I have waaaaaay too many fave books to list them all, so I\'ll just write what I\'m currently reading and my fave book by that particular author.
Abarat, Clive Barker : I love the Abarat series...but it\'s more for younger people, lots of super cool pictures in it though. My fave book by Clive Barker is the Imajica (there\'s book 1 and book 2...they go together though and I loooove them.) I also can\'t wait to get my new computer that will have the stats that will allow me to play Black & White 2 on it (That\'s a game made by Clive Barker)
Abarat, Clive Barker : I love the Abarat series...but it\'s more for younger people, lots of super cool pictures in it though. My fave book by Clive Barker is the Imajica (there\'s book 1 and book 2...they go together though and I loooove them.) I also can\'t wait to get my new computer that will have the stats that will allow me to play Black & White 2 on it (That\'s a game made by Clive Barker)
Will have to agree with you on the Robert Jordan and Melanie Rawn books. I love \'em! Lost track of reading the Wheel Of Time books a while back, but am planning on getting back into it soon.
I, too, have too many favs to name, but in general I love the Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, and a vast quantity of romance novels (mostly of a historical nature) to fill in the gaps in between the more time intensive books. I will give a couple names of my favs from when I was a kid that I still reread from time to time: Watership Down and Uncle Tom\'s Cabin.
At the moment, having recently finished Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, I\'m rereading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as there are parts of the movie that are bugging me about some of the detail.
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PS. Regarding the Sunrunner books, if I remember correctly, the Dragon Star series continues on with the story, don\'t they? Dragon Star series consists of: Stronghold, Dragon Token, Skybowl.
I, too, have too many favs to name, but in general I love the Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, and a vast quantity of romance novels (mostly of a historical nature) to fill in the gaps in between the more time intensive books. I will give a couple names of my favs from when I was a kid that I still reread from time to time: Watership Down and Uncle Tom\'s Cabin.
At the moment, having recently finished Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, I\'m rereading The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe as there are parts of the movie that are bugging me about some of the detail.
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PS. Regarding the Sunrunner books, if I remember correctly, the Dragon Star series continues on with the story, don\'t they? Dragon Star series consists of: Stronghold, Dragon Token, Skybowl.
I like reading the Tom Clancy books about secret wars and CIA operations. heheheh
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Dawn likes the Dragon lance stories and Harry Potter a lot (But she\'s only to book four..she\'s savoring them) She\'s taking a break and reading the Tales of the City books right now.
Her Favorite nonfiction book was The Striaght Girls Guide to Sleping with Chicks
I\'m all over the map...
Favorite \"fun\" book Road Fever by Tim Cahill -Driving from the tip of South America to Alaska in 19 days.
Favorite History book American Gunfight by Stephen Hunter, about a asianation attempt on Harry Trurman that everyone has forgotten about...and the neat thing about living in DC is I stopped off the Metro on the way home and traced out the fight where it happened.
My other favorite history book is \"The Other Hollywood: An Oral History of the Porn Industry\"
Then there\'s David Drake for Sifi and Herry Turtledove with Guns of the South and so many more...
Best Christmas book was Panet Simpson- on the history of the Simpsons and thier impact on the world.
Currently reading \"the Cowboy Way\" by David McCullum (again, 4th or 5th read for me) The BEST book ever written about working on a ranch.
There\'s about a hundred more under the surface that will come out once I stop writing but here\'s our offerings for today..
Dawn likes the Dragon lance stories and Harry Potter a lot (But she\'s only to book four..she\'s savoring them) She\'s taking a break and reading the Tales of the City books right now.
Her Favorite nonfiction book was The Striaght Girls Guide to Sleping with Chicks
I\'m all over the map...
Favorite \"fun\" book Road Fever by Tim Cahill -Driving from the tip of South America to Alaska in 19 days.
Favorite History book American Gunfight by Stephen Hunter, about a asianation attempt on Harry Trurman that everyone has forgotten about...and the neat thing about living in DC is I stopped off the Metro on the way home and traced out the fight where it happened.
My other favorite history book is \"The Other Hollywood: An Oral History of the Porn Industry\"
Then there\'s David Drake for Sifi and Herry Turtledove with Guns of the South and so many more...
Best Christmas book was Panet Simpson- on the history of the Simpsons and thier impact on the world.
Currently reading \"the Cowboy Way\" by David McCullum (again, 4th or 5th read for me) The BEST book ever written about working on a ranch.
There\'s about a hundred more under the surface that will come out once I stop writing but here\'s our offerings for today..
Don't forget to add David Weber (Honor Harrington Series) and John Ringo (The Aldenata Series) in alongside David Drake.
