B-One's share your fav book's authors/titles

[B-One]

So yes I was talking with duowolf (awesome girl from england) about doing a thread like this^^. So I'll start.

I started reading books from Laurell K. Hamilton. An author who specialise in fantastic/horror/romance book. She has 2 running story. The best one is about Anita Blake who is a necromancer, raising dead for money. She happens to be in a town controled by a master vampire who fells in love with her... a lot of stuff like that in about 25 books^^.

It's like an hardcore buffy the vampire slayer with REAL romance...it's really good^^. Try looking for it :p.

[Angelz]

I'm currently reading The Liveship Traders Trilogy by Robin Hobb. A really great writer.

PS: Do you have to put your name in the thread title? ^^

[duowolf]

At the moment I'm reading a murder mystery novel called Naked Prey by a guy called John Stanford. It seems pretty good so far.
If you like horror books I really recommend The Ring trilogy by Koji Suzuki. These are the books that The Ringu movies are based on. They are pretty creepy and full of plot twists that you really don't see coming.
You could also check out Parasite Eve by Hideaki Sena. It's a very creepy medical horror. The Parasite Eve games are a direct sequal to this novel so if you enjoyed the games you should like the book.

[akan]

I think Robin Hobb sucks, I don't remember what triology of his I read, but it was the worst fantasy books i've seen :P

Fantasy books i like are Magician by Raymond Feist and Legend by David Gemmel. They both have many other great books too ^^

BTW: Did you guys hear that Robert Jordan is dead? :'(

[duowolf]

I love Raymond E Feists books I've got all of them but I've never been a hugh fan of David Gemmel.

I'd heard about Robert Jorden, my brother told me about it the other day. It's very sad though from what I've heard that he's been sick for a very long time though I'm not sure with what.

[Angelz]

hey Robin Hobb book are great especially the Royal assasin trilogy. But the Liveship trader book is kinda doen and far. AMybe you read that book.

Lol robert jordan is dead? Did he ever et to finish that very long fantasy book of his? Forgot the title...

[duowolf]

The Wheel Of Time series and no he didn't there was one book left to come out. Hopefully someone in his family will finish it of otherwise the people reading the series will never know how it ended.

[akan]

it's said that his wife is going to finish it from his papers i think... And I agree with you duowolf on Gemmel... it's just legend that is really good, the rest is average... and I've read all Feists books too :) love the empire series best after Magician ^^

[B-One]

Damn since when do people explode my threads...that's sooo cool. Normally I'm the one who jams thread with imp-boy...I created a monsterXD. And no Angelz I don't need to put my name in the thread...it's just that I like it and find them easily when eople answers them^^. It's a bit of a trademark now :p. Nice book titles, none which I heard of, gotta look around a bit :D

[Kaizen]

UMMM... Harry potter! yay for wizards lol.

[B-One]

lol HP is good^^.

[Angelz]

Yes it is. But the ending for the last book kinda suck.

I had hope that Harry died alongside with voldermort.... but he went alive and got married to ginny. BORING!

I also use to read Enid Blyton. Anybody remember her?

[B-One]

lol put that in spoiler tags I haven't read it yet...I'm waiting for it to being translated XD

[duowolf]

Yeah I love the Harry Potter books too. I rather liked the ending even i really dislike that character. It gave a lot of protental for next-gen fic which is never a bad thing.
i ued to read Enid Blyton's books when I was a kid my fav was one called Bimbo and Topesy about a couple of dogs and a couple of cats that lived together. it was a pretty fun story.

[Angelz]

Sorry about that Bone. Hope I didn't spoil too much ^^;

@duowolf - yea I use to read her when I was a little too. My favourite is the Faraway tree and the naughtiest girl. It was really nice. And I've that book too - Bimbo and Topesy. Nice!

[duowolf]

I've heard they want to edited the books to make them appeal more to this generation as well as taking out the words like gay as they mean different things now then they did when the books were written.

[Angelz]

hahaha... take out the word gay. i forgot how much the author love to use that word. But that would be really nice.Enid Blyton book are always fun to read and there is always a teachinf behind the story.

