(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best action & adventure fiction books
We found 8,540 Reddit comments discussing the best action & adventure fiction books. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 2,256 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
Del Rey Books
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22. Jurassic Park: A Novel
- Ballantine Books
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Release date | September 2012 |
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23. Soon I Will be Invincible
- Vintage Books USA
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Release date | June 2008 |
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24. The Dog Stars (Vintage Contemporaries)
- Vintage Books
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Release date | May 2013 |
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25. Dragons of Autumn Twilight (Dragonlance Chronicles, Volume I)
- Zip Fly
- Wash And Dry Inside Out With Like Colors; Liquid Detergent Is Recommended
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26. Shantaram: A Novel
St Martin s Press
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27. Shantaram: A Novel
- St Martin s Griffin
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28. The Time of Contempt (The Witcher (2))
Orbit
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Release date | August 2013 |
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29. Hounded (Iron Druid Chronicles)
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Release date | May 2011 |
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30. Forging Divinity (The War of Broken Mirrors Book 1)
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31. Knight in the Nighttime (Twinborn Chronicles Book 1)
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Release date | December 2013 |
32. Survival Quest (The Way of the Shaman: Book #1) LitRPG series
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33. A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire)
A Dance with Dragons
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Release date | October 2013 |
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34. Small Gods (Discworld)
- Harper
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Release date | October 2013 |
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35. Prey
- Bibliography
- Introduction
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Release date | October 2008 |
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36. The Night Angel Trilogy
- Orbit
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37. Gardens of the Moon (Malazan Book of the Fallen (1))
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38. The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-5
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39. Mistborn Trilogy: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages
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I'm reposting something I posted a couple of years ago:
Well, perhaps the most famous recent post-apocalyptic novel was McCarthy's The Road. Quite a bleak book, and very characteristic of McCarthy's spartan prose, this became a huge international best seller and a successful Hollywood movie. I certainly recommend it, but it's not really an uplifting book and has several confronting scenes. Still, very good.
The other obvious recent "literary" PA novels would be Margaret Atwood's "Oryx and Crake" trilogy. They start with Oryx and Crake, are followed by Year of the Flood and conclude with MaddAddam. These are very good books with strong feminist and ecological themes (a good thing!). Highly recommended.
The Dog Stars is yet another recent PA novel which garnered a fair bit of praise (I picked it up after hearing a segment on the novel on NPR's Fresh Air). I enjoyed it, despite the cliched "Survivalist" aspects and occasional far-fetched coincidences. A good, fun read; especially if you're a dog lover. :)
Other recommended titles (which I won't link to directly for time reasons) include Justin Cronin's The Passage trilogy (kind of a mash up between post apocalypse and horror), Stephen King's The Stand (ditto), A Canticle for Leibowitz, Earth Abides and Alas Babylon (the triptych of classics of the genre).
Good luck. I love these books even though I'm a positive optimistic guy! :)
EDIT: I overlooked Lucifer's Hammer by Larry Niven (fun, action packed but accused by some of racist undertones), The Postman by David Brin (so so so very much better than the movie it spawned. So much better), The Year of the Plague by someone I forgot (rather original PA novel with nano-technology rearing its head) and even Blood Music by Greg Bear (though most people consider this full on science fiction, it does feature an apocalypse... or a sort. :)
 
 
 
Since then, I've thought of (or read) a few more. Perhaps one of the most famous is Station Eleven. It garnered a fair bit of media attention and mainstream critical acclaim a couple of years ago. It's a bit of a slow burner, and whilst it's not my favourite post-apocalyptic novel, it's certainly worth picking up. The Girl with All the Gifts was a recent hit. Set in the UK, it tells the story of a band of British scientists and soldiers searching for remaining survivors, as they bring along a very strange and very dangerous survivor of the recent plague. It's great fun and was made into a movie recently. I believe the author recently published a sequel (The Boy on the Bridge?), but I haven't read this.
Wastelands is a collection of short-stories. Some really good stuff here, and if you're not feeling up to a full length novel or comptemplating the end of humanity, it's well worth a look.
Let me know if you want more. It's a favourite genre of mine. :)
Hmmm... Terry Brooks is a lengthy writer of the 'epic fantasy' subgenre, similar to Tolkien in that regard. He has written multiple trilogies within the same world, and following the same decedents. If that's your cup of tea, I'd have no problem recommending him, although it is quite the lengthy starting point, and only if you don't mind the typical epic trilogy template. The original series is The Sword of Shannara Trilogy
George R.R. Martin is widely considered to be one of the most revolutionary fantasy writers of our time. His A Song of Ice and Fire series has rightfully won many awards. It is gritty--sometimes vulgar--brutally realistic fantasy. Each chapter is told from a different character's point of view, and he rotates these viewpoints to advance the story across the world he has created. This series is also long, but absolutely worth the read at some point. He has published 4 out of his intended 7 books of the series, and the 5th should be coming up soon (although he's been working on it for about 5 years, ugh!). The series starts with A Game of Thrones. His subtle plots and back stories make for a wonderful trip into an action-packed adventure and deeply political world. I would very tentatively compare it to the tv show Lost, because it keeps you guessing in a very good way and gives you dynamic, complicated characters without constant flashbacks. I easily consider this to be the best fantasy I have ever read.
Anne Bishop is an interesting author. I categorize her as a particularly indulgent pleasure of mine, as she tends to focus a lot on the romantic relationships of her characters. While it does get sappy at times (and maybe a bit cliche), I would argue that she manages to capture the more primal nature of humanity in a hyperbolic sort of way. All that being said, she definitely thought up an amazingly creative world and cast in The Black Jewels Trilogy, and I have read it through on several occasions (and yes, it makes me shed a few tears every time), although its eventual squeals and her newer work are pretty bad IMO. If you decide to give the trilogy a shot, I'd just recommend to stick with it, as a lot of confusion that I had when I started it my first time through eventually got cleared up, and it has won an easy place in my heart (and is also pretty popular). If you read this trilogy and enjoy it, then read her standalone book from the same world titled The Invisible Ring
As for Robin Hobb, it's been a while since I've read her first couple trilogies, and don't remember much other than how much I enjoyed them. The first book of the first trilogy is Assassin's Apprentice. That's about all I can give since I don't remember much, but it definitely is not the cliche epic.
You simply can't go wrong with any of those authors or books, and I think they give you a wide enough variety of types to choose from. It's tough, though, because good fantasy pushes the boundaries of how you define the genre. Maybe my advice isn't the best, as I'm not quite sure what qualities are desirable for 'starters' in the genre. I started with Tolkien before jumping right into Brooks, so I went right off the epic deep end. That held my attention for quite a while, but it gets old eventually. I think Martin does it best with an epic feel, but not forced or cliche. Bishop, as I said, is innovative and sentimental to an extent, but does not shy away from celebrating sexuality and including some very disturbing elements. If you decide to give any of these a shot, definitely let me know! I would be very curious to hear your thoughts on any of them as someone not used to the genre.
> Hey! Thanks for responding. It means a lot for my first 'published' review to be responded to by the author. I know my review may not make it seem like it, but i really did love your book.
