Yeah, great book!
That'll get AToE's attention
I'm not getting the acronym. I'm still a noob here! ;-)
What have you been reading?
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Yeah, great book!
I'm not getting the acronym. I'm still a noob here! ;-)
AToe, the member with a sandworm as his avatar
Just finished Hound of the Baskervilles, I must say I am quite enjoying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings.
Just finished Hound of the Baskervilles, I must say I am quite enjoying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings.
AToe, the member with a sandworm as his avatar
Just finished Hound of the Baskervilles, I must say I am quite enjoying Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's writings.
Which AToE = A Thing of Eternity which = Dune reference to Shai'Hulud if I remember correctly.
Ahhh... I knew "AToE" took his name from "A thing of Eternity" which he disclaims as "It's a nerd thing". But I didn't realise the reference was from Dune.
He much love those books more than I realised.
Heh heh. Have you read it? The slang is maybe 75% Russian and you can recognize the words from Croatian.
AToe, the member with a sandworm as his avatar
Aha! Didn't see him in this thread until just now. With that avatar, it makes sense! ;-)
Sure have, still have it on my bookshelf. Burgess write some other interesting stuff as well.
Haha,
Try the Enderby tetrology -- Inside Mr. Enderby (1963), Enderby Outside (1968), The Clockwork Testament (1974), and Enderby's Dark Lady (1984)
Interesting stuff. Kind of James Joyce's Ulysses wrapped up in a poet that works best when seated on his toilet.
LOL, you asked!
Cheers,
Oskaar
Try the Enderby tetrology -- Inside Mr. Enderby (1963), Enderby Outside (1968), The Clockwork Testament (1974), and Enderby's Dark Lady (1984)
Interesting stuff. Kind of James Joyce's Ulysses wrapped up in a poet that works best when seated on his toilet.
LOL, you asked!
Cheers,
Oskaar
Ha yes, got my attention for sure! A Thing of Eternity is indeed basically what you get if you take the Arabic Shai Hulud and put it into English. I'm something of an amateur Dune scholar and collector. Don't get me started on the new books though, just don't!
On other notes, awesome to see so many people with similar tastes! The Ender series is one I've always meant to get into, I've read one other book by Card and it was awesome - it says a lot about just how good an author is when I can personally dislike the author very much, but still am able to fully enjoy his works! (Unlike Goodkind, who first off I simply got bored of his books when they stopped being books and started being political/social rants that repeated the same statements at least 5-10 times per books, but I kept reading his stuff because I had fond memories of the first 4 books or so... but then I got to know about him as a person and it just ruined it for me... so my advice is simply stay away from learning about him or reading any interviews, and keep enjoying the books!).
A Song of Ice and Fire is awesome, loving it, can't wait for the 5th book.
Clockwork Orange was a killer book too, I've been meaning to re-read it, as I didn't really figure out the language until part way in, so the beginning was a little lost on me, should make more sense next time around!
Other really awesome SF authors:
Iain M Banks - wow, just wow. Start with Player of Games and just read them at random from that point on. Not what my fav of his is yet, either Use of Weapons, or Excession.
Karl Schroeder - killer new(-ish, last 10 years) high-tech SF author, seriously mind exploding stuff. I'd start with Permanence for a more Arthur C Clarke vibe, Lady of Mazes for a "down the rabbit hole" vibe, and if you'd prefer more pulp "entertainment" SF rather than "art" SF, his Virgo series which starts with Sun of Suns is just killer, takes place in a setting so interesting the stories could be about the characters doing laundry and it'd still be rivetting!
Cordwainer Smith - not as well known now as he was way way back when he was writing, but a truely whacky author who's probably one of the best I've ever read. Check out the short story Scanners Live in Vain, the first he published under that name.
Boy, I could go on for hours. ;D
On other notes, awesome to see so many people with similar tastes! The Ender series is one I've always meant to get into, I've read one other book by Card and it was awesome - it says a lot about just how good an author is when I can personally dislike the author very much, but still am able to fully enjoy his works! (Unlike Goodkind, who first off I simply got bored of his books when they stopped being books and started being political/social rants that repeated the same statements at least 5-10 times per books, but I kept reading his stuff because I had fond memories of the first 4 books or so... but then I got to know about him as a person and it just ruined it for me... so my advice is simply stay away from learning about him or reading any interviews, and keep enjoying the books!).
A Song of Ice and Fire is awesome, loving it, can't wait for the 5th book.