[B-One]

No problemo Angelz... didn't read what you wrote^^. Any Jules Vernes fan here??? My fav must be the mysterious island or something like that, I don't know the english title:p

[akan]

Another Great serie is The Dark Tower by stephen King! it's one of the best ^^

[Angelz]

Jules Vernes? I've never heard of her before. hmm...

Ooo the Dark tower!!! It's in my I-want-to-read-book list. But the story is not complete yet right? So, I'm waitting for it to complete before reading it ><

[B-One]

The dark tower : It's complete now^^. But since the last book just came out it's hard to find the previous ones...

Jules Verne: Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for novels such as Journey To The Center Of The Earth (1864), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote about space, air, and underwater travel before air travel and practical submarines were invented, and before practical means of space travel had been devised. He is the third most translated author in the world, according to Index Translationum. Some of his books have been made into films. Verne, along with Hugo Gernsback and H. G. Wells, is often popularly referred to as the "Father of Science Fiction".

[Fiendish_Imp]

Jules Verne is know to me as the author the "Doc" Emmitt Brown loved lol.

[B-One]

Parles-tu anglais? Si oui essaie d'être plus clair car je ne comprend absolument pas...^^

[Kaizen]

One Piece by Eichiro Oda it's a great series of books you guys should try it sometime! *Snickers*

[B-One]

lolz we talk about novels here...not manga XD

[Kaizen]

I'm like the only american so... I don't know... Well I read this book called Hatchet it's pretty standard it's about a boy who gets in a plane crash (in CANADA....LOL) and has to survive in the widerness it was pretty good.

[Fiendish_Imp]

lol i remember reading that book a long time ago.

As for the French there B-One most of that went over my head.
Do you speak english? Then something with to do something, then you dont understand something i think.

shows how good my french is rofl.

I'm pretty sure their is a sequal to the hatchet, also. But i may just be thinking of the rewrite of it Brian's winter in which some important things changed to change what happened to him.

[Kaizen]

Yeah! I didn't think anyone would know what I was talking about Good job Imp! ^^

[Fiendish_Imp]

I was also trying to remember the name of this book that i read when i was younger. A boat crashed and this boy, and Black man get stranded on an island for a long time, and one of them was blind lol, i remeber really liking it. Only other thing i rmember about it was the black dude was named Timothy, which was cool because -gasp- thats my name (but im not black :p).
SilverWing/Sunwing are also good books i remember from way back.

[B-One]

lolz that was about it imp-boy XD. I said: Do you speak english? If yes, try to be a bit clearer b'cos I don't understand...^^

[Fiendish_Imp]

haha so i was mostly right in my translation of it.

Do you speak english? Then something with to do something, then you dont understand something i think.

Do you speak english? If yes, try to be a bit clearer b'cos I don't understand

so the thing you wanted whoever to do was to be more clear.

And what was with the random french jeez, Only thing i can thing of is you didnt get the emitt brown thing in which case, im shocked that you've never watched back to the future!

[B-One]

lolz I watch it alright, it's just not fresh in my memory... I love writting in french so I'l do it more often if you don't get it^^...That's funnyXD LOLZ my 1000th posts I'll stop here for today^^

[Fiendish_Imp]

Gratz on the 1000 posts, although like half are either spam, or off topic probably rofl ^^ (although thats true for me to probably ^^'')

And Him liking Jules Verne was an important plot point so doesnt matter if it isnt fresh in your mind rawr.

And arg, if you do speak more french try to keep it easy so i have a chance at tranlsating it lol. But i can always babel fish the things i don't get from it xD

[B-One]

well that's true...^^ For all the things you said... XD

[duowolf]

I've never been a hugh fan of Jules Vern I liked the movies based from his books but not the books themselves. I find it's the same with most of the classic novels. I mean Dracula is a great movie but gods is the book so very boring. I wasn't able to finish it even though vampires are my fav monster out of the set.

Talking of vampires has anyone read the Night Watch triology by Sergei Lukyanenko. They are excellent books, with a great plot and cast and the world he invented is very beliveable.