You're welcome, and I'm glad you generally liked it! And please don't let my questions discourage you from leaving constructive criticisms around here - I appreciated them, and I suspect most of the other authors around here would as well.
> To respond to one of your major points, I have a question. Was the first person pov necessary, and would it have gained more from a third person limited perspective?
Purely a stylistic choice. My other published series, the War of Broken Mirrors, is third person limited. I chose to use third person for that one because it's multiple POV, whereas for a story like Sufficiently Advanced Magic with a single perspective, I feel first person allows me to tailor the narration to the character's voice and make it more engaging. This clearly worked for some readers more than others.
I've also written in first person from the perspective of other protagonists with different narration styles, and some of those were less conversational. You'll probably see at least one of those other ones published eventually.
> I don't think Corin is compelling enough of a character to demand a first person perspective, and by providing a third person perspective one could delve more into the other characters. I am not saying you should write it in third person, and it's a little too late to change it, but I am just curious about your thought process behind choosing this POV.
I respect your opinion, but I felt Corin was perfectly fine as a sole protagonist. I think part of this just comes down to the type of story that I was trying to tell. Corin, unlike man first person narrators in fantasy, is not an exemplar - at least a the start of the story. He has a lot of flaws, especially when compared to some of many of the more traditional fantasy main characters in this style. His strongest characteristic is his analytical ability, but it's also one of his greatest weaknesses, since he has a tendency to fixate on specific subjects and get tunnel vision.
There are people out there that loved this style of character purely for his flaws, or because they like underdogs, or because they enjoy seeing the thought process of an analytical character.
There are also people who loathed that Corin didn't conquer his fears outright in the first book, or that his fixations led him to failing to follow up on plans that he'd made, or that he was underpowered compared to the rest of the cast.
I also have seen a number of criticisms of his pacifism - either because they don't think he could fight if he's a pacifist, or because they don't believe he could be a pacifist with his upbringing. I would disagree on both counts.
I think it's purely a matter of taste.
There are a lot of people out there who would much rather read about someone like Keras, who is written as much closer to one of the traditional protagonists of this genre, or even Sera, since she's clearly much more in control and more powerful for her age. And those would be valid novels - they just weren't the style of story I wanted to tell. Maybe I'll write them eventually, though, or someone else will.
> The POV statement wasn't as much a criticism as question. Your book brought challenged my own taste in literature, and made me ask the question above over and over again. I really do like having my views tested like that.
Good! I enjoy reading broadly and seeing a variety of styles. I draw a lot of my inspiration from foreign fiction these days, which is probably a part of why my novel deviates from some standard Western story telling conventions.
> In terms of grammar, there were a couple instances of missing words or awkward phrasing in both the narration and the dialogue that made me stop and reread the sentence. This took me completely out of the book. I really wish I had marked down a specific example. There are only 4 or 5 times I can remember it happening so it wouldn't be easy to find. You did overall a very good job with the editing though. In the future, I need to get better at marking down passages if I want to write more reviews.
No worries at all, if it's just missing words or awkward phrasing I'll probably track them down eventually on another editing pass. I was more concerned about if something more significant had slipped through, like a find and replace error that garbled a character's name or the manuscript spacing, etc.
As for remembering specific errors, don't stress over that at all. Most reviews wouldn't include that level of detail, I'm just asking because I'm right here and I figured I'd check and see if you remembered anything specific that bothered you.
Thanks again for the review!
I highly recommend:
You're a good friend! Here are some ideas for you that could fit a variety of budgets:
Volume 1: Men & Magic
Volume 2: Monsters & Treasure
Volume 3: Underworld & Wilderness Adventures
Supplement I: Greyhawk
Supplement II: Blackmoor
Supplement III: Eldritch Wizardry
Supplement IV: Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes
I hope this helps. Of course peeps also recommended great dice bags and dice, etc. It depends on your friend and his taste. Good luck!
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These are some of my favorite books, all of which I have read and hope to own someday or currently own. I highly recommend the Underland Chronicles to you since you like the Hunger Games but I really think you will like any of these books.
There are a lot of amazing suggestions over at /r/fantasy. And more often than not the authors pop in to say hi.
As for my own suggestions:
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon is probably my favorite book/series. It's light and romancy, but has time travel and historical fiction mixed in.
Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind is another great book. It is part of a series (which can get pretty heavy in the later books). But as a standalone book, its quite entertaining.
The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks is a really fun read. Warlocks, druids, elves, magical trees... I thoroughly enjoyed the trilogy, as well as the author's other books. This one would probably be where I'd start if you're looking at getting in to true fantasy.
Hope you enjoy! Good luck :)
I don't read enough books to know where to look for reviews, but I'll do my best. I got like 200 pages into ADWD before no longer caring, whereas with the first 3 I finished them all in days. It's like he looked at the last books and thought "hmm, people like seeing bad things happen to the characters. I'll just keep throwing bad things at them over and over again and they'll be so shocked they love it!"
AGOT - 4.5 stars. Top reviews are all of praise.
ACOK - 4.5 stars. Most of the top reviews are praise, some notice a dip in quality. I agree, though still a great book.
ASOS - 4.6 stars. Top reviews are praising it, much deserved.
AFFC - 3.8 stars. Top reviews say "it's okay, but..."
ADWD - 4.0 stars. Top reviews are even worse, despite the higher score.
Good books? Maybe, but they're not on the quality level of the Harry Potter books and the first 3 asoiaf books, which was what most people were expecting again.
Small Gods by Terry Pratchett.
If you've never heard of Terry Pratchett he's a humorous writer, similar to Douglas Adams... but under the humor he typically has something very important to say. Things like the role of the police, the power of government, gender and race relations, etc.
Pratchett's writing is special because it manages to analyze the human condition, highlighting all our ridiculous foibles and petty selfishness, without judgement. It's an unblinking satirical look at what we really are, all the while saying "isn't that both funny amazing and beautiful in its own strange way".
He has been quoted as saying he'd always rather be the rising ape than a falling angel.
He has numerous books that take place in Discworld... a sort of fantasy Victorian age world. But you don't have to read them in any particular order. Some books involve the same characters, others are one-ofs. It's like of like Marvel movies. You don't need to see Captain America before you watch Thor... but it probably helps to see Iron Man 1 before Iron Man 2.
Anyway, Small Gods is one of Pratchett's many books on religion. It's where I suggest people start reading his stuff because it's a great "one of". You don't need to know any of his other stories to get it. No characters carry over.
It involves the God Om, who has one of the most successful religions in the world. The problem: Nobody really believes in Om. Oh they go to church and they follow the pageantry, but that isn't quite the same as actual belief is it?
The other problem: Om is a bit of an Old Testament god, with fire and wrath. Now there is so little belief in him that he's lost any real power. The book is about how he and the one person who actually believes in him still go to reclaim his religion.
Here are a few of my favorite quotes from the book:
“Gods don't like people not doing much work. People who aren't busy all the time might start to think.”
“Belief, he says. Belief shifts. People start out believing in the god and end up believing in the structure.”
“When you can flatten entire cities at a whim, a tendency towards quiet reflection and seeing-things-from-the-other-fellow's-point- of-view is seldom necessary.”
“...logic is only a way of being ignorant by numbers.”
