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dargonight
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I am in desperate search for a good book. Can anyone recomend a book that you can really get is cool. Something you can talk to your friends about.(like Star Trek)Porn magazines do not count as books.
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The only reason I discuss Star Trek with my friends is to needle the ones that are Star Wars fans.
Here's a few books I'm naming right off my shelf, all excellent or better:
Hyperion by Dan Simmons - SciFi, Excellent ++
Black Sun Rising by C.S. Friedman - SciFi, Excellent +
Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts - Fantasy, Excellent
Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin - Fantasy, Excellent ++
Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry - Western, Excellent +
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb - Fantasy, Excellent ++
Armor by John Steakley - SciFi, Excellent +
Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist - Fantasy, Excellent
That's just a small sampling. They're almost all the first in a series, so pick one up and give it a shot.
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Armor by John Steakley - SciFi, Excellent +
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb - Fantasy, Excellent ++
I agree those were good. I only wish Steakley would have wrote more and Hobb less. I have read Armor so many times the book fell apart and I had to get another copy.
Wizards First Rule by Terry Goodkind - fantasy
Homeland by R.A. Salvatore fantasy, this is another I read so many times it fell apart, and I am not the type to reread book. I thought it was that good.
Also for a real good short read I would try any of the Alien books by various authors. They are short but I thought they were all good. I started with Berserker. I dont remember the author since I loaned it out and never got it back but it was good.