[Kaizen]

Aye Timothy! LOL

There was these series of books i really liked i can remember the first one was called "The Golden Compass" I believe.

[duowolf]

I know the ones you mean, they're by a guy called Phillip Pullman. The first one is being made in to a movie.
I quite liked the first two books in the trilogy but for some reason I couldn't get into the last book. I don't have a clue why but thats how it was.
Does anyone here read the Dragonlance novels. I think they are really good espically the main trilogies written by Tracy Hickman and Margeret Weis.

[B-One]

Hmmm not been reading enough lately welll good books. I had to read Candide from Voltaire for classes... It sucks so much. Darn book from the 1800's...

[sakura_hime04]

Hmm my fave book like ordinary people J.K Rowling with ahrry potter and Eragon but i'd forgot with the author's name :p

[duowolf]

Harry Potter is an excellent series of books. The author of Eragon is Christopher Paolini, I'm not a real fan of the books myself but my fiance loves them.

[akan]

wasn't Eragon written by a child -_-? is it really any good -_-? :D

And I just remembered a really great serie called His Dark Materials the movie of the first book will be here soon :D

[B-One]

The Eragon trilogy is realllllly good...but you have to read it in English because all the traduction I've seen sucked... Christopher Paolini wrote it when he was 18 or 19^^. Waiting for the last book to come out...

[duowolf]

I think he was a little younger then that when he wrote the first book but I can't remember quite what age he was.

[B-One]

It was something around that...but who cares? If the story is good...

[duowolf]

Well I can't say that I really like the story either but each to their own. Has anyone read the Vampire Hunter D novels? I've read the first 6 and they are pretty good.

[B-One]

Nope, what is it about???^^

[duowolf]

It's about a guy who's half-vampire and has a talking hand. He travels around the world killing vampires and other monsters. It's set on Earth after a nuclear war. The two anime movies were based on the books.

[B-One]

WOW it does look great^^. I want some:3

[duowolf]

They are pretty damn good. You can get them from Amazon or Ebay fairly cheaply. I think they've translated up to book 8 so far.

[haunted]

i didn't know that D' story was also in books. I'm curious about the bg of this universe..

that's a great information *^^*


Personnaly, i'm a Stephen King addict, i've started to read his books when i was young (maybe 8-9). I like his way of writting things, and the fact that most of his shorts story have free ending. (don't know if u 'll understand what i mean ^^).

Salem, and Walk or Die (marche ou creve) are my favorites titles.



Beside that i've read Anne Rice's chronicles, and it's not so bad, somes books are boring but others are really greats. Indeed it's personnal tastes/interests/feelings ^^ ?


Been a looooooong time since i haven't started a new book.. i guess the last one was the perfume, and it was really a great experience !

U have to take a look ^^ (the movie is a good adaptation, but the book is better, really better)


But for now i'll seek for D's novels ^^

[B-One]

Good I like Stephen King also, been reading his shorts stories lately^^.

[haunted]

i'm currently rereading It... love this story ^^.

Do u have ever read insomnia ? (not sure about the english title but in french => insomnie) it's a two books story and It is in too. He's called the Crimson King or the Scarlet King.

I guess i like King because each story take place in Maine, and u can meet characters of others story in each book.

If i go to US someday, i'll visit for sure the Maine ^^


I've been thinking about one short story: The monkey, so great !! just like the monkey who live in homer's brain XD. (cf simpsons the movie ^^)

The man who refuse to shake the hand was cool too....

Erf i'm a fan...

[B-One]

Yeah those seem nice^^. I just read "The man in the black suit" and had to do some kind of work on it for school. I thought it was good:p

[capicis]

My favorite author is Jane Austen (love Pride and Prejudice) and Julio Cortazar's Rayuela, also I like the Harry Potter series. Right now I reading a "The Pillar of the Earth" by Ken Follett.

[duowolf]

Harry Potter is a pretty cool series. Whats The Pillar Of The Earth about?

[capicis]

The story is based in England's 12th century. It is basically story about power, corruption,love and hate, and revenge. Everything happens during the construction of a Gothic cathedral. Another book that I have read from Ken Follett is "The key to Rebecca". Very good too.