We also really get into the Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry - Dark Sidhe series by Laurell K. Hamilton. Hint *** Anita would whup up on Buffy's ass in a major way. Fun stuff.
Mysteries (sort of) the Eve Dallas Series by J.D. Robb, you romance fans will recognize the author as Nora Roberts. The mysteries are O.K., but the characters are just awesome. For mystery/adventure/suspense/Sci Fi you might want to look at the Ukiah series by Wen Spencer.
There is a new genre forming informally called Supernatural Romance that can be a lot of fun. We really have like the Otherwold series by Kelley Armstrong. Another good one (well two now) that kind of fits in here is the Tinker books also by Wen Spencer.
Swashbucking we go for the Jack Aubry books by Patrick O'Brian ("Master and Commander"was made into a top movie a couple years ago). Paul recently reread the "Horation Hornblower" books by C.S. Forrester - good stuff.
We could go on for alot of pages - we have about 11,000 books around here. Major readers - that 'r' us.
Paul -n- Peg
We also really get into the Anita Blake - Vampire Hunter series and the Merry Gentry - Dark Sidhe series by Laurell K. Hamilton. Hint *** Anita would whup up on Buffy's ass in a major way. Fun stuff.
Mysteries (sort of) the Eve Dallas Series by J.D. Robb, you romance fans will recognize the author as Nora Roberts. The mysteries are O.K., but the characters are just awesome. For mystery/adventure/suspense/Sci Fi you might want to look at the Ukiah series by Wen Spencer.
There is a new genre forming informally called Supernatural Romance that can be a lot of fun. We really have like the Otherwold series by Kelley Armstrong. Another good one (well two now) that kind of fits in here is the Tinker books also by Wen Spencer.
Swashbucking we go for the Jack Aubry books by Patrick O'Brian ("Master and Commander"was made into a top movie a couple years ago). Paul recently reread the "Horation Hornblower" books by C.S. Forrester - good stuff.
We could go on for alot of pages - we have about 11,000 books around here. Major readers - that 'r' us.
Paul -n- Peg
He's currently reading "Ghost Rider"... a book by Neil Peart, the drummer for RUSH. An introspective journey he took on his motorcycle through a lot of North America, after the tragic deaths of his wife and daughter. Long book but Great, and a very personal look into the life of a very private man. (And if you're a RUSH fan.. it definitely helps!) There are so many parallels in this book that I could relate to, as to his way of thinking.
She's reading the latest by Diane Mott Davidson, and love all of her work.
Metaphysical and paranormal books rock too! Anything having to do with REIKI, our male half is a Reiki master, for those who know what that is.
Bermuda triangle, UFO's, Conspiracies, Ghosts, Psychic works, it's allll good!
Shine on!
She's reading the latest by Diane Mott Davidson, and love all of her work.
Metaphysical and paranormal books rock too! Anything having to do with REIKI, our male half is a Reiki master, for those who know what that is.
Bermuda triangle, UFO's, Conspiracies, Ghosts, Psychic works, it's allll good!
Shine on!
Heather LOVES the first Dragonlance novels by Weis and Hickman, and she reads a lot of the trashy romances as well, she's also asked me to add the "Beauty" series by A. N. Roquelaure a.k.a. Anne Rice.
I read anything almost, no lie i have subscriptions to 12 magazines (High times, Wizard, Maxim, Game Informer, PC Gamer, Spin, Blender, Playboy, GQ, Wired, PC world, Rolling stone), and as I said that's just what I subscribe to, i pick up at least 4 other magazines a month (mojo, uncut, heads, and cannabis culture).
Right now I'm reading "Passion is a fashion", which is a biography on The Clash, and it's great. I read musician/band biographies quite often, being a bit of a music fanatic.
However I mostly read fantasy and horror, with some favorites being the first "Dune" novel, I didn't particularly care for the second so i didn't read past the second, lol, Clive Barker ( Anything by him tends to amaze me), Robert McCammon( underrated ), Neil Gaiman( if you have not read American Gods, for the love of god, do so, Anansi boys is the follow up ),Terry Goodkind, Micheal Slade ( in the same vein as Thomas Harris i.e. horror/crime ), Robert Asprin books from Thieves' world to the "Myth " series of books, to the phule books, the George R.R. Mrtin Edited "Wildcards" series, almost any forgotten realms novels, in fact almost any novel based in any DnD world is fun. I also like Steven King's short story collections, while I find his novels, for the most part, wordy, and drawn out.
I also like "true" ghost stories, and almost anything to do with the supernatural. Robert Anton Wilson is must reading for conspiracy buffs, and add Terence McKenna if you like to "open your mind".
anyway that's my 2 cents, for now.
