Scifi/Fantasy Book Recs

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Since there is no book forum yet, figured this is the closest fit.

The master  list courtesy of Texas Town:

 

I took a few hours and summarized all of the Shag's recommendations in the entire thread.  

- I used Goodreads to identify publish date and genre, though there's certainly grey area with a few of the genre categorizations.  (For series I included the publish date for the first book.)

- I made a separate list for series and only included it if that series was specifically mentioned, i.e. if one book from a series was recommended I just kept it in the "standalone" list.  

- There was alot of back-and-forth about the Ender series and Dune series that I skimmed past and, as result, those are probably underrepresented in the number of "votes" they received. 

- There's some serious nerdz recommendations in this thread (says the guys who categorizes a 15 page thread). Drizzt Do'Urden. Amazing! I'm still trying to unpack that one. Had no idea. Well done, Shag. 

- The lists are categorized by genre, ranked by # of recommendations with a secondary sort by author

- A few books that I didn't see mentioned that I really liked: 

Rendezvous with Rama (Clarke) - fascinating story about an unknown object that enters our solar system. A small part of the book that I really liked was that most of planets close to Earth had been colonized and each had a unique perspective and motivation on how to deal with the mysterious structure.

Jurassic Park (Crichton) - loved this book as a kid, got me hooked on Crichton and made me want to dig deeper into sci-fi.

(# of recommendations) Title, Author (Year) 

SERIES - FANTASY

(15) Kingkiller Chronicles,  Rothfuss  (2007)
(5)  Prince of Nothing,  Bakker  (2003)
(5)  First Law Trilogy,  Abercrombie  (2007)
(5)  Shannara (various),  Brooks  (1977)
(5)  The Riftwar Saga,  Feist  (1982)
(4)  Raven's Shadow (Blood Song),  Ryan  (2011)
(4)  Demon Cycle (The Warden Man),  Brett  (2008)
(4)  Fillory (The Magicians),  Grossman  (2009)
(4)  Mistborn Trilogy,  Sanderson  (2009)
(4)  Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn,  Williams  (2005)
(3)  Discworld,  Pratchett  (1983)
(3)  A Song of Ice and Fire,  Martin  (1996)
(3)  The Dresden Files,  Butcher  (2000)
(3)  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant,  Donaldson  (1977)
(3)  Codex Alera,  Butcher  (2004)
(3)  Cosmere: The Stormlight Archive,  Sanderson  (2010)
(3)  Wheel of Time,  Jordan and Sanderson  (1990)
(3)  Sword of Truth,  Goodkind  (1995)
(3)  Powder Mage Trilogy,  McClellan  (2013)
(3)  Shattered Sea,  Abercrombie  (2014)
(3)  Malazan Book of the Fallen,  Erikson  (1999)
(3)  The Black Company (various),  Cook  (1984)
(3)  The Death Gate Cycle,  Weis and Hickman  (1990)
(3)  The Chronicle of The Unhewn Throne,  Staveley  (2014)
(3)  The Chronicles of Amber,  Zelazny  (1999)
(2)  Drenai Saga,  Gemmell  (1984)
(2)  The Saga of Recluse,  Modesitt  (1991)
(2)  Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone,  Keyes  (2003)
(2)  (various) Drizzt Do'Urden character (Dark Elf-Homeland),  Salvatore  (1990)
(2)  The Divine Cities (City of Stairs),  Bennett  (2014)
(2)  Gentleman Bastard,  Lynch  (2006)
(2)  Vlad Taltos,  Brust  (1983)
(2)  The Dragonriders of Pern Trilogy,  McCaffrey  (1968)
(2)  The Shadow Campaigns,  Wexler  (2013)
(2)  The Malloreon,  Eddings  (1987)
(2)  The Broken Empire,  Lawrence  (2011)
(2)  Lord of the Rings,  Tolkien  (1954)
(2)  The Belgariad,  Eddings  (1982)
(2)  A Dream of Eagles,  Whyte  (1992)
(2)  The First Law Universe,  Abercrombie  (2009)
(2)  Magic Kingdom of Landover,  Brooks  (1986)
(2)  The Elric Saga (Elric of Melnibone),  Moorcock  (1987)
(2)  The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy,  Hobb  (2014)
(1)  The Long Price Quartet,  Abraham  (2006)
(1)  Myth Adventures,  Asprin  (1978)
(1)  Tufa Trilogy,  Bledsoe  (2011)
(1)  The Banned and the Banished (Wit'ch Series),  Clemens  (2002)
(1)  Monster Hunter International,  Correia  (2007)
(1)  The Farside Trilogy,  Dalmas  (1995)
(1)  The Acacia Trilogy,  Durham  (2007)
(1)  Runelords,  Farland  (1998)
(1)  Sipstrasi(or Stones of Power),  Gemmell  (1988)
(1)  The Iron Druid Chronicles,  Hearne  (2011)
(1)  The Farseer Trilogy (Realm of the Elderlings),  Hobb  (1995)
(1)  The Queen of the Tearling,  Johansen  (2014)
(1)  Sandman Slim,  Kadrey  (2009)
(1)  Tales of the Knights Templar,  Kurtz  (1998)
(1)  Chronicles of The Deryni,  Kurtz  (1970)
(1)  Stormlord,  Larke  (2009)
(1)  The Red Queen's War,  Lawrence  (2014)
(1)  Book of the Ancestor (Red Sister),  Lawrence  (2017)
(1)  Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser,  Leiber  (1970)
(1)  The Imager Portfolio,  Modesitt  (2009)
(1)  Fever ,  Moning  (2006)
(1)  The Temeraire Series,  Novik  (2006)
(1)  The Checquy Files (The Rook),  O'Malley  (2012)
(1)  The Hungering Saga,  Pfaff  (2011)
(1)  The Chathrand Voyage,  Redick  (2008)
(1)  The Books of the Swords,  Saberhagen  (1983)
(1)  Book of the Gods,  Saberhagen  (1998)
(1)  Dark Tower,  St. King  (1980)
(1)  The Mongoliad,  Stephenson and Bear  (2012)
(1)  Night Angel Trilogy,  Weeks  (2008)
(1)  Starshield,  Weis and Hickman  (1996)
(1)  Dragonlace (various),  Weis and Hickman  (1992)
(1)  Darksword,  Weis and Hickman  (1987)
(1)  Rose of the Prophet,  Weis and Hickman  (1988)
(1)  The Traveler's Gate,  Wight  (2013)
(1)  The Wars Light & Shadows,  Wurts  (1993)
(1)  Cycle of Fire,  Wurts  (1984)