[B-One]

Seems good^^

[duowolf]

Sounds pretty interesting. I'll have to check it out. At the moment I'm reading Slime about killer jellyfish. It's pretty bizarre.

[Edward Newgate]

B-one, you hafta be the first person i have met that likes Mysterious Island. I read it, it's my favorite book of his. Journey to the Center of the Earth is really good too.

I liked the Paolini books, but they aren't masterpieces by any means. He actually lives in Paradise valley, which is about two hours drive away, and is mostly populated with my relatives.

Has anybody here ever read Terry Pratchett? best humor/fantasy ever. British dude, very prolific.

And of course, i am taking it for granted that everyone here has read the LOTR series, the masterpiece of masterpieces.

[B-One]

Woot another Mysterious Island fan^^. I love this book... you know the game about "if you ever get trap on a deserted island and only can bring one thing)... this is the thing I want... It's a Survival guide:p.

Yeah LOTR is the best thing there is... Don't know about Terry Prachett, might read it someday...I have so much good books to read now XD.

[duowolf]

Terry Prachett isn't bad although the newer books are half as good as the older ones are.

[haunted]

oi oi all !! i'm getting better so i can come back ^^.

i'm starting to read R. E. Howard, since i'll play to age of conan ^^

I like the movies (yaa scharwzy !!) and need to know all the story. Somes friends compare Howard to Tolkien... i'll check it myself ^^.

[Nrvnqsr]

The last one i've read was Neuromancer by William Gibson. Basically i read all kinds of books, but i prefer scifi and fantasy, my favourite writer is H. P. Lovecraft, that guy could generate some mood in his writings...
Some of my favourite books are: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell, Felidae by Akif Akif Pirinçci, all of Tolkien's work, (The Silmarillion was a bit dry tho, but i still liked it) i could go on for a long time and list other ones, but i think this will be more than enough ^^

[duowolf]

I read one of Lovecrafts collections a couple of months ago it was pretty creepy made more so by the fact that I was on holiday by the sea at the time and there was a bed and breakfast nearby called Dagon. *Shiver*
I've just started reading The Crown Of Stars series and I have to say they are really good. I'm on the fifth book out of seven.

[-`KayalhawK-]

I got the Silmarillion as a gift a while back but still haven't read it...

Brave New World was awesome, I loved it. The most recent thing I've read is The Zoo Story by Edward Albee, it's a one-scene play and I liked it.

Anyone ever read The Kite Runner?

[duowolf]

I haven't but I do want to as it sounds really interesting

[michiyohayashi]

Someone should compile all the book titles and authors in a post.. haha..

I think Dave Pelzer's "a boy named dave" was heart wrenching. I read the books years ago but I can still remember parts of it.

[VelvetRose]

Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

one of my favorites... if you havent read it... GO! i command you T__T

[Anon]

Someone should compile all the book titles and authors in a post.. haha..

I think Dave Pelzer's "a boy named dave" was heart wrenching. I read the books years ago but I can still remember parts of it.

Read it,very good all 3 of them
but mine would be Crime & Punishment: Fjodor M. Dostojevskij

[akan]

Fjodor Dostojevskij is a great author... need to read more of his works...

[Anon]

I have a collection of his books,they're worth to read

[Jukai]

I've always enjoyed David Eddings books. Hes got alot of great series out.
Robert Jordans Wheel of Time is pretty good. He died, but his wife and brandon sanderson are gonna finish the last book, A Memory of Light. The potter series was cool, but i just can't forgive JKR for the ending. i mean seriously, what was that all about? lame.

[duowolf]

I've just finished reading a series called The Crown Of Stars by Kate Elliot. There are 7 books and all and they were a really excellent read. I'd really recomend them to any fantasy fans.

[endless]

Someone should compile all the book titles and authors in a post.. haha..

I think Dave Pelzer's "a boy named dave" was heart wrenching. I read the books years ago but I can still remember parts of it.

i read that too..
that was great book..
it can controlling emotions the readers i think..
coz it's based true story..

