Make me read books

[mystima]

A couple of books i have read over the years that i have liked are as follows:

The Maximum Ride series by James Patterson.
It's about a group of genetically altered kids who escape the lab to save the world from bad scientist...Might be where the series Dark Angel came from.

Abarat by Clive Barker
Days of Magic Nights of War also by Clive Barker

Both of these series are from Anne McCaffrey
The Freedom series: Which is about an invasion of earth and the hardships the peope have trying to take back their planet.
Freedom's Landing
Freedom's Choice
Freedom's Challenge
Freedom's Ransom
The PeTayBee series: which is about a disabled combat vet that is sent there to spy on the people of that world and is healed by the planet and becomes a resident of the planet.
the powers that be
power lines
power play
Changelings
Maelstrom
Deluge

[candy]

i read the maximum ride too, it was very good. in fact didnt realise it was aimed at the teen market till i finished it and it was talking about other books teens may be interested in

there was a follow up book called the lake house, while it didn't have the same 'oo' factor as you knew they

Spoiler:

could fly

it was still very good. i'd certainly recomend these books.

[Jean]

to Doctor Dodge:

Umberto Eco. The Name of the Rose
it's a classic you're gonna love

Umberto Eco. Foucault's Pendulum
and this is a fantastic thing youre gonna adore, if you make it through the first chapter!!

which reminds me - I'll go leave another recommendation to you, in the Movie Recommendations thread

[beam*seeker]

to Doctor Dodge:

Umberto Eco. The Name of the Rose
it's a classic you're gonna love

Umberto Eco. Foucault's Pendulum
and this is a fantastic thing youre gonna adore, if you make it through the first chapter!!

which reminds me - I'll go leave another recommendation to you, in the Movie Recommendations thread

I endorse anything by Umberto Eco, he is such a great writer. but especially those two novels.

For you folks who like historical fiction with sex and violence (not to mention a totally Charles Dickens type of plot twist(s) and hero) I recommend anything by Gary Jennings, but especially Aztec and Aztec Autumn.

I am about to finish Song of Ice and Fire, #5 (Dance with Dragons) and need something to read until the next chronicle comes out. I have a feeling nothing is going to do it for me in terms of Fantasy as anything else is going to pale. I like Neil Gaiman but I have read most of his best (although I guess it has been long enough I could do a re-read). I would love recs for anything along that line (but I am guessing it would be hard to come up with soemthing). I loved American Gods and Good Omens. (I have read Stardust as well). Anything come to mind to those who have loved Fire & Ice and American Gods? I can do Sci Fi but no more fantasy fiction. I am full up already. A nice space scifi series could be good...

[harrison ryan]

I endorse anything by Umberto Eco, he is such a great writer. but especially those two novels.

For you folks who like historical fiction with sex and violence (not to mention a totally Charles Dickens type of plot twist(s) and hero) I recommend anything by Gary Jennings, but especially Aztec and Aztec Autumn.

I am about to finish Song of Ice and Fire, #5 (Dance with Dragons) and need something to read until the next chronicle comes out. I have a feeling nothing is going to do it for me in terms of Fantasy as anything else is going to pale. I like Neil Gaiman but I have read most of his best (although I guess it has been long enough I could do a re-read). I would love recs for anything along that line (but I am guessing it would be hard to come up with soemthing). I loved American Gods and Good Omens. (I have read Stardust as well). Anything come to mind to those who have loved Fire & Ice and American Gods? I can do Sci Fi but no more fantasy fiction. I am full up already. A nice space scifi series could be good...

I really liked Ender's Game, and the first Bean sequel, Ender's Shadow. You might give those a day in court.

[OchrisO]

to Doctor Dodge:

Umberto Eco. The Name of the Rose
it's a classic you're gonna love

Umberto Eco. Foucault's Pendulum
and this is a fantastic thing youre gonna adore, if you make it through the first chapter!!

which reminds me - I'll go leave another recommendation to you, in the Movie Recommendations thread

I endorse anything by Umberto Eco, he is such a great writer. but especially those two novels.

