Must Read Books.

[Johnny2Puffs]

The most outstanding book I have ever read was "We die alone" by David Howarth. A true story of Jan Baalsrud's escape from the Germans in northern Norway in winter.
Speelberg should have made a movie on this book. Strange that he did not.
Read it years ago and it still stays in my mind. What this guy went through boggles my my brain. Chuck Norris is a wimp in comparison.

 

[CraftyZA]

For me, the entire set of Raymond e feist, starting with Magician.

Then i think as a second fav, it has to be Ready Player One.
Every single gamer out there needs to read this book. It's about the ultimate mmorpg. So big that games like W.O.W formed part of the world.
Well worth the read!

 

[Andre]

For me, the entire set of Raymond e feist, starting with Magician.

Ah, my kind of escapism! Is this the set you are referring to, Crafty: The Complete Riftwar Saga Trilogy: Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon

 

[CraftyZA]

Ah, my kind of escapism! Is this the set you are referring to, Crafty: The Complete Riftwar Saga Trilogy: Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon

Indeed it is.
However, basically all his books (accept for faery tale) ties into the same world/story, over multiple generations. So that trilogy is a good starting point, but there are way more books to read than that.

 

[Derick]

May favourite book - or rather series - was the Belgariad by David Eddings. Think Harry Potter but for grown ups
5 Books and another 5 book series with a different story, but same characters

I've read the series like 3 times and would give my left.. uhm... toe! if they made a movie of it.

 

[Melinda]

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card, absolutely brilliant

 

[Andre]

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card, absolutely brilliant

Absolutely, have read all of them recently (did read them in school many moons ago) and must rate as of the best ever! That and the Dune series, although the last 2 or so books were mediocre.

 

[Johnny2Puffs]

As a very serious person, I only read serious non fiction books without humour. I did enjoy Idi Ammin's "Read Dis Book" and Monty Python though. Each to their own I suppose.
All the books by John G. Fuller intrigues me due to the 'I wonder if this Can be true" effect it gives me. The one that stays in my mind is "The airmen that refused to die". Read dat book.

 

[Johnny2Puffs]

And then the "The Scole Experiment" that even NASA investigated and found to be real and now continuing with their investigations. This book blew me away bru.

 

[ET]

feist and the eddings couple. awesome books by those peoples. ok, more than awesome. epic even. gotta go re-read those again sometime

 

[Mikey]

Read all Feist's books Really enjoyed them. If you do like Feist, I imagine you will love Brent Weeks. The Night Angel Trilogy was great, but his new Quadrilogy / Tetralogy, The Lightbringer Series is brilliant. I am just waiting on the final book to come out ...

 

[Andre]

Just finished The Complete Riftwar Saga Trilogy: Magician, Silverthorn, A Darkness at Sethanon @CraftyZA, enjoyed them. Have just started on the Belgariad @Derick, great so far. Have read some of Brent Weeks's books @Mikey, think it was the Night Angel series. Will have to revisit him. Like his books.

 

[Gazzacpt]

I read the Belgariad series twice I found it that good.

 

[CraftyZA]

Read all Feist's books Really enjoyed them. If you do like Feist, I imagine you will love Brent Weeks. The Night Angel Trilogy was great, but his new Quadrilogy / Tetralogy, The Lightbringer Series is brilliant. I am just waiting on the final book to come out ...

Another feist fan!!
Have you read Magician's end yet? Came out last year in june i think.
I've not bought it yet. The title scares me. Pug should be immortal!

 

[Andre]

Read all Feist's books Really enjoyed them. If you do like Feist, I imagine you will love Brent Weeks. The Night Angel Trilogy was great, but his new Quadrilogy / Tetralogy, The Lightbringer Series is brilliant. I am just waiting on the final book to come out ...

Just checked, did read the Night Angel series. Have put Lightbringer on my wishlist for as soon as I'm finished with the Belgariad series. Lightbringer looks great, even more acclaimed than Night Angel.

 

[Silver]

Just curious, are you guys reading your books on Kindle?
Or the analog version

 

[vaalboy]

Gonna get flamed I'm sure, but currently thoroughly enjoying Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Haven't been able to put my ipad down and am on book 4 already

 

[Andre]

Gonna get flamed I'm sure, but currently thoroughly enjoying Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Haven't been able to put my ipad down and am on book 4 already

My kindle says: "If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.".

 

[Mikey]

Another feist fan!!
Have you read Magician's end yet? Came out last year in june i think.
I've not bought it yet. The title scares me. Pug should be immortal!

Dang, I have not... Will have to see if I can download it @Silver1 I am on Kindle, have a couple analogues though
Thanks for the info! @Crafty

Just checked, did read the Night Angel series. Have put Lightbringer on my wishlist for as soon as I'm finished with the Belgariad series. Lightbringer looks great, even more acclaimed than Night Angel.

@Matthee Lightbringer is definitely worth a read! Far better than Night Angel IMO

Gonna get flamed I'm sure, but currently thoroughly enjoying Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles. Haven't been able to put my ipad down and am on book 4 already

Hmm, I will have a look at those as well, thanks @vaalboy . Just because it's about Vampires doesn't mean it's not captivating or well written The Vampire thing is "in" ATM

 

[Andre]

Now starting book 4 of the Belgariad. Can already push bricks by will and word, but HRH still immovable. Great series.

 

[Andre]

@Mikey, I am totally and utterly disgusted. Finished books 1 and 2 of Lightbringer - absolute bliss - immediately went online for book 3, only to find it is only due for release in August! So disappointed.

 

[Mikey]

@Mikey, I am totally and utterly disgusted. Finished books 1 and 2 of Lightbringer - absolute bliss - immediately went online for book 3, only to find it is only due for release in August! So disappointed.

I so know the feeling! I read them all as they came out, it's akin to self mutilation lol, seriously pleased you enjoyed them as much as I did Really awesome series so far!

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[Melinda]

I'm on a Kindle, but I do have a signed analog copy of Jeffery Deaver's XO

 

[ET]

I read the Belgariad series twice I found it that good.

only twice? stays just as good the 4th and 5th time you read it

 

[Rex_Bael]

So happy to see the Belgariad mentioned. I've loved that series and even managed to own two full sets at one stage for no good reason. I haven't read any Feist yet, been threatening to for years though. I am currently reading A Song of Ice and Fire, just started the second book and enjoying it quite a lot.

I would recommend the Kingmaker, Kingbreaker series by Karen Miller. Breaking away from the fantasy, I thoroughly enjoyed Raymond E. Feist's Night's Dawn trilogy.