Clockwork Orange was a killer book too, I've been meaning to re-read it, as I didn't really figure out the language until part way in, so the beginning was a little lost on me, should make more sense next time around!
Other really awesome SF authors:
Iain M Banks - wow, just wow. Start with Player of Games and just read them at random from that point on. Not what my fav of his is yet, either Use of Weapons, or Excession.
Karl Schroeder - killer new(-ish, last 10 years) high-tech SF author, seriously mind exploding stuff. I'd start with Permanence for a more Arthur C Clarke vibe, Lady of Mazes for a "down the rabbit hole" vibe, and if you'd prefer more pulp "entertainment" SF rather than "art" SF, his Virgo series which starts with Sun of Suns is just killer, takes place in a setting so interesting the stories could be about the characters doing laundry and it'd still be rivetting!
Cordwainer Smith - not as well known now as he was way way back when he was writing, but a truely whacky author who's probably one of the best I've ever read. Check out the short story Scanners Live in Vain, the first he published under that name.
Boy, I could go on for hours. ;D
I'm getting a large list of books to read! I only wish I was a faster reader now. Half way through the first goodkind book. I started to reread The count of Monte cristo another favorite. And im reading Officer one and two and fire essentials 5th edition for my upcoming Lt test. I should be reading a lot more of the latter but I'm not....
Hmmm...lots of interesting recommendations.
I am currently reading Thrilled to Death by Dr. Archibald Hart and Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb. In the queue is the Farseer Trilogy also by Robin Hobb and the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov.
I am currently reading Thrilled to Death by Dr. Archibald Hart and Ship of Destiny by Robin Hobb. In the queue is the Farseer Trilogy also by Robin Hobb and the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov.
There's 3 trilogies in the same timeline as Ship of Destiny... They were great, I really enjoyed them. I can't remember the 3rd trilogy though...
Ship of destiny was book 1 of the liveship traders?
Farseer Trilogy. Is that the assassin's apprentice books?
wracking my brain to remember what the 3rd series was about it's in the same country as the farseers
I had to read The Count of Monte Cristo in French in high school, it kind of put me off reading it in English, which is sad because it seems like a really good book.
I recently read The Knight of Sainte-Hermine which is a Dumas work that was recently re-discovered (you wouldn't think anything that he has serialized would have been lost in the first place - French librarians... ). The story is fun, but not as good as the Count of Montecristo, and being unfinished, it kind of leaves you hanging.
). The story is fun, but not as good as the Count of Montecristo, and being unfinished, it kind of leaves you hanging.
Ooh, I guess I should read that too then, I saw the title on my e-reader. When I'm done with Sherlock Holmes, maybe. (I keep asking myself, why didn't they have us read stuff like that in high school English classes instead of the dreck I remember, The Red Pony, ugh, haven't ever been able to bring myself to read anything else by Steinbeck since, although later in high school when they made us read a horrible novel, I'd go track down something esle by the same author to see if it was ALL dreck or if my school board just chose a dud)
kudapucat, Ship of Destiny is the last in the Liveship Traders Trilogy. I have liked this trilogy quite a bit which is what is leading me toward the Farseer Trilogy (assassin's apprentice). I'm certainly interested in the rest of her books, Ill have to see if the library has them.
I'm working on my annual reading of the Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, my favorite book ever.
Typically, though, I read early to mid twentieth century American lit. There's a lot of great stuff from that era. After that I go for Russian lit (novels, short stories, plays, poetry, etc.... pretty much anything).
Chuck Palahniuk is also one of my favorite writers, more for his story telling ability than his actual writing.
AToE, I'd like to hear your opinion of the new Dune books... I've read the original about 20 times (and the original series about 3 times). I used to have a first print of Dune that an ex gave to me as a xmas gift but it got ruined (read: destroyed, obliterated) in a flood :crybaby2:.
Typically, though, I read early to mid twentieth century American lit. There's a lot of great stuff from that era. After that I go for Russian lit (novels, short stories, plays, poetry, etc.... pretty much anything).
Chuck Palahniuk is also one of my favorite writers, more for his story telling ability than his actual writing.
AToE, I'd like to hear your opinion of the new Dune books... I've read the original about 20 times (and the original series about 3 times). I used to have a first print of Dune that an ex gave to me as a xmas gift but it got ruined (read: destroyed, obliterated) in a flood :crybaby2:.
