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pogozorro

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I (surprisingly) have more time on my hands this semester than expected and would like to do some actual pleasure fiction reading. As is, I read enough reports, briefings and news to keep my non-fiction mind happy. I want mindless fluff.

Essentially, I am looking for an epic series or five that give a nice, long story. In terms of genre, I prefer fantasy (a la RA Salvatore) over sci-fi, but if the story is good I would at least try the first book.

Thanks :D
 
I read the whole Sword of Shannara series by Terry Brooks back and the day and that was a regular kick in the pants.
 
T w i z t i D said:
i read all the tom clancy jack ryan books this summer, and found them wonderfully mindless and entertaining
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I've read all of Clancy's books. If you like that sort, try Ian Wilson's WW3 series. It is a bit more militaristic, but rather neat.

As for LOTR, I have tried to read Tolkein but there is something about his style (perhaps the incessant singing) that keeps me from even finishing the first book.
 
Stephen King's Dark Tower series is awesome, and is at 5 books right now. he's finishing the last 2 up and then he's quitting.
 
If you haven't read Tolkien and Adams, you've got enough right there to get you throught the semester. If you HAVE read all their works (post if you want complete lists, or hit Amazon), just go to a used bookstore close to you (I have two I try to visit on a regular basis in Jacksonville, FL), and buy anything that looks interesting. You'll pay three bucks for a paperback, and you can get some stuff you'll find you really enjoy that way.
 
Blah. Okay, just saw your second post. Tolkien is hard to read, his incessant description is what killed me. Douglas Adams has a very dry, British style (which is good, considering he was, you know, british and all that), that I find entertaining. Lemme know if you need a list of his works.
 
read "A Hero Born" "An Enemy Reborn" both by michael stackpole. they're his chaos series books. both favorites of mine. i think an enemy reborn is out of print tho, so might be hard to find. Definately read A Hero Born tho, one of my favorite books.
 
His Dark Materials (Golden Compass series): pullman
or the Ender's Game series, both amazing

for a little bit of a challenge try Dune
 
Tishomingo Blues - by Elmore Leonard. Very funny, very entertaining. A travelling high-dive specialist, Detroit mafia, and southern civil war re-enactors all mixed up in a bowl. When I was in Moscow last summer I read this book twice in a row. Leonard's gift for dialogue is in full force here.

My Uncle Oswald - by Roald Dahl. The absurd adventures of Oswald Cornelius, the greatest snob, conoisseur and seducer in history. Oswald combines his business savvy with a scientist genius and a sexually irresistable girl to retrieve the sperm of all the greatest geniuses in the world, in order to sell it to bored rich women who are looking to produce genius offspring. Lots of fun, and can be read in a day.

...and also check out Roald Dahl's short stories. They are excellent, and nearly every one has an unexpected ending of some sort.
 
Piers Anthony Immortals series. Really amazing books.

Have you read any Dragonlance novels? I used to be hooked on those.

Enders Game of course as mentioned by others.
 
DrSbaitso said:
Blah. Okay, just saw your second post. Tolkien is hard to read, his incessant description is what killed me. Douglas Adams has a very dry, British style (which is good, considering he was, you know, british and all that), that I find entertaining. Lemme know if you need a list of his works.
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I have a signed leatherback version of the Hitchhiker's Guide books (all six). That is by far one of my favorite series ever. His other stuff is good, but the Hitchhiker series is the top of cool.

As for the Dark Tower series, I read most of those way back in the 4th grade. I know I still have the books somewhere and I might just have to read them again.

Thanks for the input so far, keep it coming.
 
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