Dream Park - Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
I have finished George RR Martins latest work and loved it,
Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle, Footfall.
I am rereading books I read way back in the late 60s and early 70s.
Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft.
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Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsI recently got my friend to read the first three books of the series. He was flabbergasted at the sociopathic (new word?!?) nature of JC. Needless to say, he will not be continuing on with the series. I read them as a kid and liked them, but I can see some of his points, but also had to remind him that it was written about 100 years ago, so societal ideals where a bit different.
Dune series.
Man, I get so much more 'reading' done after I started using audio books on a regular basis.
-Terry
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsI recently got my friend to read the first three books of the series. He was flabbergasted at the sociopathic (new word?!?) nature of JC. Needless to say, he will not be continuing on with the series. I read them as a kid and liked them, but I can see some of his points, but also had to remind him that it was written about 100 years ago, so societal ideals where a bit different.
Currently, I am reading the third book of the Monster Hunters International series, Monster Hunter Alpha. These are some serious gun-porn as the author is a bit of a gun nut. Though this last one not so much, as the main character is a werewolf and not quite the gun totting brick as the main character in the first 2 books.
The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett. That and Thud! both put a lot of thought into dwarf cultures.
I've just about finished reading ''A Feast for Crows'' by George R.R. Martin. Can't say I like this one very much it just seems to drag on and on and on. Considering the rest of the Game of Thrones books are quite a good, this one just stalls.
In between that I'm reading Adobe illustrator, Indesign and Photoshop Classroom in a Book...have I bored you all to tears yet?
So, I finally read Man-Kzin Wars (one), and guess what? There was no war in it! I mean, if you are going to title it "Wars" it should have some dang war in it!
Just finished "The Sisters Brothers", a fairly short but amusing Western. Now trying to decide between "Paul of Dune" or "A Dance with Dragons"I'm two chapters in on ''A Dance with Dragons'' so far so good.
The Tyranny of the Night, Glen Cook.
Gonna try and dig into Darkover Landfall, next.Read it, dug it.
Oooh. I also reread the Riftwar Saga by Feist. It was still fun, and had lots of cool ideas.an excellent series :)
I have now started reading Beyond Viral: how to Attract Customers, Promote your Brand, and Make Money with Online Video, by Kevin H. NaltyYou people and your educational and career minded reading. Sheesh! ;D
I'm actually reading the first book in the Wheel of Time, for the first time. I like it! .. and I thought I had seen the name of the main character before... ;)Funny thing: my favorite character is Perrin; it just so happens that my actual name is Randall (I go by Rand, and of course, my favorite novels of all time is The Wheel of Time series).
I'm actually reading the first book in the Wheel of Time, for the first time. I like it! .. and I thought I had seen the name of the main character before... ;)prepare for angst, and lots of sexual frustration. Good series, its just that those two things were kind of the defining trait for them :P
I have now started reading Beyond Viral: how to Attract Customers, Promote your Brand, and Make Money with Online Video, by Kevin H. NaltyYou people and your educational and career minded reading. Sheesh! ;D
prepare for angst, and lots of sexual frustration. Good series, its just that those two things were kind of the defining trait for them :PNow, I know what you are talking about when you say, "angst" but I cannot for the life of me, get where the "sexual frustration" comes from. The Wheel of Time is not erotic fiction. In fact, one can say (and I wouldn't disagree) that the romance of the series is fairly simple - even taking in the Rand situation.
prepare for angst, and lots of sexual frustration. Good series, its just that those two things were kind of the defining trait for them :PNow, I know what you are talking about when you say, "angst" but I cannot for the life of me, get where the "sexual frustration" comes from. The Wheel of Time is not erotic fiction. In fact, one can say (and I wouldn't disagree) that the romance of the series is fairly simple - even taking in the Rand situation.
prepare for angst, and lots of sexual frustration. Good series, its just that those two things were kind of the defining trait for them :PNow, I know what you are talking about when you say, "angst" but I cannot for the life of me, get where the "sexual frustration" comes from. The Wheel of Time is not erotic fiction. In fact, one can say (and I wouldn't disagree) that the romance of the series is fairly simple - even taking in the Rand situation.
Please avoid spoilers in the following discussion!!! ;D
Just finished Glen Cook's last book in the Dread Empire series - A Path to Coldness of Heart
I love some of Brust's stuff. If you have not, you should read the Phoenix Guards. The books that follow it are good too, but it's probably my favorite before all the Vlad books. Went out of my way to find a 1st Ed Hardback of it and then go get it sighed by him. To Reign in Hell wasn't bad either. Interesting twist on the war in heaven.
I have just (rather foolishly) started reading 'The Belgariad'. I will now have to read all the books in this cannon as I'm really enjoying this one.
But if I remember correctly, the series that came afterwards was pretty much just a retread of the same things.Yep.
I have just (rather foolishly) started reading 'The Belgariad'. I will now have to read all the books in this cannon as I'm really enjoying this one.I did this very same thing little over a year back. While I will not say I disliked them (unlike Tad Williams' series Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn, sheesh!), they have not aged well since the first time I read them - way back when they first came out.
When out-of-shape IT technician Roen woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it.
He wasn’t.
He now has a passenger in his brain – an ancient alien life-form called Tao, whose race crash-landed on Earth before the first fish crawled out of the oceans. Now split into two opposing factions – the peace-loving, but under-represented Prophus, and the savage, powerful Genjix – the aliens have been in a state of civil war for centuries. Both sides are searching for a way off-planet, and the Genjix will sacrifice the entire human race, if that’s what it takes.
Meanwhile, Roen is having to train to be the ultimate secret agent. Like that’s going to end up well…
While I will not say I disliked them (unlike Tad Williams' series Memory, Sorrow, & Thorn, sheesh!), they have not aged well since the first time I read them - way back when they first came out.I've experienced that with a couple series. Loved them when I read them, but so many years later when I attempt to re-read them I'm left disappointed. Simple age factors in depending on how far apart you read things, but sometimes it's just that the more well read (amount) you are the more you start to expect from authors. I have a little bit of a hard time finding fantasy books/series that I really like anymore.
I have a little bit of a hard time finding fantasy books/series that I really like anymore.
For a few years I've been trying to find a sci-fi series that has a large scale 'setting' with various books set in it that tie together anywhere from only loosely to very tightly. I hate to say it, but almost along the lines of Star Wars, but not actually Star Wars.I know several good sci-fi series, but they are not quite the way you describe, they are more "tight" in their stories. But, if you are OK with short stories, you could check out the various Bolo books. Each one of those books has around 3 stories in it, and they don't generally directly coincide with each other but there is a timeline of sorts; from the earlier books to the later ones the Bolos mark numbers and capabilities progress. (Bolos are totally awesome and I want one! A Mark-XXXVI or higher!)
I have a little bit of a hard time finding fantasy books/series that I really like anymore.
Me too. The stories feel like the same: same plots, same characters, same issues.
Sword of truth by terry goodkind.Wizards First Rule is very close to my first rule of life: People are stupid.
I know a lot of smart people who are dumb and vice versa (sp?). I know that sounds like a Yogi Berra quote but I think it is mine. Some a really smart in some areas and knowledge challenged in others, some have trouble burning water but are great a math or accounting, etc.I equate "Stupid" mostly as having little to no common sense.
But I also agree that a lot of people are too busy to be smart and ok some are just plain dumb also. :)
MDC
Ian Douglas (aka William Keith), the trilogy of trilogies starting with Semper Mars.I really liked these, the time spanning was done well.