I second The Name of the Wind recommendation, and also recommend checking out Brandon Sanderson if you haven't already. Mistborn is really good. I believe Warbreaker is even available for free from his website.
I agree with you for the first four books or so...after that, I personally feel like it spiraled into a messy, preachy rant about Goodkind's political views (not that I completely disagree with him, but it changed the entire heart of what started as a lovely, detailed fantasy series). This was sad for me, because I loved the early books so much. I even had signed copies (before the Hurricane Harvey flood destroyed them).
I will suggest Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm. It is brilliant, and IMO should be required reading for all high school students. It gets to the heart of the dangers of homogenization of humanity, the lack of creativity as everyone has to fit a particular mold, etc. In terms of the importance of its warning message, I put it side-by-side with Fahrenheit 451 and 1984.
On Stranger Powers by Tim Powers. Pirates and voodoo aplenty, and the action scenes are absolutely ace. The folks at LucasArts (RIP) cited it as one of the main influences for the Monkey Island games.
I totally second the recommendations of Dune (one of my favorite books), and the Ursula K. Le Guin books (particularly The Left Hand of Darkness).
I'd add to those:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Imajica by Clive Barker
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
War of the Twins by Weis and Hickman
The Will of the Wanderer by Weis and Hickman
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
Conquerors' Pride by Timothy Zahn.
has someone recommended The name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss yet?
If you are into epic fantasy, it's one of the best books i have read in this genre in the last years, it'll be a trilogy, so far two books have been released :)
Axis of Time series by John Birmingham It's WW2 military SF and although 1st book was kind of boring, 2nd and 3rd are very interesting.
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Memoirs of Hadrian, Marguerite Yourcenar.
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"Well who is this person with such refined taste?", I thought to myself before I saw it's one of my favorite SG peeps.
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Awww. <3
Well, apparently I can't help myself recommending this book to everyone everywhere.
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If you like fantasy The sword of thruth by Terry Goodkind is a real great read:)
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One of the sagas that has influenced me the most, amazing books and recommendation! ;P
Have you read The Name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss? I'm sure you'll like it a lot!
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Thanks for the reccomendation, I didn't read it, but I'll look it up.
I'm always looking for new books to read and I love discovering new authors:)
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I second The Name of the Wind recommendation, and also recommend checking out Brandon Sanderson if you haven't already. Mistborn is really good. I believe Warbreaker is even available for free from his website.
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Thanks, I'll check the website.
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I swear, just as soon as I get that song out of my head, it's forced right back in. :P
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Hmm. Wicked, by Gregory Maguire. Don't be fooled by the musical, the novel has a lot more going on.
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All Quiet on the Western Front — Erich Maria Remarque
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Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll! Go down that rabbit hole! ~
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Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
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+1. But it takes discipline, it's a difficult book.
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It's also very very fun!
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True, it's a totally tongue-in-cheek book :)
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The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
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The Sword of Truth by Terry Goodkind
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I agree with you for the first four books or so...after that, I personally feel like it spiraled into a messy, preachy rant about Goodkind's political views (not that I completely disagree with him, but it changed the entire heart of what started as a lovely, detailed fantasy series). This was sad for me, because I loved the early books so much. I even had signed copies (before the Hurricane Harvey flood destroyed them).
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Very good recommendation :)
Have you read The Name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss? I'm sure you'll like it a lot!
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No, but thanks for your recommendation. I will put it on my booklist :)
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I will suggest Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm. It is brilliant, and IMO should be required reading for all high school students. It gets to the heart of the dangers of homogenization of humanity, the lack of creativity as everyone has to fit a particular mold, etc. In terms of the importance of its warning message, I put it side-by-side with Fahrenheit 451 and 1984.
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Nice recommendation. I've put it on my to-read list.
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Foam of the Days by Boris Vian
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On Stranger Powers by Tim Powers. Pirates and voodoo aplenty, and the action scenes are absolutely ace. The folks at LucasArts (RIP) cited it as one of the main influences for the Monkey Island games.
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As I have no idea about your preferences I'll just list some books, which I think have broad appeal and are definitely worth reading.
Here are just some, in no particular order:
Tiger! Tiger! - Alfred Bester
Hyperion - Dan Simmons
Tuf Voyaging - George R.R. Martin
Watchlist: 32 Short Stories by Persons of Interest
Harrison Bergeron - Kurt Vonnegut
Last Exit to Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr.
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare - G.K. Chesterton
Dayworld - Philip José Farmer
The Conquest of Gaul - Gaius Julius Caesar
Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes
Momo - Michael Ende
The Left Hand of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Gladiators - Arthur Koestler
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress - Robert A. Heinlein
The Dispossessed - Ursula K. Le Guin
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer - Neal Stephenson
We - Yevgeni Zamyatin
Animal Farm - George Orwell
1984 - George Orwell
Dune - Frank Herbert
I should stop somewhere, why not here. :)
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WOW! A lot of books to my wishlist! I read only 1984 :)
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Glad you like the list. :)
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I totally second the recommendations of Dune (one of my favorite books), and the Ursula K. Le Guin books (particularly The Left Hand of Darkness).
I'd add to those:
Neuromancer by William Gibson
The Imajica by Clive Barker
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
War of the Twins by Weis and Hickman
The Will of the Wanderer by Weis and Hickman
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn
Conquerors' Pride by Timothy Zahn.
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has someone recommended The name of the wind by Patrick Rothfuss yet?
If you are into epic fantasy, it's one of the best books i have read in this genre in the last years, it'll be a trilogy, so far two books have been released :)
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I suggest Jack London - The call of the wild.
A book I will never forget.
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