SERIES - SCI-FI

(8)  The Hyperion Cantos,  Simmons  (1989)
(7)  Red Rising,  Brown  (2014)
(6)  The Expanse,  Corey  (2011)
(6)  Dune Chronicles,  Herbert  (1965)
(5)  Mars Trilogy (Red, Blue, Green),  Robinson  (1993)
(4)  The Culture Cycle (Consider Phlebas),  Banks  (1987)
(4)  Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon),  Morgan  (2006)
(4)  Old Man's War Series,  Scalzi  (2005)
(4)  Thrawn,  Zahn  (2017)
(3)  The Xeelee Sequence,  Baxter  (1991)
(3)  Forge of God,  Bear  (1987)
(3)  The Ender Wiggin Saga,  Card  (1985)
(3)  The Passage ,  Cronin  (2010)
(2)  The Hunger Games,  Collins  (2008)
(2)  The Sprawl Trilogy,  Gibson  (1984)
(2)  The Night's Dawn Trilogy,  Hamilton  (1996)
(2)  Silo (Wool),  Howey  (2012)
(2)  The Ringworld Series,  Niven  (1970)
(2)  The Heechee Saga (Gateway),  Pohl  (1977)
(2)  Prayers to Broken Stones,  Simmons  (1990)
(2)  Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy,  Zahn  (1991)
(1)  Expeditionary Force Series,  Alanson  (2016)
(1)  Star Wars: Jedi Academy,  Anderson  (1994)
(1)  Polity Universe,  Asher  (2006)
(1)  The Positronic Robot Stories (I, Robot),  Asimov  (1950)
(1)  Robot Series (The Caves of Steel),  Asimov  (1950)
(1)  Phule's Company,  Asprin  (1990)
(1)  The Way Series (Eon),  Bear  (1985)
(1)  Jason Wander,  Buettner  (2008)
(1)  Cordelia Vorkosigan (The Vorkosigan Saga),  Bujold  (1986)
(1)  The Sten Chronicles,  Bunch and Cole  (1982)
(1)  The John Carter of Mars  (The Princess of Mars),  Burroughs  (1917)
(1)  The Worthing Chronicle,  Card  (1979)
(1)  Saga of the Well World (Well Of Souls),  Chalker  (1977)
(1)  The Chanur Series,  Cherryh  (1981)
(1)  Dread Empire (various),  Cook  (1979)
(1)  The Dorsai / Childe Cycle,  Dickson  (1959)
(1)  The Riverworld Saga,  Farmer  (1971)
(1)  163x,  Flint  (2000)
(1)  The Ulysses Quicksilver Omnibus (Pax Britannia),  Green  (2007)
(1)  The Void Trilogy,  Hamilton  (2007)
(1)  Commonwealth Saga,  Hamilton  (2004)
(1)  The Stainless Steel Rat ,  Harrison  (1961)
(1)  Deathworld,  Harrison  (1960)
(1)  ATLAS Series,  Hooke  (2013)
(1)  The Age of Unreason ,  Keyes  (1999)
(1)  Frontlines Series,  Kloos  (2013)
(1)  Imperial Radch Trilogy (Ancillary Justice),  Leckie  (2013)
(1)  Sunset WarriorCycle,  Lustbader  (1977)
(1)  The Academy,  McDevitt  (1994)
(1)  The Rho Agenda,  Phillips  (2006)
(1)  The Origin Mystery Trilogy,  Riddle  (2013)
(1)  Paladin of Shadows,  Ringo  (2005)
(1)  The Legend of ZERO,  Sa. King  (2013)
(1)  The Psalms of Isaak,  Scholes  (2009)
(1)  Virga (The Sunless Countries),  Schroeder  (2006)
(1)  The Ilium / Olympos Duology,  Simmons  (2003)
(1)  Lensman Series,  Smith  (1939)
(1)  Coyote Trilogy,  Steele  (2002)
(1)  The Baroque Cycle,  Stephenson  (2003)
(1)  Nantucket series (Island in the Sea of Time),  Stirling  (1998)
(1)  The Laundry Files,  Stross  (2004)
(1)  The Riyria Revelations,  Sullivan  (2011)
(1)  Soldier of the Legion,  Thomas  (2001)
(1)  The Alchemy Wars (The Mechanical),  Tregillis  (2015)
(1)  Dying Earth,  Vance  (1950)
(1)  Rifters Trilogy,  Watts  (1999)
(1)  Dahak Series,  Weber  (1991)
(1)  Safehold (Off Armageddon Reef),  Weber  (2007)
(1)  Empire of Man,  Weber  (2001)
(1)  Starfire,  Weber and White  (1990)
(1)  The Disinherited,  White  (1993)
(1)  Otherland,  Williams  (1996)
(1)  Spin Series,  Wilson  (2005)
(1)  Chung Kuo,  Wingrove  (1989)
(1)  The Cobra Trilogy,  Zahn  (1985)
(1)  Coldfire Trilogy,  Friedman  (1991) [sci-fi/fantasy]
(1)  Wayward Pines Trilogy,  Crouch  (2012) [sci-fi/horror]
(1)  Joe Ledger,  Maberry  (2009) [sci-fi/horror]