“Fear is a strange soil. It grows obedience like corn, which grow in straight lines to make weeding easier. But sometimes it grows the potatoes of defiance, which flourish underground.”
“The merest accident of microgeography had meant that the first man to hear the voice of Om, and who gave Om his view of humans, was a shepherd and not a goatherd. They have quite different ways of looking at the world, and the whole of history might have been different. For sheep are stupid, and have to be driven. But goats are intelligent, and need to be led.”
“The Ephebians believed that every man should have the vote (provided that he wasn't poor, foreign, nor disqualified by reason of being mad, frivolous, or a woman). Every five years someone was elected to be Tyrant, provided he could prove that he was honest, intelligent, sensible, and trustworthy. Immediately after he was elected, of course, it was obvious to everyone that he was a criminal madman and totally out of touch with the view of the ordinary philosopher in the street. And then five years later they elected another one just like him, and really it was amazing how intelligent people kept on making the same mistakes.”
“I think," he said, "I think, if you want thousands, you have to fight for one.”
See whether she has any interest in Bertrand Russell's "The Problems of Philosophy", available in various formats for free. It starts with the question "Is there any knowledge in the world which is so certain that no reasonable man could doubt it?" While it may be a bit dry for a young teenager, even skimming parts of it could help to open some horizons.
The general philosophical issue here, of how we determine which claims are true and should count as knowledge, is at the root of many questions of belief. Most people choose beliefs intuitively, and by following social precedent, and could not give you a coherent explanation of why they believe as they do.
A deeper understanding of what knowledge is, and how we can reasonably obtain it, allows us to more completely justify our beliefs, and this allows us to choose beliefs that are better justified, whatever they may be.
As for learning about atheism, atheism is merely the lack of belief in gods, and entails nothing further. If she wants to investigate atheistic belief systems, then there are various possibilities such as secular humanism, some varieties of Buddhism, as well as post-Christian churches such as the Unitarian Universalists, which does not require or assume theistic belief.
If she's focused on the question of whether a god or gods exist, as a religious person yourself, you might want to help her refocus on a more productive question - such as how we can understand religious belief in the context of modern philosophical and scientific knowledge.
We have no sound rational arguments that end with the conclusion "...therefore gods exist". As long as this is the case, belief in gods as something real, existing outside the imaginations of humans, will always require a faith that goes beyond rationality. This brings us back to the question above: should such ideas be treated as knowledge about the external world?
A simplistic answer to this is that from a rational perspective, no, gods are not demonstrably real in an external sense, so we are not rationally justified in believing in them, although we may nevertheless rely on faith to support such belief.
But knowledge about gods can also be seen as knowledge of another kind - not about the externally real world, but rather about the inner mental (and "spiritual") life of humanity. There's no doubt that people believe in gods, and in a sense, give them a life of their own through their belief-inspired actions. Charity by churches is evidence that gods do exist, in that sense. The oft-cited claim that "God is love" is another way of getting at such ideas.
With that in mind, perhaps the best book to inspire thinking along these lines is "Small Gods" by Terry Pratchett. I looked for a review that captured what I think is relevant about this book, and found this one, which I've excerpted below:
> Terry Pratchett uses Small Gods to tackle the topic of religion and intolerance ... Pratchett is able to examine the difference between a belief in God and a belief in a religion.
> Small Gods may not be the most laugh-out-loud funny of the Discworld novels, but it is the most philosophical book in the series. Pratchett is able to remain on course as he explores the meaning of religion with a smattering of philosophy. His characters, plot and concepts all come together to form a cohesive whole which does not allow itself to get sidetracked for the sake of a joke or a situation.
> While most satirists have a tendency to focus either of the roles of God in religion, or, more frequently, the life religions have apart from their gods, Pratchett examines both.
Good luck, although by the sounds of it, neither you nor you daughter need it!
Funny you should ask. I'm a novelist in this genre as well, and I've done a bit of research on the market. As you might imagine, this is a fairly niche space. I'd probably be making more money if I wrote vampire romances, but you gotta write what you love, right?
Anyhow, the advice about the Fantasy>Superheroes category on Amazon is real good. There are a lot of books directly tied to licensed properties, like DC and Marvel characters, but I can't tell you much about those since I work in my own universe. There are also excellent lists on GoodReads. Here are some of the examples I used to figure out my keywords and categories (I haven't read any of these yet, but they're on my list):
Soon I will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. I hear this is awesome.
Confessions of a D-List Supervillain by Jim Bernheimer.
Good Intentions: A Supervillain Story by Michel Crider.
Meta by Tom Reynolds.
The Second Super by Logan Rutherford.
ULTRA (The Last Hero Book 1) by Matt Blake.
And, I hope this isn't a violation of the self-promotion rules (if it is, please let me know and I'll edit this out), but I can't help but add my own novel, The Hero Beat!
I always link to the Wikipedia page on world religions in discussions of building religions, because copious example are key to learning.
A quick outline of what I look to answer when I ask the question "What does this religion look like?" goes like this:
VALUES
DEITY
SYMBOLS
I love this thread idea, though I feel like it's already mostly covered by the "What did you read this month?" thread. Still, far be it from me to not shove my preferences in everyones face.
Anything Lindsay Buroker puts out. Most known for her Emperor's Edge books. First one is free, just try it. Steampunk, bit of romance, fun cast of characters. It's nothing revolutionary, honestly, but I just have so much fun reading her stuff and I can't even tell you why. I'm just an absolute addict and she provides the crack in a timely manner. You think Sanderson writes like a machine? This woman must have self-triplicated somewhere along the line. 5+ books a year.
Next up would be J.S. Morin's Twinborn books. It's not exactly unknown on here, but it still needs a mention. Two series, one building on the other. Excellent work-building, cool characters, can't wait for what the author does next. It's mostly traditional Fantasy as you can get, but featuring Pirates, Magic, Empires, Demi-Gods and as of the 2nd series Steampunk, bit of SF and Transhumanism. Excellent stuff.
I also greatly enjoyed the short, fun read that was Larkspur. Not unknown on here either as the author frequents /r/fantasy relatively often, but still. MORE DAMN YOU!
Also, [Fae - The Wild Hunt] (http://www.amazon.com/Fae-Wild-Hunt-Riven-Wyrde-ebook/dp/B00IWOW2Y8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1417986097&sr=1-1&keywords=graham+austin+king) by Graham Austin-King. He has a promo thread for the 2nd volume up on here right now anyway, but who cares? I loved the first book. Dark fairy-tale, novel approach to multiple POV story-telling. Can't wait for tomorrow. (2nd book release)
Lastly, [Book of Deacon] (http://www.amazon.com/Book-Deacon-ebook/dp/B0036FTF4S/ref=sr_1_1_ha?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1417986518&sr=1-1&keywords=book+of+deacon) by Joseph R. Lallo. Counting by the Amazon reviews it isn't exactly obscure, but I never saw it mentioned on here. Quite traditional "chosen one, save the world" Fantasy, but what makes this series is the diverse cast. There's a human magician and there's a fox and a dragon and... I'll just shut up now. Traditional in many ways, not so much in others.
