Calling all bookworms/Top Five Sci-Fi or Fantasy Novels
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UPDATED: Friday, April 14, 2006 23:54
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Oooh. Forever War. Good tale. Glad a couple of people reminded me of it!
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They could not take the sky from them -
Our Big Damn Heroes made a film!
I'm gonna see Serenity then
go back the next morning and see it again.
Cuz no one at Fox knew this show had no equal
C'mon Universal, and greenlight the sequel!
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Some of my personal favorites in no particular order:
Snowcrash - Neal Stephenson
Star of the Guardians Trilogy - Margaret Weis
Eon - Greg Bear
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
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Oh that's a tough one. Off the top of my head, and likely in no particular order:
1)Dune Series, Frank Herbert
2)Hyperion, Dan Simmons
3)Rama Trilogy by Arthur C. Clarke
4)Hitchhiker's Guide, Douglas Adams
5)Watership Down (I still consider that one to be fantasy.)
(Considering it's a top 5, there's simply no room for my other picks, but my other faves look to be fairly well-represented, too 
Great minds think alike and all :)
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*giggling at memory of some Bored of the Rings classic lines*
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They could not take the sky from them -
Our Big Damn Heroes made a film!
I'm gonna see Serenity then
go back the next morning and see it again.
Cuz no one at Fox knew this show had no equal
C'mon Universal, and greenlight the sequel!
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In no particular order:
Stephen King - The Dark Tower
JRR Tolkien - LotR
Richard Matheson - I am Legend
David Gemmel - The Jon Shannow Novels
Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers Guide
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Here are some fun reads that were not mentioned earlier. The very first is my favorite series of all time. Although I love HH Guide, LOTR, WOT, and Enders Game (1st book only, very disappointed in the rest of the series) this book outshines them by far.
1. “A Game of Thrones” & the rest of the series 'A Song of Ice and Fire’. – By George RR Martin.
If you like stories that really get into the characters and have a real feel to them despite being in a fictional setting (O you know, like firefly) then you will love this series.
2. “Icarus Hunt” – by Timothy Zahn
Murder mystery in space, keeps you guessing all the way to the end.
3. “Hero’s Die” – by Matthew Woodring Stover
Sci Fi and Fantasy in one, what more could you ask for.
4. “Magician” – The Rift War Saga – By Raymond Fiest
The First three books are great and the three co-written with Janny Wurts, are even better. (“Daughter, Servant, and Mistress of the Empire)
5. “In Legend Born” – By Laura Resnick
This book was very good but the second two were disappointing.
Hope you enjoy!
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Originally posted by Ivy:
5) Tad Williams - Memory Thorn and Sorrow
Glad someone else mentioned Memory, Sorrow and Thorn. FANTASTIC and so very under-recognized (IMHO)
My list is pretty much the same as everyone elses' so I won't repeat it.
Serenity, First Officer of Destiny
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I have a live journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/callmeserenity/
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a couple of sci-fi/cross genre books no one else has mentioned:
David Brin's The Kiln People
and the Tuesday Next series starting with The Eyre Affair
and absolutely everything by Terry Pratchett
(I'm currently reading & loving his DiscWorld novel Moving Pictures)
Funke's books are well translated from the German to English, start with Inkheart
and of course I love the HP & LotR, but everyone mentions them....
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watch the R. Tam Session vids: http://www.hittarivertam.nu/
and buy the 'Serenity' comics published by Dark Horse
have you checked out this thread?:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816
and listen to 'I'm Going To See Serenity':
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=a0
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Haven't been reading sci fi very long, and I'm a light weight when it comes to some of y'all.
JK Rowling- HP of course!
Laurell K Hamilton- Anita Blake & Merry Gentry series
Jim Butcher- Dresden Files
Wen Spencer- Ukiah Oregon series
Kim Harrison- Rachel Morgan, dead witch series
(I know her personally 
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My tastes run, as you can see, to witches,wolves,wizards and faeries!
Deb
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No particular order:
Miles Vorkosigan series by Lois McMaster Bujold (actually like her fantasy series too)
Liaden series by Steve Miller and Sharon Lee
Dark Material series by Philip Pullman
Fable series by Bill Willingham (do graphic novels count?)
To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis
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