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    Have read the odd book or two in my time.
    Now it's time to start writing them...
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    I see the word geeks ....

    I see the words ... Bary Crump ... :spudwave:
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    For those of you with a SF bent, try China Mieville, a Brit author in the 'steampunk' genre. "The Scar" and "Perdido St. Station" are pretty cool.

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    The Gap Series by Stephen Donaldson. Not as heavy as the Thomas Covenant Series, more tongue in cheeck SCIFI.

    The Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert. Also, the three books that follow in the series, and the prequels written by Brian Herbert, continue in quality. Also, the Dune and Children of Dune mini-series on DVD are excellent.

    Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Love em all.

    The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkein.
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    I tend to re-read my favourite books a lot. Like re-visiting an old friend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kickaha
    Following on from Life the Universe and Everything it appears we have a few people who like to do a bit of reading.

    What books have you read lately and what's your favourites books and writers
    My general preference would be for scifi/fantasy, with my personal favourite being "A Mote in Gods Eye" by Niven and Pournelle about mans first contact with aliens.

    I'm also a big fan of the discworld series with any book that features Sam Vimes and the City Watch or Rincewind the Wizzard and his Luggage.

    The Riftwar books by Raymond E Feist would also be high up in my list along with the Dark Tower books by Stephen King,these are unlike any of his usual writing combining a western with scifi and magic and I'm just waiting for the 5th one to come out in paperback to grab it.

    Other Authors I enjoy Jack Higgins,Issac Asimov,Robert Heinlen,David Drake,Louis L'Armour,Sven Hassell,Clive Cussler,Alistar McClean,Fritz Lieber,
    Frank Herbert,Gordon R Dickson and a heap more.


    My personal library has a few hundred books in it and the only thing that stops it getting bigger is a lack of funds,so I've finally joined the local library,I just hate having to give them back though!
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    My favorite is the ringworld series.
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    Quote Originally Posted by celticno6
    The Gap Series by Stephen Donaldson. Not as heavy as the Thomas Covenant Series, more tongue in cheeck SCIFI.

    The Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert. Also, the three books that follow in the series, and the prequels written by Brian Herbert, continue in quality. Also, the Dune and Children of Dune mini-series on DVD are excellent.

    Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Love em all.

    The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkein.
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    I tend to re-read my favourite books a lot. Like re-visiting an old friend.
    Yea, The Vamp Chronicles were pretty cool, but boy I got sick of eveyone crying all the time!!!
    Not even with yours!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by celticno6
    The Gap Series by Stephen Donaldson. Not as heavy as the Thomas Covenant Series, more tongue in cheeck SCIFI.

    The Dune Trilogy by Frank Herbert. Also, the three books that follow in the series, and the prequels written by Brian Herbert, continue in quality. Also, the Dune and Children of Dune mini-series on DVD are excellent.

    Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Love em all.

    The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkein.
    Haynes Yamaha FZR 600, 750, & 1000 1987-1996 Repair Manual

    I tend to re-read my favourite books a lot. Like re-visiting an old friend.
    Best thing in that list is that Haynes manuals.

    But seriously I find Stephen Donaldson an incredible bore.

    Frank Herbert's original 3 Dune books are classics but the rest of the series is appallingly tepid.

    Anne who???

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    Just watched Dune on Video last week. Got me a little how on the desert planet Arrakis the locals had heaps of precious.........water that no-one knew about, and they were stockpiling it so that they could control the universe and deny the emporer rights to mining. Sounded a little too blatantly allegorical for me. That and the fact that the evil baron had a skin disease and was immediately identifiable as evil. Too obvious. He only floated so that they could show off some effects too. I tried to read the books ages ago, but I think the movie has put me off trying again, as I didnt really like them that much last time
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    Alice in Wonderland
    for no one on this earth can you trust,
    not men, not women, not beasts,

    *lifts sword*, this you can trust
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    Quote Originally Posted by MikeL
    Have read the odd book or two in my time.
    Now it's time to start writing them...
    You too?
    Mind you, they reckon almost everyone in NZ "has a novel in them".
    (Whoever "they" is...)
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    Wow! This forum thread is quite an eye-opener.
    Who'd have thought that Wikd would be a fan of David Eddings (me too), or that they'd be several others on this list who know of the "Moties"?
    ... and that's what I think.

    Or summat.


    Or maybe not...

    Dunno really....


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    David Gemmell - Druss the legend, waylander etc
    Raymond E Feist - Riftwars
    dragonlance - Many many authors.
    Death Dealer - Frank Frazetta and James Slike
    for no one on this earth can you trust,
    not men, not women, not beasts,

    *lifts sword*, this you can trust
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    Quote Originally Posted by firestormer
    Wow! This forum thread is quite an eye-opener.
    Who'd have thought that Wikd would be a fan of David Eddings (me too), or that they'd be several others on this list who know of the "Moties"?

    Just finished David Eddings Tamuli series yet again,I tend to reread all my books numerous times.

    The Moties are cool I particulary like the crazy Eddie figure of their legend that appears in both books,reminds me of some people I know.

    Jim2 I would have to agree with you regarding the Dune trilogy and the books that followed,although I didn't mind Chapter House.

    What,if you liked Ted Simon you may also like Full Circle by Richard and Mopsa English about riding around the world on a sidecar.

    Dean Koontz is another I didn't think of with "Lightning" being my favourite one of his.

    Motu,I have read both the John Briitens books and found the Tim Hanna one to be the far more interesting of the two.
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    Dragons Egg by David Eddings is my favourite book of all time.

    Most Eddings fans have never heard of it.

    Other favoured authors are,
    Andy McNab,
    Eric Van lustbader,
    Douglas Bader,
    Ludlum,
    Eric Idle,
    Aaron Slight,
    Tom Clancy.
    Basically if it is two or more of the following
    Funny,
    informative,
    fast paced,
    dark,
    action filled,
    entertaining,
    Thought provoking,
    About bikes, war, science, crime or cars (whispered).
    I'll read it.

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    I never seem to have much spare time but I'm slowly working my way through Tim Hanna's book on John Britten. Very interesting. I read the Felicity Price one first and found that great but the Hanna one certainly has more of the real guts. Trouble is I'm lucky to get through a chapter a night.

    I have the Possum Bourne and Carl Fogarty books to get through yet too - all presents given to me as a guy who likes his books with pictures in them. Typical engineer - no arty fiction stuff for me eh!
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