Hard copy - Scott Pilgrim volume 2 (in color!) I fucking love Scott Pilgrim, it's one of my favorite graphic novels of all time. I picked up the first volume of the colorized version, and it's gorgeous! The coloring is perfect and the binding is even better if that's possible.
Kindle book - Mistborn Trilogy! I adore adore adore high fantasy, and hear consistently good things about this series. It seems a good length and plot, and I really want to get sucked into something like this.
If I were a book, I hope that I'd be a great one.
For a quick read: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Great story, hilarious, lots of layers, if you want to go looking for them. Fun read even if not.
Two excellent novels that you might identify with. Both long, but fantastic:
Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes. Novel about a young officer in the Vietnam war (around your age), based on the author's experiences. Great book, long, but very engaging and entertaining read.
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts: Just go to the amazon page, can't do it justice here, fantastic book.
A cool part about these is that each could be considered a "Roman a clef" (should be some accents there), at least loosely, as both are based to some degree on actual events in the author's lives. Though liberties are certainly taken, still neat to remember.
Overall, really enjoyed it. Copy-paste from my review in the "What did you read in October?" thread:
> I enjoyed them a lot, although not quite as much the the first Twinborn trilogy. The plotting is interesting, because you're never quite sure where things are going to go next. It's a story that feels grown rather than constructed, where the author took a bunch of characters and circumstances, dropped in newly-discovered world portal technology, and then just explored the repercussions. A lot of it works really well, and it's fun to see all the creative things steampunk tinkers and magicians can do with a portal capable of connecting arbitrary points across three different worlds... especially when most of the main characters live in two of those worlds at once. It makes for a really fun read. That said, the ending felt a little rushed: all the conflicts and crises that had been steadily (and alarmingly) escalating over the course of the series were wrapped up, perhaps, a bit too quickly to be as believable as their growth.
> It's a story I'm happy to recommend, and if you enjoyed the Twinborn books you'll like these ones too. However, although the first book is fairly independent of the previous series the remaining three end up tying pretty closely to it. I would definitely recommend reading Twinborn first, then Mad Tinker Chronicles. You'll probably get pretty lost otherwise.
And for those of you who haven't tried any of J.S. Morin's books... The first one really is free. Go get it.
If you liked Song of Ice and fire you might really like Erikson:
Malazan Book of the Fallen is a 10 book series, might take you a bit to get into in the beginning but once it gets going I was not able to put it down. It's extremely gritty and has a lot of characters and plot lines, but they are all done extremely well, it gets to a point that you just start following the bigger picture of what is happening even as you read the events that each character is involved in. (I highly recommend this series to anyone that likes fantasy in shades of gray)
Another great book I read recently was Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson is a very good page turner, had a couple of late nights not being able to put it down. The "magic" (don't know what else to call it really) in the books is really creatively done, his writing style keeps you reading late into the night.
And off the top of my head I also liked Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks. This one is a fun read, not as involved as the others mentioned above.
Here's a few that won't get mentioned since it seems like people are only putting down books they had to read for school.
Shantaram - Fictional but based off author being an escaped Australian convict who joins the Bombay mafia.
Catch Me If You Can - Read this years ago. It's supposed to be true but apparently a lot of it is just tale tales. Don't care, most fun I've had reading a book.
Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter - Finally, a smart book about video games that won't insult your intelligence. All gamers who care about the games they play should read this. It also does a great job on showing where the industry is failing creatively. God I loved this book.
Anything by Chuck Klosterman - He's funny, smart and writes on deep philosophical/sociological ideas by talking about Saved By The Bell and other pop culture ideas.
This is a lovely way to remember your mom :) She sounds like she was a lovely person and raised a lovely child :)
My Mom is always cool and calm, and always ready for a laugh. She takes shit from nobody, and doesn't give a rats ass what you think about her. I strive to be more like her :)
this book is about dinosaurs and I haven't read it yet :) Used, please!
"Hey Bean!"
Good, solid week for me.
I just published my fourth book, Mad Tinker's Daughter, the first book in the 5-book Mad Tinker Chronicles. It's steampunk-flavored fantasy (gadgets, trains, airships, and steam power, not so much the fashion or Englishness) with a Whedon-esque heroine. It revolves around the plots of two humans who are trying to better the lot of their own kind in a world where humans are treated as talking chattel. One wants to get them away from their oppressors, the other wants to buy their freedom in blood.
I've also somehow managed 11k words toward the second novel in the series, Rebel Skyforce. That puts me at about 78k words of a projected 95-100k.
For those of you who have expressed interest in reading my first series, I'm going to have the first book, Firehurler, available free this Saturday/Sunday with KDP Select free days.
If any of you end up reading either one, reviews are always welcome, and appreciated. :)
I haven't found anything quite like Mother of Learning but it happens to be one of my favorites since it hits everything I like in a book. One of my favorite aspects of MoL is how the main character progressively learns new things and get stronger. This is demonstrated a lot in the litRPG genre (which has a lot of ties with video game RPG style leveling up) so I think any fan of Mother of Learning would like litRPG.
Here are some good litrpg books on kindle:
Dozois's Year's Best Sience Fiction is a good compilation of short fictions. This year's was especially great. I like my science fiction idea-based, exploring concepts and hypotheticals, and I thing the short-story format really lends itself to that.
Rudy Rucker keeps publishing great novels.
By other authors, Nod and 2312 were both very worth my time. Intrusion was excellent, The Dog Stars was excellent, there is just a lot of good books published if you look around for them.
Sure, a couple notes while I'm downloading BaW :)
The book order is thus:
The Last Wish
Sword of Destiny
Blood of Elves
The Time of Contempt
Baptism of Fire
The Tower of the Swallows
The Lady of the Lake
There's no official english translation of the last book yet, but the one I've linked is the best fan translation I've found. It's the one I read, and I honestly would have had no idea it wasn't a "real" edition if I didn't know better. Fantastic work.
There's also A Season of Storms, which is sort of a midquel for the series. But it was written in the last two years, has no bearing on any of the game's canon, and contain some minor potential spoilers for later books since he expected his readers had finished the series at this point. I recommend you ignore it for now, and if you decide you want to read it down the road pick it up after the series.
The first two books are a short story collections. The series is in chronological order, but the actual novel arc doesn't begin until the third book. Definitely don't skip the first two though, they set up important characters and events in Geralt's life prior to the novel arc beginning.
Lastly, if you really can't be bothered to spend a bit on the amazon paperbacks here's a link to all of them in epub format. I can't vouch for the quality of the fan translations in this pack, nor do I recommend this format. Buying the books supports the author and reading a book is still easier than reading on a tablet in my opinion.
Good luck on your journey into the Witcher!
P.S. - Oh, here is the Witcher 1 recap video I mentioned. DO NOT WATCH THIS until after you finish the books. It will spoil the climax of the series and ruin your reading. You can buy the game dirt cheap if you can handle a playthrough on PC, but you really won't miss a ton of important info if you skip it. I don't want to spoil the end of the books either, but essentially the second and third game don't rely on the first one at all aside from knowing cursory details of the first game.
Firstly, what are you reading? Are you feeding your mind? You have a professional obligation to be reading voraciously. Required reading, Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. A very cute tongue in cheek novel about a superhero and a supervillain, but also a very compelling page-turner.
