Fantasy Books Groups

[Steve]

Halfway through the Scholars story now. This is the first book in a while where I have absolutely no idea what the ending might be. Can't believe it took me this long to read this book. I saw it on shelves and "best of" lists for years but never went for it.

 

[Hera]

Hyperion (both the book and the entire saga) is brilliant. Easily one of the best, if not best, sci-fi books there.

 

[Gemma]

This is correct. Definitely one of the best.

 

[Gemma]

The Scholars tale is with the daughter yes? If so, it's one of the only books I have ever read that genuinely made me cry, no idea why but it hit a spot with me.

 

[Dylan]

I always say your forum is only as good as the members that you have active. Forums have changed over the years and these days with the Facebook generation a forum is really hard to get going. What I find forum people can also do Facebook and understand the concept but most Facebook people cannot get into a forum.

When I look at Facebook especially for an information source I find it really hard to actually follow any source of information posted. It is not like a forum where you have one thread and everything relevant to that topic is found in the one thread. Facebook you might find some information today but try and reference that again in about a week and that is just about impossible.

Easily one of the best, if not best, sci-fi books there.

Would add, among others as contenders:

Vernor Vinge - A Fire Upon The Deep
Ian M Banks - Use of Weapons
Frederik Pohl - Gateway
Frank Herbert - Dune
Ursula Le Guin - The Dispossessed
Gene Wolfe - Book of the New Sun (so many failed tries before it clicked with me, and even then I feel I am only scratching the surface of its brilliance)
Alastair Reynolds - House of Suns
Orson Scott Card - Enders Game

 

[Tom]

List saved for later! I have read a few of them and now I have more! Really like Ender's Game and would like to finish the series, but Card is a massive piece of shit so that is a no go.

 

[Dylan]

Been there, was going to get a starter fantasy series for my nephew, was thinking about The Belgariad by David Eddings, only to read about the child abuse convictions in the 70's while searching on Amazon. Noped out.

 

[Tom]

Dylan Read the Belgariad ages ago and it was on my radar for a nostalgic reread. That's a hard pass now. I'll tell you this Dylan, you are really helping me both expand and shave down my reading list.

 

[Wanted]

I feel that both Dune and Enders Game become unreadable by third/fourth book. On the other hand, I felt that Hyperion Cantos had one of the best climaxes ever and really loved the fourth book.

 

[Dylan]

They do drop off, but I think they work perfectly as standalone novels and can be read as such.

Endymion is a major drop after Hyperion for me, usually on re-reads just go with Hyperion.