Well, the title is self-explanatory. Since this forum doesn't get much traffic it is usually dead here. But I have picked up several books after reading posts on them in here. So I figured I would make a thread and hopefully the small amount of traffic that comes here will keep it going. So this will be a fairly long post with quite a few books on it. If you have some of your own to add, please do so. I'll start with the authors then with the book titles.
E.E. Knight
Way of the Wolf - This is the first of an ongoing series. It follows a man named David Valentine. Set in a future Earth where Vampires have emerged and taken control of the planet. Small numbers of people resist, but the majority are subjugated and ruled over like cattle. Very good opening book that sets the tone for the series to come.
Choice of the Cat - The second entry into the series.
Tale of the Thunderbolt - The third entry into the series.
Valentine's Exile - The fourth entry into the series.
Valentine's Resolve - The fifth as of unreleased entry.
S.D. Perry
Resident Evil: The Umbrella Conspiracy - Being a child of horror movies, these books are a no brainer for me. It is the novelizations of six of the Resident Evil videogames. While staying true to the storylines of the games, Perry is able to interject hher own stylization of the stories. Characters who seemed bland in the games due to the horrible voice acting are given new life in the books. This book is the first which follows the original S.T.A.R.S. team's investigation.
Resident Evil: Caliban Cove - The second entry, following Rebecca Chambers.
Resident Evil: City of the Dead - The third entry and my personal favorite. Follows Claire Redfield, Leon Kennedy, and Ada Wong.
Resident Evil: Underworld - The fourth entry following the meeting of Leon, Claire, Rebecca, John, and David and their infiltration of an Umbrella testing facility.
Resident Evil: Nemesis - The fifth entry following Jill Valentine and Carlos Oliveira and their escape from Racoon City and the original outbreak.
Resident Evil: Code Veronica - The sixth entry following Claire Redfield and Steve Burnside.
Resident Evil: Zero Hour - To my knowledge the seventh and final entry
to the series. This follows Rebecca Chambers and a convict named Billy Coen.
R.A. Salvatore
The Icewind Dale Trilogy - Salvatore's first foray into the Forgotten Realms universe. Fantastic series following Drizzt, Wulfgar, Breunor, Regis, and Catti-Brie. Books: The Crystal Shard, Streams of Silver, and The Halfling's Gem.
The Dark Elf Trilogy - This trilogy focuses on the events and past of Drizzt Do'Urden and what led him to abandon the Drow. Once again a great series. Books: Homeland, Exile, and Sojourn.
The Cleric's Quintet - This is probably one of my favorite series written by Salvatore. It follows a young priest named Cadderly in the Forgotten Realms universe. Books: Canticle, In Sylvan Shadows, Night Masks, The Fallen Fortress, and The Chaos Curse.
The Crimson Shadow Trilogy - This is a fantastic series set outside of Salvatore's typical stomping grounds in the Forgotten Realms universe. It follows the rise of a noble youth named Luthien and his subsequent rise as a Robin Hoodesque bandit who fights against an evil king. Books: The Sword of Bedwyr, Luthien's Gamble, and The Dragon King.
Forgotten Realms: Paths of Darkness - My favorite series from Salvatore. This quartet follows Wulfgar the barbarian and his path back to his former self. Fantastic series showing the character at his worst and his rise back to the right path. Books: The Silent Blade, The Spine of the World, Servant of the Shard, and Sea of Swords.
Richard A. Knaak
The Legend of Huma - Only one entry for this author. When I was growing up I read all of the Dragonlance novels and this one still remains my favorite. It is the tale of the legendary Knight of Solamnia Huma.
Douglas Niles
The Moonshae Trilogy - A fantastic trilogy following the adventures of a young prince named Tristan Kendrick and a druid named Robyn, on the island of Moonshae. The trilogy follows his eventual rise to that of King. Once again set in the Forgotten Realms universe. Books: Darkwalker on Moonshae, Black Wizards, and Darkwell.
The Druidhome Trilogy - This trilogy is a continuation of the Moonshae Trilogy. Whereas the first trilogy focused more on Tristan and Robyn, this series focuses a good deal on their daughters. Once again though, a very excellent read.
Richard Picciotto
Last Man Down - This is a fantastic book written by the last surviving firefighter to get out of the World Trade Center North Tower after it collapsed. A very sad book, but extremely well written and filled with personal touches from Picciotto.
Omar Nasiri
Inside the Jihad: My Life With Al-Qaeda - This book is written by a former terrorist who turned into a spy and infiltrated terrorist training camps. It’s a fascinating read because it shows the fanaticism that these men are instilled with inside these camps. It also shows how some terror cells view other ones and their differing views.
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I will add more tomorrow when I have time. It seems this has taken quite a bit more time than I had originally expected and now it's time to leave work almost.