[duowolf]

Just wondering is anyone here taking part in the read 50 books in a year challage? It's quite a fun idea so I thought I'd take part.

[DarkBlood]

Dean Koontz.
Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9, 1945 in Everett, Pennsylvania) is an American writer.
He is best-known for writing many successful novels that could broadly be described as suspense thrillers, but which also frequently incorporate elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. Several of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with ten hardcovers and fourteen paperbacks hitting number one. Early in his career, Dean Koontz wrote under an array of pen names, but since the 1980s has written mostly under his own name.


Favorite book by Dean Koontz.
Twillight Eyes: The book is introduced with Slim sneaking up on, and killing, a "Goblin" on the fair grounds of a local carnival. Goblins are monsters which have the ability to shape shift between human and bestial forms, genetically engineered super-predators with a built-in desire for bloodshed and human misery.

[duowolf]

I love Dean Koontz books I've read almost every book he's wrote. My fav would have to be Watchers. It's such a fun novel I love the idea of intellegent dogs.

[Jdov2005]

My favorite book is Quiet Strength by Tony Dungy.

[DarkBlood]

I love Dean Koontz books I've read almost every book he's wrote. My fav would have to be Watchers. It's such a fun novel I love the idea of intellegent dogs.

Watchers eh? I really don't know if I've read it or not. Because I read the ones that has been translated to Swedish so the change the title name..
I love the fact that many of Koontz's books has a really smart dog in it.

[duowolf]

It's a pretty old book as it was written in the 80's. It was the one with the monster that ripped out people's eyes after it killed them if that helps.
He really likes dogs thats for sure though it helps that Labradors are smart ass dogs anyway. It's one of the reasons they are used as guild dogs for blind people.

[-`KayalhawK-]

Are we on a Dean Koontz streak now? XD I've only read one of his books, I think

[DarkBlood]

It's a pretty old book as it was written in the 80's. It was the one with the monster that ripped out people's eyes after it killed them if that helps.
He really likes dogs thats for sure though it helps that Labradors are smart ass dogs anyway. It's one of the reasons they are used as guild dogs for blind people.



Ooooh! That book, I really like that book.
Have you read the book were a guy has a girl looked up in his cellar?
I can't remember the name right now. But that book really rocks.

[duowolf]

It doesn't sound familer so I might not have read that one.

[DarkBlood]

Intensity is the name of the book. :p

[Sanity]

Aside from the great fantasy writers that're already named, like Robert Jordan, Raymond Feist and David Eddings one of my all time favorites is Orson Scott Card, with Ender's Game and the 2 series that followed it. It's a great sci-fi series, can highly recommend it.

[duowolf]

It seems thats one of the ones I haven't read yet I'll keep an eye out for it.

I have Ender's Game sitting on my to read pile so I will get around to reading it some day.

[kenji_37]

BODY LANGUAGE.... by Pease..... dont remember exacally......

[endless]

Eragon - Christopher Paolini is quite good too..
i recommend it..

[Lii]

I noticed that people are reading classic as well (like Jules Vernes (hope I wrote his name correct) etc.). *Ugh* I have been through classical literature for 3 long years. Some of my favorites from classic are Alexandre Dumas, Charles Dickens, Umberto Eco...Right now my favorite is The Front Runner by Patricia Nell Waren. Good book with interesting story line. The Loop by Nicholas Evans was enjoyable as well though wasn't excited about The Horse Whisperer (not trying to offend somebody out there, just stating my opinion).

[memoryspectre]

Aside from the great fantasy writers that're already named, like Robert Jordan, Raymond Feist and David Eddings one of my all time favorites is Orson Scott Card, with Ender's Game and the 2 series that followed it. It's a great sci-fi series, can highly recommend it.

Oh yeah. I love Orson Scott Card!! Have you read "Songmaster"? It's so deliciously angsty. It's my favourite Orson Scott Card novel.

Lately though, I'm sliding more towards the smutty, paranormal, romance type novels. Of those, my current love is "The Hollows" series by Kim Harrison.