Well, I just dug out one old thread where I listed some books I have enjoyed in the past....
- Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. A classical samurai novel based on Miyamoto Musashi life.
- Anything by William Gibson. My fav. are Neuromancer, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Count Zero.
- Anything by Tolkien. If you haven't read The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings, do so. It is worth the time. I seriously recommend reading The Hobbit prior to LOTR.
- Anything by David & Leigh Eddings. Some hate them but I have always enjoyed the works by Eddings. I especially love the detail of the fantasy world they write about, the wastness of the stories and they are able to tell the story in a convincing manner. I guess one major appeal to me is the fact that I hate it when a good story ends, Eddings sometimes seems to be going on forever
- Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. Absolutely fabulous stuff. Hillarious. I seldom laugh out loud when reading sometimes but Pratchett has made me do so on several occations.
- Biggles books by Captain W.E Johns. My favourite as kid. Got over 100 of them. Still enjoyable to read when taking a dump or before bedtime. About Bigglesworth, a british pilot in all kind of situtations where airplanes are involved. (WWI, WWII, treasure hunting, busting criminals etc etc).
- Anything by Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is fantastic. As well as his other works.
- Rose of the Prophet trilogy by Margaret Weis. Arabic themed (Djinn etc) trilogy that I really enjoyed. Also the Darksword trilogy is worth checking out but it is no where as good as the Rose of the Prophet trilogy IMHO. Apparently Weis has written a lot of Dragonlance and such books, never touched them myself..
- Anything by Arthur C. Clarke. 2001 and the following in the series are great. Also other books by him are read worthy.
- Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick. The novel Bladerunner was based upon. There is also a Bladerunner 2 novel by someone I don't remember (I can check if requested) that continued on the story from the movie. Not classic but interesting enough.
- Anything by Isaac Asimov. Foundation trilogy is brilliant. So is his other works.
- Shogun by James Clavell. I was perhaps 10 when I read it the first time. There was this TV series of it as well..wonder if I can leech it from the net somewhere...About this english adventurer in feudal Japan.
- Lamb : The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. Absolutedly hillarious book about Jesus. One of the funniest books I have read in a long time.
//Kee