Walter said:Though I finished it over a year ago, I should also put in a quick shout out for one of the best and most entertaining books I've read in years: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke. It won a Hugo award in 2005 for "Best Novel", but more importantly, scored a really amazing blurb from Neil Gaiman (of "Sandman" fame) essentially calling it the best fantasy novel since Tolkien's days.
It's in paperback now, so you can get a copy for less than 10 bucks. At 800 pages, it's quite a journey, but in the end, I promise you'll wish it was longer. If you can make it through the relatively boring first 50 pages, you'll find a really engaging story at the heart of which are some of the most memorable characters I've experienced (Berserk aside).
FixedWalter said:I'm about halfway through Northern Lights, the first book in the "His Dark Materials" trilogy.
IsolatioN said:Right now I'm re-reading Jurrasic Park. I forgot how much I enjoyed the book :)
A nice pick. Still one of my favorites.Raziel said:Le Morte D'Arthur
Nomad said:A nice pick. Still one of my favorites.
I've read this before, but it was a contemporary... reitteration (?) of the text. So, I wonder which version are reading of this as well as:Raziel said:Well so far I'm working on reading:
Le Morte D'Arthur
which I will begin reading soon after I finish reading Life after God and Something Wicked This Way Comes, but only because it's a book a friend of mine lent me and I don't like holding on to things months at a time if I'm not using it.The Divine Comedy
Spirit of Ukko said:Btw i can really recommend the Dark Tower series...
Cant wait to get my hands on them. The fourth DT book is most boring yet (better than many other books though) so I kinda read it slowly. Btw Roland kind of reminds me of Guts...Aazealh said:It keeps getting better too. Just wait until you read 5, 6 and 7!![]()
Proj2501 said:The Walking Dead! (Just got a letter of mine published in the latest issue!)![]()
is Lord Galactor a nickname for Frank Herbert?Trashcan said:Right now, I'm reading this thread to get some leads on good books! Other than that, Lord Galactor's burgeoning collection of Dune novels are within easy reach and make for a decent read.