Spent the last year rereading the entire series also…literally on the last few pages of Knife of Dreams…excited to read The Gathering Storm.
I just bought “The Gathering Storm”, and I want to read it, but I think that I’m going to have re-read a few of the books to get back into the series properly. I will probably start back at the beginning since the series is so good.
A science fiction book which I read recently which was pretty good is “Born of Fury” by David Weber. I had read the original book, “Path of the Fury”, and I had really liked it, so I was happy to find out that Mr. Weber was going to write the backstory. This book is actually the backstory AND a slightly updated version of the old book combined together in one volume, and it is quite good.
I recently went on vacation, but now I’m back, so I’ll probably edit/update the first post of this thread in the not-to-distant future, so if anyone has any suggestions for the first thread, you’re welcome to suggest away.
@Brain:
Dune has been recommended to me before. I was told that the books are way better than the movie and they would have to be for me to read them as the movie was terrible.
Can anybody else recommend these books.
I just realized that I never responded to this post. :-(
It has been about 18-20 years since I read the books, but what I remember is that the books started out pretty good, but by the end, the books were getting a little too philosophical for me (not enough action going on). Also, I like to re-read books that I’ve really enjoyed, and these books haven’t inspired me enough to re-read them in 20 years, so while they may be good, in my opinion, I would have to say that they’re probably not great. Does anyone else who has read the “Dune” books have a different opinion?
I heard that a lot of the loose ends are getting tied up.
Oh yeah quite a few. The whole book gives a sense of the end coming- even with some of the side characters.
I would have to say that they’re probably not great. Does anyone else who has read the “Dune” books have a different opinion?
I tend to agree. However his son and Kevin Anderson did a number of books that were quite good. The “House” books in particular. The also did a series that focused on the Butlerian Jihad which was also interesting but it spanned a lot of time. They also wrote two books that conclude the whole series and they weren’t bad.
I tried Paul of Dune and found it ok, not good enough to buy Winds of Dune which came later.
I actually like Brian Herbert’s writing much more than his father’s. How much of that is Kevin Anderson (co author) I really don’t know. I wasn’t a fan of Anderson’s forays in the Star Wars novels.
Bardolay and tkroll,
Thanks for your take on the Dune books.
I think I’ll read other books first.
I just bought “The Gathering Storm”, and I want to read it, but I think that I’m going to have re-read a few of the books to get back into the series properly. I will probably start back at the beginning since the series is so good.
A science fiction book which I read recently which was pretty good is “Born of Fury” by David Weber. I had read the original book, “Path of the Fury”, and I had really liked it, so I was happy to find out that Mr. Weber was going to write the backstory. This book is actually the backstory AND a slightly updated version of the old book combined together in one volume, and it is quite good.
I recently went on vacation, but now I’m back, so I’ll probably edit/update the first post of this thread in the not-to-distant future, so if anyone has any suggestions for the first thread, you’re welcome to suggest away.
If you just want the main plot without rereading. You could start here:
http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=13372
Leigh Butler is doing a great job. She is only up to Book #7 right now.
Hey Science Fiction/Fantasy book fans,
Sorry for no recent posts. I’ve been really busy lately, although in snatches of spare time I have managed to read 12 books in the last 2 weeks. :-o I read an interesting book on finances entitled, “The Richest Man in Babylon”, Ed Dunlop’s 7-book Christian fantasy allegory “The Terrestria Chronicles” books for young adults, and 4 fantasy books by Janny Wurts including, “The Sorcerer’s Legacy”, and her 3-book “Cycle of Fire” trilogy.
I would recommend all 12 of these books to any book reader. “The Richest Man in Babylon” is not SciFi/Fantasy, but it is more like historical fiction with real true financial principles. This book was well written, witty, and humorous. The Terrestria books are good young adult fantasy allegory, although it is geared towards Christian young adults, so if one is not a Christian or has little or no Christian background, then one won’t understand all of the allegories in the stories. They are somewhat similar to C.S. Lewis’s Christian fantasy allegory “The Chronicles of Narnia”. For the other four books, Janny Wurts is an author whose writing is just plain good. I had read her co-authored-with-Raymond Feist, “Mistress of Empire” trilogy set in Raymond Feist’s Midkemia world and thought it was quite good, but now that I’ve read some of her own individual work, I have discovered another author to read. Both her stand alone novel, “The Sorcerer’s Legacy” and her “Cycle of Fire” trilogy were really very good, and I’m looking forward to reading more of her books.
I am still re-reading WOT, I’ve made it to Book #7; A Crown of Swords. Books #4-6 were long books.
Just finished Crown of Swords and moving onto Path of Daggers.
Books 6-9 are fairly long two but I think book 6 is the longest one. With Winter’s Heart the series really perked up a lot for me. It never seemed to slow down after that.
This book is old school (1974), but I recently read “The Forever War” by Haldeman and was blown away. Short and sweet….a great piece of military science fiction. Just as interesting and possibly superior to “Starship Troopers” and definitely better than ‘Dune’ (which I read back in the day was never really comfortable with…seemed like a fascist aesthetic).
Apparently Ridley Scoot is preparing to create a movie version… so ‘The Forever War’ and its sequels might experience a revival in the near future. Read it now before the film comes out.
Books 6-9 are fairly long two but I think book 6 is the longest one. With Winter’s Heart the series really perked up a lot for me. It never seemed to slow down after that.
I am reading Book #10 Crossroads of Twilight right now and getting closer to the Sanderson book that I can’t wait to read.
Try “pawn of prophecy” its amazing
Try “pawn of prophecy” its amazing
Who wrote that?
Anyways I am still reading WOT. I just started Book #11 Knife of Dreams, so The Gathering Storm will be next.
@Brain:
Try “pawn of prophecy” its amazing
Who wrote that?
Anyways I am still reading WOT. I just started Book #11 Knife of Dreams, so The Gathering Storm will be next.
“Pawn of Prophecy” is book 1 of a great 10-book series written by David Eddings. It’s really a great book, but the entire series really needs to be read.
“Pawn of Prophecy” is book 1 of a great 10-book series written by David Eddings. It’s really a great book, but the entire series really needs to be read.
Were there 5 more books written after these five?
@Brain:
“Pawn of Prophecy” is book 1 of a great 10-book series written by David Eddings. It’s really a great book, but the entire series really needs to be read.
Were there 5 more books written after these five?
Nevermind, I found them:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Malloreon#Guardians_of_the_West
I really only liked the first five. But its david eddings…he doesnt know when to say “THE END” and actually mean it.
I really only liked the first five. But its david eddings…he doesnt know when to say “THE END” and actually mean it.
I don’t think Robert Jordan did either, his life came to an end before his book did, and now it is being finished by Brandon Sanderson (using Jordan’s outline)
Is his son as good as he was?
btw i recomend “His dark materials” ( the golden compass is the first one)
Wont reveal what the ending is but lets just say…its not the stereotypical boy wins girl happy ending. Its not “bad” just…different.
