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    What Should I Read Next?

    Alright, so I need some suggestions on what I should read next. Here's a list of what is currently sitting on my TBR Mountain. I'm not really in a hurry to read through any of them right now, so other suggestions are encouraged! Thanks.

    • The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie
    • In Fury Born by David Weber
    • The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
    • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    • The Testament by John Grisham
    • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
    • The Kill Artist by Daniel Silva
    • The Third Secret by Steve Berry
    • The Sundering by Walter Jon Williams
    • The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch

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    Never heard of them... what genre do you prefer?

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    Anything really, but I mostly prefer hardcore sci-fi, any type of fantasy, including some urban (Dresden Files), Historical Fiction. Anything really. As long as it's interesting to me and I have time. Hope this helps. Thanks.

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    It does help. I like Terry Brooks. He's not exactly urban fantasy, except in his Knight of the Word series (I reccommend that, btw). I am reading Brisingr by Paolini right now, it's really good and deep.

    Hope this helps.

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    I really don't like Paoloni anymore. I've read both Eragon and Eldest multiple times, but after re-reading them so many times, I've realized that I have lost my taste for him for various reasons, but have been seriously contemplating reading Brisingr, only because I'm the kind of person who doesn't walk away from a series. Call me stubborn, or stupid, but that's just how I am, so I might pick it up someday... but not now.

    I'll look into Brooks's stuff. Anything else? What I really need, is something that will get my creative juices flowing for NaNoWriMo, even though it's only two days away... Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kidstaple View Post
    • The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
    • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    Off of your list, I would recommend the two above. Both are excellent books and I'd have to say Neverwhere is one of my all-time favorites now.

    If you've never read it, I would also recommend Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. Another excellent book with three sequels following it and another series following the same events but told from the point of view of secondary characters from the first series.
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    Thanks, Selorian. I've tried reading Ender's Game before,and I just could never get into it. I don't know why. Maybe I'll give 'em another go.

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    Ender's Game is really hard to get into, but has a deep story.

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    Are the other books in the series as hard to get into, or are they better?

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    Never read 'em. Wasn't exactly thrilled with Ender's Game... Never was much of a sci-fi guy anyway...

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    Ah, I see. Anything else you can suggest?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kidstaple View Post
    • Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
    • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

    Enjoyed Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere but loved his book American Gods.

    Lewis' Screwtape letters are a classic IMO.

    Happy reading!
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    Awesome, thanks corkscrew. I'll deffanetly check out Gaiman's American Gods after I finish Neverwhere, if I like it enough.

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    - Armor by John Steakley.
    - Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
    - Anything by Philip K. Dick really.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wintermute View Post
    - Armor by John Steakley.
    - Foundation by Isaac Asimov.
    - Anything by Philip K. Dick really.
    Read both Foundation and Armor. Both Asimov Steakley are amazing. Up there with the classics of Sci-Fi authors.

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