THE BEST WORKS OF WRITING YOU HAVE READ - TOP TENCimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted January 06, 2003 01:45 AM
Mine are -
01. THE HYBORIAN SAGAS by Robert Ervin Howard.
02. EATERS OF THE DEAD by Michael Crichton.
03. THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS by James Fennimore Cooper.
04. TALES OF THE JEDI : DARK LORDS OF THE SITH by Kevin J Anderson and Tom Veitch.
05. THE GODS THEMSELVES by Isaac Asimov.
06. THE LORD OF THE RINGS by JRR Tolkien.
07. THE COLLECTED WORKS OF H. RIDER HAGGARD
08. THE MARK OF KANE by Karl Edward Wagner.
09. CHRONICLES OF THE WHITEWOLF : THE LEGEND OF ELRIC by Michael Moorcock
10. THE CHAOS WARRIOR : LEGEND OF DRUSS THE AXE by David Gemmell.
This changes when I read the next work of writing, if required.
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Thain
Master of Bree
Chief Shirriff
posted January 06, 2003 02:42 AM
But I have over 500+books in my private library
lets see the first book would have to be the first real book I ever read, Called
(1) The Stone and the Flute By Hans Bemmann 1986 over 850pages not bad for a 10 yr old, about the same time I read my next Fav book
(2) The Hobbit
(3)Next is By David Eddings the Belgariad 1,2,3,4,5 and the Malloreon 1,2,3,4,5.
(4)The Once and Future King
(5)The World Of the Alfar by Elizabeth H Boyer1,2,3,4,5
(6) Lyonesse 1,2,3 by Jack Vance
(7) The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M Auel
( The Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E Feist
(9) The Wheel of Time By Robert Jordan
(10) The Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchett
(11) Dragon Lance By Various people
(12) The Servants of ARK by Jonathan Wylie
(12)The Winter Kings War by Susan Dexter
(13) The Andrakis trilogy by a fellow Australian Who is also from my home town Tony Shillitoe
(14) The Deverry Series by Katharine Kerr
(15) The Forever King by Molly Cochran and Warren Murphy
(16) The Axis Triloghy by Sara Douglass, also by Sara Threshold
(17)The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
(1 The death gate cycle by Margaret weis and Tracy Hickman
(19) The Apothosis trilogy by Douglas Hill
(20) and all J.R.R Tolkiens other books
I could go on with all my fav books but my room is hot as it is 38C and I need a drink.
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Gayalondiel
Tavern Hostess
Inn Keeper
posted January 16, 2003 11:33 AM
Hmm, I couldn't top ten you, but on my bookshelf...
JRRT's works (LotR, The Hobbit, The Sil, UT, BoLT, HoME, Tales from the Perilous Realm and Bilbo's Last Song).
Gone With The Wind
Douglas Adam's Hitchhiker trilogy in 5 parts
C.S.Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
The Hornblower series
And since you never said just fiction, Richard Burridge's 'Faith Oddessy' and 'Four Gospels, One Jesus?'
And the Bible
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted January 16, 2003 11:29 PM
Those are great selections, Thain and Gaya.
Quite right, I didn't say just fiction or fantasy, but any and all kinds of writing.
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Laiedheliel
new Born
posted January 22, 2003 03:53 PM
Hrm...This is a toughie. I'll have to follow Gaya's suit and just list some of the best, though not in any particular order.
The Elric Saga (parts 1 and 2) by Micheal Moorcock
The Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert
The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
The works of Edgar Allen Poe
Star Wars: Rogue Planet by Greg Bear
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Firestarter by Stephen King
Tom Clancy's Net Force: Hidden Agendas
The Andromeda Strain by Micheal Crihton (sp?)
Ahhh, books make me happy. ^_^ See, happy! Oh, dear me...
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted January 22, 2003 10:29 PM
Cor! Luverly selection, Laie!
Another fan of the white wolf, Elric! ALbino power. Heh heh!
And the Star Wars novels always work for me. You like reading Michael Crichton, Laie, then you must read his 'Eaters of the Dead', the novel that the movie "The 13th Warrior" was based on. Excellent piece of innovative writing.
