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[–] cyril75 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Alastair Reynolds "Revelation Space" books are great.

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[–] kontroll 0 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago 

That's a strange one to me! I started hearing a whole bunch of noise about The Lies of Locke Lamora last year, and just shrugged it off since, in all honesty, it kinda sounds like some shitty romance novel. When I finally picked it up earlier this year, however... oh man was I surprised! It's certainly a ride, and a very enjoyable one at that! And the Stormlight Archive. Absolutely loved it! I'm just sad I wandered into another trap where I'll be waiting for more books in the series. XD
Last time I did that it was the Wheel of Time books, which Sanderson so very fantastically finished up; it also opened my eyes for his own books. <3

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[–] lackonius ago 

Sanderson is an amazing author and has an amazing mind/imagination; but has his fingers in sooooooo many pies. I love reading everything he publishes, but man.... I wish he'd finish a series other than Mistborn :/

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[–] Nemacolin 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

The Hornblowerseries as a young man. The American military-history novels by Jeff Saara as an older one.

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[–] Katya_ 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I'd have to say The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, and Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. If I really have to pick between the two I'd say The Dark Tower is better...I've reread that series so many times...

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[–] kettle 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I looooved Clan of the Cave Bear. I really need to start the Dark Tower series, I've heard so many good things.

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[–] Katya_ 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

It's such a good series. I still have to read the last one though. I moved to Europe a couple years ago and am trying to rebuy them.

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[–] Magician8 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Asimov's Robot series. Great character development and great sci-fi mystery stories.

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[–] trollers 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

I truly enjoy the first two books in the Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. I've found it's a true challenge for a fantasy writer to be both descriptive and engaging, yet Rothfuss does so flawlessly. The only downside is waiting for the third book to be released.

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[–] deviantdreamer 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

If you ever get a chance, go see him speak in person. It's rather epic. His writing is hands down some of my favorite.

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[–] lackonius 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The Kingkiller Chronicles are pretty good. I agree with the waiting though, too bad quality takes time :/ He's a great story teller and has a lot of content I can't wait to see develop further.

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[–] RayLomas 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Hard to decide. I'm leaning towards Dune series by Frank Herbert (definitely not continuations by his son, Brian). It's great, but requires a lot of focus and attention.

God Emperor Of Dune is my favourite of the series, although, it takes time to like it. The first book - Dune is probably the most accessible.

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[–] cstoli 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

I've tried Dune three times now. I've never been able to make it more than about 50 pages deep. What am I missing? Do I just need to push through to get to better storyline?

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[–] RayLomas ago 

First 50 pages are merely an introduction, to get you to start grasping the universe where the whole thing is taking place. Dune actually has a lot of action, which unfolds quickly, once the "intro" part is over, but you need to get to at least 60% of the book before you start to see amazing things.

I remember that when I was ~18 I struggled with Dune, and dropped it. Later started once again when I was 25, and in one month binge-reading episode I've finished the whole series (6 books, ~2-2.5k pages) during less than 1 month.

It's a pretty similar thing to what I remember from the Lord Of The Rings... first pages about Hobbiton, Bilbo, Bilbo's party is boring as hell, but serve a great purpose of introducing you to the completely alien universe. Unlike LOTR, though, I would advise you not to try to make sense of everything you read, not to memorize terms and characters - it's pointless and distracts you from bigger concepts. Dune universe is very strange (hell... sci-fi, space flight and interplanetary wars without computers, who'd think of that in any sci-fi?) so it's perfectly fine to not understand a lot of things. Later, either after rereading, or getting a "woah!" moment when thinking about during a shower, it'll start to fall into place.

Another reason to read and love it, is that this whole book serves a great motivating purpose, at least for me. Some of my favourite quotes:

  • Mood? What has mood to do with it? You fight when the necessity arises — no matter the mood! Mood's a thing for cattle or making love or playing the baliset. It's not for fighting.
  • Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife — chopping off what's incomplete and saying: "Now it's complete because it's ended here."
  • The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience.
  • You should never be in the company of anyone with whom you would not want to die.
  • Enemies strengthen you. Allies weaken.
  • Confine yourself to observing and you always miss the point of your own life. The object can be stated this way: Live the best life you can. Life is a game whose rules you learn if you leap into it and play it to the hilt. Otherwise, you are caught off balance, continually surprised by the shifting play.
  • Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.

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[–] BobTheTomato 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

The Lord of the Rings series has always been a favorite of mine!

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[–] SuperMam ago 

Loved it the first time I read it. I tried to re-read it about 5-6 years ago and just couldn't get through it.

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[–] anglosamurai ago 

Agree. Anything by Tolkien I'll read. Good thing another of his short stories (not of Middle Earth) will be published soon.

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[–] mr_mellow3 ago 

After watching the extended version of the films for the first time I've gotten really into the lore and stories/characters that were left out. Is there a specific order in which you'd recommend one read all the books (naturally The Hobbit happens first chronologically, but what about the Silmarillion and other works?)?

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[–] BobTheTomato 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago  (edited ago)

In my opinion. I would read them in chronological order.

The Hobbit

The Silmarillion (which was intended to be a sequel to the Hobbit)

The Fellowship of the Ring

The Two Towers

The Return of the King

There is also Unfinished Tales and The History of Middle-earth which doesn't directly connect to the trilogy but has some similar themes.

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