Recommend me an author or book

[TheSlinger]

Hi Guys, As the title suggests. I'm looking for something new to read. I generally prefer sci-fi and fantasy.. But am open to anything.

Recommend me your favorite author and or book

 

[HavocXphere]

The Elon Musk biography (Ashlee Vance)

 

[Vaughan]

Dragonlance - Dragons of Autumn Twilight

 

[ShaunSA]

David Eddings - The Belgariad.

 

[Pilgrim]

Hi Guys, As the title suggests. I'm looking for something new to read. I generally prefer sci-fi and fantasy.. But am open to anything.

Recommend me your favorite author and or book

Robert Jordan: The Wheel of Time series (14 book epic fantasy saga)

Brandon Sanderson: The Stormlight Archives (currently 2 books)

Other works by Brandon Sanderson are also great.

 

[LazyLion]

In Game of Thrones, the seasons can last decades.... on Helliconia they can last thousands of years....



http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1118348.Helliconia_Trilogy

 

[Akasha]

Jayde ver Elst - Usu

Anybody read this? Curious as I kinda knew the author

 

[smallearth]

Only one good fantasy suggestion there and that's Game of Thrones.

Wheel of Time series starts off as a blatant LOTR ripoff, which killed the series for me. The storytelling improves, but his characters are one-dimensional and very shallow.

David Eddings, only tried reading one book. I trashed it it was so badly written.

GoT is a good bet. Otherwise there is a series by Joe Abercrombie (The Blade Itself is the first book) which is really good.

 

[MrR]

Kevin Hearne - iron druid chronicle
Larry Correia - monster hunter international
Jim Butcher - dresden files and codex alera
John Scalzi - old man war
Jack Campbell - the lost fleet

Should keep you busy for a few months

 

[F1 Fan]

Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet
Sons of Fortune - Jeffrey Archer

 

[Sonic2k]

George Orwell - 1984 and Animal Farm
The latter will help you to understand the ANC, the former will help you to understand what the media, including MyBB are trying to achieve

 

[F1 Fan]

George Orwell - 1984 and Animal Farm
The latter will help you to understand the ANC, the former will help you to understand what the media, including MyBB are trying to achieve

Lol, I tend to agree with you to a certain extent

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Michael Crichton - Read all his books, he was the best
Clive Cussler - Great writer, His Dirk Pit series of books is great Adventure/Sci-Fi/tech like story

 

[TheSlinger]

Thanks Guys, some of the above i have already read, but there are a handful that i have never heard of! So i will be checking them out

 

[greg0205]

Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follet
Sons of Fortune - Jeffrey Archer

Follet's Century trilogy is fantastic as well.

 

[shadow_man]

David Gemmel

He by far trumps Feist, Jordan, Eddings, Martin and others mentioned here.

By far the best heroic fantasy author out there.

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Drenai Series
Rigante Series
Jon Shannow Series

Those are all great starters for Gemmel and if you don't love them then there's something wrong with you
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[theratman]

Old man war was great, another poster recommended any Michael Crichton books,all good too. Must read the Jurassic Park book, alot more dark and adult than the film.