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My Most Beloved Book, Stephen King's Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands. It Was My First Sk Book. My Dad Got It For Me For Christmas When I Was 10 Years Old (He Chose It For Its Pages/Length, He Didn't Realize That It Was The Third Book In A Series.) Sk Is My Favorite Author, And This Is The Book That Started It All. And Yes, My Mom Wrapped It In That Weird Book-Cover Sticky Plastic Stuff That Kids Put On Their Textbooks In The 90s - That's Why It's Weirdly Green-Looking
And yes, I've read everything that Stephen King has ever written and published XD Not all of his work is "omg scary monster!!" stuff - he writes about humanity, society, and human interactions as well. "The Green Mile" is a great book to read if you're not fond of his monsters/supernatural works, as is the novella "Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption" (from the book Different Seasons.) Both of those stories also had movies based on them, and the movies are fantastic as well.
Was Looking For Something Like Hp But Darker And Found The Scholomance Trilogy
I read her novel "Uprooted" and loved it! Haven't tried the Scholomance books yet since I'm on a Forever Alone fantasy-romance novel kick right now XD I've heard nothing but good things about it, though!
Swan Song, My Fav Novel Of All Time. I've Read It 8 Times. ...so Far
This is an excellent book; I have also reread it many a time :) The characters are very well-written and go through very real and believable struggles and changes. McCammon is an excellent author (I read The Wolf's Hour when I was a kid and you can probably imagine how much I loved a werewolf book, lol.) If you haven't read any of his other works, Gone South is absolutely fantastic and I highly recommend it. His Matthew Corbett series books are also good.
Ender's Game
Among the finest science-fiction novels I have ever read. I believe the awesome Robert Heinlein, sci-fi master, would have though highly of Card's work.
'the Black Company', By Glen Cook. Works As A Standalone, Ended Up Spawning An Excellent Series. High Fantasy Told From The POV Of Front-Line Mercenary Grunts, Instead Of The Powerful Movers And Shakers. Recommended!
It's been described as 'Vietnam War fiction on Pey0te'. The Black Company, last of the Free Companies of Khatovar, gets suckered into signing on with The Lady, an undead sorceress fighting to put down rebellion in her lands. The Company's chief physician, Croaker, also serves as the Company's 'Annalist', whose job is to keep up the Annals of the Black Company, recording everything that happens and reading from them to the troops to keep the Company's history and traditions alive. Trapped between the Company's tradition of faithful service (unless and until their employer breaks faith) and what moral compass they have left, the Company, with their three hedge wizards, Goblin, One-Eye, and Silent, finds themselves trapped with an increasingly narrow range of acceptable choices. Superb writing, world building and very colorful, memorable characters. Beware The Ten Who Were Taken!
"Threshold" By David Palmer. My Feel-Good Book. It's Sci Fi, Ostensibly, But Really More A Fun, Romping Action Thriller With Awesome Sci Fi Elements
Protector. Probably Reread This Book The Most. Even More Than Any Discworld Book From Terry Pratchett
Bought in a book store multiple years ago. Part of a series but can be read as a stand alone. The start of my love of Larry Niven's Known Space. The last page always hits me in the feels... Protector-...e72b28.jpg
"Memory, Sorrow, And Thorn" This Is What I Expect From High Fantasy (Polish Editions Of Book)s
Too late to post but mine would have been The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by R. A. Heinlein
One of my absolute top-tier favorite books. I love most of Heinlein's work (heck, my dogs are named Stilgar and Fenring) and Moon Is A Harsh Mistress gets me right in the feels every time I reread it. As a child I wanted my computer to be like Mike - a friend that I could talk to. Ironically, Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is quite an old novel at this point - it was published in the 60s, nearly SIXTY years ago - but its portrayal of politics, society, and humanity is more relevant than ever these days. Never forget - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
Load More Replies...Too late to post but mine would have been The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress by R. A. Heinlein
One of my absolute top-tier favorite books. I love most of Heinlein's work (heck, my dogs are named Stilgar and Fenring) and Moon Is A Harsh Mistress gets me right in the feels every time I reread it. As a child I wanted my computer to be like Mike - a friend that I could talk to. Ironically, Moon Is A Harsh Mistress is quite an old novel at this point - it was published in the 60s, nearly SIXTY years ago - but its portrayal of politics, society, and humanity is more relevant than ever these days. Never forget - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.
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