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Sister Bigfoot
The Artist
Shirriff
posted February 02, 2003 06:12 PM
Dune by Frank Herbert
Amelia Peabody mysteries (The series) by Elizabeth Peters
The Hobbit
The Wheel of Time by Robert Jordon
Tale Chacer by Tad Williams
Lord of the Rings
Belgariad and Malloren Series by David Eddings
Biko (Don't remember Author: A political novel about apatite)
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin
Split By Tara Moss
You will notice that many of my favourite books are also on Thain’s list. I like to read his books. It is due to his influence that many of these books are fantasy. The rest…well Varity is the spice of life!
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elenna
Keen Eyed Wanderer
Shirriff
posted February 06, 2003 05:24 AM
10) The Witches of Eileanan series
9) Kingmaker Sword series The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis
7) The Left Behind series - Christian AND good.
6) All Tamora Pierce's work
5) Kushiel's Dart and Kushiel's Chosen
4) Everything by Shakespeare
3) To Kill A Mockingbird
2) Fahrenheit 451
1) Tolkien's works. All of them.
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted February 06, 2003 10:42 PM
Good selection, BigSis! Robert Joran's "Wheel of Time", do you mean all eight of the books? are there more? I read and enjoyed Jordan's "Conan Chronicles" but am yet to get a hold of this "Time" series.
Isn't it great when other family members have so many books and you get to read them for free. Most of the books I have read are from my parents collection, and they have them in thousands.
Elenna, neat countdown.
Kingmaker Sword and Kushiel sounds intriguing, where do I get them, who are the writers and publishers?
But shakespeare... awww!
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elenna
Keen Eyed Wanderer
Shirriff
posted February 07, 2003 11:50 AM
Shakespeare! How can you not love Shakespeare! YOU ILLITERATE BARBARIAN. OK, not really, but still...
Kushiel is by Jacqueline Carey. Kind of a girl book, though...
Kingmaker is by Ann Marston. You'd like that one.
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted February 07, 2003 10:56 PM
I take that as a compliment, fair Elenna! And thanks, I'm off to rummage around in the bookstores for the "Kingmaker Sword" book.
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Sister Bigfoot
The Artist
Shirriff
posted February 11, 2003 01:27 PM
Quote: Shakespeare! How can you not love Shakespeare!
I loved reading Shakespeare in high school :
‘The taming of the Shrew’, ‘King Lear’ and .... What was the one wear the twin sister poses as her brother? Was it ‘Twelfth night’?
I've tried to read Shakespeare lately, but it’s not the same as it was in school. Then, I had a teacher to help explain the meaning of what was written. Now, it’s just too much effort. However, for those who are still in school, I highly recommend reading them. It just might be that Tolkin was influenced by Shakespeare.
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Elenna
Keen Eyed Wanderer
Shirriff
posted February 11, 2003 01:31 PM
Hee hee! He called me fair!
I wouldn't be surprised if Tolkien was influenced by Shakespeare, Sis. All the greats influence each other. And I love Shakespeare. His words are just...I don't know. Shakespeare.
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted February 11, 2003 09:11 PM
Well, aren't you, Elenna!
I disagree, BigSis. WS wrote long and exhaustive plays and I for one found most of them boring to read, and I wouldn't have read them had they not been part of the school syllabus. The only writing of WS that I found worth the read was Julius Caesar.
JRRT may have been influneced by WS plots, but I don't think he would incorporate the style.
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elenna
Keen Eyed Wanderer
Shirriff
posted February 12, 2003 07:05 AM
Oh, you know it, Cimm.
And I would have thought you'd like Henry V, Cimm.
"We few, we happy few. We band of brothers!"
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted February 12, 2003 10:30 PM
I haven't read that one, Elenna.
And I do know it, I do!
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elenna
Keen Eyed Wanderer
Shirriff
posted February 13, 2003 05:20 AM
Well, if you decide to try some Shakespeare, that's what I would recommend.
And you're sweet, Cimm.
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Cimmerian
The Sentinel!
Chief Magistrate
posted February 13, 2003 05:39 AM
Hm, I wouldn't try any shakespeare anymore, but maybe I might go for the one you mention.