"STANDALONE" BOOKS - FANTASY

(2)  American Gods,  Gaiman  (2001)
(2)  Skin Trade,  Martin  (1988)
(2)  Elantris,  Sanderson  (2005)
(2)  The Way of Kings,  Sanderson  (2010)
(2)  The Hobbit,  Tolkien  (1937)
(1)  Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency,  Adams  (1987)
(1)  The Goblin Emperor,  Addison  (2014)
(1)  Crooken Kingdon,  Bardugo  (2016)
(1)  Range of Ghosts,  Bear  (2012)
(1)  Agyar (vampire),  Brust  (1994)
(1)  Spellwright,  Charlton  (2011)
(1)  Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell,  Clarke  (2004)
(1)  The King of Elflands Daughter,  Dunsany  (1924)
(1)  The Crown of Stars,  Elliot  (1977)
(1)  Neverwhere,  Gaiman  (1996)
(1)  The Half-Made World,  Gilman  (2010)
(1)  Replay,  Gimwood  (1998)
(1)  Crooked,  Grossman  (2015)
(1)  The Burried Giant,  Ishiguro  (2015)
(1)  The Shadow That Was Lost,  Islington  (2016)
(1)  The Lions of al-Rassan,  Kay  (1995)
(1)  A Song for Arbonne,  Kay  (1992)
(1)  Under Heaven,  Kay  (2010)
(1)  Tigana,  Kay  (1990)
(1)  Of Blood and Honey,  Leicht  (2011)
(1)  Redemption in Indigo,  Lord  (2010)
(1)  The Dream of Perpetual Motion,  Palmer  (2010)
(1)  The Fuzzy Papers,  Piper  (1964)
(1)  The Hogfather,  Pratchett  (1996)
(1)  Dreadful Skin (werewolf),  Priest  (2007)
(1)  The Legend Of Nightfall,  Reichert  (1993)
(1)  Blood Song,  Ryan  (2012)
(1)  The Last Wish,  Sapkowski  (1993)
(1)  The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break,  Sherrill  (2000)
(1)  Talion: Revenant,  Stackpole  (1997)
(1)  Vampire$,  Steakley  (1990)
(1)  Silmarillion,  Tolkien  (1977)

"STANDALONE" BOOKS - SCI-FI

(8)  The Forever War,  Haldeman  (1974)
(7)  Ender's Game,  Card  (1985)
(5)  Old Man's War,  Scalzi  (2004)
(4)  Snow Crash,  Stephenson  (1992)
(3)  Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,  Adams  (1979)
(3)  Eon,  Bear  (1985)
(3)  The Three-Body Problem,  Cixin  (2015)
(3)  Ready Player One,  Cline  (2011)
(3)  Leviathan Wakes (Expanse),  Corey  (2011)
(3)  Ubik,  Dick  (1969)
(3)  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,  Heinlein  (1966)
(3)  Aurora,  Robinson  (2015)
(3)  Sevenses,  Stephenson  (2015)
(3)  The Diamond Age,  Stephenson  (1995)
(3)  Anathem,  Stephenson  (1992)
(3)  We are Legion (We are Bob),  Taylor  (2016)
(2)  The Windup Girl,  Bacigalupi  (2009)
(2)  Childhood's End,  Clarke  (1953)
(2)  Starship Troopers,  Heinlein  (1959)
(2)  Glory Road,  Heinlein  (1963)
(2)  I Am Legend,  Matheson  (1954)
(2)  A Canticle for Leibowitz,  Miller  (1959)
(2)  Market Forces,  Morgan  (2005)
(2)  Nexus,  Naam  (2013)
(2)  Redshirts,  Scalzi  (2012)
(2)  Armor,  Steakley  (1984)
(2)  The Mechanical,  Tregillis  (2015)
(2)  The Sirens of Titan,  Vonnegut  (1959)
(2)  Starfish,  Watts  (1999)
(1)  The Water Knife,  Bacigalupi  (2015)
(1)  The Helmsman,  Baldwin  (1983)
(1)  When Heaven Fell,  Barton  (1995)
(1)  Dark Sky Legion,  Barton  (2011)
(1)  The Berlin Project,  Benford  (2017)
(1)  Fahreheit 451,  Bradbury  (1953)
(1)  Speaker for the Dead,  Card  (1986)
(1)  Earth Unaware,  Card  (2012)
(1)  Treason,  Card  (1979)
(1)  Airframe,  Crichton  (1996)
(1)  Eaters of the Dead,  Crichton  (1976)
(1)  Andromeda Strain,  Crichton  (1969)
(1)  Prey,  Crichton  (2002)
(1)  The Passage,  Cronin  (2010)
(1)  Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction & Fantasy,  Datlow  (2010)
(1)  The Bathrobe Knight,  Dean  (2015)
(1)  Dhalgren,  Delany  (1974)
(1)  The Man in the High Castle,  Dick  (1962)
(1)  Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,  Dick  (1975)
(1)  The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch,  Dick  (1965)
(1)  For the Win,  Doctorow  (2010)
(1)  Neuromancer,  Gibson  (1984)
(1)  Fallen Dragon,  Hamilton  (2001)
(1)  The Gone-Away World,  Harkaway  (2008)
(1)  Stranger In A Strange Land,  Heinlein  (1961)
(1)  Battlefield Earth ,  Hubbard  (1982)
(1)  Fitzpatrick's War (steampunk),  Judson  (2004)
(1)  The Dispossessed,  Le Guin  (1975)
(1)  The Lathe of Heaven,  Le Guin  (1971)
(1)  The Left Hand of Darkness,  Le Guin  (1969)
(1)  His Master's Voice,  Lem  (1968)
(1)  Gun, With Occasional Music,  Lethem  (1994)
(1)  Up Against It,  Locke  (2011)
(1)  Solar Express,  Modesitt  (2015)
(1)  Black Man / Thirteen,  Morgan  (2007)
(1)  Lucifer's Hammer,  Niven  (1977)
(1)  Footfall,  Niven and Pournelle  (1985)
(1)  Mote In God's Eye,  Niven and Pournelle  (1974)
(1)  Anubis Gates,  Powers  (1997)
(1)  Last Call,  Powers  (2013)
(1)  The Sparrow,  Russell  (1996)
(1)  Contact,  Sagan  (1985)
(1)  The Collapsing Empire,  Scalzi  (2017)
(1)  Ventus,  Schroeder  (2000)
(1)  Empire Games,  Stross  (2017)
(1)  Acts of the Apostles,  Sundman  (1999)
(1)  Aurorama,  Valtat  (2010)
(1)  Tales of the Dying Earth,  Vance  (1998)
(1)  Lord of Light,  Zelazny  (1967)

ALL (MORE THAN ONE RECOMMENDATION)

