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Posted on 6/20/11 at 7:47 pm to bamaham
I'm going to look into your suggestions. I'm about done w/ another Tudor England book and ready to go back to Ancient Greek or Rome.
Posted on 6/20/11 at 8:03 pm to BBMcGee
Iggulden takes a few liberties, but I really enjoyed his his Emperor series (possibly more books coming) and the Attila Conqueror series (still ongoing). His Attila books are some of the best historical fiction I've ever read and cover a man and era that doesn't normally get a lot of attention.
This post was edited on 6/20/11 at 8:06 pm
Posted on 6/20/11 at 8:08 pm to BBMcGee
And I agree with what Quigley said about Iggulden. The Attila books are great. He takes a few minor liberties (mostly family pedigrees) in covering Caesar, but overall great books. First book was a little slow for me, but it really picked up after that.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 11:50 am to vilma4prez
neil gaiman is my favorite. love his books and short stories. some fantasy involved.
start with american gods. i've read it so many times that i'm on my 3rd copy
start with american gods. i've read it so many times that i'm on my 3rd copy
Posted on 6/21/11 at 11:53 am to Aspercel
Thanks for the recommendations...
I actually saw the attila series at Barnes & Noble this weekend but they didn't have a copy of the 1st in the series.....
Read American Gods.. I loved it... are the others good? Anasazi Boys?
I actually saw the attila series at Barnes & Noble this weekend but they didn't have a copy of the 1st in the series.....
Read American Gods.. I loved it... are the others good? Anasazi Boys?
Posted on 6/21/11 at 11:54 am to Aspercel
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american gods
Great book.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:18 pm to vilma4prez
I hear this ones good
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:25 pm to BBMcGee
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ready to go back to Ancient Greek or Rome.
Coleen McCullough's Master's of Rome series is very impressive. She's more historically accurate than most in the historical fiction genre. The series takes a particularly in depth look at Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix. He never seems to get his due.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:27 pm to vilma4prez
If you're interested in horror, sci-fi, and cold-war era espionage, I would highly reccomend:
These are the best books that hardly anyone seems to have heard of. Completely original.
These are the best books that hardly anyone seems to have heard of. Completely original.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:28 pm to Green Chili Tiger
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cold-war era espionage
Has anyone read Harlot's Ghost by Norman Mailer? Great, great book.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:30 pm to Jwodie
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Unbroken - one of the best books I've read in years.
That's non-fiction
Posted on 6/21/11 at 12:39 pm to etm512
I'm gonna have to check out a couple of these.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 1:36 pm to bamaham
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Gates of Fire is a great book and I would recommend it as well
Thomas Harlan.
I liked the Oath of Empire series even though it lost its way in the later books.
It starts with the Shadow of Ararat.
Stephen R Lawhead's the Celtic Crusades are good.
Iron Lance
Black Rood
and Mystic Rose
One series I've really enjoyed that I haven't seen mentioned is the Temeraire series.
Essentially it takes place during the war between England and France in the time when Napoleon was still Emperor. Dragons are a part of the military and are so large they are like airships and crewed by 20 or more men. A former Navy Captain is stuck captaining a Dragon after he accidentally bonds with a stolen dragon egg.
It's not a traditional fantasy and I really enjoyed how they incorporated dragons into traditional military strategy and tactics. Just imagine the redcoats with an air force.
His Majesty's Dragon
Posted on 6/21/11 at 1:39 pm to vilma4prez
Ignore everyone else and read the book I suggested... Life is too short to follow anyone's direction but mine.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 1:47 pm to Muppet
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Ignore everyone else and read the book I suggested... Life is too short to follow anyone's direction but mine.
I actually like steampunk. Someone also recommended a story called "Ghost" where it is a steampunk superhero...
Posted on 6/21/11 at 2:19 pm to vilma4prez
Gibson is great. If you're a steampunk fan, grab a book called steampunk prime. It's a collection of short stories and novellas published around the turn of the previous century when steam was seen as the way of the future.
I just read The Windup Girl and really liked it.
I just read The Windup Girl and really liked it.
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In a future Thailand, calories are the greatest commodity. Anderson is a calorie-man whose true objective is to discover new food sources that his company can exploit. His secretary, Hock Seng, is a refugee from China seeking to ensure his future. Jaidee is an officer of the Environmental Ministry known for upholding regulations rather than accepting bribes. His partner, Kanya, is torn between respect for Jaidee and hatred for the agency that destroyed her childhood home. Emiko is a windup, an engineered and despised creation, discarded by her master and now subject to brutality by her patron. The actions of these characters set in motion events that could destroy the country. Bacigalupi has created a compelling, if bleak, society in which corruption, betrayal, and despair are commonplace, and more positive behavior and emotions such as hope and love are regarded with great suspicion. The complex plot and equally complex characters require a great deal of commitment from readers. Even the most sympathetic people have darker sides, and it is difficult to determine which character or faction should triumph. This highly nuanced, violent, and grim novel is not for every teen. However, mature readers with an interest in political or environmental science fiction or those for whom dystopias are particularly appealing will be intrigued. If they are able to immerse themselves completely into the calorie-mad world of a future Bangkok, they will not be disappointed.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 2:26 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
Gibson's The Sprawl trilogy pretty much defines the steampunk/speculative technological fiction genres.
Sci-Fi is saturated with ridiculous pseudo-science, but Gibson injects a lot of informed realism.
Sci-Fi is saturated with ridiculous pseudo-science, but Gibson injects a lot of informed realism.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 2:38 pm to Muppet
Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Count Zero were some of my favorite books when I was younger. I still try to read the whole series along with the Burning Chrome collection once every 5 years or so. I follow that up with the Chronicles of Amber. Kind of my walk down memory lane.
Gibson did do a lot to define cyberpunk and a genre but a lot of people forget how Walter Jon Williams who along with Philip K Dick was right there at the beginning in the early 80s. My paperback copy of Hardwired is falling apart, but I've had it on my shelf for 18 years.
So if you like cyberpunk and want a bit more action and less exposition.
Hardwired
Solip:System
and to a lesser extent Voice of the Whirlwind are worth the read.
Gibson did do a lot to define cyberpunk and a genre but a lot of people forget how Walter Jon Williams who along with Philip K Dick was right there at the beginning in the early 80s. My paperback copy of Hardwired is falling apart, but I've had it on my shelf for 18 years.
So if you like cyberpunk and want a bit more action and less exposition.
Hardwired
Solip:System
and to a lesser extent Voice of the Whirlwind are worth the read.
Posted on 6/21/11 at 3:15 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
trilogy includes Catching Fire (book 2) and Mockingjay (book 3)
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