What are all of you guys' Top 10 book/book series? I'll post mine. 1. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R. R. Martin 2. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 3. Wheel of Time (1-6) by Robert Jordan 4. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling 5. Death Gate Cycle, by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 6. Tales of the Otori, by Lian Hearn 7. The Farseer series, by Robin Hobb 8. Ender's Shadow series, by Orson Scott Card 9. American Gods, by Neil Gaiman 10. The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
Not in order: 1. The Bartimaeus trilogy by Jonathan Stroud (especially the first book - The Amulet of Samarkand). 2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams (ingenius). 3. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (365 pages into the author's preferred text - which is twelve thousand words longer than the popular one - but I've read enough of it to confidently say that it's probably the best book I've ever read). 4. The Discworld series by Terry Pratchett (enough said). 5. Stardust by Neil Gaiman (can't explain why I like it so much...it's magical, something to be read at bedtime). 6. Carrie by Stephen King (the writing is superb, and you get a feeling of satisfaction when you've finished it). 7. Half Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer (will keep you chuckling delightedtly in every page). 8. Ender's Game (haven't read the sequels - been meaning to, though). 9. A Prisoner of Birth by Jeffrey Archer (excellent book). 10. The Wish List by Eoin Colfer (well...shouldn't really be in this list - though it is damn good, of course - but I can't think of any others at the moment).
I'm not really into sci-fic/fantasy, though I occasionally dabble in it, so my list is mostly based on what interests me in all categories. This is in no particular order. Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson The Blind Assassin, Margaret Awood Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie Catch-22, Joseph Heller Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut Norwegian Wood, Haruki Murakami The Elric Saga series, Michael Moorcock The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams The Fountain Head, Ayn Rand YOU SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY! Dave Eggers
-Ender's Game/Shadow (Only read the Bean sequels, not Ender, those were like, "what?") -Hitchhiker's Guide (Never truly read the whole trilogy of five, but got through like 88% of book one and dabbled in the rest) -Harry Potter (only the first four, before she started writing with her money and not her typewriter.) -Watchmen House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer (one of the most overused concepts ever but still a good book) Great Expectations I really don't have ten, haven't been able to bring myself to actually read books since highschool ruined them for me.
My favorites (in no actual specific order) are: -The Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler -The Oregon Files by Clive Cussler -The Kurt Austin series by Clive Cussler -The Sigma series by James Rollins -The Jack West Jr. series by Matthew Reilly -The Scarecrow series by Matthew Reilly -Lord Of The Rings by JRR Tolkien -The Dark Elf Trilogy by RA Salvatore -The Scot Harvath Series by Brad Thor -The Mitch Rapp Series by Vince Flynn
Isn't dark elf a quartet? Iunno I got four books by RA, all about Drizzit or whoever. Are they good, never read them?
In a very changeable list and no particular order: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by bruce coville The Dragons of North Chittingdon by someone I don't remember Pit Dragons trilogy by Jane Yolen Eye of the World by Robert Jordan The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy by Douglas Adams Dragon's Dawn by Anne McCaffery The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffery Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card Enchantment by Orson Scott Card Firebird by Mercedes Lackey
The novels about Drizzt are the only ones I've read about D&D, and I think they are the most decent (many people says D&D novels are piles of crap, never read them though). They're very good, filled with fast-paced action and characters with depth. Well, here's my list (no particular order): - The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien - A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin - Septimus Heap Series, by Angie Sage - Artemis Fowl Series, by Eoin Colfer - Runemarks, by Joanne Harris - Harry Potter Series, by J.K. Rowling - The Court of the Air, by Stephen Hunt - The First Law Trilogy, by Joe Abercrombie - The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss - All the books about Drizzt, by R.A. Salvatore
I wonder if I could have a top 11 list, just so I could add " Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A Heinlein.
My top ten: 1. Harry Potter series by J.K.Rowling. 2. Strvaganza by Mary Hoffman 3. The Hanibal Series by Thomas Harris 4. Memoirs of a Geisha (not sure who wrote it) 5. The Shining by Stephen King 6. The Labyrinth by Kate Mosse 7. The Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton 8. Fantastic Stories for Five Years Olds by a compliation of authors. 8. But Inside I'm Screaming (I am not sure who wrote this one either.) 10. Kiss the Girls by James Petterson
Top ten in no particular order 1. Starship Troopers- Robert A Heinlein 2. Stranger in a Strange Land- Robert A. Henlein 3. Invisible Monsters- Chuck Palahniuk 4. Flowers for Algernon- Daniel Keyes 5. Sword of Truth Series- Terry Goodkind 6. Hostage to the Devil- Malachi Martin 7. Snow Falling on Cedars- David Guterson 8. Bloodsucking Fiends- Christopher Moore 9 Emotional Intelligence- Daniel Goleman 10. World War Z- Max Brooks
I love starship troopers, and flowers for algernon. I've only read the short story of flowers though.
