Catch 22 is a great book. Like Lee Child for entertainment but as far as amazing writing goes the Russians are the best Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov are all unreal writers. Never enjoyed the plot as much as i did the actual writing with those three.
Edit. Favorite might actually be Love in the Time of Cholera.
[quote]americaninsweden wrote:
Catch 22 is a great book. Like Lee Child for entertainment but as far as amazing writing goes the Russians are the best Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov are all unreal writers. Never enjoyed the plot as much as i did the actual writing with those three.
Edit. Favorite might actually be Love in the Time of Cholera. [/quote]
One of the best books I have read was written by a Russian. I’d love to be fluent in Russian to read a Russian book in its original untranslated form.
[quote]pgtips wrote:
[quote]americaninsweden wrote:
Catch 22 is a great book. Like Lee Child for entertainment but as far as amazing writing goes the Russians are the best Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and Nabokov are all unreal writers. Never enjoyed the plot as much as i did the actual writing with those three.
Edit. Favorite might actually be Love in the Time of Cholera. [/quote]
One of the best books I have read was written by a Russian. I’d love to be fluent in Russian to read a Russian book in its original untranslated form.[/quote]
I have thought that a few times too. Its amazing that Nabokov wrote Lolita in English despite being Russian then translated the book himself into Russian. There are a few times in this amazingly articulate book where he criticizes his own ability to use English, which I thought was quite Ironic.
Adams and the Hitchhikers Guides is also one of my favorites.
The Alchemist.
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http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2012/04/08/red-country-us-cover/?ref=nf [/quote]
Bloody Nine!
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[quote]pgtips wrote:
http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2012/04/08/red-country-us-cover/?ref=nf [/quote]
Bloody Nine![/quote]
He and the Dogman are two of my all time favorite characters. I will be so happy if he makes a return. The cover pic definitely suggests it!
Edit: By the way, is that actually a stout named after the Abercrombie character? If so I need to get my hands on some!
[quote]pgtips wrote:
[quote]77 Style wrote:
[quote]pgtips wrote:
http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2012/04/08/red-country-us-cover/?ref=nf [/quote]
Bloody Nine![/quote]
He and the Dogman are two of my all time favorite characters. I will be so happy if he makes a return. The cover pic definitely suggests it!
Edit: By the way, is that actually a stout named after the Abercrombie character? If so I need to get my hands on some![/quote]
Totally, did you watch the video linked in that link? (book trailer? wtf?) bloody nine fingered handprints on the wall!
Yep that’s a rye stout I brewed after reading The Heroes, sorry man not sure how to get you some.
Honor Harrington Series by David Weber - If you like CS Forrester, you should buy the entire Honor Harrington series at once!
Foundation Series by Issac Asimov
Mistborn Trilogy - Brandon Sanderson
Wheel of Time Series - Robert Jordan (ongoing being finished by Brandon Sanderson, epic)
Sword of Truth Series - Terry Goodkind
Inda Quadrilogy - Sherwood Smith
Reacher Series - Lee Child
Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson
Thomas Covenant Series (both of them!) - Stephen R. Donaldson
Armor by John Steakley
Just off the top of my head.
Oh I have some more
Ian Douglas aka William Keith Jr.
I started with Semper Mars - and it turned into one of those, I can’t put this book down. Ended up reading all his Space Marine books.
Heritage Trilogy
Semper Mars (1998) ISBN 978-0-380-78828-6
Luna Marine (1999) ISBN 978-0-380-78829-3
Europa Strike (2000) ISBN 978-0-380-78830-9
Legacy Trilogy
Star Corps (2003) ISBN 978-0-380-81824-2
Battlespace (2006) ISBN 978-0-380-81825-9
Star Marines (2007) ISBN 978-0-380-81826-6
Inheritance Trilogy
Star Strike (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123858-1
Galactic Corps (2008) ISBN 978-0-06-123862-8
Semper Human (2009) ISBN 978-0-06-123864-2
John Ringo
Live Free or Die ( Troy Rising Series #1 )
concept was just too cool ~ here is the book description
First Contact Was Friendly
When aliens trundled a gate to other worlds into the solar system, the world reacted with awe, hope and fear. But the first aliens to come through, the Glatun, were peaceful traders and the world breathed a sigh of relief.
Who Controls the Orbitals, Controls the World
When the Horvath camw through, they announced their ownership by dropping rocks on three cities and gutting them. Since then, they’ve held Terra as their own personal fiefdom. With their control of the orbitals, there’s no way to win and earth’s governments have accepted the status quo.
Live Free or Die.
To free the world from the grip of the Horvath is going to take an unlikely hero. A hero unwilling to back down to alien or human governments, unwilling to live in slavery and enough hubris, if not stature, to think he can win.
Fortunately, there’s Tyler Vernon. And he has bigger plans than just getting rid of Horvath.
Troy Rising is a book in three parts-Live Free of Die being first part-detailing the freeing of earth from alien conquerors, the first steps into space using off-world technologies and the creation of Troy, a thousand trillion ton battlestation designed to secure the solar system.
Citadel Book #2
Hot Gate Book #3
I’ll post one more - military sci-fi because a lot of these books can be read for free now.
The Empire of Man (also called the Prince Roger series and the March Upcountry series) is a series of science fiction books by David Weber and John Ringo published by Baen Books.[1] It combines elements of space opera and military science fiction.