(15)  Kingkiller Chronicles,  Rothfuss  (2007) - Fantasy
(8)  The Forever War,  Haldeman  (1974) - Sci-Fi
(8)  The Hyperion Cantos,  Simmons  (1989) - Sci-Fi
(7)  Red Rising,  Brown  (2014) - Sci-Fi
(7)  Ender's Game,  Card  (1985) - Sci-Fi
(6)  The Expanse,  Corey  (2011) - Sci-Fi
(6)  Dune Chronicles,  Herbert  (1965) - Sci-Fi
(5)  First Law Trilogy,  Abercrombie  (2007) - Fantasy
(5)  Prince of Nothing,  Bakker  (2003) - Fantasy
(5)  Shannara (various),  Brooks  (1977) - Fantasy
(5)  The Riftwar Saga,  Feist  (1982) - Fantasy
(5)  Mars Trilogy (Red, Blue, Green),  Robinson  (1993) - Sci-Fi
(5)  Old Man's War,  Scalzi  (2004) - Sci-Fi
(4)  The Culture Cycle (Consider Phlebas),  Banks  (1987) - Sci-Fi
(4)  Demon Cycle (The Warden Man),  Brett  (2008) - Fantasy
(4)  Fillory (The Magicians),  Grossman  (2009) - Fantasy
(4)  Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon),  Morgan  (2006) - Sci-Fi
(4)  Raven's Shadow (Blood Song),  Ryan  (2011) - Fantasy
(4)  Mistborn Trilogy,  Sanderson  (2009) - Fantasy
(4)  Old Man's War Series,  Scalzi  (2005) - Sci-Fi
(4)  Snow Crash,  Stephenson  (1992) - Sci-Fi
(4)  Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn,  Williams  (2005) - Fantasy
(4)  Thrawn,  Zahn  (2017) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Shattered Sea,  Abercrombie  (2014) - Fantasy
(3)  Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy,  Adams  (1979) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Xeelee Sequence,  Baxter  (1991) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Forge of God,  Bear  (1987) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Eon,  Bear  (1985) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Dresden Files,  Butcher  (2000) - Fantasy
(3)  Codex Alera,  Butcher  (2004) - Fantasy
(3)  The Ender Wiggin Saga,  Card  (1985) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Three-Body Problem,  Cixin  (2015) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Ready Player One,  Cline  (2011) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Black Company (various),  Cook  (1984) - Fantasy
(3)  Leviathan Wakes (Expanse),  Corey  (2011) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Passage ,  Cronin  (2010) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Ubik,  Dick  (1969) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant,  Donaldson  (1977) - Fantasy
(3)  Malazan Book of the Fallen,  Erikson  (1999) - Fantasy
(3)  Sword of Truth,  Goodkind  (1995) - Fantasy
(3)  The Moon is a Harsh Mistress,  Heinlein  (1966) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Wheel of Time,  Jordan and Sanderson  (1990) - Fantasy
(3)  A Song of Ice and Fire,  Martin  (1996) - Fantasy
(3)  Powder Mage Trilogy,  McClellan  (2013) - Fantasy
(3)  Discworld,  Pratchett  (1983) - Fantasy
(3)  Aurora,  Robinson  (2015) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Cosmere: The Stormlight Archive,  Sanderson  (2010) - Fantasy
(3)  The Chronicle of The Unhewn Throne,  Staveley  (2014) - Fantasy
(3)  Sevenses,  Stephenson  (2015) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Diamond Age,  Stephenson  (1995) - Sci-Fi
(3)  Anathem,  Stephenson  (1992) - Sci-Fi
(3)  We are Legion (We are Bob),  Taylor  (2016) - Sci-Fi
(3)  The Death Gate Cycle,  Weis and Hickman  (1990) - Fantasy
(3)  The Chronicles of Amber,  Zelazny  (1999) - Fantasy
(2)  The First Law Universe,  Abercrombie  (2009) - Fantasy
(2)  The Windup Girl,  Bacigalupi  (2009) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Divine Cities (City of Stairs),  Bennett  (2014) - Fantasy
(2)  Magic Kingdom of Landover,  Brooks  (1986) - Fantasy
(2)  Vlad Taltos,  Brust  (1983) - Fantasy
(2)  Childhood's End,  Clarke  (1953) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Hunger Games,  Collins  (2008) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Malloreon,  Eddings  (1987) - Fantasy
(2)  The Belgariad,  Eddings  (1982) - Fantasy
(2)  American Gods,  Gaiman  (2001) - Fantasy
(2)  Drenai Saga,  Gemmell  (1984) - Fantasy
(2)  The Sprawl Trilogy,  Gibson  (1984) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Night's Dawn Trilogy,  Hamilton  (1996) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Starship Troopers,  Heinlein  (1959) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Glory Road,  Heinlein  (1963) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Fitz and the Fool Trilogy,  Hobb  (2014) - Fantasy
(2)  Silo (Wool),  Howey  (2012) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone,  Keyes  (2003) - Fantasy
(2)  The Broken Empire,  Lawrence  (2011) - Fantasy
(2)  Gentleman Bastard,  Lynch  (2006) - Fantasy
(2)  Skin Trade,  Martin  (1988) - Fantasy
(2)  I Am Legend,  Matheson  (1954) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Dragonriders of Pern Trilogy,  McCaffrey  (1968) - Fantasy
(2)  A Canticle for Leibowitz,  Miller  (1959) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Saga of Recluse,  Modesitt  (1991) - Fantasy
(2)  The Elric Saga (Elric of Melnibone),  Moorcock  (1987) - Fantasy
(2)  Market Forces,  Morgan  (2005) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Nexus,  Naam  (2013) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Ringworld Series,  Niven  (1970) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Heechee Saga (Gateway),  Pohl  (1977) - Sci-Fi
(2)  (various) Drizzt Do'Urden character (Dark Elf-Homeland),  Salvatore  (1990) - Fantasy
(2)  Elantris,  Sanderson  (2005) - Fantasy
(2)  The Way of Kings,  Sanderson  (2010) - Fantasy
(2)  Redshirts,  Scalzi  (2012) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Prayers to Broken Stones,  Simmons  (1990) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Armor,  Steakley  (1984) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Lord of the Rings,  Tolkien  (1954) - Fantasy
(2)  The Hobbit,  Tolkien  (1937) - Fantasy
(2)  The Mechanical,  Tregillis  (2015) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Sirens of Titan,  Vonnegut  (1959) - Sci-Fi
(2)  Starfish,  Watts  (1999) - Sci-Fi
(2)  The Shadow Campaigns,  Wexler  (2013) - Fantasy
(2)  A Dream of Eagles,  Whyte  (1992) - Fantasy
(2)  Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy,  Zahn  (1991) - Sci-Fi

[MillerEP 30232]

Thanks for bringing this over.

