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Post by Pug' on Sept 15, 2008 15:50:54 GMT 1
This was a popular thread on a forum i went to for a while, however it wont work for me anymore.
I dont expect this to get much interest but as i'm coming to the end of Magician I want to find another great book. I do like fantasy if i am honest.
Any good suggestion ?
Magician is great. may read the next book and follow the saga.
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spO_on
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Post by spO_on on Sept 15, 2008 16:50:48 GMT 1
Choose your own adventure "Island of the Lizard King" thats a good book, no pictures but its got big letters.
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Post by Surgeon on Sept 15, 2008 19:18:11 GMT 1
The Michael Palin collection of books. On "Himalaya" at the moment and really interesting to read. Loads of good photographs and nicely written.
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Joe1965
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Post by Joe1965 on Sept 15, 2008 20:34:08 GMT 1
Reading Spitfire Women, about the women pilots of the ATA during WW2. Before that it was The Last Tommy, the life story of Harry Patch the last surviving Tommy of WW1 who fought in the trenches. He's only 112 and it's a very interesting read.
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Post by Target on Sept 15, 2008 21:17:26 GMT 1
I cant remember the last book I finished, I hate reading books only did it because we had to in school. I remember reading Harry Potter a few years ago and that's fantasy but I assume you already red them.
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Post by Pug' on Sept 16, 2008 9:38:18 GMT 1
thanks, some good reads there, yeah i've red all the harry potter books, more than once lol. ( not sad ). I'm thinking of Thw Wheel of Time, i think it's called, may have a look at that.
why dont you like books? Great just before bed or something, I was up so late last night couldn't put it down.
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Post by -=Magpie=- on Sept 16, 2008 11:32:46 GMT 1
Yep I to have read all the HP books more than once and love them the books are way better than the films and there ok .
Normally i read only Horror , used to read only Shaun Hudson read at least 30 of them more than once .
But i have branched out to Richard Laymon and Graham Masterton once again horror thats about it bar Matthew Stokoe but hes a bit sick in the topic department but good books the two ive read .
I all so read the whole Resident evil books witch theres one for every game first one not so great as it was like playing the game but they got better and gave a nice insite into the characters will have to see if theres a res 4 as not read that one .
No help really but if your ever after a horror try Slugs/breading grounds and my fave assassins by Hutson but i love his books .
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Post by Target on Sept 16, 2008 12:51:27 GMT 1
How can you hate books. Youth of today are so uncultured. You would hate books too when you have been forced to read crap books for 12 years in school. Maybe in a few years I might find a book to read but right now I wouldnt even think about it. Before I go to bed I listen to music with my iPod or watch a movie. |
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Post by spO_on on Sept 16, 2008 13:22:59 GMT 1
Me to MinD, i'm not really into reading books and i havent matured into a bookworm either, although saying that while i was working in Dublin for 3 weeks at the beggining of this year, flying there and back each week i decided to pick up a book called "The real Bravo Two Zero-The truth behind Bravo Two Zero" by Michael Asher and read that on the plane and in the hotel (theres only so much Guiness you can drink). I must admit after having read Bravo Two Zero i was a bit sceptical about what really went on over there in the desert of Iraq when the 22 SAS Regiment were dropped behind enemy lines without the right equipment, it seemed that it was a bit too 'HollyWood' and the author of this book set out to find out the truth, himself having served with the Parachute Regiment and in the 23 SAS Regiment and a fluent speaker of the local language. It's a good read depending on if you like war stories with a few facts thrown in.  |
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Post by Pug' on Sept 16, 2008 13:35:07 GMT 1
looks good dude  think i may have a read. |
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Post by c@ret@ker on Sept 16, 2008 15:33:29 GMT 1
Here is some good book to start you off Slaughterhouse-Five, or the Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Covenant with Death: by J Harris  |
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Post by Jagtonix on Sept 16, 2008 16:52:15 GMT 1
I'm thinking of Thw Wheel of Time, i think it's called, may have a look at that. Everyone raves about the series, but damn if there's not like 25 books in the series. Well, not that many, but close. My first is The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy if you haven't read them yet. If you like easy to read adventure fantasy I recommend The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore. Based in the DnD world, but you don't have to know anything to enjoy them. The Sword of Shanarrah series is good. By Terry Brooks. The Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn series by Tad Williams is awesome. Enders Game series by Orson Scott Card is another awesome series. Want some deeper sci-fi? Snowcrash or Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. Like cyberpunk? Burning Chrome, Count Zero and Neuromancer by William Gibson. Video game books? The Mass Effect book, Revelation by Drew Karpyshyn really builds on the backstory to the game. It's all about Anderson and Saren, and explains the technology more. I could keep going, but I'll calm down for now. Yes, I read a lot. ;D |
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Post by Joe1965 on Sept 17, 2008 17:21:54 GMT 1
22 SAS Regiment were dropped behind enemy lines without the right equipment, it seemed that it was a bit too 'Hollywood' and the author of this book set out to find out the truth Andy Mcnab has been ostracized by 22 Regiment in the last few years. This book and investigations by other journalists have uncovered what some people already knew, that he is full of shit. |
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Post by Target on Sept 17, 2008 19:50:54 GMT 1
Believe it or not I went to school aswell. I was also forced to read books I didn't want to read. Hardly an excuse to Hate books though is it? Yes, but you didnt finish school 3 months ago. Im sure that in a few years I will find it relaxing to read a book, but right now I just cant |
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Post by Pug' on Sept 19, 2008 13:22:35 GMT 1
my next book, Silverthorn, follow on to Magician. Mind i can't stop looking at ur pic below ur name. damn lol. |
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Post by AJFPain on Sept 19, 2008 18:47:10 GMT 1
wot i read instead nuts , zoo , the daily star , pc magazine , auto traderits not that i hate books i start reading then i put down for a few hour and i can not remember wot i have read so i have to start over vicious circle  black hawk down paperback read first 30 page then put it on the camp fire |
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Post by spO_on on Sept 19, 2008 18:55:34 GMT 1
i read the SPORT newspaper today in a cafe and was suprised to see how much sport wasnt in it. |
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Post by AJFPain on Sept 19, 2008 19:34:08 GMT 1
its just all tits and ass |
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Post by Pug' on Sept 20, 2008 19:29:33 GMT 1
the front cover is sport, so ur girl thinks ur reading sport, little do they know, it's a tit heaven
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Post by Majkl on Sept 22, 2008 9:46:52 GMT 1
I've read lot of book last 2 years...for example HP serie,Dragon realm,Dragon lence,R.E.Feist and his series
And for those,who liek fantasy I can recomand some other books aswell...but I have only czech name in head now.I will turn back to this thread when Im home and throw in some good books.
And for now I can recomand you Markus Heitz and dwarfs series.Those are very nice books.
And I can recomand Paolinis Eragon serie aswell
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