Books!
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I would add: Sci-Fi: Iain M Banks Robert L Forward Greg Bear Fantasy: Terry Pratchett Bit of both, good writer: Orson Scott Card. Oldie, but goodie: Philip Jose Farmer
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OriginalGriff wrote:
Iain M Banks
Awesome. Recently discovered he'd written 2 books while I wasn't looking. Matter is brilliant so far, will be ordering the Algebraist when I'm done. Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon take some beating too. Orson Card? Isn't that what a country bumpkin uses to take how wares to market?
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I opened up a old friend the other day, "Earth" by David Brin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)[^] What's interesting with his novel is some of the accuaricies in technology that he thought of back then for now. Now this is what I deem "Heavy Sci-fi", in essence a lot more science than fiction but still enjoyable. What books do you guys read? I'm always on the lookout for some good new titles, so maybe list Genre and your fav author/series. I got 2 by 2mx1m high book cases filled with Fantasy and Sci-fi. Wife has a section on murder and forensics. So for us its: Sci-Fi David Brin David Webber Frank Herbert Fantasy Robert Jordan David Gemmel David Eddings Tad Williams Terry Goodkind Le. Modesitt Jnr Others Patricia Cornwell Tom Clancy Jodi Picolt Clive Cussler
Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Robert Jordan
To long... I don't care about his books any longer, in my opinion he should finish his story and begin a new series. It's just like George R Martin, it drags on and on and on... (but at least Jordan still writes books)
Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Terry Goodkind
He did what Jordan should do, finished the serie. Right now I can't wait for a new book from him. For fantasy books I would add Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont Malazan empire books. For other books I would add David Gibbins, the first books are good.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
as well as the likes of Colin Dexter
I've enjoyed those of his books that I've had time to read. You sir, have excellent taste in fiction :) :thumbsup:
Same for yourself sir.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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I tend to read books on history so, for example, I am currently reading Inquisition: The Reign Of Fear by Toby Green. It's a good read but I struggle with the Spanish names, they just don't register well in my brain so it's often quite difficult to follow some of the history of families who suffered from generation to generation. It's not as bad as books on Arabic history - those names don't register with me at all.
I've not finished it yet but I can recommend Dan Snow's book on the Battle of Quebec: Link[^] It's a surprisingly good piece of writing from a guy who's clearly an adept historian as well as a TV presenter. He has a great ability to bring out the character of the protagonists, which is something I find not all historians manage.
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Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Robert Jordan
To long... I don't care about his books any longer, in my opinion he should finish his story and begin a new series. It's just like George R Martin, it drags on and on and on... (but at least Jordan still writes books)
Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Terry Goodkind
He did what Jordan should do, finished the serie. Right now I can't wait for a new book from him. For fantasy books I would add Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont Malazan empire books. For other books I would add David Gibbins, the first books are good.
Marcus_2 wrote:
but at least Jordan still writes books
Marcus_2 wrote:
He did what Jordan should do
You do realise that Robert Jordan bought the farm?
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Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Robert Jordan
To long... I don't care about his books any longer, in my opinion he should finish his story and begin a new series. It's just like George R Martin, it drags on and on and on... (but at least Jordan still writes books)
Mario Luis wrote:
Fantasy Terry Goodkind
He did what Jordan should do, finished the serie. Right now I can't wait for a new book from him. For fantasy books I would add Steven Erikson and Ian Cameron Esslemont Malazan empire books. For other books I would add David Gibbins, the first books are good.
Marcus_2 wrote:
at least Jordan still writes books
Strictly speaking, unless he's a ghost writer, he doesn't on account of his pining for the fjords.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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I opened up a old friend the other day, "Earth" by David Brin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)[^] What's interesting with his novel is some of the accuaricies in technology that he thought of back then for now. Now this is what I deem "Heavy Sci-fi", in essence a lot more science than fiction but still enjoyable. What books do you guys read? I'm always on the lookout for some good new titles, so maybe list Genre and your fav author/series. I got 2 by 2mx1m high book cases filled with Fantasy and Sci-fi. Wife has a section on murder and forensics. So for us its: Sci-Fi David Brin David Webber Frank Herbert Fantasy Robert Jordan David Gemmel David Eddings Tad Williams Terry Goodkind Le. Modesitt Jnr Others Patricia Cornwell Tom Clancy Jodi Picolt Clive Cussler
Sci-Fi: Peter F. Hamilton I would have to second Ian M Banks also. Fantasy: Raymoind E Feist (can't believe this hasn't already been suggested) I would also second Terry Pratchett. Others: Brian Lumley (ESP and vampires, i'm a big fan but he's got very repetitive)
Pete
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Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms - Oh damn!
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The Pope didn't have much say in the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitions. They were mostly political tools of the Spanish and Portuguese :)
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Marcus_2 wrote:
but at least Jordan still writes books
Marcus_2 wrote:
He did what Jordan should do
You do realise that Robert Jordan bought the farm?
