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Favourite Sci-Fi / Fantasy Books of all time... What's yours?

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  1. Lizards of Renown
    Slann

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    Oh yeah, I keep forgetting that I want to read that Witcher series. Must remember!!!
     
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    make a "to read" list and tick it off as you go threw it
     
    Erta Wanderer, Jun 28, 2020
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    Slann

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    O I forgot to add the Narnia Chronicles.
    Which I all read way before the first movie came out.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
    Imrahil, Jun 28, 2020
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    Slann

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    Oh man.... That's old school! I read them so long ago I can't even remember the storylines! I'll have to revisit.

    MY BOOKS TO READ LIST IS EXPLODING!!!!

    I LOVE IT!!!!

    MORE!!!!!
     
    Lizards of Renown, Jun 28, 2020
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    A few series I have enjoyed

    Renshai novels by Mickey Zucker Reichert - Based on norse religion.

    Farseer trilogy and subsequent series by Robin Hobb - Probably my favourite

    Disc World collection by Terry Pratchett.

    Belgariad by David Eddings
     
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    Slann

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    My Brothers where into that. I still need to start it.

    This will go on my to read list as well

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
    Imrahil, Jun 28, 2020
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    Slann

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    I'll have to check those out.

    The Belgariad was the first "epic fantasy" series that I ever read as a kid. Loved it at the time.

    All hail Belgarath!
     
    Lizards of Renown, Jun 28, 2020
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    Loooong list.

    Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.
    Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern (most of the series, though the last half-dozen books were a little meh)
    Greyhawk novels (Gygax - yes, that Gygax)
    DragonLance novels (Weis and Hickman)
    Forgotten Realms novels (varies)
    Spelljammer's Cloakmaster Cycle (6 books that I recommend if you can find them)
    Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay (Not-quite-Byzantium not-quite-history)
    The Black Company (Glen Cook - original trilogy was good; book 4 was kind of meh; I liked the Books of the South, but not everyone does)
    Villains by Necessity by Eve Forward (IF you can find it, I highly recommend it - villains try to keep the world from becoming too good)
    oh, and Batman: No Man's Land. HIGHLY recommended. Gotham becomes a post-apoc wasteland for much of the novel after a quake levels the city.

    This is NOT everything, I read a LOT. I HAVE read a lot. History (of lots of subjects), sci-fi, fantasy, all sorts of stuff.
     
    Tk'ya'pyk, Jul 1, 2020
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    Slann

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    NICE!!!!!

    Feel free to add to the list! I have read a fair bit but am always looking for that next fantastic book.
     
    Lizards of Renown, Jul 1, 2020
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    I was first thinking that you had to be older than me, remembering that I watched the BBC series as a kid. Then I remember they made some new movies like 10-15 years ago, I guess you mean those?

    Back on topic:
    My favorite series is "Robert Jordan - Wheel of Time", read through that one several times. Once for each new book that was released, and a few times after Brandon Sanderson completed it.

    Here is also a few other authors I have been reading books from the last few years, in no specific order. Note some of them also have other series than those I listed but decided to only list those that stuck most with me, though the others were a good read as well.


    Patrick Rothfuss - Kingkiller Chronicle (though time will show if he ever finishes the series...)
    Brandon Sanderson - Mistborn
    Douglas Hulick - Tales of the Kin (Warning, according to the author there wont be a third book finishing the series, though the two first are a good read)
    Joe Abercrombie - The First Law series (note, these are written for adult readers).
    Leigh Bardugo - Six of Crows series

    Not exactly Sci-fi, but closer to that than fantasy
    Dmitry Glukhovsky - Metro series
     
    The Red Devil, Jul 1, 2020
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    Like I said above in my choices, I'm with you on Wheel of Time and Kingkiller Chronicles!

    I read the The First Law series, I thought the first was good, but the second and third didn't do it for me, was a little disappointed.

    I'll need to check out the other books.
     
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    Ooookay... Well, some people have already mentioned a few classics. Narnia Chronicles, and of course Tolkein's stuff (but NOT the Silmarillon - seriously, I'm a HISTORY major, with a BA and everything, and I still found that boring).

    Um... WOULD people want suggestions on interesting History books or just Sci-fi/Fantasy?

    The Elven Ship and The Disappearing Dwarf by James Blaylock (old novels, but some of my favorites when I was a kid)
    The Sword of Knowledge by C.J.Cherryh (these are kind of historical-fantasy-weird, but I like them.
     
    Tk'ya'pyk, Jul 2, 2020
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    The newest movies it is ;)

    So it wasn't just me.

    Grrr, Imrahil
     
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    The Metro series also always gets a +1. Nice setting for the "nuclear armageddon" scenario, great books, great games.

    When talking about classics (1988): Tad Williams - Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Trilogy (first book is "The Dragonbone Chair"). Really a rather slow burn, but great payoff and nice worldbuilding with some unique elements and takes on more common fantasy tropes.
     
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    Slann

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    I always meant to read that Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series... I'll add it to my list.
     
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    Ooo, I'd forgotten about those three! They were great! Magician: Apprentice, et al from Raymond Feist is also a good series...
     
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    Magician by Raymond E Fiest was a fantastic book. Somehow I never got into the other ones...
     
    Lizards of Renown, Jul 2, 2020
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    oh, and for you British Humor fans out there...

    Faust Among Equals by Tom Holt. The magician Faust escapes from hell and flattens someone with a gigantic cheese wheel. Gotta love it. :D
     
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    Slann

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    Not exactly classic fantasy but...

    Neil Gaiman.

    Start with Neverwhere and go on.
     
    Killer Angel, Jul 3, 2020
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    Oh mahrlect! YES! Neverwhere is an amazing book! So is Stardust (the book is just as good as the film, even better).

    By the way, if you can find it, there was a BBC TV series of Neverwhere that was also amazing,
     
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