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Steeldolphin
05-07-2002, 12:49 PM
Thought I would post some of my favorite books (for reading enjoyment - not learning)

Fantasy/Sic-fi:

David Gemmel: Any book by this author is a winner, however my personal favorites are the Drennai Series (Legend is the first book) and Knights of Dark Reknown, also the Sipstrassi Series with Jon Shannow.

Orson Scott Card: The Alvin Maker Series, and Enders Game Trilogy.

Steve Perry: Matadora Series (The Man who never missed).
William Gibson: Virtual Light, Neuromancer, Idoru, etc.

I think its obvious to say that Lord of The Rings is also included. :)

deep_thought
05-07-2002, 01:19 PM
Ok, well...here's...mine

J.R.R Tolkien: LOTR, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

done ;P

Steeldolphin
05-07-2002, 01:24 PM
I havent read the adventures of Tom Bombadil, I wonder If I can get it at the local Chapters. :)

deep_thought
05-07-2002, 02:58 PM
I doubt you'll find it. It's rare, I've seen copied go for $1500 online. It's only a 70 page book too! Anyways, I picked one up in decent condition on eBay for $20.

You can also find it online, some sites have the whole book typed out! :)

Steeldolphin
05-07-2002, 06:02 PM
Cool, thanks. :)

salvo
05-07-2002, 11:56 PM
I may get shunned for this but I like Stephen King, most notably and I think his strongest work was the Gunslinger (Dark Tower) trilogy.

Shade
05-08-2002, 08:04 AM
Mine:

Lord of the Rings + The Silmarillion + Unfinished Tales

Haven't read the adventures of Tom either, I will, when I find it :)

oh and I liked the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, wacky as it is :D

deep_thought
05-08-2002, 09:10 AM
Yeah, haven't finished with HHGTTG, heard the audio books though.

photok
05-08-2002, 06:05 PM
I like anything that's currently sitting on the back of the toilet.

deep_thought
05-09-2002, 06:11 AM
Damn, I don't know how people can read while they're on the toilet! That's so nasty!

Shade
05-09-2002, 07:27 AM
I can't understand how people can go to the toilet without something to read :D

Zibi
05-10-2002, 06:53 PM
I like a lot of 18th and 19th century navalwarfare novels...mostly Alexander Kent books and deffinatley C.S. Forrester's series.

I used to read some sci-fi which I think is great also.

Steeldolphin
05-11-2002, 10:22 AM
Zibi, that's actually a very interesting pic, are those types of books hard to find? What section in a bookstore would those be found under (naval warfare books) history, fiction?

Zibi
05-14-2002, 11:11 PM
I usually get most of my books from used bookstores. Some stores will actually have a naval warfare section, but some large stores such as Chapters (canadian bookstore) list them all under action or whatever and you have to go and look by author.

I think I was actually pretty lucky there cause my dad read some of those books as a kid and therefore knew what to look for...its actually weird. They're there, but its hard to find them unless you know where to look.

Steeldolphin
05-15-2002, 09:11 AM
Thanks! We have a Chapters here in town, so I will go take a gander. :)

Mark
05-15-2002, 09:40 AM
Em, mine would have to be
LOTR: Tolkien
The Hobbit: Tolkien
Rainbow Six: Tom Clancy
Time To Kill: Grisham
Lord Of The Flies: William Golding

Zibi
05-15-2002, 05:17 PM
np :)