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[Odon]

Conan the Liberator.
R.E. Howard's story of how Conan became king of Aquilonia.
:D

[Donkeymog]

I've been Jorge Luis Borges' Fictions lately. Fascinating stuff, really makes want to return to writing myself.

[Razel]

Wheel of Time series.
Dune (The first book really, I like the others just not as much)
Also Frank Herbert's Destination: Void Series
Here
really interesting and quite different from dune.

[Maelstrom]

Kinda sad that the release date for the new Wheel of Time book is in August. Don't think I'll have the time or the ability to pick one up and read it during all my training.

[Stars]

Dune (The first book really, I like the others just not as much)

It was the shortest, and yet somehow the most epic.

[Donkeymog]

I got asked for my 5 favourite novels the other day. Here's what I came up with:

Mark Z. Danielewski - House of Leaves
Thomas Pynchon - The Crying of Lot 49
Don DeLillo - White Noise
Philip K. Dick - VALIS
Douglas Coupland - Generation X

[Shade Xl]

Enders games By Orson Scott Card is my favortie sci-fi book of all time,

Although the Wheel of Time series still wins me over, bar none.

[Maelstrom]

funnily enough, I was rereading the New Spring prequel with what little free time i get at the end of the day. Can't wait for the new book to come out (sometime this august?).

[Donkeymog]

/>Enders games By Orson Scott Card is my favortie sci-fi book of all time,

BUMP!

I've had this sitting in my bookcase unopened for a while now. I purchased it after I heard Warren Spector cite it as one of his favorite books of all time.

Give me reasons to read it so that I go and do so.

[Stars]

Massive games of laser tag in zero-g.

If that doesn't do it for you, I question your sanity.

[Vicious Parker]

/>Massive games of laser tag in zero-g.

If that doesn't do it for you, I question your sanity.

Knowing you, Bean, I think you will find the storyline of Ender's siblings much more interesting. They take over the world using the power of long political rants on the nets.

[Stars]

Also what Invince said.

[SpazCat]

I'm not a huge book reader and when Tony said to read the Ender series I figured, "Why not?" I read the first book in under a week (which is really fast for me) and wanted more.
I need to get back into the series. I'm now on Shadow of the Hegemon.

[Stars]

I've still only ever read Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. I own the others, though, and I plan to read them eventually...

[SpazCat]

Oh the series gets better. I was genuinely surprised. Mainly due to how awesome Ender's Game was. The next books go into detail and have a life of their own.

[Donkeymog]

/>Knowing you, Bean, I think you will find the storyline of Ender's siblings much more interesting. They take over the world using the power of long political rants on the nets.

You, Sir, know how to push all my buttons. the nets...!

/>I'm now on Shadow of the Hegemon.

The main character is called Bean! And he must maintain hegemony against so-called "buggers". This Orson Scott Card dude has style.

I need to stop starting new books. I am currently working very slowly through the following:

William Gibson & Bruce Sterling - The Difference Engine
Aldous Huxley - The Doors of Perception & Heaven and Hell
Douglas Rushkoff - Life Inc.
Tom Wolfe - The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Terrance McKenna - The Food of Gods