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I'd definitely recommend the Dark Tower series by Stephen King for pretty much anyone. It has elements from pretty much every genre under the sun and manages to combine them in a believable way. It also helps that Stephen King in general is the bee's knees.
 
I'd definitely recommend the Dark Tower series by Stephen King for pretty much anyone. It has elements from pretty much every genre under the sun and manages to combine them in a believable way. It also helps that Stephen King in general is the bee's knees.

Yes yes yes and even more yes. However I would also recommend John Connolly on that note. Who rivals King. Great writer, if you like horror, get his book of short stories called "Nocturnes". Otherwise he writes great crime/thriller works. The Book of Lost Things is absolutely amazing though, if you like fantasy.
 
Yay. I'm always looking for new book series to get into, and I do love fantasy and magic when it's done in unique and interesting ways. I found myself getting into this book because...I liked how the binding felt. XD; That and it wasn't printed on cheap paper, so I could read it without getting dizzy and...yar, turned out to be a spiffy book. At least what I've read so far.

Oh oh oh oh!

You should read the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, the most original magic system I've ever read about. And The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is horrifyingly well written and has a pretty neat magic system as well.
 
Dark Towers were a pretty great set of books. Those were probably some of the first adult...ish...books I've actually read, so they have a special place for me. :O

Connolly is is a pretty darn spiffy writer, but in terms of mystery and such, Raymond Chandler has always been my favorite. The Lady in the Lake and The Big Sleep have got to be some of my favorite books out there.
I'm more of a Marvel man myself but my favorite superhero is Batman.

If I could, my ideal superhero team would be Batman, Storm, Wonder Woman, Deadpool, and Jean Grey as Phoenix.
Ooh I tend to go for Marvel myself, but I like the DC stuff better when it's animated and Green Lantern and his whole mythology is pretty much my favorite superhero of all time.


Oh oh oh oh!

You should read the Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson, the most original magic system I've ever read about. And The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is horrifyingly well written and has a pretty neat magic system as well.
Ooh, what's so original about it? XD ...actual question there! Never heard of it. O_< But it does sound pretty neat from what I just gathered in a very quick wiki article skim. Annnd I have heard of The Name of the Wind but never actually read it, think I shall pick it up next time I can! Unique approaches to magic in books, along with mysteries, are my favorites next to altered history books.
 
Green Lantern being weak to the color yellow kind of kills him for me. But I loved him in the animated series when he was black (forgot which incarnation this was though).

And I agree on the animated versions of DC comics books being superior.

The Batman series from the 90's > pretty much any TV show in existence.
 
Dark Towers were a pretty great set of books. Those were probably some of the first adult...ish...books I've actually read, so they have a special place for me. :O

Connolly is is a pretty darn spiffy writer, but in terms of mystery and such, Raymond Chandler has always been my favorite. The Lady in the Lake and The Big Sleep have got to be some of my favorite books out there.
Ooh I tend to go for Marvel myself, but I like the DC stuff better when it's animated and Green Lantern and his whole mythology is pretty much my favorite superhero of all time.

The first 'adult' series that I ever read was Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, which holds a special place in my heart. And while I'm recommending books may I put forth the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, Tyrion is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction. :O
 
Green Lantern being weak to the color yellow kind of kills him for me. But I loved him in the animated series when he was black (forgot which incarnation this was though).
Well, true, but it's given more interesting angles when yellow is basically called an impure force and a lantern has to face their fears to overcome it. Though, Kyle Rayner I believe doesn't actually suffer from the yellow weakness, so it doesn't bother me too much. And, hey, the Golden Age Green Lantern's weakness was wood, now that's kooky.


And I agree on the animated versions of DC comics books being superior.

The Batman series from the 90's > pretty much any TV show in existence.
Haha, I did love that show so much more than any other DC/Marvel shows at the time...well, there really weren't too many DC shows. But, yar, I absolutely love the DCAU and have seen just about everything. I love how tightly connected things are and that just about every show has some connection to another.
 
Ooh, that sounds rather lucky. I had to go straight from one to another and...I had the bright idea of choosing four already writing intensive classes, so you can imagine how hard it felt on me.

Ooh I do the same whenever I see anything interesting, that or those secondhand stores, they tend to have rather nice books at insanely cheap prices.

It's an Algebra course... mostly review from high school for me, but that was already two years ago, so I'd forgotten much of it. XD;

It's crazy how good of deals you can find on books just because people don't want them "cluttering" up their house.
 
Unique approaches to magic in books, along with mysteries, are my favorites next to altered history books.

You would probably love A Song of Ice and Fire then, as it's HEAVILY influenced by medieval history and the War of the Roses in particular.

Green Lantern being weak to the color yellow kind of kills him for me. But I loved him in the animated series when he was black (forgot which incarnation this was though).

And I agree on the animated versions of DC comics books being superior.

The Batman series from the 90's > pretty much any TV show in existence.

Batman the Animated Series was the best cartoon ever. EVER.
 