As deeper research, you might want to read Mutants And Mystics, a book of essays about the origins of superhero comics. Did you know a lot of the guys who create the superhero genre were themselves having profound mystic/supernormal experiences? Back in the 50's, if you told people you were having a "kundalini awakening" like they talk about in yoga classes these days, guys in white coats would show up in a van and cart you off to the nearest asylum. So they had to sublimate these stories into fiction as a way of working out what in heaven was happening to them.
On a more fundamental level, I'd start outlining your characters. Not just their powers, but who they ARE as people. For instance, maybe your strongest superhero is really strong, but he's a health freak. He's a 100% raw vegan who only eats organically grown fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. And it's complex. He has to get a certain amount of calories, or (psychosomatically) he believes he'll lose his superpowers. And if you know anything about raw vegans, it's hard to get enough calories eating that way. Fruit is basically just water. Many people binge on raw nut butters and then pass out from all the fat, or sit around eating dozens of bananas at once, and then crash from the sugar. (30 bananas a day is an online community for raw vegans). This is just one example. Tie in your superheros with real life things people do to try and be superhuman. You could have a super-genius superhero who hangs out with "Masters Of The Universe" on Wall St. And maybe he believes that he has to make $250,000 per day on the stock market or he'll lose support of the big corporations who are doing dark rituals or something to empower him. Maybe his power comes from the "mastermind" council of these corporate overlords, and if he doesn't maintain that profitability with his supermind, they'll stop doing the ritual and he'll be cut off, or killed or something.
These are just some examples. It's just raw creativity, man. Like a painter or a tattoo artist (hopefully) grinds their own ink, you have to sit down and grind on your characters. As you learn more about them, the story ins and outs will become at least clear enough for you to get started. I wouldn't invest a lot of time in a super duper detailed outline of the whole book, because as you're writing more things will occur to you, and that will pull you off your outline. Stay agile. Be willing to go on digressions. Just get to a point where your characters are dynamic and fun enough to write and then play jazz with the story, you can always fix inconsistencies in post.
Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! I'd definitely love an actual copy of any of them, but if I have to choose, I'd probably pick this one. I already have the e-books unfortunately, but I'd be more than happy with a cheap paperback. :)
Thanks for the contest! Also, I'm not just trying to win, but your kids are incredibly cute! :D
There are many classics that you should definitely check out, but I'm going to recommend two different things:
I would highly recommend Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It is a long read about an escaped Australian convict that begins when he touches down in Bombay, India. There are really interesting characters, and the story is great.
Also, if you happen to like the epic fantasy genre, you should check out The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan. This is a link to the first book in the 14 book series. The series' final book is due to come out fairly soon, and it has become my favorite epic fantasy story.
If you want another Dresden-like book series, check out the Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne. I'd say they are almost sue-ably similar. Main character is flippant and sarcastic, but also honorable and relies heavily on improvisation. I think these would be exactly what you're looking for.
I can also second the suggestion for Weeks' new Lightbringer series.
For your Night Angel fix, I recently read and loved Blood Song. The author is fairly new, but the book is absolutely solid and wonderful.
Another good book series is the Kingkiller Chronicles.
I'll stop the list there before I get carried away. But I think Iron Druid and Blood Song will be spot on as far as similarity. The other two are books I think you'll really enjoy, but aren't necessarily as similar.
Here some good ol' high fantasy standbys from my shelves. There's a good chance you'll be able to find these at any used book store.
And of course, any of the Discworld books if you feel like giving the genre a light ribbing. You can honestly pick up the series anywhere, but I'm a fan of the books that pertain to the Watch.
So I have a friend in jail that I regularly send books to. This doesn't cover every situation, but I assume the circumstances will be similar.
He says that the (meager) prison library is very skewed towards religious books, classics, GED materials, and low-difficulty grocery store novels. Anything other than that will be appreciated. The books most requested are thick fantasy books, activity books (sudoku, physics workbooks, etc), science non-fiction, and coffee-table books or magazines with lots of pictures. These will be swapped with other inmates so that anyone interested has a chance to read.
Some things to keep in mind:
Books that have gone over well and can be found in cheap forms:
It's really weird it is translated so slowly, cause in Poland it's like the most famous saga and personally i think that what Andrzej Sapkowski created is genius. Interesting fun fact: The Witcher (game series) take off where the books have ended and are officially approved by the author.
Anyway, you're in luck!
Ok, so i'll try to give You some help, whether You like it or not. Sapkowski first started to publish The Witcher stories in a magazine between 1986-1990. Then they've been assembled in books. So, to this day there have been 7 stories compilations released (In Poland), but what we're interested in are the following: The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny in that order (these 2 are the introduction to The Witcher world)
THE WITCHER - INTRODUCTION
But no worries, you already know what is going on and You're ready to jump in The Witcher Saga! (ok, you'll lose some of the flow, since there's a bunch of characters introduced here that later appear in The Blood of Elves.)
THE WITCHER SAGA
Well, with Witcher 3 coming soon and with the hype around it i guess they will continue the releases. I highly recommend it to everyone! Also it gives a better perspective on the game series, its characters, plots, etc.
There's also one Witcher story (The Spellmaker) in this: The Polish Book of Monsters
Try the Malazan Book of the Fallen. First book is Gardens of the Moon The best fantasy series I've ever read.
EDIT: I feel I should say more...coming from ASOIAF, it'll be an adjustment. You have to be halfway through the 2nd book before you're hooked. The first book isn't like any others in the series. It was written a decade before book 2, and you can tell the difference. Good rule of thumb, if you finish Deadhouse Gates, and you're not absolutely hooked, you can safely put the series down. Anyway, the adjustment is that ASOIAF is politically inclined low fantasy, MBotF is dark high fantasy. There are some EXTREMELY powerful beings in the books. Gods can (and sometimes are) viewpoint characters. It has just as large (actually probably a bit larger) of a cast as ASOIAF, and "main" characters also die in it, but it is the overall power level that is such a huge adjustment. I hope you give it a try. If you do, feel free to join us over in r/malazan.
Also, Steven Erikson gave an awesome AMA just a couple weeks ago.
I'll tell you what I did and, hopefully, it'll work out for you, too.
(I'm in the US, so your results may vary.)
Books 1 - 5 were readily available in paperback and are fairly cheap here (about $6 each).
Books 6 - 8 are often called The History of the Lord of the Rings and I got mine in a bundled set. Amazon currently has them separate and about $11 each. But BEWARE the fourth book in the bundle, titled Sauron Defeated. That's only the first part of Book 9.
Books 9 - 12 are nearly unavailable in the US. I found some on ebay years ago for $50 and more each. That's when I discovered Amazon.co.uk. Yes. Looking there now, I see them at about $12 each right now and they're worth it. Very lovely covers ... I almost wish I got all of mine from there. (There was also a 13th book, an index for all twelve volumes. I got it, too)
I did some quick math and it looks like you could them all for between $100 and $130, depending on if you can find that LOTR bundle or just buy them separately.
Or you could spend $164 and just buy this complete set and save the effort.
