Fantasy? Mystery? Romance? Sci-Fi? Anything.
2007-08-01 14:53:39 · 39 answers · asked by alexr2z 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
It really depends on your taste.
I love mysteries by Dean Koontz and stories from Stephen King - btw, SK writes a lot of interesting fantasy stories as well.
In 1981 he and Peter Straub teamed up and published
"The Talisman" - AWESOME fantasy book.
Read it.
It is the predecessor to some of SK's later books.
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2007-08-01 14:55:15 · answer #1 · answered by ♪ Pamela ♫ 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sci-Fi/Fantasy- Try Hyperion, Fall Of Hyperion, Endymion, and Rise Of Hyperion by Dan Simmons, they keep you guessing and rock, seriously the best
A great sci-fi series is Ender's Game
and A great (but lengthy) fantasy series is the Wheel Of Time Books by Robert Jordan (they take forever but will keep you busy)
More Than Human is also a wicked good Sci-Fi book by Theodore Sturgeon
if you want something about there about androgenous aliens go with Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Leguin (she also wrote the Wizard Of Earthsea fantasy series that's really good)
Classic Fantasy: Chronicles Of Narnia, Alice In Wonderland/Through The Looking Glass,The Oz Series, The Chronicles of Prydain, Time Quartet by Madeline L'Engle, Lord Of The Rings Trilogy/The Hobbit
um...classic Sci-fi of course is Ray Bradbury with Fahrenheit 451, and The Martian Chronicles
Surreal sci-fi/fantasy would be Slaughterhouse-Five (So it Goes), and surreal but depressing fantasy might go with The Lovely Bones
if you like some comedy in your sci-fi try Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams, there is 5 but the first is the only great one
If you like short stories for sci-fi fantasy try Philip K. Dick (he wrote the story that would become Minority Report) and Fredric Brown (he also wrote mystery stories)
Mystery-Definitely Agatha Christie, my favorites are the ones with Miss Marple, Tommy And Tuppence, And Then There Was None and Murder is Easy/Easy To Kill (same book different title), and if you like them try Robert Barnard, and if you want mystery books with some romance try Mary Higgins Clark's novels
Romance-Read the 6 novels by Jane Austen of Course (starting with Pride And Prejudice definitely), Nicholas Sparks' novels umm...Daddy Long Legs and Dear Enemy by Jean Webster are really good though their many focus isn't romance
umm...hope that helps
2007-08-01 15:11:46 · answer #2 · answered by Tom L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything by Matthew Reilly-in the thriller category with one semi-science fiction(his first called Contest), Books by Raymond Feist, Jane Lindskold, John Ringo, Eric Flint, S.M.Stirling in the fantasy category. Wen Spencer, Tanya Huff, Fred Saberhagen in the supernatural category. David Weber, David Drake, John Ringo in the sci-fi category. And of course the last few books that I have read were the entire Dresden Files and Alera books by Jim Butcher and the 'Cast' books by Michelle Sagara who also writes under her married name of Michelle West. Enjoy!
2007-08-01 15:36:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how old you are but if you like a really good, in-depth, edge-of-your-seat novel, I recommend "The Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet. One of the best books I've ever read. But it's not Harry Potter, it is much more complex than that. It takes place in the 13th century, and it starts with a hanging. The tale unfolds from there non-stop, hard to put down the book once you've started it.
2007-08-01 14:58:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Fantasy-Any of the Lord of the Rings books, preferably The Hobbit.
Sci-Fi-Star Wars the beginning
I loved the book Crank! it was really great and Fallen Angles, even though it seems boring, once you start reading it, its wonderful.
2007-08-01 15:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by Jessica 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1632 by Eric Flint is a good read,and try Clifford Simaks books they are si/fi fantasy at its best,Harry Harrison wrote some good company type book and I thought "the death world trilogy"was his best. Larry McMurphy has wrote a boxcar full of good reads starting with "Lonesome dove" . Edgar Rice Burrows wrote some enjoyable, but far out si/fi. I have a longer list if you want it.
2007-08-01 15:11:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read a lot of humor, may I recommend the following:
Brain Droppings - G. Carlin
When will Jesus bring the prok chops - G. Carlin
Napalm and silly putty - G. Carlin
Nothing's sacred - Lewis Black
Monty Python's flying circus, all the words Vol 1 & 2 - Pantheon Books
PS: all of Wooper's answers are great books as well
2007-08-01 15:00:50 · answer #7 · answered by Gunz 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends how old you are.
A Wrinkle in Time -L'Engle
Watership Down- Adams
Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Adams (this book has a strange sense of humor that might not appeal to you)
The Chronicles of Narnia- C.S. Lewis
Sabriel- Garth Nix (Great series)
The Giver - Lowry
Farenheit 451- Bradbury
The Adventures of the Stainless Steel Rat- Harrison (Might be hard to find)
The Great Gatsby -Fitzgerald (i love this book!)
Naked Lunch- Burroughs
Flowers for Algernon -Keyes
2007-08-01 14:58:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Marley and Me by Grogan
The Acorn People by Jones
The Blue Bottle Club by Stokes
Emily Ever After by Dayton
The Shop on Blossom Street by Macombert
Christy by Marshall
The Hobbit by Tolkien
Rebecca by DuMaurier
2007-08-02 04:25:32 · answer #9 · answered by Puff 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, that really depends on what type of book you like, and how old you are, teen, adult? I just finished James Patterson's "The Quickie" and though it was a pretty good mystery story. Also rereading the Harry Potter books from the start before tackling the new and final one.
2007-08-01 14:57:16 · answer #10 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