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| Thread ID: 150800 | 2022-07-20 23:04:00 | HOUSE OF THE DRAGON - Games of Thrones Prequel | bellbird (6169) | PC World Chat |
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| 1487526 | 2022-07-27 21:57:00 | If you like fantasy and reading it's almost a crime not to read lord of the rings :) They are also great movies IMHO. . I loathed it. Read LOTR, Hobbit and Silmarillion. Nope. I read heaps, and fantasy as well. Currently working my way through K.J. Parker. Here's something else: www.amazon.com Bit of a con job. It's just Fire and Blood with more pictures. There are a lot of If You Liked This then Read That places and threads on the net. It doesn't work for the most part. What people like is fairly individual...and the same top however many lists pop up always. I have one friend, also a big reader, he has 20,000 books...and we agree mostly. But there's stuff he likes and I don't, stuff I liked and he doesn't. He hated ASOIAF but likes Mr Martins other books. He liked LOTR. So there we go...differences. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487527 | 2022-07-28 00:11:00 | Here's a link to a download of the first book, STARFISH, by Peter Watts: www.rifters.com Link to his webpages: www.rifters.com You have to search a bit but these books were and are available for free in legitimate downloads. Well worth reading he is a very good writer, not exactly fantasy but I couldn't stop reading them when I first came across them. I also did not enjoy The Hobbit, LOTR's etc. Here's a direct link to the first PDF: www.rifters.com |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1487528 | 2022-07-28 04:07:00 | [QUOTE=zqwerty;1317681 STARFISH, by Peter Watts: [/QUOTE] Read heaps of his. I have read: Joe Abercrombie Daniel Abraham Douglas Adams – Brian Aldiss – Roger MacBride Allen Kevin J. Anderson Poul Anderson – Patricia Anthony Piers Anthony Xanth Eleanor Arnason Catherine Asaro Neal Asher Isaac Asimov – Margaret Atwood Jean M Auel Paolo Bacigalupi Kage Baker – J. G. Ballard – Iain M. Banks – RJ Barker John Barnes Steven Barnes L. Frank Baum – Stephen Baxter Elizabeth Bear Greg Bear Charles Beaumont – Gregory Benford Alfred Bester – Ambrose Bierce – David Bischoff Michael Bishop Terry Bisson Ben Bova Stephen Boyett Leigh Brackett – Ray Bradbury – Marion Zimmer Bradley – David Brin Terry Brooks Eric Brown John Brunner – Steven Brust Algis Budrys – Lois McMaster Bujold Octavia E. Butler – Pat Cadigan Lou Cadle John W. Campbell, . Orson Scott Card Terry Carr – Lin Carter – Jack L. Chalker – A. Bertram Chandler – Suzy McKee Charnas C. J. Cherryh Ted Chiang Arthur C. Clarke – Hal Clement Glen Cook Michael Crichton – Julie E. Czerneda Jack Dann Avram Davidson Susan Dexter L. Sprague Camp – Lester del Rey – Samuel R. Delany Philip K. Dick – Gordon R. Dickson – William C. Dietz Thomas M. Disch – Cory Doctorow Stephen R. Donaldson Gardner Dozois – David Drake George Alec Effinger – Greg Egan Suzette Haden Elgin Harlan Ellison – Carol Emshwiller – Steven Erikson Philip José Farmer – CA Fletcher Paul Filippo Sheila Finch E. M. Forster – Alan Dean Foster Karen Joy Fowler C. S. Friedman Esther Friesner Neil Gaiman James Alan Gardner Mary Gentle David Gerrold William Gibson Steven Gould Eileen Gunn Karen Haber Jack C. Haldeman Joe Haldeman Barbara Hambly Peter F. Hamilton Elizabeth Hand Harry Harrison – M. John Harrison Robert A. Heinlein – Zenna Henderson – Brian Herbert Frank Herbert – Dune James P. Hogan – L. Ron Hubbard – Dave Hutchinson Hugh Howey Tanya Huff Aldous Huxley – Dean Ing Simon Ings Gwyneth Jones Diana Wynne Jones – Robert Jordan – James Patrick Kelly Katharine Kerr John Kessel Daniel Keyes – Caitlín R. Kiernan Stephen King T. Kingfisher Damon Knight – Dean R. Koontz Cyril M. Kornbluth – Nancy Kress Henry Kuttner – R. A. Lafferty – Geoffrey Landis David Langford Philip Latham Ursula K. Guin – Geoffrey Landis Mary Soon Lee Tanith Lee – Yoon Lee Fritz Leiber – Murray Leinster Stanisław Lem – David D. Levine Paul Levinson Liu Cixin Ken Liu Jack London – Ian R. MacLeod Ken MacLeod Tom Maddox Barry N. Malzberg George R. R. Martin Lisa Mason David Marusek Richard Matheson – Paul J. McAuley Anne McCaffrey – Jack McDevitt Ian McDonald Maureen F. McHugh Vonda N. McIntyre – Patricia McKillip Robyn McKinley Judith Merril – China Miéville Walter M. Miller, . L. E. Modesitt, . Judith Moffett Rosa Montero Elizabeth Moon Michael Moorcock C. L. Moore – Daniel Keys Moran James Morrow Pat Murphy Linda Nagata larry Niven William F. Nolan Andre Norton George Orwell K. J. Parker Charles Pellegrino H. Beam Piper – Charles Platt Jerry Pournelle – Terry Pratchett Paul Preuss Hannu Rajaniemi Melanie Rawn Robert Reed Laura Resnick Mike Resnick Lester del Rey – Alastair Reynolds Kim Stanley Robinson Spider Robinson Rudy Rucker Kristine Kathryn Rusch Joanna Russ – Richard Paul Russo Eric Frank Russell – Fred Saberhagen – Pamela Sargent Robert J. Sawyer John Scalzi Stanley Schmidt Rod Serling – Michael Shea – Robert Sheckley – Charles Sheffield – Mary Shelley – Lucius Shepard Robert Silverberg Clifford D. Simak – Dan Simmons Jack Skillingstead John Sladek – William Sleator Cordwainer Smith E. E. Smith Michael Marshall Smith Brian Stableford Olaf Stapledon – Christopher Stasheff Allen Steele Neal Stephenson Bruce Sterling S. M. Stirling Charles Stross Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Theodore Sturgeon Somtow Sucharitkul S. Andrew Swann Michael Swanwick Steve Rasnic Tem Sheri S. Tepper James Tiptree . Lavie Tidhar Harry Turtledove Mary Turzillo Lisa Tuttle Steven Utley – Jack Vance – Jeff VanderMeer James Van Pelt Vivian Van Velde A. E. van Vogt – John Varley Vernor Vinge Kurt Vonnegut, . – Howard Waldrop Adrian Walker Lawrence WattEvans Peter Watts David Weber H. G. Wells – Martha Wells James White Cherry Wilder – Kate Wilhelm Tad Williams Walter Jon Williams Jack Williamson – Connie Willis Robert Anton Wilson – Robert Charles Wilson Gene Wolfe – Donald A. Wollheim N. Lee Wood Jack Womack John Wyndham Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Jane Yolen Timothy Zahn George Zebrowski Roger Zelazny – David Zindell Might be a few I forgot... |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487529 | 2022-07-28 04:12:00 | I recognize quite a few of those names but by no means all. I stopped reading books about 25 years ago, now I only read what I find on the internet. |
zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1487530 | 2022-07-28 11:39:00 | I have read: No Hugh Cook! |
fred_fish (15241) | ||
| 1487531 | 2022-07-28 18:47:00 | thanks for the feedback | arnoldjones (17785) | ||
| 1487532 | 2022-07-28 18:48:00 | good | arnoldjones (17785) | ||
| 1487533 | 2022-07-29 09:01:00 | No Hugh Cook! There are probably a few I have forgotten. Yes read a couple of his, wasn't a fan. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487534 | 2022-07-29 09:02:00 | I stopped reading books about 25 years ago, now I only read what I find on the internet. Ugh. I hate reading screens. I carry my books around and read in between stuff. Gardened today, sat in sun during break reading. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1487535 | 2022-07-29 09:15:00 | I loathed it. Read LOTR, Hobbit and Silmarillion. Nope. Fair enough but I find it odd that you read all of them if you didn't enjoy, I'd have stopped myself :) Silmarillion is tough going and not particularly fun, more for hardcore fans after some of the lore than anything else. Now that it's been shown to be possible to make these kind of movies and TV shows well I wonder what else they could do, I'd like to see the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant myself among others. Maybe too similar to LOTR though perhaps. |
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