I have not read many book series, but here are a few: 1. Artemis Fowl 2. Harry Potter 3. Abarat 4. Elric Saga 5. Discworld Series 6. Dune 7. Odd Series (And that is about it of what I have read.)
The Island- Gary Paulsen The Giver- Lois Lowry Fly By Night- Francis Hardinge The Chosen- Chaim Potok So Yesterday- Scott Westerfeld Heck Superhero Brave New World- Aldous Huxley Treasure Island- Robert Louis Stevenson The Last Safe Place on Earth- Aldous Huxley Heir Apparent- Vivian Vande Velde No particular order
I have a top five: 1. Lord of the Flies 2. The Catcher in the Rye 3. 1984 4. Animal Farm 5. Sophie's World These are the books that I love and can read over and over again, because they make me think. :]
The first four are required school material for my school... Although I've only read 1984 (it was ok) and Catcher in the Rye (I liked, and would read again).
1. Tom Clancy, Without Remorse 2. JR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings 3. Robert A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers 4. Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game 5. Stephanie Meyer, Twilight Series 6. Robert A. Heilein, Stranger in a Strange Land 7. Star Wars Expanded Universe (Up until Revelations. After that it just becomes so trivial) 8. The Halo Series (Actually really good) 9. Carl Von Kausewitz, Vom Kriege 10. Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Hmm going for series ill say mostly kids stuff since i read more series than i do now and it stuck with me, and i will probably forget something which should be there, but off the top of my head... 1. Deptford Histories Trilogy - Robin Jarvis 2. Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling 3. Darren Shan Saga - Darren Shan 4. Bartimaeous Trilogy - Jonathan Stroud 5. Artemis Fowl Series - Eoin Colfer 6. A Series of Unfortunate Events 7. Matthew Shardlake Series - CJ Samson 8. Demonata - Darren Shan 9. John Corey Series - Nelson Demille 10. Sabriel/ Abhorsen Trilogy - Garth Nix I would say Lord of the Rings in there, but to be honest im more a fan of the films than the books, so i dont think i can really say the books would belong there if it werent for the films. As for deciding my top books, i have read a lot more of them than i have series so that requires more thought lol.
I haven't finished the book yet but the movie is AMAZING its my favorite movie My favorites (in no particular order) 1. Wildwood Dancing-Juliet Marillier 2. Crestomanci Series by Diana Wynne Jones, some of the books in the series are really boring (The Lives of Christopher Chant) but the good ones more than make up for the bad ones (Witch Week and Conrad's Fate) 3. The Westing Game-Ellen Raskin 4. the Harry Potter series-J.K. Rowling 5. The Twilight Series-Stephanie Meyer 6. East-Edith Pattou 7. Once Upon a Marigold-Jean Ferris this book is way below my reading level but its just such a happy, feel good book that i love it, its really light and fun, its my pick-me-up book 8. The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series-Michael Scott he hasn't finished writing the whole series yet but the ones that are out are really good 9. The Wall and the Wing-Laura Ruby 10. The Chaos King-Laura Ruby this is the sequel to the Wall and the Wing, its not as good as the first but its still fairly good wow...it was really hard to some up with that list past 7
The Wheel of Time- Robert Jordan The Sword of Truth- Terry Goodkind Dragonlance- Weis and Hickman Dusk- Tim Lebbnon (can't remember how to spell his name) Deathlands- James Axler The Survivalist- Jerry Ahern Of Mice and Men- John Steinback Iron Tower- Denis L. McKeirnon- Againt can't spell the last name The Inheritance Cycle- Christopher Paolini The Videssos Cycle- Harry Turtledove
In no particular order... 1. Harry Potter series 2. Artemis Fowl 3. Skin - Ted Dekker 4. Showdown - Ted Dekker 5. House - Ted Dekker 6. Much of the Star Wars Expanded Universe I don't think I can finish the list...
Not in order. Awesomeness may vary by book. 1-. Snow Crash - Neal Stephenson 2-. The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde 3-. Farenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury 4-. .hack//AI Buster 5-. Death Note: Another Note 6-. On A Pale Horse - Piers Anthony (The following books are somewhat of a decay, gets back up in the sixth book but the seventh and eighth book are just...uhg) 7-. Jumper & Reflex - Steven Gould (it's nowhere near as bad as that movie was) 8-. The Gods Themselves - Isaac Asimov 9-. The Long Walk - Stephen King 10-. The Fall of Reach - Eric Nylund [Honorable mention: The haruhi suzumiya novels (see my avatar), and Good Omens.]
- Maximum Ride Series (James Patterson) - Harry Potter Series (J.K. Rowling) - To Kill A Mockingbird (Harper Lee) - Flowers for Algernon (FORGET ) - The Dark is Rising Sequence (Susan Cooper) - The Warriors Series (Erin Hunter) - Prey (Michael Chrichton) - Congo (Michael Crichton) - The Lord of the Rings Series ( J.R.R. Tolkien) - Great Expectations (Charles Dickens) *NOT IN ORDER*