I also would recommend The History of The Hobbit, a two-volume set from John Rateliff (since Christopher Tolkien didn't include the details in the History). Here's the first one, Mr. Baggins from the Amazon UK site, just $12. The set is about $50 on the US Amazon site.
Why not start with the Dragonlance series? Dragons of Autumn Twilight is a pretty good start - an epic type story. Or The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore - story about a young cleric on an epic quest. These might be exactly what you are looking for. You might also check out Gotrek & Felix series for more hardcore fantasy. Well, anything Warhammer is awesome :) - especially if you'd like to check out the WH40K universe - The Horus Heresy series is just amazing.
> However I do think superheroes in film have had essentially no evolution the way other genres have, and they've stagnated massively. Essentially every Marvel film is identical, and for some reason the few unique ones all choose for the ultra edgy grimdark path. At least with Westerns, a similarly long-beloved genre, new ones are expected to innovate. Not so with superheroes.
I think thats a combination of the superhero genre only becoming really big recently and the monopolization of the films under the Marvel/DC label. Marvels had success with making their films light so theyve become hesitant to step outside their wheelhouse with regards to film (TV is completley different however) and DC seems to think that darkness is the only way to react to the "fun" of Marvel. My hope is we'll see more interesting films play with the concept as the "superhero age" drags on someone will take on the melancholy Soon I will be Invincible or the bleak realism of Worm and succeed outside of the Marvel/DC wheelhouse and hopefully impact the genre for the better
Have you tried .. every "pop" fantasy book ever?
The Shannara books are pretty popular. https://www.amazon.com/Sword-Shannara-Trilogy-Terry-Brooks/dp/0345453751
So are the Discworld books (a bit more tongue in cheek).
https://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Discworld-Terry-Pratchett/dp/0062225677
Terry Goodkind's Sword of Truth series is really good. https://www.amazon.com/Wizards-First-Rule-Sword-Truth/dp/0812548051
If you want to branch out into fantasy that isn't swords and wizards, you can move into things like The Deathgate Cycle. https://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Wing-Death-Gate-Cycle/dp/0553286390
All of these have pretty interesting worlds with a hero that saves the day.
Some personal favorites:
Let's hope the sequel will bring you peace of mind. If you like books with a lot of mages and a generally positive vibe, I could recommend forging divinity to you for later: http://www.amazon.com/Forging-Divinity-Broken-Mirrors-Book-ebook/dp/B00TKFFR36
I got it from a recommendation here and was happy with the outcome.
The Land is pretty ok, you just have to get past A.K.'s writing idiosyncrasies. Everybody Loves Large Chest is an online serial. It's very gory, weird, and weirdly sexual. Ascend online is a great fantasy mmorpg. Really well written. Awaken online is very good book from the perspective of the "villain". Dark. Survival quest is pretty good Russian translated litrpg. Patch 17 is from a guy stuck in a mmorpg hell. Dragon's wrath is kind of just a town building litrpg, but is enjoyable enough. Unbound deathlord is pretty good dark book about the underdark, or whatever he calls it in that book.
I actually found that reading the pertinent sections of the Ulysses guide before each chapter helped.
I liked the Molly section of the book. But otherwise Ulysses really seemed to me to be essentially a written collage or mix tape, in that Joyce strung together so much of what he'd studied and called it a book. Which I don't mean as a slur against mix tapes or collages.
Did reading Ulysses give me insights into existence, as any great work of art should? Hard to say, though that last section was pretty good--not because of what all Joyce did, but because of the sheer disconnect between Bloom and Molly.
Probably I'd recommend reading at least half a dozen other books instead. Heck, Shantaram was more important to me than Ulysses.
The combination of Shantaram, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and A Fan's Notes taught me a lot more than did Ulysses, and they were far more fun, interesting, and quick to read.
I love fantasy, Sci-Fi magic and what not. I'm currently reading The Night Angel Trilogy So far I like them a lot. The Inheritance Cycle is another one of my favorites, book four comes out soon :) Harry Potter is great too. I also really enjoyed The House of the Scorpion, although I'm not really sure how you'd classify this one, I guess Sci-Fi works.
Check out Drood by Dan Simmons. I picked it up on a whim, and couldn't be happier that I gave it a chance. It's a total trip, and suspenseful in a laid-back / behind-the-scenes sort of way.
Also, I find anything by Michael Chrichton to be utterly "un-put-downable". I'd recommend starting with Congo or Prey, but definitely give Sphere a shot before you move on.
Edit: Sorry I meant Micro instead of Prey. Prey was "meh" but Micro is great. Also definitely check out Timeline! (Sorry, I'm basically obsessed with Chrichton)
Shadow of the Wind, by Carlos Ruiz Zafon, is another favorite of mine. But, it's been so long since I last read it that I can't really remember why. I'm going to be rereading that one again soon.
I think Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts might be what you're looking for. I usually read fantasy also but I've never been sucked into a novel like Shantaram... truly a special book.
If that doesn't sound like your thing, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho gets suggested in the sub a lot, its also very good.
My son doesn't need this, but he would love to read it. He loves the movies. Thanks for the offer.
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That sounds like a pretty cool job actually. Hope you enjoy yourself!
As far as books go, I would recommend The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks and His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman.
I've never delved too deep into the classics but a more modern pick is Peter Heller's 'The Dog Stars'
“A dreamy, postapocalyptic love letter to things of beauty, big and small.” –Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl
“A book that rests easily on shelves with Dean Koontz, Jack London or Hemingway." —The Missourian
Lots of great suggestions so far!
You might also enjoy Terry Brooks. The place to start is The Sword of Shannarra trilogy.
Katherine Kurtz has a bunch of completed series that are worth reading. I'd start with the Deryni books.
If you'd like something a little more compact, the War of the Blades series by J.D. Hallowell is a quick, fun read.
And finally, since you're already going to be reading The Coldfire Trilogy, you won't want to forget C.S. Friedman's Magister trilogy.
Given the books you've listed and the fact that you're posting in /r/fantasy then I would like to recommend one of my favorite, (scratch that) my all time favorite, fantasy series - The Dragonlance Chronicles Trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Autumn-Twilight-Dragonlance-Chronicles/dp/0786915749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407581025&sr=8-1&keywords=dragonlance+chronicles+trilogy
That up there ^ is the first book of the trilogy. It's a classic and is simply amazing. After you finish that trilogy give the second trilogy a shot - Legends Trilogy.
http://www.amazon.com/Time-Twins-Dragonlance-Legends-Volume/dp/0786918047/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1247M4J05AVSEACM71A7
^ there's your first book in that. That completes the holy 6 of books in the dragonlance series.
I bought a box set of the first four at Christmas! They are so good and I am loving them. I would love to get A Dance With Dragons because I know I'm going to need it at some point! I would prefer the paperback version (it's only a dollar more than the kindle version) because I don't have a kindle.
Also, your kids are ridiculously adorable! Thanks for the contest!
I recommend the novel The Dog Stars by Peter Heller. About a post apocalyptic world where a guy and his dog have a small plane and survive in and around the mountains of Colorado.
Just thought of some non-fiction as well, that also parallels the sailing aspect of Robinson Crusoe. The Greatest Sailing Stories Ever Told. Not all of the are survival, but quite a few are. I enjoyed them all!