Edited, Jan 23rd 2007 6:33pm by Brill
Edited, Apr 14th 2007 7:35am by Brill
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Ok it's slow so here are a few more authors and books that I think are worth picking up.
Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files: Storm Front - This is the first book, the series is written about a practicing wizard in Chicago named Harry Dresden. Before you roll your eyes, this is not like Harry Potter at all. There are vampires, werewolves, demons all sorts of not nice things running around. It's a very creative series and Butcher does a very good job of keeping things moving quickly and holds your attention.
Fool Moon - The second entry.
Grave Peril - The third entry.
Summer Knight - The fourth entry.
Death Masks - The fifth entry.
Blood Rites - The sixth entry.
Dead Beat - The seventh entry.
Proven Guilty - The eighth entry.
White Night - The ninth entry.
Sara Douglass
The Axis Trilogy - The Wayfarer Redemption - This is one of my favorite series. It follows a warrior named Axis, an enforcer for an elite group of warriors under the command of the king. The series starts out fairly slow but it picks up the pace greatly in the second and third books.
The Axis Trilogy - Enchanter - The second entry.
The Axis Trilogy - Starman - The third entry.
Jim Butcher
The Dresden Files: Storm Front - This is the first book, the series is written about a practicing wizard in Chicago named Harry Dresden. Before you roll your eyes, this is not like Harry Potter at all. There are vampires, werewolves, demons all sorts of not nice things running around. It's a very creative series and Butcher does a very good job of keeping things moving quickly and holds your attention.
Fool Moon - The second entry.
Grave Peril - The third entry.
Summer Knight - The fourth entry.
Death Masks - The fifth entry.
Blood Rites - The sixth entry.
Dead Beat - The seventh entry.
Proven Guilty - The eighth entry.
White Night - The ninth entry.
Sara Douglass
The Axis Trilogy - The Wayfarer Redemption - This is one of my favorite series. It follows a warrior named Axis, an enforcer for an elite group of warriors under the command of the king. The series starts out fairly slow but it picks up the pace greatly in the second and third books.
The Axis Trilogy - Enchanter - The second entry.
The Axis Trilogy - Starman - The third entry.
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I'm not actually adding any books myself but I noticed a bunch of my favorite authors here (Salvatore, Butcher, and Douglas) currently coming off of reading the last Butcher and had a question.
Im currently done with all the books in my small library at home and was wondering what to read next any suggestions?
Im currently done with all the books in my small library at home and was wondering what to read next any suggestions?
I've never been much of a huge fan of the genre that Butcher writes in so it's surprising that I enjoyed his series. I would check out the Vampire Earth series, but I'm also fairly biased towards it.
R.A.Salvatore
Unfortunatly only book I read from him, it was in english bought in Canada. Yet to find any books from him here. Great book, but i wonder why Drizz't swords where named in BG, and in Salvatore books they weren't. Every sword has a name in his book but Drizz't (book i read it wasn't)
I would like to add:
Stan Nicholls: Orcs
Hard to get into for me, but shows the side from the bad guys, we always think.
The story and scenary(sp?) he creates is good, so you keep on reading.
Unfortunatly only book I read from him, it was in english bought in Canada. Yet to find any books from him here. Great book, but i wonder why Drizz't swords where named in BG, and in Salvatore books they weren't. Every sword has a name in his book but Drizz't (book i read it wasn't)
I would like to add:
Stan Nicholls: Orcs
Hard to get into for me, but shows the side from the bad guys, we always think.
The story and scenary(sp?) he creates is good, so you keep on reading.
Here's an old set I havn't mentioned in a bit:
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
Mistress Cami wrote:
Here's an old set I havn't mentioned in a bit:
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
This is an awesome series and every book just gets better and better (as do the sex scenes in each book). I would like to see Auel do a book on what happens to Durc and the Clan after Ayla leaves, but I'm not sure if she'll follow that storyline. I most definitely do not want her to make it a happy sappy ending where Durc and Ayla somehow become reunited. If that happens, I'll just lose all faith.
Shogun by James Clavelle Excellent read, those Samurai were hard core!Also I read all of Ann Rice's Vampire books they seem to have alot of cool historical refrences.
My favorite author is Douglas Adams. While the Hitchhicker's Guide to the Galaxy movie was Decent, at best, the book was one of the most artfully written book I have ever read. It is witty and his writing style has not been duplicated yet by anyone else I have ever read.
I could never get into any of Anne Rice's novels. I hated every single one I picked up. Aside from the overabundance of homoerotic content(which if that's your thing more power to you), she is far too longwinded. She just rambles on and on.
Thumbelyna Quick Hands wrote:
Mistress Cami wrote:
Here's an old set I havn't mentioned in a bit:
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
Jean M. Auel
THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
THE VALLEY OF HORSES,
THE MAMMOTH HUNTERS,
THE PLAINS OF PASSAGE,
THE SHELTERS OF STONE.
