What are your fave SciFi/Fantasy Books?

[bella_donna90]

Of course the essential is The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

I agree with full passion! Douglas Adams is hilarious. I also love J.R.R. Tolkien, J.K. Rowling, Brian Jaques, C.S. Lewis, and Terry Pratchet. Yep yep.

~Bella

 

[The Theory]

oh yes, Pratchet is right up there. "Good Omens" is my favorite from him.

 

[Hyrulian]

The Warriors series by Erin Hunter!

 

[Arafax]

The Sword of Shannara series takes the top spot by a light year. Best story, best characters, best quality writing. Amazing.

The Darksword Trilogy was awesome too.

I really disliked Lord of the Rings. I read them at about the same time I was reading The Sword of Shannara and Shannara was just by far a more engaging and awesome adventure. I might appreciate TLOTR now if I read them, but I REALLY hated them when I read them in GR.7.

Almost any Star Trek book is awesome. Particularly the New Frontier series by Peter David. Hilariously awesome.

Also any William Shatner Star Trek novel. Sheer brilliance.

 

[Nienor]

but shanara was a dumbed down lotr......well, to each their own

 

[Blackmarch]

Ya but in a good way.

 

[quidam]

Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein
Burning Chrome by William Gibson
Nine Tomorrows by Isaac Asimov
1984 by George Orwell
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch by Phillip K. Dick
Riverworld (series) by Philip José Farmer
Harry Potter (series) by J.K. Rowling
Dune series (series) by Frank Herbert

 

[Nienor]

^lots of really good books

 

[Zugdor]

Terry Pratchett, David Gemmel, George RR Martin, Coleen McCullough (not exactly fantasy but her Masters of Rome series is awesome), Eiji Yoshikawa (similar to McCullough), loved the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong, Monkey, Dune by Herbert (I rebuke the prequels!!), Isaac Asimov, Myself, lol.

 

[Zugdor]

I like the whole "Watchman" thread of the Discworld as well as the "Death" stuff as well.

*Crivens! Wha' aboot us?*

And yes, gotta love the feegles.

 

[Kriegermädchen]

I just finished reading Christie Golden's new Star Trek books: Homecoming and The Farther Shore. The were excellent! She's an awesome author, and these books were really good.

If I had to pick one thing I didn't like about the book, though, it would be how she really gets into Chakotay's "spirit guide" stuff. I could do without it. Other than that, though, she did a really good job on the books. They're a must-read for all Voyager fans.

 

[Witness Of His Love]

There are so many but here is a small list:

Rendevous with Rama--Arthur C. Clark
Lord of the Rings series-- J.R.R. Tolkein
Something Rotten--Japser Fforde (intelligent, hilarious humor)
Fahrenheit 451--Ray Bradbury
Martian Chronicles & Under the Moons of Mars--Edgar Rice Burroughs
Dune--Frank Herbert
Pandora's Star--Peter F. Hamilton (can't wait for the sequel Judas Unchained)
The Man in the Maze (short story)-- Robert Silverberg (find this one if you can)
Codgerspace--Alan Dean Foster


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[preciousmouse19]

Lord Of Snow And Shadows, and Prisoner of the Iron Tower by Sarah Ash

 

[Akuma]

The Rover and other books by Mel Odom.

 

[atogen]

The Elenium and Tamuli series by David Eddings.
The Harpers series by Forgotten Realms.
Currently reading warcraft books.

 

[vaterstix]

The Wheel of Time Series
Lord of the Rings Series
Sword of Truth Series
Ender's Game
Song of Ice and Fire Series
Death Gate Cycle Series

 

[MckDawg04]

I'd hafta say the Star Wars: New Jedi Order series and anything by Michael Crichton. CYa!

 

[Jeremiah31_3]

CMon! sci fi, how can we miss Anne McCaffery?? the catteni series and the doona series are easily the tops for sci fi!