There are also loads of other books about survival in the world wars as well as other wars. I am sure with some digging several good ones could be found.
Lastly, as said above, Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild is another great non-fiction recounting of survival in the world, not just the Alaskan wilderness.
Gandalf is a straight up badass. I would encourage you to go back and read [The Silmarillion] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Silmarillion-J-R-R-Tolkien/dp/0618391118/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373920830&sr=8-1&keywords=silmarillion) as well as the [History of Middle Earth Volumes] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Histories-Middle-Earth-Volumes/dp/0345466454/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373920796&sr=8-1&keywords=the+history+of+middle+earth) to get a better understanding of the background of the entire world. It's by no means easy reading, and it's very in-depth and very dense, but it gives you a deeper understanding and appreciation for the world which Tolkien had created.
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
This one's getting a lot of chatter for the Hugos this year. Novik wrote the excellent Temeraire alt-history novels about dragons in the Napoleonic wars, and this is a more adult-themed fantasy novel. It's supposed to be awesome, and given how great His Majesty's Dragon was I don't doubt it at all.
From Amazon:
>Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
> Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood.
I might suggest The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. It's been a while since I've read it, but I feel like the chapters might be a bit long if you wanted to read one or two over a lunch break (depending on how long you have to read on a break). It's not quite as fun of a read as Kingkiller, I would put it between Kingkiller and A Song of Ice and Fire, but I do highly recommend it regardless. Also by Brandon Sanderson I highly recommend the Mistborn Series. Warning about the way of kings, it is part one of a planned 10 part series, with the second part only coming out hopefully next year, so that might be a turn off for you.
I myself have just started reading The First Law series, and while I can't quite recommend it yet, it seems to read and feel very similar to The Way of Kings, but with shorter chapters. I am expecting good things from it, and the lengths of the chapters seem very suitable to a lunch break.
Links to kindle editions to take advantage of the reading samples:
Way of Kings
Mistborn
First Law
It was actually a work of fiction that opened my eyes to heathenry and the idea of old gods existing. The series is called The Iron Druid Chronicles. Not sure if it's what you're looking for, but if it is and you don't mind a bit of poetic license (obviously)...
It's an urban fantasy series taking place in modern times and features a 2,100 year old shape-shifting, plane-walking druid, a hilarious talking dog, several pantheons (obviously as a Druid the Celtic pantheon is featured the most, but the Norse are also featured heavily), and lots of other adventurous things you'd expect in a fantasy series.
If you want to check it out I actually suggest going the audiobook route instead of the book route because the narration is fantastic. I've both listened and read but the narration just brought everything to life more than my imagination could. http://www.amazon.com/Hounded-Druid-Chronicles-Kevin-Hearne/dp/0345522478
Sounds suspiciously like "The Dog Stars" by Peter Heller
>Adventure writer Peter Heller’s The Dog Stars is a first novel set in Colorado after a superflu has culled most of humanity. A man named Hig lives in a former airport community—McMansions built along the edge of a runway—which he shares with his 1956 Cessna, his dog, and a slightly untrustworthy survivalist. He spends his days flying the perimeter, looking out for intruders and thinking about the things he’s lost—his deceased wife, the nearly extinct trout he loved to fish. When a distant beacon sparks in him the realization that something better might be out there, it’s only a matter of time before he goes searching. Poetic, thoughtful, transformative, this novel is a rare combination of the literary and highly readable.
The $1800 set is a "collectors hard cover edition" (archival quality, acid-free paper that won't yellow or deteriorate, etc).
Other "complete sets" that you will find on ebay and such are generally first edition hard cover.
What you want to do -- for reading purposes -- is pick up the first five in a paperback boxed set, and then start shopping the used bookstores for the remaining volumes (they've been published in various formats, hard cover, paperback, mass-market paperback, etc.) -- and single volumes are typically pretty cheap (especially the paperback editions), and often they are in pretty good shape, because most people really don't read the things.
Also, if you have NOT already purchased AND read BOTH "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales", you need to get and read those first... because if you've only read LoTR and/or The Hobbit... well, HoME is probably just going to be almost incomprehensible and "crazy shit" to you. (Ignibus is correct, HoME is not everyone's "cup of tea", and a good indicator is whether you really LOVE Silmarillion/Unfinished Tales -- if you don't think they are GRRRREAATT! then you're probably not going to like HoME.)
Reading this, I was reminded of a passage from one of my favorite books (Shantaram):
> Justice is a judgement that is both fair and forgiving. Justice is not done until everyone is satisfied, even those who offend us and must be punished by us. You can see, by what we have done with these two boys, that justice is not only the way we punish those who do wrong. It is also the way we try to save them.
He gifted me those three, and intro'd me into the Mistborn series by Sanderson. My husband had recommended I read them, but I never got around the getting them...and now I have a love for Sanderson's books. The Mistborn Trilogy is another you should read, if you haven't already. Highly highly highly recommend it.
Michael Crichton; he does a lot of books like The Martian. His books are based on real scientific points that blur into fiction to make it more realistic. I like to describe them as "approachable science fiction."
He's most famous for his books-turned-movies: Jurassic Park, Timeline, Congo, and 13th Warrior.
But he also has great approachable ones like Andromeda Strain, The Terminal Man, and Next.
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton is a great novel, intense and clever. Quite different and much better than the movie. 📚
The Dagger and the Coin, this, Exhalation and The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang, Unsong (once it's finished), /u/FarmerBob1's stories (reply with what works you're comfortable having on the list), Baby Blues and Pay Attention by /u/eaglejarl, The Whispering Earing and The Last Temptation of Christ and The Girl Who Poked God with a Stick by Yvain (and others I don't have the time to find, like that one where someone is confused into being unsure whether their life was or wasn't a simulation by changing beings wearing lab coats), Accelerando by Charles Stross (he has other rational works, too, I think), David's Sling and Earthweb by Marc Steigler, The World of Null-A and The Players of Null-A by A.E. van Vogt, /u/DataPacRat's works (reply with what works you'd like listed if any), David Brin's Reality Check (he has others I think), A Succession of Bad Days by Graydon Saunders, Fargo by an unknown published author, Crystal Society, The Time Traveler's Wife - /u/alexanderwales can say if it's rational, Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (I think he has other rational works but can't say which), Kindred by Octavia Butler, (/u/S3Prototype297, is Perjure rational?), Untitled Superintelligences Story by Scott Siskind, The War of Broken Mirrors series by Andrew Rowe, Eden Green by Fiona van Dahl, "Tower" by Alicorn, "The Simple Truth" by Eliezer.
That's me trawling through the threads with 20+ positive votes from the subreddit, through the monthly threads and the Q2 recommendation thread, and rational reads for original written fiction. Fargo is the sole exception because it's basically its own book and doing so might entice the author to add their own works to the list. I did this as original fiction isn't as exclusive as fanfiction and thus more likely to attract existing and new readers to the genre, and I expect others will recommend worthy fanfiction.
You should definitely try Uprooted by Naomi Novik. It’s a fast-paced fantasy with a dark wood and awesome magic. It’s fantastic and very easy to slip into.
First line: “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley.”
Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts.
It's an investment of time (i.e 944 pages) but the first line is:
"It took me a long time and most of the world to learn what I know about love and fate and the choices we make, but the heart of it came to me in an instant, while I was chained to a wall and being tortured."
It's a (slightly fictionalized) account of an escaped convict who creates a new life in Bombay. One of the few books that I deeply regretted finishing.
I JUST BOUGHT THE TRILOGY E-BOOK ON AMAZON, WAT.
The trilogy separately is $20 something or rather. Together, here, they are $5.75.
Here is my review of the first book on Good Reads. Looks like I was correct in my review! Friend me if you're on Goodreads!
Seconding Soon I Will Be Invincible.
After The Golden Age was pretty good.
I have a copy of Powerless in my classroom, and my kids seem to enjoy it. It's a YA novel.
Jurassic Park is a great read! I'm sure he'll love it.
Shantaram
I hate to sound like a salesman, but this book has everything. It's a fugitive tale, a love story, an insight into the author's mind, a philosophical treatise, a war novel, an ode to India, and more. I've never read a book that had so much to give and so much to say. Brilliant.
As funny as it is tragic, as sentimental as it is harshly realist.
[The dog stars - Peter Heller](https://www.amazon.com/ -Stars-Vintage-Contemporaries/dp/0307950476) Fantastic Story. Man and his dog surviving post super flu. I personally will read pretty much any post apocalypse fiction, but this is up there with The Road in quality. Beautifully written.
Taking advantage of the snow day and I got the shopping done for three out of four of my Redditgifts matches.
My bookmarks match said she would like to have bookmarks made out of something other than paper, so I got her these.
My books match is a fantasy fan, so I got her a box set of one of my favorite fantasy series and something from her wish list.
And my colors match is a manicurist and listed "rainbow" as her favorite color, so she gets this.
I still need to shop for the 300th exchange gift, but I think I'll do that locally and ship a box. She talked about her kids a lot in her profile, so I'd like to include some stuff for them. :-)
OK, so I have a friend in jail serving a lot more time and the rules are probably even stricter (separate receipt needs to be sent in a different shipment or else even new books from Amazon will be destroyed).
Anyways, he says that prison libraries skew towards religious books, former crappy bestsellers (dime-a-dozen bestsellers, the crappy sort of chicklit, etc), and classics. Books that deviate from that are better.
Some general rules: books that cost less are better (at a certain point, you can receive 3x $10 books or 1x $30 book), 3-books-in-1 are better (you can have x many objects).
Books that have gone over well:
Mass appeal/tradeability is a big thing: Harry Potter, His Dark Materials, and Percy Jackson are popular.
Books with lots of nature photography are also big.
You also need to read The Tales of Beedle the Bard. :)
I need book 5 in the ASOIAF series!
I'd like some butterbeer! Thank you for the contest. :)
Here are some fantasy/sci-fi books that I liked at that age, or would have liked had they been published. A couple of them have some sexual content, but nothing overly detailed.
DEFINITELY "The Dark is Rising" series. They're short, but excellent. Also The Hunger Games is a good bet (never read the sequels, but that first book is great). Other suggestions: The Name of the Wind, Waylander, Rose of the Prophet, 1984, To Your Scattered Bodies Go, The Strain, any of the Dragonlance books (I would start at the beginning, with Dragons of Autumn Twilight), or nearly anything by Stephen King.
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You might like the Iron Druid Chronicles. Effectively immortal main character + bonus Irish wolfhound in a modern setting. The first one is Hounded.
Yes, Brent Weeks' trilogy is great :)
I will second The Lies of Locke Lamora (part of the Gentleman Bastard series) as an excellent choice.
If you like Percy Jackson because it is fantasy mixed with the real world (i.e. urban fantasy genre) you might like The Dresden Files or the Iron Druid Chronicles
You might also look at branching into historical fiction, maybe? There are a lot of books using real historical military campaigns as backgrounds that are very entertaining - if that is of any interest to you, start with The Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield.
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Moj tip za vas je Shantaram. //switch to English now, because it's a lot easier. It's about a guy who escapes from a prison and goes to Bombay. He starts off low and grows both spiritually and materialistically in the streets of Bombay. It's like GTA: Bombay but with more places (Indian countryside, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa). I've already been interested in India because of films like Darjeeling Limited, but this book sealed the deal: I want to visit that country.
Steven Erikson - Malazan Book of the Fallen
Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
Brandon Sanderson - The Stormlight Archive
Peter Brett - The Demon Cycle
R. Scott Bakker - The Second Apocalypse
Joe Abercrombie - The First Law
Scott Lynch - The Gentleman Bastard
Patrick Rothfuss - The Kingkiller Chronicle
All excellent. Some slightly more excellent than others.
If you haven’t read any of the Russian LITRPG, I’ve found I really enjoy them in Audible. Like many, Way of the Shaman was my entry-level but recently I’ve loved the Disgardium series and the Npc Path series.
https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Rogue-NPCs-Path-LitRPG-ebook/dp/B07B4Y1WJ9
https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Quest-Way-Shaman-LitRPG-ebook/dp/B00VQRW14E
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The first novel I read was [Jurassic Park] (https://www.amazon.com/Jurassic-Park-Novel-Michael-Crichton/dp/0345538986/ref=tmm_mmp_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=). It created in me a love for reading solid captivating novels that has lasted over the last 25 years.
I'll have to check this out when they see themselves in a book. My first book, Forging Divinity, is about a bisexual woman, but the main character in most popular fantasy, but it's well worth a read.
Oh my goshhhh this is awesome. I haven't read ADWD yet, so I'll add it to my wishlist now! Here 'tis!
I prefer a physical copy, but paperback is fine and used is fine. :)
Whole lotta reading recommendations in this thread. May as well throw my two cents in.
The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. If you're into Guts' introspective-man-of-violence-looking-for-his-place-in-the-world-thing I'd think you find Logen Ninefingers to be an interesting character. If you're into audiobooks then I highly recommend checking out the audiobook versions. The guy reading them is practically a voice-actor.
The original trilogy:
The standalone novels (available as a single volume in The Great Leveller):
And the most recent Sharp Ends (short story collection).
The Witcher books by Andrezj Sapkowski. Already spawned a popular video game franchise (I've only played the third one and enjoyed it tremendously, but still prefer the books). They're planning to adapt the books into a Netflix series within the next few years.
Short story collections:
The novels:
Sounds like a plan! I can't remember what got me hookedon reading. It may have been the Percy Jackson series that make me looove books.
And if you haven't read it, I highly recommend Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton. Greatr ead. Currently my favorite book.
Mistborn Trilogy by Brandon Sanderson. Honestly some of the best fantasy I have ever read!
Just finished Uprooted by Naomi Novik for the second time. It’s a fairytale/fantasy book, and I love the mysterious world it is set in. Medieval with magic.
I just started The Hazel wood by Melissa Albert , which I hope has the same fairytale/fantasy feel, eventhough it’s set in modern times.
I'm going to go with Shantaram. Probably one of my all time favorite books, has some of the most beautiful prose ever committed to paper. I'm not really sure why it isn't more well known. Those who have read it seem to gush about it.