[Lone Star Horn 2007]

 Major thanks for this

[shadetree 66]

Big thanks for this. Some I had forgotten about. Will have to pick them up again 

[Rollo Tomassi 80]

Well done, @Hellraiser97

Edited March 26, 2018 by Rollo Tomassi

[bwub60 147]

Malazan book of the Fallen by Steve Erikson. Second favorite series of all time behind the Dark Tower Series.

1	Gardens of the Moon	1 April 1999	209,000	768	26h 8m
2	Deadhouse Gates	1 September 2000	272,000	960	34h 5m
3	Memories of Ice	6 December 2001	358,000	1187	43h 59m
4	House of Chains	2 December 2002	306,000	1040	35h 6m
5	Midnight Tides	1 March 2004	270,000	960	31h 3m
6	The Bonehunters	1 March 2006	365,000	1232	42h 6m
7	Reaper's Gale	7 May 2007	386,000	1280	43h 58m
8	Toll the Hounds	30 June 2008	392,000	1296	44h 9m
9	Dust of Dreams	18 August 2009	382,000	1280	43h 13m
10	The Crippled God	15 February 2011	385,000	1200	45h 21m

[Hellraiser97 180]

Can we get this moved to the new book forum?

[shadetree 66]

thanks for the list. 

[Buzzrock 14775]

The Night’s Dawn trilogy is absolutely epic. It’s also a long read, it was cut up into six books in America. But I read them when they first came out and I was so excited to read the third one that I ordered it from Australia rather than waiting on it to be released here.

[Texas Town 18]

On 3/25/2018 at 2:41 PM, Hellraiser97 said:

Since there is no book forum yet, figured this is the closest fit.

The master  list courtesy of Texas Town:

Thanks for bringing this over, Hellraiser97.  This was my only Shag post I wanted to preserve for the move to Surly. 

I recently finished the Red Rising Trilogy. I had been catching up on classics (Neuromancer, Brave New World, Snow Crash, Childhood's End, Forever War) and wanted to read something more recent.  Overall, Red Rising < Golden Son < Morning Star.  After finding parts of Red Rising underwhelming, I thought the series got better and better - loved books #2 and #3.  I'll probably circle back and some point to Iron Gold to continue the series. 

[Keflex 1]

On 3/26/2018 at 2:43 PM, bwub60 said:

Malazan book of the Fallen by Steve Erikson. Second favorite series of all time behind the Dark Tower Series.

1	Gardens of the Moon	1 April 1999	209,000	768	26h 8m
2	Deadhouse Gates	1 September 2000	272,000	960	34h 5m
3	Memories of Ice	6 December 2001	358,000	1187	43h 59m
4	House of Chains	2 December 2002	306,000	1040	35h 6m
5	Midnight Tides	1 March 2004	270,000	960	31h 3m
6	The Bonehunters	1 March 2006	365,000	1232	42h 6m
7	Reaper's Gale	7 May 2007	386,000	1280	43h 58m
8	Toll the Hounds	30 June 2008	392,000	1296	44h 9m
9	Dust of Dreams	18 August 2009	382,000	1280	43h 13m
10	The Crippled God	15 February 2011	385,000	1200	45h 21m

+1 one of my favorites too.  If you start this series be aware that it can be a bit difficult especially in the beginning  The story just goes and mentions things that you have no idea about.  The author doesn't spoon feed you all the details and you have to figure how things relate which can be both rewarding and frustrating.

I'm currently re-reading all of the Wheel of Time books back to back.    I'm planning to do the same with the Malazan series too and will probably look at a wikia/reading guide as I go.   I'm sure there are alot of things I missed the first time around.

[TexArcher 36904]

Stranger in a Strange Land is a damned good read.

[After irth 1240]

On 4/25/2018 at 10:13 PM, Keflex said:

I'm currently re-reading all of the Wheel of Time books back to back.    I'm planning to do the same with the Malazan series too and will probably look at a wikia/reading guide as I go.   I'm sure there are alot of things I missed the first time around.

‘Tis a serious time commitment there, my friend. 

[Keflex 1]

On 4/29/2018 at 8:32 PM, After irth said:

‘Tis a serious time commitment there, my friend. 

True.  It's taken me about 6 months, but I'm on the last WoT book now.   I'll probably do the Malazan series later in the year.  I haven't read the latest Stormlight Archive novel yet and that's top of my list right now. 

[SimonBolivar 10648]

Started Children of Time last night so far so good.

[TKthunder2 4958]

On 5/1/2018 at 8:44 AM, Keflex said:

True.  It's taken me about 6 months, but I'm on the last WoT book now.   I'll probably do the Malazan series later in the year.  I haven't read the latest Stormlight Archive novel yet and that's top of my list right now. 

Took me from middle March of last year till right before a Christmas to finish the entire WOT series straight through.  My only complaint was that it dragged really bad towards the end of Robert Jordan section but the last book he wrote and the final 3 that Sanderson finished we’re amazing and made it all worth it.

[TKthunder2 4958]

On 5/1/2018 at 8:44 AM, Keflex said:

True.  It's taken me about 6 months, but I'm on the last WoT book now.   I'll probably do the Malazan series later in the year.  I haven't read the latest Stormlight Archive novel yet and that's top of my list right now. 

May need another thread for Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere, but I just read Arcanum Unbounded and loved pretty much every short story in there save 1.  I’m about to pick up the White Sand graphic novels and after finishing those I’ll have read everything that Sanderson has written into the Cosmere.  If you haven’t started (or were unaware like I was until Stormlight 3) it’s well worth your time as the books are all great and your not just slogging through something to get to the end as there is a story behind the story that plays out in the background of these

The Cosmere to date includes:

Mistborn original trilogy/era 1 (fully written), Mistborn era2 (Wax/Wayne series, still waiting on the 4th and final book), Mistborn Era 3 (not yet started), Stormlight Archive era 1 (3 out, still waiting on 4 and 5), Stormlight era 2 (not yet started), Warbreakers (still sequels to come), Elantris, White Sand triology (still waiting on 3rd graphic novel), a Cosmere origin story that he written a few times but never published called Dragon Steel, and Arcanum Unbounded which is 2 novellas (1 Mistborn, 1 Stormlight, and a few short stories that are really well done.

