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elthorn

Book Recommendations?

Jul 23, 2006 19:02

During the last few years I have finished reading Dune, Dune:house Atreides, All the current George R R martin a song of ice and fire books, All the nightwatch based Terry pratchett books, DnD Drizzt and Cadeley books, Alot of Battletech novels, Lord of the Rings for the 2nd time and some others (Dragonflight: Anne Mc Cafferey, Katherine Kerr ( Read more... )

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tadeous July 23 2006, 21:27:49 UTC

Stuff by CJ Cherryh is usually pretty good.

I like Larry Nivens stuff too.

I bought a complete Sherlock Holmes set a while backwhich is good for dipping into now and then.

talking_dog July 23 2006, 22:30:56 UTC

Dune House Harkonnen is very good

thefluffyfae July 24 2006, 15:11:54 UTC

Jaqueline Carey's Kushiel Trilogy or anything by David Gemmel. :)

jeebus_ed April 26 2007, 17:36:06 UTC

I thought the House XXX dune books were rather shite, but there you go.

I suggest Guy Gavriel Kay's "Sarantine Mosaic" diptych ("Sailing to Sarantium", and "Lord of Emperors"), and also "The Lions of Al-Rassan". Delicious prose, in the historical fantasy genre. Famous for having been trusted to edit Tolkien's posthumously published work.

Robin Hobb's "Assassin Trilogy" ("Assassin's Apprentice", "Royal Assassin", "Assassin's Quest", if I recall correctly) also come highly recommended. Emotionally stunted royal bastard child trained up as an assassin against a background of Great Events. This is a definite one to read. There's a secord trilogy, "The Liveship Traders", set in the same world - it's nowhere near as good, and only worth reading for the sake of understanding the third trilogy, "The Tawny Man", which carries on from the first trilogy.

Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun" (four books, published as two volumes under the masterworks label) - far future dying earth in which society has regressed and technology has effectively ( ... )