The first 'adult' series that I ever read was Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, which holds a special place in my heart. And while I'm recommending books may I put forth the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin, Tyrion is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction. :O
Ooh, more books to add to my list, yay. :D I've...never really gotten into Dragonriders, though, and I don't really know why. It's one of those books where I end up reading words rather than the actual story.

...and while people are dropping book titles left and right! The Man in the High Castle, which is about the outcome of a world where the Axis Powers won the second World War is an awesome read. Zulu Heart is also a really good read about black Africans being the ones to colonize the United States while having white Europeans as the slaves. If you read Zulu Heart, you should also read its spiritual successor, Lion's Blood, basically setting Africa as the heart of technological advancements. The End of Eternity is another good book, though this one is more sci-fi-ish as it involves an agency that aren't bound by the laws of time who end up mucking around with the past and creating multiple timelines. And! Lord Darcy is a really amusing book that taught me the whole "never judge a book by its cover" lesson at a young age.

It's an Algebra course... mostly review from high school for me, but that was already two years ago, so I'd forgotten much of it. XD;

It's crazy how good of deals you can find on books just because people don't want them "cluttering" up their house.
Ooh, that...yeah. That doesn't sound fun. XD; Same pretty much happened to me when I got into college, had been a couple of years since I was in school and I just forgot so much math.

Yeees. I once came home with about five books from a secondhand store and only ended up paying about $7 for the entire stack because hardcover books were on sale that day.

You would probably love A Song of Ice and Fire then, as it's HEAVILY influenced by medieval history and the War of the Roses in particular.
Oh, I have actually...well, I think I do anywho, have that book sitting around here somewhere. Shall have to try to dig it out and give it a read.

I could go on and on and on about American comic books. I'm not an expert by any means but I love the history of it all. One of my ideal jobs would be to write a Batman graphic novel or work for Marvel. I would just die of happiness.
Haha, that sounds like me when I was younger. XD ...well, still sorta me. I would love to be able to write my own superhero series one day just because I think it's an incredible way to get stories across.


https://www.amazon.com/Batman-Complet...9928088&sr=1-6

Someone buy me this please. It would complete my life.
Duuuuude. That is an insanely good price for that set. Does it include the later seasons where the animation staff was changed?
 
Ooh, more books to add to my list, yay. :D I've...never really gotten into Dragonriders, though, and I don't really know why. It's one of those books where I end up reading words rather than the actual story.

...and while people are dropping book titles left and right! The Man in the High Castle, which is about the outcome of a world where the Axis Powers won the second World War is an awesome read. Zulu Heart is also a really good read about black Africans being the ones to colonize the United States while having white Europeans as the slaves. If you read Zulu Heart, you should also read its spiritual successor, Lion's Blood, basically setting Africa as the heart of technological advancements. The End of Eternity is another good book, though this one is more sci-fi-ish as it involves an agency that aren't bound by the laws of time who end up mucking around with the past and creating multiple timelines. And! Lord Darcy is a really amusing book that taught me the whole "never judge a book by its cover" lesson at a young age.

Ooh, that...yeah. That doesn't sound fun. XD; Same pretty much happened to me when I got into college, had been a couple of years since I was in school and I just forgot so much math.

Yeees. I once came home with about five books from a secondhand store and only ended up paying about $7 for the entire stack because hardcover books were on sale that day.

Oh, I have actually...well, I think I do anywho, have that book sitting around here somewhere. Shall have to try to dig it out and give it a read.

Haha, that sounds like me when I was younger. XD ...well, still sorta me. I would love to be able to write my own superhero series one day just because I think it's an incredible way to get stories across.


Duuuuude. That is an insanely good price for that set. Does it include the later seasons where the animation staff was changed?

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll have to check those books out. And I totally love used book stores, I could spend days on end in those things.
 
...and while people are dropping book titles left and right! The Man in the High Castle, which is about the outcome of a world where the Axis Powers won the second World War is an awesome read.

...I must confess that I have yet to read anything by Philip K. Dick. The movies based on his books are pretty good; at least Blade Runner and Total Recall are, at any rate.

On the subject of alternate history, at least you aren't a Harry Turtledove or S. M. Stirling fan...I hope.
 

...I must confess that I have yet to read anything by Philip K. Dick. The movies based on his books are pretty good; at least Blade Runner and Total Recall are, at any rate.

On the subject of alternate history, at least you aren't a Harry Turtledove or S. M. Stirling fan...I hope.

I like Harry Turtledove's The Tale of Krispos series, because I love the Byzantine Empire. I've also been meaning to read his Darkness series. Is that bad?
 
I like Harry Turtledove's The Tale of Krispos series, because I love the Byzantine Empire. I've also been meaning to read his Darkness series. Is that bad?

^ This. I'm not..the biggest fan of his books, but I've certainly read worse. I think his work gets more flack than it ought to.


...I must confess that I have yet to read anything by Philip K. Dick. The movies based on his books are pretty good; at least Blade Runner and Total Recall are, at any rate.
Oh, you must! :O He is one of my favorite alternate history writers out there, always seemed to give it an interesting spin.
 
I'm not familiar with that guy's work but I love his name.

I know.

When I first found one of his books I only picked it up because his name intrigued me.
 
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