Historical fiction, so awesome it prompted me to pick up real history books :)
This is an awesome series and every book just gets better and better (as do the sex scenes in each book). I would like to see Auel do a book on what happens to Durc and the Clan after Ayla leaves, but I'm not sure if she'll follow that storyline. I most definitely do not want her to make it a happy sappy ending where Durc and Ayla somehow become reunited. If that happens, I'll just lose all faith.
It would be great to read that story, but w/how old she is, and how long it's taken her to write the series, I don't see it happening. I agree it would suck to see that story take a "fanfiction" direction if she ever got around to writing it :)
While staying true to the storylines of the games, Perry is able to interject his own stylization of the stories.
Perry's a woman. S. D. is Stephanie Danielle. Her dad's a better author.
Disclaimer:
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To make a long story short, I don't take any responsibility for anything I post here. It's not news, it's not truth, it's not serious. It's parody. It's satire. It's bitter. It's angsty. Your mother's a *****. You like to jack off dogs. That's right, you heard me. You like to grab that dog by the bone and rub it like a ski pole. Your dad? Gay. Your priest? Straight. **** off and let me post. It's not true, it's all in good fun. Now go away.
You know the worst part Smash? I knew she was a woman. No idea why I didn't put that in.
Brill wrote:
I could never get into any of Anne Rice's novels. I hated every single one I picked up. Aside from the overabundance of homoerotic content(which if that's your thing more power to you), she is far too longwinded. She just rambles on and on.
I prefer Anne Rice when she's away from the vampire/goth direction. Cry to Heaven, East of Eden and Belinda are the only books that I enjoy of hers.
Oh, and her Sleeping Beauty trilogy.
Her entire writing style just irritates me. Too long winded. She can never just say "A pear sat in the fruit bowl on the table."
It's always "The pear look lovingly at Gilbert loins as it thought about the future when the lights would go out in the hot summer night."
Ok well maybe not that bad, but close lol.
It's always "The pear look lovingly at Gilbert loins as it thought about the future when the lights would go out in the hot summer night."
Ok well maybe not that bad, but close lol.
Dan Abnett - Eisenhorn Omnibus.
Hands down my favorite book.
Hands down my favorite book.
Never heard of it. What type of book is it?
Seriously we need more traffic through this forum. There's like ten of us that ever respond in here lol.
Stick it in your sig, I think there's been a couple hits just off my sig :D
Oh I'll stick it in your sig you tawdry little minx. I'll stick it reeeeeeeal good.
Hopefully you read that at work and are now laughing out loud making your coworkers think you've lost it. Cheerio ^^
Hopefully you read that at work and are now laughing out loud making your coworkers think you've lost it. Cheerio ^^
Brill wrote:
Oh I'll stick it in your sig you tawdry little minx. I'll stick it reeeeeeeal good.
Hopefully you read that at work and are now laughing out loud making your coworkers think you've lost it. Cheerio ^^
Hopefully you read that at work and are now laughing out loud making your coworkers think you've lost it. Cheerio ^^
I DID READ THAT AT WORK LOL, but I couldn't reply till now :P dirty boy!
S'alright lol. There's been a few posts where I was sputtering out loud trying not to burst out laughing.
Frank Schatzing
The Swarm - Humankind is being attacked from the deep sea. The North Sea bank is destroyed causing a tsunami in Western Europe. The US is attacked by lobsters :)
I haven't finished it yet, but i really love it till now.
Also Uma Thurman bought the movie rights, release is planned in 2008 :)
The Swarm - Humankind is being attacked from the deep sea. The North Sea bank is destroyed causing a tsunami in Western Europe. The US is attacked by lobsters :)
I haven't finished it yet, but i really love it till now.
Also Uma Thurman bought the movie rights, release is planned in 2008 :)
Shogun by James Clavelle still is, and always will be one of my favourite books.
The Malazan book of the fallen by Steven Erikson is awesome incarnate.
The Dark Tower by Steven King is very good over all but...
Book # Opinion
1 Good
2 Still good, I guess
3 Kinda sucky
4 Alright
5 Picking up a little
6 Cool
7 Awesome
My mum is of the same mind.
Also the Farseer trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb are excellent books.
I;m glad nobody has put Harry Potter in here either. ^^b
Btw, the sig thing works Brill.
The Dark Tower by Steven King is very good over all but...
Book # Opinion
1 Good
2 Still good, I guess
3 Kinda sucky
4 Alright
5 Picking up a little
6 Cool
7 Awesome
My mum is of the same mind.
Also the Farseer trilogy and the Tawny Man trilogy by Robin Hobb are excellent books.
I;m glad nobody has put Harry Potter in here either. ^^b
Btw, the sig thing works Brill.
Sweet.
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