Hehe obviously not but then I didn't know that Gemmel had either a few months back and he passed in 2006 I beleive.
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I've not finished it yet but I can recommend Dan Snow's book on the Battle of Quebec: Link[^] It's a surprisingly good piece of writing from a guy who's clearly an adept historian as well as a TV presenter. He has a great ability to bring out the character of the protagonists, which is something I find not all historians manage.
Thanks, I'll have a look
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The Pope didn't have much say in the Spanish and Portuguese inquisitions. They were mostly political tools of the Spanish and Portuguese :)
May I ask your age?
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May I ask your age?
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
Old enough to know Monty Python. Let's face it I have had a quite a few Monty Python references from the people amongst whom I have discussed my latest reading ;P
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Old enough to know Monty Python. Let's face it I have had a quite a few Monty Python references from the people amongst whom I have discussed my latest reading ;P
I read once that it is a truism that those people who cannot quote huge passages of Monty Python verbatim have no business sitting in front of a computer. :)
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I read once that it is a truism that those people who cannot quote huge passages of Monty Python verbatim have no business sitting in front of a computer. :)
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
My office is a Derek and Clive coding shop.
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I opened up a old friend the other day, "Earth" by David Brin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)[^] What's interesting with his novel is some of the accuaricies in technology that he thought of back then for now. Now this is what I deem "Heavy Sci-fi", in essence a lot more science than fiction but still enjoyable. What books do you guys read? I'm always on the lookout for some good new titles, so maybe list Genre and your fav author/series. I got 2 by 2mx1m high book cases filled with Fantasy and Sci-fi. Wife has a section on murder and forensics. So for us its: Sci-Fi David Brin David Webber Frank Herbert Fantasy Robert Jordan David Gemmel David Eddings Tad Williams Terry Goodkind Le. Modesitt Jnr Others Patricia Cornwell Tom Clancy Jodi Picolt Clive Cussler
I'm a science fiction fan as well. A friend and I trade books back and forth, and he's gotten me into reading some more mainstream stuff: Lee Child's 'Jack Reacher' novels: http://www.leechild.com/[^] Randy Wayne White's 'Doc Ford' novels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Wayne_White#Doc_Ford_novels[^]
Software Zen:
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My office is a Derek and Clive coding shop.
How Sad! I suspect a lot of swearing goes on though!
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How Sad! I suspect a lot of swearing goes on though!
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Naturally
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I opened up a old friend the other day, "Earth" by David Brin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)[^] What's interesting with his novel is some of the accuaricies in technology that he thought of back then for now. Now this is what I deem "Heavy Sci-fi", in essence a lot more science than fiction but still enjoyable. What books do you guys read? I'm always on the lookout for some good new titles, so maybe list Genre and your fav author/series. I got 2 by 2mx1m high book cases filled with Fantasy and Sci-fi. Wife has a section on murder and forensics. So for us its: Sci-Fi David Brin David Webber Frank Herbert Fantasy Robert Jordan David Gemmel David Eddings Tad Williams Terry Goodkind Le. Modesitt Jnr Others Patricia Cornwell Tom Clancy Jodi Picolt Clive Cussler
SciFi: Frederik Pohl (Gateway series) Frank Herbert (Dune, of course) Kim Stanley Robinson (The Mars Trilogy -> Hard SF masterwork) Others: Stephen King Dean Koontz Lee Child
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I opened up a old friend the other day, "Earth" by David Brin , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_(novel)[^] What's interesting with his novel is some of the accuaricies in technology that he thought of back then for now. Now this is what I deem "Heavy Sci-fi", in essence a lot more science than fiction but still enjoyable. What books do you guys read? I'm always on the lookout for some good new titles, so maybe list Genre and your fav author/series. I got 2 by 2mx1m high book cases filled with Fantasy and Sci-fi. Wife has a section on murder and forensics. So for us its: Sci-Fi David Brin David Webber Frank Herbert Fantasy Robert Jordan David Gemmel David Eddings Tad Williams Terry Goodkind Le. Modesitt Jnr Others Patricia Cornwell Tom Clancy Jodi Picolt Clive Cussler
I don't read a lot of SF, but I bought Rendezvous With Rama recently (haven't read it though). I borrowed Asimov 7 years back, it was mind-numbing and I didn't go beyond a few pages. My tastes are quite eclectic, so it's hard to identify a single genre or author. Having said that, I really like Agatha Christie's Poirot books, LotR, and 'popular science' books (In Search of the Edge of Time by John Gribbin, Chaos by James Gleick, etc).
Cheers, Vikram. (Got my troika of CCCs!)
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SciFi: Frederik Pohl (Gateway series) Frank Herbert (Dune, of course) Kim Stanley Robinson (The Mars Trilogy -> Hard SF masterwork) Others: Stephen King Dean Koontz Lee Child
Ahhh , the mars one. Remember the triology, forgot the author tah.