And I am blushing right now.
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Sister Bigfoot
The Artist
Shirriff
posted February 16, 2003 01:44 PM
I wonder what other books J.R.R.T may have been influenced by?
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Eruwen
posted February 18, 2003 09:17 AM
Let's see...my top ten? {Don't worry, Cimm, I will keep it at 10 this time.} I'm not sure if I even have 10 that I have read. Well, I might, but I don't do alot of reading. Here it goes...
1. Lord of the Rings-J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Out of the Silent Planet-C.S. Lewis
3. The Hobbit-J.R.R. Tolkien
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe-C.S. Lewis
5. You are not your own-Jason Perry {Plus One}
6. Jesus Freaks-DC Talk {Actually, I'm not done with it, but it's good so far.}
7. The Tale-telled Heart-Edgar Allen Poe
8. The Raven-Edgar Allen Poe
The only other things I have read are not good enough to be put into a top 10 category. I have a lot of Tolkien's works on my shelf, but I don't get around to reading much. I havn't even finished the Silm. I will someday though.
Re: THE BEST WORKS OF WRITING YOU HAVE READ - TOP TEN
I usually enjoy David Eddings and Leigh Eddings books, but their latest release leaves much to be desired. If anyone is familiar with their books, then they will notice that the single volume epic called "The redemption of Althalus” seems very familiar to them. In-fact I would go so far as to say that this latest book is a hybrid of all the Eddings work combined.
The characters are similar to other characters found in the Belgariad and Malloren (They even use the same terminology). The story line is so similar to that used in the Belgariad and the Malloren that the story is very predictable. Another problem with the book is that it’s not very intelligent. The strategic manoeuvres used during the fight scenes seemed as if they were written by a ten year old. All in all, I thought the book was not very well thought out. It was funny though, and for those who have not read too many of their other books will find this book very easy to read. I did like Emmy the cat though.
Maiden du Mystique
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(3/18/04 7:07 am) Reply
Re: THE BEST WORKS OF WRITING YOU HAVE READ - TOP TEN
In fantasy, one of the best and saddest books I've read would have to be 'The Sterkarm Handshake' by Susan Price. Don't be put off if you haven't liked her other books - this is actually very different and a brilliant, brilliant book, Per being one of my favourite characters in literature now.
On the side of non-fantasy as well, one of the best books I have read recently has to be 'To Kill a Mockingbird', by Harper Lee. I'm guessing that many of you will have heard of it; has anyone else read it?
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Re: THE BEST WORKS OF WRITING YOU HAVE READ - TOP TEN
After Lord of the Rings my next preferred read is Harry Potter, When I first started to read them I liked them but I could tell that Rowling was new to the business.
The first book was well written, but was short, the next book was slightly longer and as she continued to release each new book they grew successively larger, showing that Rowling was also growing and maturing as a writer.
Each successive book has more character development and is also maturing which is reasonable as her readers are also maturing. I am just rereading the Order of the phoenix and I look forward the next instalment.
Maiden du Mystique
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-Mym
Home is behind, the world ahead, and there are many paths to tread.
Through shadow, through the edge of night, until the stars are all alight. Mist and shadows, cloud and shade, all shall fade, all shall...
...fade.
Re: THE BEST WORKS OF WRITING YOU HAVE READ - TOP TEN
Has anyone here read Robin Hobb’s Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies? They are amazing, right up there with Harry Potter, C.S. Lewis, and David Eddings (which is a bit below Tolkien) in my rating. The characters are amazingly well constructed, both in terms of believability and in terms of interest. The main character pulled me so strongly into his mind, that I didn’t realize that any of his behavior was childish (when he was young) until he did after he had aged. He and the rest of the characters are all fascinating. If you haven’t read the books, I would highly, highly recommend them.
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Hobbits bow to nobody and nothing...except their plates.
The Serpentwar Saga by Raymond E Feist
I usually enjoy David Eddings and Leigh Eddings books, but their latest release leaves much to be desired. If anyone is familiar with their books, then they will notice that the single volume epic called "The redemption of Althalus” seems very familiar to them. In-fact I would go so far as to say that this latest book is a hybrid of all the Eddings work combined.
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