Must Read Books.

[Andre]

Ah, another book lover, great. Welcome to the forum, @Rex_Bael. If you feel like it, please introduce yourself at the end of this thread: http://www.ecigssa.co.za/index.php?threads/introduce-yourselves.24/
Thanks for those recommendations, will certainly go and have a look. I can strongly recommend the Lightbringer series by Brent Weeks, which @Mickey put us onto. Happy vaping.

 

[Gazzacpt]

Has anyone read the Farseer Trillogy by Robin Hobb? I thought it was epic. Busy collecting the follow up series.

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[Mikey]

Has anyone read the Farseer Trillogy by Robin Hobb? I thought it was epic. Busy collecting the follow up series.

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I read it in high school, it was one of my firsts Hobb is a real Broken Hero writer in that trilogy, and I believe in the others as well?

I like to think there are a couple books / trilogies one has to read before you can become a member of the fantasy enthusiasts club. The Farseer Trilogy would be on my list of requirements for that fictitious fiction club. lol. That would work... The FFC

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[Gazzacpt]

I read it in high school, it was one of my firsts Hobb is a real Broken Hero writer in that trilogy, and I believe in the others as well?

I like to think there are a couple books / trilogies one has to read before you can become a member of the fantasy enthusiasts club. The Farseer Trilogy would be on my list of requirements for that fictitious fiction club. lol. That would work... The FFC

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Lol @ FFC welcome back @Mikey you back in Town?

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[Melinda]

Have any of you read the Earth's Children book series by Jean M. Auel, Clan of the cave bear (book 1), Valley of the Horses (book 2), The Mammoth hunters (book 3), The Plains of Passage (book 4), The shelters of stone (book 5) and The land of painted caves (book 6).

Derick got me on to this series and I've re-read it about 4 times already absolutely love this series, and can highly recommend it, if you have not read it yet.

 

[Andre]

I read it in high school, it was one of my firsts Hobb is a real Broken Hero writer in that trilogy, and I believe in the others as well?

I like to think there are a couple books / trilogies one has to read before you can become a member of the fantasy enthusiasts club. The Farseer Trilogy would be on my list of requirements for that fictitious fiction club. lol. That would work... The FFC

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Yes, have missed you. So, post that reading list to qualify for membership of the FFC.
Just finished reading Marko Kloos's Terms of Enlistment (Frontlines 1) and Lines of Departure (Frontlines 2). These are combat-grade Military SF. Beautifully written in a style one cannot put down. Highly recommended.

 

[Andre]

Have any of you read the Earth's Children book series by Jean M. Auel, Clan of the cave bear (book 1), Valley of the Horses (book 2), The Mammoth hunters (book 3), The Plains of Passage (book 4), The shelters of stone (book 5) and The land of painted caves (book 6).

Derick got me on to this series and I've re-read it about 4 times already absolutely love this series, and can highly recommend it, if you have not read it yet.

Yes, I have many moons ago. Loved them.

 

[Rob Fisher]

Have any of you read the Earth's Children book series by Jean M. Auel, Clan of the cave bear (book 1), Valley of the Horses (book 2), The Mammoth hunters (book 3), The Plains of Passage (book 4), The shelters of stone (book 5) and The land of painted caves (book 6).

Derick got me on to this series and I've re-read it about 4 times already absolutely love this series, and can highly recommend it, if you have not read it yet.

Yip it's the only books I have read in the last 10 years... I'm not a big book reader but I read them all until the last one... it was so boring compared to the others... I don't think I ever finished the last one. I absolutely LOVED the first three!

 

[Andre]

Yip it's the only books I have read in the last 10 years... I'm not a big book reader but I read them all until the last one... it was so boring compared to the others... I don't think I ever finished the last one. I absolutely LOVED the first three!

Yeah, that is my recollection too - they fizzled out towards the latter books as so many long series do.

 

[Melinda]

Land of painted caves was exceptionally boring I agree with that, and only read it because I enjoyed the others so much

 

[Rex_Bael]

I was just reading through this thread and realised I erroneously stated that it was Feist who wrote Night's Dawn. It was actually Peter F. Hamilton.

 

[Mklops]

I would suggest Stephen King's "The Dark Tower"series of books...

A bit long at 7 books in the series but a freaking awesome read non the less! And the concept is just so unique and trippy I cant even think of how to start explaining it....

Would love to see them make a series of movies out of it, similar to the LOTR series style... Personally feel it would leave those movies in the dust!

 

[Rex_Bael]

I have the Dark Tower series sitting on my bookshelf, but find I really have to psych myself up to tackle Stephen King. I usually end up being glad I did though.

 

[Mklops]

I have the Dark Tower series sitting on my bookshelf, but find I really have to psych myself up to tackle Stephen King. I usually end up being glad I did though.

The same here, the first book was kinda slow but after that I just couldn't put them down till it was done!

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[Melinda]

I don't read Stephen King, he scares the S#*( out of me....

 

[Andre]

I don't read Stephen King, he scares the S#*( out of me....

Me too!!

 

[fred1sa]

I don't read Stephen King, he scares the S#*( out of me....

The Dark Tower is more of a fantasy series.
If you into fantasy I can highly recommend Stephen King and Peter Straub book, The Talisman.

 

[Andre]

The Dark Tower is more of a fantasy series.
If you into fantasy I can highly recommend Stephen King and Peter Straub book, The Talisman.

Oh, great to know, always looking for something worthwhile to escape with.

 

[Mklops]

He's latest books are even worse... He has moved away from that typical scary sh!* and moved more into the realm of the dark and demented

 

[Justin223]

Some books that I really enjoyed were:

The Unexploded Boer
The Dice Man
And a classic would be Animal Farm, I'm busy reading it again.

Edit: I forgot about my favorite, Marching Powder by Rusty Young.