[Hellraiser97 180]

On 5/1/2018 at 8:44 AM, Keflex said:

True.  It's taken me about 6 months, but I'm on the last WoT book now.   I'll probably do the Malazan series later in the year.  I haven't read the latest Stormlight Archive novel yet and that's top of my list right now. 

I'm listening to the last book right now.  

 

Spoiler

I expected it would be pretty in depth, but damn, I had no idea that the Last Battle would end up so detailed!  I'm only 50% through.  I thought it was almost done since I'm on chapter 37, but then I saw there are something like 15 parts of it!  I've never seen a fantasy battle described in such detail before.  It's pretty amazing

 

[Hellraiser97 180]

On 5/6/2018 at 7:56 PM, TKthunder2 said:

Took me from middle March of last year till right before a Christmas to finish the entire WOT series straight through.  My only complaint was that it dragged really bad towards the end of Robert Jordan section but the last book he wrote and the final 3 that Sanderson finished we’re amazing and made it all worth it.

Yeah, as I got through the last of the Jordan Books, I had to listen to one, then take a break and listen to something else, between each one.  Just seemed a lot of repetition of scenarios and I found myself saying "Not this shit again!"  Still liked them, but hard to do back to back.  I've been listening to the series for about a year and a half or so now.  It's something like 400+ hours.

[atomheartbevo 88750]

StoryBundle has a large bundle up if you want a bunch of new/different stuff to throw on a tablet/e-reader. 

https://www.storybundle.com/scifi

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[SquishMitten 10368]

On 4/25/2018 at 9:13 PM, Keflex said:

+1 one of my favorites too.  If you start this series be aware that it can be a bit difficult especially in the beginning  The story just goes and mentions things that you have no idea about.  The author doesn't spoon feed you all the details and you have to figure how things relate which can be both rewarding and frustrating.

I'm currently re-reading all of the Wheel of Time books back to back.    I'm planning to do the same with the Malazan series too and will probably look at a wikia/reading guide as I go.   I'm sure there are alot of things I missed the first time around.

Thanks for this. Just got through Gardens on audiobook...brutal. I spent so much time rewinding/re-listening. Never could get into the story because of that. I've never been so tempted to scrap a series. Definitely has intriguing parts, but not enough to overcome the frustration. When you say "difficult in the beginning" did you mean the beginning of the first book? Or should I have settled into a groove by the end? 

[atomheartbevo 88750]

Damn. Humble is not going to let Story Bundle put up a bunch of stuff without a response. 

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/super-nebula-2018-books

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Not just the daughter of Thanos! The Nebula bundle is back with another shining compilation of some of the best speculative fiction ever published. Get titles from Ursula K. Le Guin, Greg Bear, Octavia E. Butler, James Morrow, and more. It's not around for an infinity, though, so grab the bundle now!

Seriously, scroll down through that collection. Some decent authors. 

[Keflex 1]

12 hours ago, SquishMitten said:

Thanks for this. Just got through Gardens on audiobook...brutal. I spent so much time rewinding/re-listening. Never could get into the story because of that. I've never been so tempted to scrap a series. Definitely has intriguing parts, but not enough to overcome the frustration. When you say "difficult in the beginning" did you mean the beginning of the first book? Or should I have settled into a groove by the end? 

I was referring just to the first book.  It's been a several years since I read it.  If I remember correctly, I thought the first third or so of the book was tough to get through.  But once you got a sense of the main characters  then things picked up quickly and I couldn't put it down.    Since you've already gone through it once.   I'd say look at a wikia/reading guide for that book to to get the main stories/arcs.   Then try and listening/reading it again and see if that helps you enjoy it more.

[Hellraiser97 180]

And just finished the Wheel of Time.  Man, that was a great read!  I thought Sanderson did a great job.  He tied up just about everything.  I googled one thing from the end and found a chat he did at torbooks.  Turns out most of the things he left open ended Jordan had left in his notes that that was supposed to be that way!

[Keflex 1]

10 hours ago, Hellraiser97 said:

And just finished the Wheel of Time.  Man, that was a great read!  I thought Sanderson did a great job.  He tied up just about everything.  I googled one thing from the end and found a chat he did at torbooks.  Turns out most of the things he left open ended Jordan had left in his notes that that was supposed to be that way!

Yep, I finished it up last week.   It's a shame that Jordan passed away.  I was wanting to get more stories about the Seanchan and Shara.

Yeah Sanderson is a god.   If you haven't read his Cosmere novels you need to start.  It's amazing how quickly he pumps out books with such quality.  Rothfuss and GRRM  need to take some lessons from him on how to plan out your novels.

Edited May 18, 2018 by Keflex

[SimonBolivar 10648]

I started Wheel of Time a couple hours ago...be back in 10 years. Actually I'm not into it after first chapter but gotta get further along.

[Sam Lin 3532]

On 3/25/2018 at 12:41 PM, Hellraiser97 said:

(4)  Takeshi Kovacs (Altered Carbon),  Morgan  (2006)

Just finished the first book of this series, driven by press it was getting as a result of being made into a TV series. Book was great, sort of a slightly futuristic detective novel, you could call it a blend of Andrew Vachss set in Blade Runner with a twist of Enemy of the State.

Very enjoyable read, doesn't drag, the world building and technology are plausible, the protagonist has a well fleshed out character with deep history, and a dry but hilarious sense of deadpan humor. The settings and motivations are plausible because they really don't differ so much from society of today, only skinned with some sci fi "future." Gladly continuing on to the second book of the series, and plan to re-read the first to better connect some of the plot links.

[Hellraiser97 180]

11 hours ago, Keflex said:

Yep, I finished it up last week.   It's a shame that Jordan passed away.  I was wanting to get more stories about the Seanchan and Shara.

Yeah Sanderson is a god.   If you haven't read his Cosmere novels you need to start.  It's amazing how quickly he pumps out books with such quality.  Rothfuss and GRRM  need to take some lessons from him on how to plan out your novels.

