[Asrathiel]

Originally Posted by Dox

I've (finally!) gotten around to dusting off the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo series since it's been sitting on my shelf for years. Loving it so far.

I still haven't read the last one!! Need to do that... love the first two

[VB_WhiplashJC]

English studies is the biggest load of bullshit I have ever had the poor fortune to be required to take. Analysing creative works just kills them for me, I can't enjoy a lot of good shit because we covered them in highschool.

That said,

Quick Comments

majhra:

Formal Education: Ruining it for everyone.

[Asrathiel]

Also, cool facebook group... Book P0rn

[NvPinder]

Originally Posted by Asrathiel

Also, cool facebook group... Book P0rn

See, if I could close my eyes and actually picture that shit, im sure books would be amazing. But i cant. youre all gay.

[Maynarde]

Originally Posted by TAJPMoney

See, if I could close my eyes and actually picture that shit, im sure books would be amazing. But i cant. youre all gay.

Pinder hasn't got an imagination

Quick Comments

FlashVeno:

he can imagine very good sim-citys lol

[iM yang]

Originally Posted by Maynarde

Pinder hasn't got an imagination

that's why he plays protoss

Quick Comments

	mGGSouth:
	ToRSmotPokingFish:
	inFeZa:	Imagine up a new exciting build? .... 2 BASE ALL IN!

[Torniquet]

Sara Douglass - The Axis trilogy and Wayfarer Redemption trilogy easily my favourite series.

Shame she had to die =/

[x5_Potter]

I'm currently throwing money at Dirk Pitt books by Clive Cussler after reading a few recently and wanting to read more.

[|Erasmus|]

For some other non sci-fi/fantasy stuff, since some has been mentioned already:
House of Leaves is a must-read. Best use of the book medium I have ever seen (note how different this is to best book, but w/e). Very weird and creative. People seem to either love or hate it. Personally I absolutely loved it.

Iain Banks (he writes under Iain M. Banks doing sci-fi and Iain Banks doing other stuff). Some of his non scifi stuff is actually incredible. The Wasp Factory is quite well known, and really good. Recently also picked up The Crow Road and loved that too. Fairly dark books a lot of the time, though.

back into sci-fi/fantasy:
china meiville is relatively unknown around here. The City and The City was really good, but I haven't been -too- impressed with the one or two others i've read so far.

susanna clarke's "Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell" was also surprisingly really good.

George R. R. Martin, everyone knows "A Song of Ice and Fire" now, and that is amazing, but his other books kick serious ass too. Fevre Dream and Dying of the Light especially are also pretty awesome books.

Kevin J. Anderson as mentioned is quite good.

Kate Elliot's new Crosroads series seems good. I really loved reading the first two books, but she's really taking her time churning them out, and unlike something truly amazing like A song of ice and fire, they don't -really- draw me back in to reread them and keep up with -everything- she had going on. But it's close to the best written pure fantasy stuff i've read outside of martin/hobb.

Quick Comments

nirvAnA:

[simon]

the internet has replaced my thirst for reading novels


my daily online reading list is really ******* big now

[FvRScrewby]

Randomly bought The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson at the airport because I was bored and I really enjoyed it.
I recommend books by José Saramago, especially my favorite book by him, Ensaio sobre a cegueira (Blindness).
There is also Bento (Blessed) and O Vampiro Rei (The Vampire King) by André Vianco though I doubt they have English translations for it. The Vampire King series are excellent so hopefully it's translated especially with this vampire obsession that's hitting the populace lately.

[Asrathiel]

Ooh, for vampire books that are good and non-sparkly, Anne Rice's stuff rocks. Have just re-read Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, and read Queen of the Damned for the first time, very cool
I've got some of her other ones here to read soon too (yay opshops!)

Quick Comments

Intoccabile19:

Anne Rice Rocks!

[Next_rim]

Andjei Sapkovsy, Strugatski brothers and Stanislav Lem all the way. They have very deep philosophy in their books, unlike light stuff like LOTR and alike.

[ROOTPetraeus]

Anything by Ursula Le Guin

Quick Comments

TAScarecrow:

[EveSigns]

wait no one has mentioned Wheel of time by robert jordan????? this series is phenomenal!!!! 13 books (when the last is finished this year) of an incredibly intricate world, with a magic system that offers some of the coolest fights i have read in a book and a huge variety of side stories and shit within the series themselves which may not make sense till u get a cple of books on. recomend it to anyone who loves reading but it is a big commitment

[neon]

Originally Posted by EveSigns

wait no one has mentioned Wheel of time by robert jordan????? this series is phenomenal!!!! 13 books (when the last is finished this year) of an incredibly intricate world, with a magic system that offers some of the coolest fights i have read in a book and a huge variety of side stories and shit within the series themselves which may not make sense till u get a cple of books on. recomend it to anyone who loves reading but it is a big commitment

but sir I DID mention it!

As did Asrathiel before me!

Quick Comments

	Asrathiel:	lol
	EveSigns:	see theres my reading ability at work

[ToRSpartaz]

I really have to broaden my range of reading, havent been as active a reader in the last 3 years ish since I really have taken up school work. But I need to diverse myself across multiple genre including Poetry, Short stories, novels etc.

Can anyone reccommend some interesting idea provoking novels or anything along those lines. If I didnt have enough time already >.<

[|Erasmus|]

Originally Posted by Spartaz

I really have to broaden my range of reading, havent been as active a reader in the last 3 years ish since I really have taken up school work. But I need to diverse myself across multiple genre including Poetry, Short stories, novels etc.

Can anyone reccommend some interesting idea provoking novels or anything along those lines. If I didnt have enough time already >.<

go read iain banks. the wasp factory and he crow road were pretty good like that.

Also house of leaves is the most thought provoking stuff ever.

[Asrathiel]

Originally Posted by neon

but sir I DID mention it!

As did I

Quick Comments

neon:

heh, I edited my post to include you before you made this post :P

[TAhackdZ]

Here are a few of my favourite authors. I tend to read mostly 'classical' (for lack of a better term) sci-fi/Fantasy short stories. You may enjoy a few of these if you can find them. Best bet is to look for collections of classical fiction.

Author/Book title:
- F. Marion Crawford / The Screaming Skull
- A. Merritt / People of the Pit
- H. P. Lovecraft / The Dunwich Horror (everyone knows this guy! Cthuhlu man!)
- Jean Ray / The Mainz Pslater
- Ramsey Campbell / The Brood
- Neil Gaiman / Feeders and Eaters (actually just about ******* anything this guy writes is awesome, you should def's check out American Gods, NeverWhere, and Anansi Boys. All of them are awesome, seriously some of the best books I've ever read. He also did the Vertigo rewrite of DC's Sandman. Also worth a look if you like comics.)