( If you have never heard of the Baen Free Library you can read the introduction from writer Eric Flint: http://www.baen.com/library/intro.asp )
Amazon Reviewer Introduction to March Upcountry:
The Greek Xenophon wrote about a mercenary company forced to march back through a hostile Persia. His book, Anabasis, is often translated March Upcountry. This re-telling of the story takes the spoiled brat youngest son of the Empress of Man, a small company of his bodyguards, and drops them unexpectedly on a very hostile planet with limited supplies and a very long way to walk. David Weber, author of the Honor Harrington series, and John Ringo, new SF luminary whose books A Hymn Before Battle and Gust Front have given new meaning to inviting your enemies for dinner, have written a great space opera about visiting exotic places, meeting strange people, and mostly killing them. Along the way, Prince Roger does some growing up, and begins to learn the responsibilities that go along with his privileges. Once again, Weber and Ringo have written a “one sitting” book…allow enough time to finish the book once you start, because you won’t want to put it down.
I have read most of those myself Ringo and Weber etc. Honor H. series was good read them all also.
So somebody is going to pick up the Wheel of time series thats good to know. Truth be stated he was getting kind of slow and dragging out the last 3 books or so.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I have read most of those myself Ringo and Weber etc. Honor H. series was good read them all also.
So somebody is going to pick up the Wheel of time series thats good to know. Truth be stated he was getting kind of slow and dragging out the last 3 books or so.[/quote]
Yah actually the next book after Jordan passed away is out already (B.Sanderson)
[quote]kinein wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I have read most of those myself Ringo and Weber etc. Honor H. series was good read them all also.
So somebody is going to pick up the Wheel of time series thats good to know. Truth be stated he was getting kind of slow and dragging out the last 3 books or so.[/quote]
Yah actually the next book after Jordan passed away is out already (B.Sanderson)[/quote]
Really? When did it come out? I dont go to the store any more, I have a Nook so I just browse on line and depend on things like this to pick up on new books or new releases.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[quote]kinein wrote:
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
I have read most of those myself Ringo and Weber etc. Honor H. series was good read them all also.
So somebody is going to pick up the Wheel of time series thats good to know. Truth be stated he was getting kind of slow and dragging out the last 3 books or so.[/quote]
Yah actually the next book after Jordan passed away is out already (B.Sanderson)[/quote]
Really? When did it come out? I dont go to the store any more, I have a Nook so I just browse on line and depend on things like this to pick up on new books or new releases. [/quote]
K I lied, 2 of them are done.
The Gathering Storm (released Oct 2009)
Towers of Midnight (released Nov 2010)
Also you can once in while - check Brandon Sanderson’s site from time to time.
Looks like Memories of Light is about ready - the writing is finished, I think its just editing now.
ALSO
The newest Honor Harrington Novel - FINALLY - is out.
A Rising Thunder - March 6, 2012
I’ll add another book series.
SAFEHOLD SERIES (ongoing) by David Weber
Awesome have them saved in my wish list, finishing up the GRR Martin series now.
It has been at least 7-8 years since I read Honor series. I read a ton of david weber also
Do you go to the Baen book website? They have free books to read so that is where I read most of those books back then.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
Awesome have them saved in my wish list, finishing up the GRR Martin series now.
It has been at least 7-8 years since I read Honor series. I read a ton of david weber also
Do you go to the Baen book website? They have free books to read so that is where I read most of those books back then.[/quote]
I do.
I’ve read the Honor series maybe 2-3x. I’m starting a fresh re-read for the new book and will read the side books as well after I’m done.
[quote]77 Style wrote:
[quote]pgtips wrote:
[quote]77 Style wrote:
[quote]pgtips wrote:
http://www.joeabercrombie.com/2012/04/08/red-country-us-cover/?ref=nf [/quote]
Bloody Nine![/quote]
He and the Dogman are two of my all time favorite characters. I will be so happy if he makes a return. The cover pic definitely suggests it!
Edit: By the way, is that actually a stout named after the Abercrombie character? If so I need to get my hands on some![/quote]
Totally, did you watch the video linked in that link? (book trailer? wtf?) bloody nine fingered handprints on the wall!
Yep that’s a rye stout I brewed after reading The Heroes, sorry man not sure how to get you some. [/quote]
That is pretty awesome. I might try and brew me some and name it “The Dogmans Piss” cause I can imagine thats how my first attempt at brewing would taste.
Yea I think there is a big chance he’s gonna be back. I would say I’m sure, but I don’t wanna get myself too worked up lol
H.P. Lovecraft’s Necronomicon is really good, basically a collection of most of his short stories.
Ham On Rye
The Art of War by Sun Tzu. The Tao de Ching by Lao tzu.
Lord of the Rings and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (trilogies?)
SuperTraining…
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. Blackly humorous, a great novel.
Churchill, A Life by Martin Gilbert. A massive one-volume biography of one of the most important figures of the last hundred years.
Drood by Dan Simmons. From Wikipedia: "It is a fictionalized account of the last five years of Charles Dickens’ life, told from the view point of Dickens’ friend and fellow author Wilkie Collins. The title comes from Dickens’ unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood. The novel mixes factual biography from the lives of Dickens, Collins, and other literary and historical figures of the Victorian era with a complex plot, complicated even further by the narrator’s constant use of opium and opium derivatives such as laudanum.
Guillermo del Toro is scheduled to direct a film adaptation of Drood for Universal Pictures."
I read the Hyperion Cantos sci-fi novels of Simmons (Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion, Endymion and The Rise of Endymion) back in the mid-late '90s. Hyperion won the Hugo in 1990. I remember that they were pretty damn good. I had his novel, Drood, sitting on my night table for some time and took it up when I had some down time about a year ago. It’s a combination of thriller and historical fiction, set in Victorian London. Highly recommended.