I'll prolly be editing this a lot as I think of books/authors we like.
I read anything almost, no lie i have subscriptions to 12 magazines (High times, Wizard, Maxim, Game Informer, PC Gamer, Spin, Blender, Playboy, GQ, Wired, PC world, Rolling stone), and as I said that's just what I subscribe to, i pick up at least 4 other magazines a month (mojo, uncut, heads, and cannabis culture).
Right now I'm reading "Passion is a fashion", which is a biography on The Clash, and it's great. I read musician/band biographies quite often, being a bit of a music fanatic.
However I mostly read fantasy and horror, with some favorites being the first "Dune" novel, I didn't particularly care for the second so i didn't read past the second, lol, Clive Barker ( Anything by him tends to amaze me), Robert McCammon( underrated ), Neil Gaiman( if you have not read American Gods, for the love of god, do so, Anansi boys is the follow up ),Terry Goodkind, Micheal Slade ( in the same vein as Thomas Harris i.e. horror/crime ), Robert Asprin books from Thieves' world to the "Myth " series of books, to the phule books, the George R.R. Mrtin Edited "Wildcards" series, almost any forgotten realms novels, in fact almost any novel based in any DnD world is fun. I also like Steven King's short story collections, while I find his novels, for the most part, wordy, and drawn out.
I also like "true" ghost stories, and almost anything to do with the supernatural. Robert Anton Wilson is must reading for conspiracy buffs, and add Terence McKenna if you like to "open your mind".
anyway that's my 2 cents, for now.
I'll prolly be editing this a lot as I think of books/authors we like.
Diana Gabaldon's "Outlander" series is excellent. I love Robert Jordan, Ray Feist, Terry Goodkind, J.K. Rowling, but I'm hooked on Gabaldon right now.
Very interesting novels about a WWII nurse that steps through a stone circle in Scotland and lands in 1743. That's the only fantasy element in the books. After that, it's straight historical fiction, but it's really well done and I highly recommend it.
I also love Jean Auel's "Earth's Children" series starting with "Clan of the Cave Bear." If you saw the Darrell Hannah movie forget everything you saw. The books are excellent and well worth the time.
Someone said something about "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe." C.S. Lewis is excellent. All seven Chronicles of Narnia books are great as is his space trilogy.
Very interesting novels about a WWII nurse that steps through a stone circle in Scotland and lands in 1743. That's the only fantasy element in the books. After that, it's straight historical fiction, but it's really well done and I highly recommend it.
I also love Jean Auel's "Earth's Children" series starting with "Clan of the Cave Bear." If you saw the Darrell Hannah movie forget everything you saw. The books are excellent and well worth the time.
Someone said something about "The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe." C.S. Lewis is excellent. All seven Chronicles of Narnia books are great as is his space trilogy.
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> Text Books....Arugggggh! Can't wait to finish grad school so I
> can enjoy a good King or Koontz book. Did take the time to
> read the Da Vinci code though....nice read!
Oh man! I can so agree with this... I haven't read a book for
pleasure in over a year, I am so consumed with finishing my
graduate degree...
Currently reading: 138 year-old newspapers, innumerable dry old
biographical texts, and my thesis over and over again as I write it.
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> Text Books....Arugggggh! Can't wait to finish grad school so I
> can enjoy a good King or Koontz book. Did take the time to
> read the Da Vinci code though....nice read!
Oh man! I can so agree with this... I haven't read a book for
pleasure in over a year, I am so consumed with finishing my
graduate degree...
Currently reading: 138 year-old newspapers, innumerable dry old
biographical texts, and my thesis over and over again as I write it.
The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint Exup
This book changed my life. Actually it would be more accurate to say that it opened my eyes to what I always knew, but didn't know I knew it. It is called " Conversations With God- Book 1". It is not a religious book, so don't let the title scare you off. It is a hard read at first, but stick to it. If you are ready for it, you willed be filled with joy and extremely grateful that you read it.
He is not a particularly well-known author and he falls in the psychological thriller genre...so if you like that sort of thing read anything by John Saul. He is my absolute favorite. Most of his books seem to be set in small towns where there is either a "haunting" of the town of sorts or human experiments going on. I have loved every book I have ever read by him and usually get through them in 3 to 4 days, I can't seem to put them down.
Kurt Vonnegut Breakfast of Champions, Irvine Welsh Marabou Stork Nightmare, Hemmingway's A Farewell To Arms, and my favourite (of course) Confederacy Of Dunces John Kennedy O'Toole
The last book I read was Chuck Palanuhk Crash,
The last book I read was Chuck Palanuhk Crash,