For you folks who like historical fiction with sex and violence (not to mention a totally Charles Dickens type of plot twist(s) and hero) I recommend anything by Gary Jennings, but especially Aztec and Aztec Autumn.

I am about to finish Song of Ice and Fire, #5 (Dance with Dragons) and need something to read until the next chronicle comes out. I have a feeling nothing is going to do it for me in terms of Fantasy as anything else is going to pale. I like Neil Gaiman but I have read most of his best (although I guess it has been long enough I could do a re-read). I would love recs for anything along that line (but I am guessing it would be hard to come up with soemthing). I loved American Gods and Good Omens. (I have read Stardust as well). Anything come to mind to those who have loved Fire & Ice and American Gods? I can do Sci Fi but no more fantasy fiction. I am full up already. A nice space scifi series could be good...

In the realm of Space SciFi, I have to throw in Old Man's War and it's sequels, The Ghost Brigades, The Last Colony and Zoe's Tale. I overlooked John Scalzi for a long time and am pretty sad that I did. This series is amazingly good and makes me want to go out and get all of his other stuff. The series starts with a man named John Perry who joins the Colonial Defense Force on his 75th birthday. When you join, you leave earth and they make you young again. No one who joins is ever allowed to return to Earth again, so no one is certain how they do it. I simply can't recommend this series enough.

In terms of a big fantasy series, you might look into The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind. It won't replace A Song of Ice and Fire as you favorite or anything, but it is still an excellent series in my opinion. The first book is Wizard's First Rule. If I remember correctly, this held Erin's favorite fantasy series spot prior to her reading A Song of Ice and Fire.

In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help ... and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence.
In their darkest hour, hunted relentlessly, tormented by treachery and loss, Kahlan calls upon Richard to reach beyond his sword-- to invoke within himself something more noble. Neither knows that the rules of battle have just changed ... or that their time has run out.
This is the beginning. One book. One Rule. Witness the birth of a legend.

[John Blaze]

I really liked Ender's Game, and the first Bean sequel, Ender's Shadow. You might give those a day in court.

+1

to Doctor Dodge:

Umberto Eco. The Name of the Rose
it's a classic you're gonna love

Umberto Eco. Foucault's Pendulum
and this is a fantastic thing youre gonna adore, if you make it through the first chapter!!

which reminds me - I'll go leave another recommendation to you, in the Movie Recommendations thread

I endorse anything by Umberto Eco, he is such a great writer. but especially those two novels.

For you folks who like historical fiction with sex and violence (not to mention a totally Charles Dickens type of plot twist(s) and hero) I recommend anything by Gary Jennings, but especially Aztec and Aztec Autumn.

I am about to finish Song of Ice and Fire, #5 (Dance with Dragons) and need something to read until the next chronicle comes out. I have a feeling nothing is going to do it for me in terms of Fantasy as anything else is going to pale. I like Neil Gaiman but I have read most of his best (although I guess it has been long enough I could do a re-read). I would love recs for anything along that line (but I am guessing it would be hard to come up with soemthing). I loved American Gods and Good Omens. (I have read Stardust as well). Anything come to mind to those who have loved Fire & Ice and American Gods? I can do Sci Fi but no more fantasy fiction. I am full up already. A nice space scifi series could be good...

Have you read Anansi Boys? Also, if you like Jennings, have you read the Marco Polo one? I think it's alled The Journeyer. Also, try Stephen Lawhead's King Raven trilogy, it was reccomended to me by Chris, and although not quite as lively as Jennings, still a good read. Also, if you haven't already read Shogun, try that. It's easily as good as Jennings, if not better. I haven't tried any of the author's other books, but he has some other historical fiction asia books. Pearl S Buck's The Good Earth is a great read, albeit a bit dated.

[beam*seeker]

Nice recs--I will get on them right after my ASOFAI reread. (could not resist). I gotta write these down.

[John Blaze]

Thanks. I loved Aztec, and I have all the Aztec books to date, although the newer ones leave something to be desired. Only the first 2 were done completely by him, and those are my faves. Raptor I thought was ok, but Spangle and The Journeyer were great.