Sanderson said he had enough material that he could have done 3 more books out of what became the last book.  Part of me would have liked to of seen that, but it probably just would have been too much.  It's a shame Jordan never did the other two prequels.  A lot of people were expressed interest in books from the 4th age, but I'm glad its not going to happen.  While it could be cool, I remember what happened with Dragonlance and how bad those novels got.

10 hours ago, SimonBolivar said:

I started Wheel of Time a couple hours ago...be back in 10 years. Actually I'm not into it after first chapter but gotta get further along.

It took a bit for me to get into it and frankly, I wasn't completely hooked even at the end of the first book.  I liked it, but it just didn't seem anything overly special.  I could have stopped there and been satisfied.  Ultimately, based on the reputation, and my desire to have something to occupy my time in the car for the next 2 years, I pushed through.  Very glad I did, thought reading nearly straight through, there are plenty of spots where it seems repetitive or it just drags.  Overall though, I think its worth the investment.

[SquishMitten 10368]

I was referring just to the first book.  It's been a several years since I read it.  If I remember correctly, I thought the first third or so of the book was tough to get through.  But once you got a sense of the main characters  then things picked up quickly and I couldn't put it down.    Since you've already gone through it once.   I'd say look at a wikia/reading guide for that book to to get the main stories/arcs.   Then try and listening/reading it again and see if that helps you enjoy it more.

Thanks. I’m going to step away for a while and try again when it’s not quite so fresh on the mind. Still a little scared from all the re-listening. Had a lot on the mind with life lately so that probably didn’t help my focusness.

[Sam Lin 3532]

On 5/18/2018 at 2:23 AM, Sam Lin said:

Just finished the first book of this series, driven by press it was getting as a result of being made into a TV series. Book was great, sort of a slightly futuristic detective novel, you could call it a blend of Andrew Vachss set in Blade Runner with a twist of Enemy of the State.

Very enjoyable read, doesn't drag, the world building and technology are plausible, the protagonist has a well fleshed out character with deep history, and a dry but hilarious sense of deadpan humor. The settings and motivations are plausible because they really don't differ so much from society of today, only skinned with some sci fi "future." Gladly continuing on to the second book of the series, and plan to re-read the first to better connect some of the plot links.

Tore through book 2 (Broken Angels). Quicker read, and now the Kovacs series really reminds me of Vachss' Burke character and series: badass hero with hints of quirky humor in all sorts of bad situations who has cool tech and cooler friends to get out of those situations and ultimately always solves the problem.

The big chronological gap between books and the completely different settings/cultures/social norms make them stand as independent books, there really isn't much truly linking them other than a few subtle references, and missing the references doesn't change your understanding or enjoyment of the book at all. Still very enjoyable, though I didn't get the feeling at the end that I'd glean a lot more from a re-read (unlike when I finished the first one).

[Chewbacca 7612]

Just finished the Mistborn trilogy and loved it. I want to read more of Sanderson's stuff but after reading the first 5 ASOIAF books along with the first 2 Kingkiller books, I'm not starting anything new until all of the books have been written. Any recs?

[SilasCoade 2620]

2 hours ago, Thujone said:

Just started Seven Eves. Love it. Maybe to detailed for some but I'm really enjoying. I hope it finishes as strong as it started.

It really finishes strong. Probably my favorite book of his. That or Anathem.

[TKthunder2 4958]

9 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Just finished the Mistborn trilogy and loved it. I want to read more of Sanderson's stuff but after reading the first 5 ASOIAF books along with the first 2 Kingkiller books, I'm not starting anything new until all of the books have been written. Any recs?

Well the Cosmere won’t be “complete” for decades to comes there are still at least 15 and possibly as many as 30 more books total left to be written.  He might (probably will) add to some of these later but for now I’d recommend Elantris and Warbreaker (both currently stand alone novels, but still part of the Cosmere).  White Sands and the 2nd Mistborn series both still have a book waiting to be written and Stormlight has 2 pending as well but Sanderson works his butt off so honestly I wouldn’t worry too much about waiting he’ll put something out every year that will work it’s way into the Cosmere.

[goatsaag 279]

22 hours ago, Thujone said:

Just started Seven Eves. Love it. Maybe to detailed for some but I'm really enjoying. I hope it finishes as strong as it started.

I really liked Seveneves. It's probably my favorite book I've read (for the first time) over the last few years. That said, parts one and two were great while I think part three was only good.

[SpiralOut 1787]

The Quantum Thief series by Hannu Rajaniemi.  Well worth your time.

[SilasCoade 2620]

If we can include graphic novels, Descender by Lemire and Nguyen. Phenomenal hard sci fi.

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1600]

For anyone interested in the Academy series by McDevitt, he published the 8th book in the series in March of this year.

I plan on picking this book up on my next payday and will probably take a break from my non-fiction books for a little bit so I can read this and give my mind a little reprieve from the intense critical thinking required for those. I've always enjoyed McDevitt's work and like his ideas.

[Sam Lin 3532]

I'm now on book 2 of the Red Rising series, ranked 2 in the Shaggy/Surly rankings in number of recommendations. These are great reads. Not really about the sci-fi at all, very human stories and the drivers are emotion and politics, not complicated or deep. Very fast pacing so far, sort of the "action movie" of books. Not something I think I'd get much more out of on a re-read, but a very enjoyable ride the first time.

Have to make a special mention of the character Sevro. Some books have a character that steals the show. For the Witcher series it's Dandelion. For these books it's Sevro, and it's a treat every time he's on the scene.

[Hellraiser97 180]

For anyone interested in the Academy series by McDevitt, he published the 8th book in the series in March of this year.

I plan on picking this book up on my next payday and will probably take a break from my non-fiction books for a little bit so I can read this and give my mind a little reprieve from the intense critical thinking required for those. I've always enjoyed McDevitt's work and like his ideas.

What is the academy series about? I'm looking for a new Scifi series to start

I do not like OU

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1600]

41 minutes ago, Hellraiser97 said:

What is the academy series about? I'm looking for a new Scifi series to start

I do not like OU
 

Humanity was introduced to the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life with the discovery of an alien statue on Iapetus, a moon of Saturn, which depicted an alien life form. Then, after the advent of faster-than-light travel, when humanity began to explore neighboring star systems, a number of other mysterious Monuments were quickly discovered.

