Ok, I'll be going to Oxford next week, and I will be raiding bookstores. Does anyone have any suggestions for English language books? Science fiction, detectives, and historical stuff are good, but any book that comes with special recommendations can be on the list.
I'm already looking for
- Discworld (Terry Pratchett), anything but part 1
- Anything by Asimov, except for I, Robot
- The latest Falco (Lindsey Davis)
- Dune Messiah (Frank Herbert)
- Honorverse books (David Weber)
- Anything from Orwell, except for 1984.
- Starship Troopers (Robert Heinlein)
- Neuromancer (William Gibson)
- Necromancer (Gordon R. Dickson)
- A Game of Thrones (George R. R. Martin)
- Hitchikers guide to Galaxy [and other books by same author] (Douglas Adams)
- Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
- Hyperion and The Fall of Hyperion (Dan Simmons)
- Inspector John Rebus series (First book: Knots and Crosses) (Ian Rankin)
- Brave New World (Aldous Huxley)
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (Arthur C. Clarke)
- Lord of the Flies (William G. Golding)
- War of the Worlds (H.G.Wells)
(The red is stuff recommended by others, so I can always use more comments on those books.)
I already have:
- Discworld, The colour of Magic (Pratchett)
- I, Robot (Asimov)
- The entire Falco series, but the last one (Davis)
- Dune (Herbert)
- 1984 (Orwell)
I do not like:
- Anything by Arundathi Roy
- Anything with an overtone of idealism, that uses too many adverbs and adjectives. (See comment on Roy)
If you know a good series, I would love to know the first title, the thinnest title (weight, we're flying), and the best title according to your taste.
If anyone has any special requests, I can look out for certain titles, and either hand them over in London next year, or someone can send me a self-adressed envelope with postage money or something like that.
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Brave New World - Aldous Huxley (251 pgs)
-One of the best books I have ever read
Lord of the Flies - William Golding (173 pgs)
-good book, fast read
2001: A space oddesy - arthur c clark (296 pgs)
-a must read for sci fi fans. soo much better than the movie. i actually understood what was going on. hard sci-fi
Fantastic Voyage- Asimov (186 pgs)
-exploration of the inside of a human body (they get little and go inside someone). hard scifi
-One of the best books I have ever read
Lord of the Flies - William Golding (173 pgs)
-good book, fast read
2001: A space oddesy - arthur c clark (296 pgs)
-a must read for sci fi fans. soo much better than the movie. i actually understood what was going on. hard sci-fi
Fantastic Voyage- Asimov (186 pgs)
-exploration of the inside of a human body (they get little and go inside someone). hard scifi
Elton John, Richard Dean Andserson, Jack O'Neill, and MacGyver rock this world.
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Starship Troopers is awesome, you'll like it.
The Forever War was supposedly written in opposition to that book, but it's not as good. It's hippies in space, mostly, though it's certainly interesting.
BNW is also most definitely worth a look.
The Forever War was supposedly written in opposition to that book, but it's not as good. It's hippies in space, mostly, though it's certainly interesting.
BNW is also most definitely worth a look.
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I'd reccomend Good Omens over any of the Discworld books. Funniest thing Pratchett ever did that one. 
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Add Speaker of the Dead to Ender's Game. The two books go together; and, although they read very differently, they're both very good. 
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I've only read the first two, but I've heard the rest aren't as good.
That doesn't mean I won't read them, though.
That doesn't mean I won't read them, though.