Gottaluvwolf Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Be sure and read the Dunk & Egg novellas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Areo Mace Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I'm doin a reread of the series thus far to pass the time.I really want to read GRRM's other work but I don't have the money to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Ro Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I should do this actually, although playing the games is currently highest on my list.You definetly should, both games are great. If you dont have a gaming pc you can play it on the 360(Its supposed to be really good on xbox) But the books are just as good, better in some ways I would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnJoff Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I've really enjoyed Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind and Wise Man's fear. Not as complex a world as ASOIAF, but it still had that "can't stop reading it" effect for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mshadows Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 The demon cycle peat v Brett is good but if you like really gritty elements Joe Abercrombies books are a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Roaring Bear Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I haven't started it yet (trying to finish up the Vampire Chronicles) but I hear that Joe Abercrombie's The First Law Trilogy is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarandor Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Well, this is hard... usually when someone asks me what they should read I always say "read ASoIaF!!!!".... This being the case, I think there are some good choices here...I'm reading a lot of classics like The Count of Monte Cristo, Sherlock Holmes mysteries like The Hound of Baskerville. I'm reading Alice in Wonderland, Robin Hood, Frankinstein, Charles Dickenson, Grimm Fairytales etc.....Though perhaps Charles Dickenson is a hybrid between Emily Dickinson and Charles Dickens. Though, I could be wrong. :]I am actually not sure what I'll be reading because I'm still so wrapped up in the world of Westeros, I may just consider rereading the books. It's hard to move on to other books while everything is still so fresh in your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God_made_me_do_it Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 You definetly should, both games are great. If you dont have a gaming pc you can play it on the 360(Its supposed to be really good on xbox) But the books are just as good, better in some ways I would say.Yeah I've got a decent laptop so I'm gonna play em on PC when I've got a bit of downtime at uni. Haven't tested the second game yet but it beasts skyrim so I'm guessing it'll be just fine. Might have a look at the Game Of Thrones game as well, maybe it'll fill out a few things from the books (or maybe it'll suck like people keep telling me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Light a wight tonight Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Try the Darkness series by Harry Turtledove. WW II turned upside down as a fantasy. Not great literature but a fun read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Gathers Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Haven't read The Hobbit yet, although I haven't read any LOTR at all, but The Hobbit seems to be a good read. Planning to read it before the first movie comes out this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God_made_me_do_it Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Seriously you'll be able to get through The Hobbit in a weekend haha, although LOTR is a very different matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Gathers Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Seriously you'll be able to get through The Hobbit in a weekend haha, although LOTR is a very different matter.Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. It's not like the Hobbit is a big book, but a book I believe needs to be read nonetheless. Will need to find other books to occupy my time, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God_made_me_do_it Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 It's really a children's book I guess, but much like say, Neil Gaiman's "Stardust" is an incredibly well written one that can appeal to all ages. As I said before Pratchett novels are a good quick read too - I kind of like how he's been saying some of his latest Discworld books are "for younger readers" then in the first book he branded that had a teenage abortion administered by patriarchal beating in the first chapter.. oh Terry.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They Die Too Posted August 21, 2012 Author Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thanks for all the ideas, I think its going to be a pair of books.1. The brothers karamazov2. Slaughterhouse five Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARYa_Nym Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Thanks for all the ideas, I think its going to be a pair of books.1. The brothers karamazovGood choice. There is some humor in there as well because Fyodor Karamazov is quite funny imo. It takes a while to read these types of novels so I think it's a great choice if you want to read something while waiting for tWoW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeikoElektra Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I have a bit of a reading list that I need to get through - but it's probably not going to last me more than a few months...- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Tolkien translation)- Gawain and Iwain- Herodotus' Histories- Re-read of Beowulf in A.S.- Annual re-read of the Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion and Children of Hurin- Annual re-read of the Iliad and Odyssey (Homer)- Re-read of Ivanhoe (Scott)- Multiple re-reads of ASoIaF (including exploration of all dreams, prophecies, symbolism and foreshadowing)- The third book in Patrick Rothfuss' Kingkiller Chronicles (if it comes out before TWOW)- Darkbane, the final book in Isobelle Carmody's Legendsong trilogy (ditto - but IC is worse at getting books out than GRRM, been waiting 10 years since book 2 and still not even a tentative release year!)- Little Dorrit (Dickens)- The Once and Future King (T.H. White)I'll hopefully be doing a lot of writing on my own book. But I fear I'll mostly be writing papers for academic journals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Hodor Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Some of the books I've read since finishing ADWD: The Dagger and the Coin series, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Millennium trilogy, Prince of Thorns, Dunk and Egg novels, and I've started to read the dark tower series by Stephen King. I've also read some other non-fantasy books that I'm too lazy to think of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maester Hodor Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Seriously you'll be able to get through The Hobbit in a weekend haha, although LOTR is a very different matter.I cannot fathom how they are making the hobbit movie into a trilogy. The book isn't even 400 pages long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leto Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 House Stark - House AttreidesHouse Bolton - House HarkonnenHouse Lannister - House CorrinoKing of the seven kingdoms - Emperor of the known universeMaesters - Bene GesseriteWildlings - FremenOthers - Thinking machinesThe wall - the shield wallFaceless men - Face dancersAA - Kwisatz HaderachDragons - Sand Worms...Dune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pope Killdragon Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 Top pick: the Stormlight Archives book one: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson. You won't be dissapointed. Wheel Of Time and The Malazan Books are both pretty obvious picks. Malazan is a tough read. Steven Erikson's take on the multiple POV format is... confusing, frustrating and intimidating at first, but it'll get better. Courser mentioned American Gods by Neil Gaiman, I must agree, it's one of my favorite novels. Horns by Joe Hill is a harrowing, intense read, highly recommended. tl;dr: these are some of my favorites right of the top of my headStormlight Archives 1 by Branden SandersonHorns by Joe HillGardens of the Moon(series) by Steven Erikson20th Century Ghosts by Joe HillDreamsongs Volume II by George RR MartinBlackout/All Clear (two books) by Connie WillisThe Dreaming Void (trilogy) by Peter F HamiltonAmerican Gods by Neil GaimanDirective 51 by John Barnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.