Books?

cerium88 · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:08 pm Post subject: Books?

I was wondering if anyone could reccomend any good books to me, ive a lot of time to kill on my hands lately and could use a good read. I normally read sci-fi and fantasy, but ill read anything at all as long as it as a compelling storyline.

Shawn Dimery · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject:

Well i dont read alot of fiction, however i read The Stand a few months ago by Stephen King, and it was the best book i have ever read.
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wiser3 · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:27 pm Post subject:

Probably not the type of book your used to reading but i just finished "The world without us" and i highly recommend it.

It's a non-fiction book that tries to answer the question "what would happen to the Earth and all our stuff if humans suddenly disappeared"? What happens to our farms, our cities, our monuments, our radio waves? Would cockroaches survive? How about our pets, our farm animals, etc...

Great book if into these types of though experiments.
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EvilCensor · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:37 pm Post subject:

Something by Piers Anothony perhaps - in his Xanth series (humourous fantasy) or his slightly adult material such as The Magic Fart.
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Shawn Dimery · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:07 pm Post subject:

Shawn Dimery · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject:

Im currently reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins.
Its very heavy going though.
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Biscuit · Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject:

For Sci-fi/fantasy lovers I always recommend JG Ballard's short stories. I find his shorts are generally better than his novels. War Fever was a particularly good compilation, but most are worth reading. It's not all obvious sci-fi, a good mix of scenarios, and some of it's a bit of a mindf***.
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Rainwise · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:17 pm Post subject:

For fantasy I recommend R. A. Salvatore and all the boks from the "Forgotten Realms" , also George R. R. Martin and his Song of Fire and Ice.
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cerium88 · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 3:01 pm Post subject:

Shawn Dimery · Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:

Im gona look into a few of these books myself, great thread Cerium88
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ennio redux · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:32 am Post subject:

Possibly the greatest sci-fi novel I've ever read, and the only one I've RE-read, is "Brain Child" by George Turner. Never heard of the guy before buying the book. Plot sounded interesting, bought it, mind was blown.

TurricanX · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:06 pm Post subject:

War of the Worlds by h.g wells is worth a read, 1984 by orson welles too.

EvilCensor · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

Think that should be George Orwell Wink

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Shawn Dimery · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:29 pm Post subject:

TurricanX · Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 6:43 pm Post subject:

Lol, thanks for the correction, it was a 50/50 choice... fail!