banished series Anne McCaffrey - The Dragonriders of Pern series Terry Goodkind - Sword of Truth 1: Wizard's First Rule Terry Pratchett's books, in particular: Terry Pratchett - Discworld 1: The Colour of Magic and Terry Pratchett - Discworld 2: The Light Fantastic Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson - Wheel of Time series Peter V. Brett - The Demon Cycle series (at the moment three books are out, two more will be released with time) Ursula K. Le Guin - Earthsea Cycle 1-4: The Earthsea Quartet Joanne Harris - Runemarks 1: Runemarks Karen Miller - Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series Yahtzee Croshaw - Mogworld George R. R. Martin - A Song of Ice and Fire series Tad Williams - Otherland series J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter series Maria V. Snyder - Study series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 David Gemmell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hibernaldream Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I just started the Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne, beginning with the book Hounded. SUCH a great series! It took only about two days to get through the first book, and I went to bed thinking, "I think I'll wake up early just so I can get to the rest of the book sooner..." (I'm not one to stay up super late to finish books!) Highly recommend it if you enjoy urban fantasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Begins Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 (edited) Welcome to the forum! Have you read Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein? Good, short and fast. Also, I just read Brandon Sanderson's Steelheart, which was good too, but the 2nd one doesn't come out til January. Edited June 15, 2014 by Anna Begins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermcelwee Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I don't know what you have read before but here are three great suggestions from different genres that I have enjoyed and read numerous times: Thriller - The Traveller by John Twelve Hawks - This book is about freedom vs control and two brothers Gabriel and Michael who get caught up in the middle. Both brothers are travellers, people with the ability to travel to different dimensions and throughout the book people on both sides fight to promote their own point of view. Like all great thriller its a real page turner but what sets this one appart is the questions it asks about government and business intereferance in our daily lives. Fantasy - Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - This story is about the end-of-days and has some incredible characters including a demon and an angel who have picked up some very human habits and the anti-christ (who is called Adam here) who thanks to a mess up by the forces of darkness ends up being raised in a small village by a kind and loving family and turns out to be a normal boy. It is an incredibly engrossing story and is so well told that you will probaly read it in one go (like I did) and end up reading it time and time again. Non-fiction - The Jetstream of Success by Julian Pencilliah - This is an unusual book. Part memoir / part self help book it recounts moments in the authors life that inspired him to think differently. The autobiographical sections are very descriptive and very well told while the self help part is very thought provoking. Instead of dishing out the usual message of "think positively" it focuses on teaching you how to get over and avoid setbacks, how to identify opportunites that others might miss and more importantly how to constantly improve yourself so that you can become the best version of yourself. I read it last Christmas and have gone back to it several times and found it very helpful in my career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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