Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Discussion/Appreciation Anyone..??

[Care]

I began reading books over 2 months ago for the first time. Previous to this I had read 2 not including ones I did back in my school days. Now I'm up to about 29. My inspiration came from being exposed to the Sword of Truth book series by Terry Goodkind which were amazing but I fear this may have ruined me. Since then I've been horrible disappointed with everything else I've read. The books I've read have been missing many of the aspects I seem to enjoy in any story and that's deep characters, great plot, action, drama, suspense and romance too. Alot of these elements are simply missing or few and far between in the books I've read below.

A Wizard of Earthsea - Ursula Le Guin
Fellowship of the Ring - J.R.R Tolkien
Song of Ice and Fire 1-4 - George Martin
Guardians of the Flame
Star of the Morning - Lynn Kurland
Outlander - Diana G
The Host - Stephanie Meyer
Timeline - Michael Chricton
I am Legend - Mattheson
Riftwar 1-3 - Raymond Feist
Cry Wolf - Patricia Briggs

If you like the SoT series so much, you should give the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan a try.

[Iffy]

better than the movie eh?

Have not seen the movie.

[Mimzy]

Dangit I still haven't gotten to re-reading Coraline. I wanna see the movie! boo

[AvatarIII]

I'm reading Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds. It's quite good so far

AT LAST!!!

someone who i can talk about alastair reynolds to!! lol! seriously, he is in my top 3 favourite authors, i have read nearly all his stuff!! and i recommend it all! rev space is just the first step into his universe, and it does not slow down!

[Fandom Addict]

AT LAST!!!

someone who i can talk about alastair reynolds to!! lol! seriously, he is in my top 3 favourite authors, i have read nearly all his stuff!! and i recommend it all! rev space is just the first step into his universe, and it does not slow down!

This is the first book of his I've read. He's very good.

[Mimzy]

I'm considering just buying all the Ender books now...

[AvatarIII]

This is the first book of his I've read. He's very good.

i'm glad you like, if you are wondering the other books set in the same universe are

Chasm City (set just after "the plague")
Redemption Ark (sequal to Rev Space)
Absolution Gap (Sequal to Red Ark)
The Prefect (set many years before "the plague")

Diamond Dogs and Turquoise Days (2 novellas set in the same universe)
Galactic North and other stories (a selection of other short stories set in the same universe)

And Other Unconnected Novels
Pushing Ice
Century Rain
House of Suns

Zima Blue and other stories

[Iffy]

I started World War Z the other day, it's pretty much sucked me in.

[Krichton]

I started World War Z the other day, it's pretty much sucked me in.

I read a bit of that but had to stop. Reading POV interviews of zombie upheavel bored me. The story if you can call it that wasn't really going anywhere.

[Iffy]

I read a bit of that but had to stop. Reading POV interviews of zombie upheavel bored me. The story if you can call it that wasn't really going anywhere.

Format isn't bothering me. It's a bit like reading field notes from research interviews.

[Krichton]

I'm considering just buying all the Ender books now...

Well before you do just a bit of warning. I just finished book one of the Dresden Files and Ender's Game. By the time I got to book 2 of Ender's Saga that 12 year old kid you were reading about in book one is now 35 years old!

[Mimzy]

Well before you do just a bit of warning. I just finished book one of the Dresden Files and Ender's Game. By the time I got to book 2 of Ender's Saga that 12 year old kid you were reading about in book one is now 35 years old!

Oh wow. lol

[Krichton]

It's best to read book one first and then the very last book which came out a few months ago. Not sure where you go from there.

[Mimzy]

Well, I'll just focus on reading the first one for now and then figure the rest out later

[Iffy]

Valor's Choice by Tanya Huff.