Despite these discoveries, details about the "Monument-Makers" themselves remained elusive. In fact, even after decades of exploring, humanity had found disappointingly few habitable worlds, and even fewer signs of intelligent alien life. At the time, only three alien species were known, but not were advanced enough to be responsible for the monuments.

The lack of easily habitable worlds posed a significant problem because Earth itself was becoming increasingly inhospitable. By the year 2202, significant rise in sea-level due to centuries of pollution had altered the environment of the planet considerably, and famine was rampant in many parts of the world. Many hoped to somehow establish an off-world colony.

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This was largely copied from the first book's wikipedia page, but I dont want to give away the whole book or series. The main character, Priscilla Hutchins, is on a quest to try and figure out who the monument makes are and why they placed these monuments around these civilizations. The nemesis in the book is not what that you will expect. I believe the author won a nebula award for this book.

[Grippe 308]

On 6/2/2018 at 3:09 PM, Thujone said:

Just started Seven Eves. Love it. Maybe to detailed for some but I'm really enjoying. I hope it finishes as strong as it started.

Did not care for Seven Eves, not because of the technical quality of writing but some of the characters reflected real life personalities that simply annoy the ever living fuck out of me.

Edited July 11, 2018 by Grippe

[HOOK'EMHOOAH 1600]

On 7/11/2018 at 4:23 PM, Grippe said:

Did not care for Seven Eves, not because of the technical quality of writing but some of the characters reflected real life personalities that simply annoy the ever living fuck out of me.

The title is a nice palindrome at least.

[Sam Lin 3532]

On 7/5/2018 at 2:48 AM, Sam Lin said:

I'm now on book 2 of the Red Rising series, ranked 2 in the Shaggy/Surly rankings in number of recommendations. These are great reads. Not really about the sci-fi at all, very human stories and the drivers are emotion and politics, not complicated or deep. Very fast pacing so far, sort of the "action movie" of books. Not something I think I'd get much more out of on a re-read, but a very enjoyable ride the first time.

Have to make a special mention of the character Sevro. Some books have a character that steals the show. For the Witcher series it's Dandelion. For these books it's Sevro, and it's a treat every time he's on the scene.

Tore through books 1, 2, 3. All of those reinforced my opinion above: action movie of books - I just noticed one of the reviewer blurbs on the cover even calls him the "Michael Bay of sci fi novels." Definitely not reread material, but a fun ride the first time.

Then I hit book 4 (Iron Gold). It's a plot and character development book with much more political bullshit, clandestine subterfuge, and less blunt-force action. Where the first 3 books were nonstop action and I always wanted to read one more chapter to see what would happen, on the 4th book I'm stalled 2/3 of the way through and have little desire to read more. Just a major tonal change and not what I want when I pick up this series.

[rage-a-holic 4237]

Red Sister and Grey Sister by Mark Lawrence are damn good, as is his other stuff.

[goatsaag 279]

On 5/2/2018 at 12:15 PM, SimonBolivar said:

Started Children of Time last night so far so good.

I'm half way through Children of Time at the moment. Really enjoying it so far.

[Chewbacca 7612]

On 6/2/2018 at 9:59 PM, TKthunder2 said:

Well the Cosmere won’t be “complete” for decades to comes there are still at least 15 and possibly as many as 30 more books total left to be written.  He might (probably will) add to some of these later but for now I’d recommend Elantris and Warbreaker (both currently stand alone novels, but still part of the Cosmere).  White Sands and the 2nd Mistborn series both still have a book waiting to be written and Stormlight has 2 pending as well but Sanderson works his butt off so honestly I wouldn’t worry too much about waiting he’ll put something out every year that will work it’s way into the Cosmere.

I bailed on my self-imposed ban on unfinished series.  Time will tell if I regret it as I do with Rothfuss and GRRM, but I'm enjoying the hell out of Sanderson.  Read Elantris and the first 3 of the Stormlight Archive.  Warbreaker is next.

 

Is Wheel of Time worth reading?  I know Sanderson did the last 3.  But 14 books is a pretty big commitment.

[TKthunder2 4958]

2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

I bailed on my self-imposed ban on unfinished series.  Time will tell if I regret it as I do with Rothfuss and GRRM, but I'm enjoying the hell out of Sanderson.  Read Elantris and the first 3 of the Stormlight Archive.  Warbreaker is next.

 

Is Wheel of Time worth reading?  I know Sanderson did the last 3.  But 14 books is a pretty big commitment.

The end of the wheel of time including the last two books by Jordan and Sanderson’s three were absolutely phenomenal.  The issues is that it feels like Jordan kind of lost his way in the middle of the series and it dragged a ton the same way most big epic fantasies are guilty of.  Most people seem to enjoy till book 6 but books 7-9 the prequel and most of 10 feel like work.  Still, if you like high epic fantasy the series is a must read at some point in your life.

if you’re into the Cosmere, read all the mistborns and then read arcanum unbound (which includes a storm light novella and 2 mist borne novella which will make stormlight 3 even more impactful)

[TKthunder2 4958]

So based on the recommendations on here I read Hyperion and really enjoyed it, but was pissed that it ended with a cliff hanger so I read Fall of Hyperion and while the ending was satisfying it seemed like he didn’t really want to write another book and filled it full of unnecessary bullshit just to fill pages. 

Trying to decide if I’m going to read Endymion or not now.  Any input would be appreciated.

[goatsaag 279]

On 7/29/2018 at 4:28 PM, goatsaag said:

I'm half way through Children of Time at the moment. Really enjoying it so far.

 I didn't love the ending but this is a really good book.

[Chewbacca 7612]

On 8/8/2018 at 8:13 PM, TKthunder2 said:

So based on the recommendations on here I read Hyperion and really enjoyed it, but was pissed that it ended with a cliff hanger so I read Fall of Hyperion and while the ending was satisfying it seemed like he didn’t really want to write another book and filled it full of unnecessary bullshit just to fill pages. 

Trying to decide if I’m going to read Endymion or not now.  Any input would be appreciated.

I recall enjoying all of the Hyperion books.  I would read it.