No.1 Loonie Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 House Of Leaves-Great book, it manages to keep you interested even if all you are reading is a list. The typography's really different too, what with a few pages having only one or two words, and at times, like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starion Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I'm reading the Halo Novels at the moment, and I'm finding them pretty good. mod it with Nitrous Oxide and chassis dyno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurchseesu420 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I like the whole Ender's Game series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canofceleri Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Philip K. Dick. Here's a Wiki summary... The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch takes place some time in the twenty-first century. Under the authority of the United Nations, humankind has colonized every habitable planet and moon in the solar system. Life for most colonists is physically daunting and psychologically monotonous so the UN must draft individuals to colonize. Most colonists entertain themselves using Barbie-like “Perky Pat” dolls and the multitude of accessories manufactured by Earth-based P.P. Layouts. The company also secretly creates Can-D, an illegal but widely available hallucinogen that allows the user to "translate" into Perky Pat (if the user is female) or her boyfriend Walt (if male). This allows colonists to experience an idealized version of life on Earth in a collective unconscious hallucination. P.P. Layouts employs several precogs to determine if possible new Perky Pat accessories will be popular. Life on Earth is also harsh as the global temperature has risen to a level where one can no longer be outdoors without a personal air conditioning unit and Antarctica is the only suitable vacation spot. Wealthy people often undergo “evolution therapy,” (performed in the clinics of dr. Willy Denkmal, "Denkmal" meaning "monument" in german) which allows them to skip several stages of human evolution. This causes their craniums to become large and bubble-like and it may increase their intelligence, although the narrative insinuates that the extra brainpower is superficial. Deevolution occurs in some cases. At the novel’s beginning, renegade industrialist Palmer Eldritch has traveled to the inhabited Proxima Centauri star system in search of a sellable product. He has been gone for a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorien Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 weeell, the Artmis Fowl series I'm too lazy to go and see who the author is .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Land Of Confusion Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein. HELL FREAKING YES! Robert A. Heinlein FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny_Tightlips Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 A Choice of Weapons - Gordon Parks. ...besides that I ain't sayin nuthin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attorney General Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 1984 by George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World are all great reads. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is excellent too. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyGrenadeFrenzy Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 1984 by George Orwell, Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World are all great reads. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess is excellent too. Enjoy! I am truely surprised you didn't mention Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 with that list of books. They are all books to read and keep on your shelf with an assortment of other such works and Logan's Run by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. OT @ the OP>If you want creeped out as well just let us know and there are some horror/sci fi cross overs that are well worth your time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkley Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 1984 by George Orwell Now that's what I'm talking about! The movie is also awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauron Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 The Magician by Raymond E. Feist, is the greatest fantasy book ever written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just another thug Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I can second whoever said the Ender series. Ender's Game is the best Sci-Fi book I've ever read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janitor Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) Z-Day. Interesting premice, albeit a short book due to it's easy-to-pick-up-and-read functionality, but none-the-less a fantastic read. Edited January 26, 2008 by Janitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outcest Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 any book by Christopher Moore! If you've never read any Chris Moore, you should start with "Practical Demonkeeping". I also love "The Stupidest Angel" and "Lamb: The Gospel according to Biff, Christ's childhood pal"... not to mention "Bloodsucking Fiends", "Fluke", "The Lust Lizard of Melancholy Cove", and "Island of the Sequined Love Nun" Click Here for descriptions of his books. this man is a genius. do as he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickstick Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I am truely surprised you didn't mention Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 with that list of books. A great book, but I've always thought his best was Something Wicked This Way Comes. The Time Machine has always been a favourite of mine as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCorrupt Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 James Herbert. Rats Domain 1945 (best) etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trows Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 (edited) I won the Hugo and Nebula awards the only thing that beats that is The Neuromancer by William Gibson if awards can measure anything. I'm about 75% through this, bloody excellent book. Edit: And fantasy? Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, hands down. Edited January 26, 2008 by Trows No dough this post will get questions and and maybe even some fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I know you asked more for Sci-Fi and Fantasy but because while I love Sci-Fi, Action is another genre I really enjoy. It often combines Sci-Fi into it as well as fantasy in the way of mythology. This is why I recommend anything from Matthew Reilly, most notably Contest for the Sci-Fi/Action theme. Another great series is the Axis Of Time series by John Birmingham which does the sci-fi alternate history thing, its about a 22th Century group of allied warships that get transported back mere moments before the Battle of Midway during WWII. The books then deal with the effect this has on the war and of course the world in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonwalker1982 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hitman: Enemy Within (suspenseful and also explicit enough) Mass Effect : Revelation Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie280 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. Great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox09 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Michael Crichton is a great sci-fi author. If you haven't read any of the Jurassic Park novels, you should. The movies are sh*t compared to the books. Sphere is another must-read by him. Also, by Arthur C. Clarke, the Space Odyssey novels. I haven't read them yet, but I'm assuming that they're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartleby Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 One book I recall reading about a year ago was "The Ball and the Cross" by G.K. Chesterton. If you can stand a lot of big words and imagery in the works you read, you should check this one out. Basically, two men have a grudge and want to fight to the death, but society won't allow any violence that blatant, so they're on the run from everyone. It was interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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