Must read books
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What NOT to read:
Wheel of infinite boring neverending soapopera time, by robert jordan...
Biggest fecking moneyscam in history. That story ought to be simmered down to about four or five books at most, then it would be readable. However, as it is now with what, seventeen volumes?, it's just too damn long and full of boring fluff and crap. Jesus, what a monumental waste of time.
Wheel of infinite boring neverending soapopera time, by robert jordan...
Biggest fecking moneyscam in history. That story ought to be simmered down to about four or five books at most, then it would be readable. However, as it is now with what, seventeen volumes?, it's just too damn long and full of boring fluff and crap. Jesus, what a monumental waste of time.
RussSchultz said:
At a convention last year they introduced Jordan but it was Martin who came out on stage and stood behind the podium. Jordan then came out and tapped him on the shoulder, smiling.
I think Martin has enough integrity as a writer to not do this to his story. And his lady-love, Parris, wields considerable influence on him personally and she's insisted a Jordanesque inflation of the series would never happen.
If you're going to have him read CoA I also recomend Philip Jose Farmer's "World of Tiers" series, even though it's damned hard to find any more.geo said:
The entire Vladd Taltos series by Steven Brust is also a biiiig MUST! (I think it's my fave series ever)
Also if you're going to push Heinlein on the man you also gotta push Spider Robinson, the "Mindkiller" series still fucks with me late at night. :?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...9/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/103-4578400-9380617
Also 2 old ones but I liked them quite a bit...
Look up 'Footfall' and Clive Barkers 'Books of Blood'
Also 2 old ones but I liked them quite a bit...
Look up 'Footfall' and Clive Barkers 'Books of Blood'
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Mariner said:
The Wasp Factory (Iain Banks) was an amazing debut.
The 'Culture' sci-fi book are a top read too
digitalwanderer said:
Keerist, Digi, you scare me at times. We have not all that much in common, but a damn near dead-on taste in sf&f. I loooove Brust's stuff. He actually made me read the original D'Artagnan books.
Met him a few times (he's a hoot) too, and turned him on to the reissued 3rd & 4th Musketeer movies when they finally came out on DVD. There had been a legal hassle holding it up for quite some time.
Immediately after I finished the last Taltos that came out with Vlad popping into Adrihlankha with a Bad Attitude and a Great Weapon, I sent him some playfully revised lyrics to Thin Lizzy "The Boys are back in Town". I am *really* looking forward to what Vlad has up his sleeve next, and just how hard everybody in the world is going to try to kill him.
"Guess who just got back today?
That wild-eyed boy that's been away
Hasn't changed, hasn't much to say
But man, I still think that cat is crazy"
etc.
etc.
I bought 2 books yesterday, "May Contain Nuts" and "Flowers for Algernon".
Started "nuts" and it's the funniest book i've ever read, if you're a brit, or even if you're not, you HAVE to read this.
Started "nuts" and it's the funniest book i've ever read, if you're a brit, or even if you're not, you HAVE to read this.
