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No problem. I'm adding a shortened version to the main list and then if people desire they can read down and see what you have meticulously put together. I love how Goodreads allows us to share favourite books with others and appreciate what various people think about books.
Works for me. I'll post a Fantasy list here soon, then go back for list 2 of Sci-fi.
How did I miss this list??? It's pretty fantastic and only getting better. The only things that I would really add would be a few series that people could use to lighten the mood a bit so to speak. Some great humorous fantasy series to possibly include are:
The Ethshar Series by Lawrence Watt-Evans
Magic Kingdom of Landover Series by Terry Brooks
Myth Adventures Series by Robert Asprin
Ah thanks for that a lot!
I would add Philip Jose Farmers Dayworld series also Terry Brooks series Word and Void series
Did I miss Robert E. Howard's Conan series & Karl Edward Wagner's Kane series? Both wrote great heroic fantasy. Howard should certainly be represented in the Classics. I did see ERB's Barsoom series listed there.
Silverlock by John Myers Myers, H. Warner Munn's 'Merlin's Godson' duology, & The Worm Ouroboros should also be on the classics list.
Silverlock by John Myers Myers, H. Warner Munn's 'Merlin's Godson' duology, & The Worm Ouroboros should also be on the classics list.
I'll put them up later. I've a little to catch up with in Goodread's world!
Mary wrote: "This is exactly what I was looking for :)"No problem - thanks to everyone who's been adding to this list!
Thank you for including my books on this list!!
Michael wrote: "Thank you for including my books on this list!!"No problem, they're great books that should be read!
Given my debut novel
was this group's Secondary read in June, might I add it to the list? I should also note that I was selected as Author of the Month for October by another group here on Goodreads so I slashed its price down to $.99 (yep, 99 cents!) for October. Of course, I'm raising the price back up to $6.99 on Friday, Nov. 2nd but I think Amazon and Barnes & Noble and some of the other stores (Sony, DIesel, Kobo, etc.) might take a while to propagate the price hike back in so you probably have more than a day or two if you want to get it on the cheap.
Note also that starting in August, 2012 I joined RABMAD (Read a Book, Make a Difference) and committed to donating 10% of all proceeds to Team X-TREME, a military veteran support group. See my RABMAD page for deets.
Marjorie wrote: "Given my debut novel was this group's Secondary read in June, might I add it to the list? I should also note that I was selected as Author of the Month f..."
Sure why not!
Thank you, Jonathan! I'm gonna wait until I wake up tomorrow morning to change the prices (will do it over coffee before dawn, Eastern Time/USA) so get 'em now while the gettin's good! :)
-Friday
I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Works for me. I'll post a Fantasy list here soon, then go back for list 2 of Sci-fi."I hope you come back and post it some time Hugh :p
Great list. I have one book to add. It's both sci-fi and fantasy.
. I think it's perfect for this group to read.
Could be added to Humorous SF&F:
Redshirts
The Android's Dream
Agent to the Stars
The Dragon and the George
To Say Nothing of the Dog
The Swords of Lankhmar (and other Fafhrd & Grey Mouser stories)
A Spell for Chameleon (and other Xanth books).
Also, The Color of Magic (and other Discworld books) & The Stainless Steel Rat (and sequels), already on SF list, should probably both be located under humorous SF&F, cause they are!
Fair notice: I have an odd sense of humor.
Sorry, Jonathan, the summary at the top is your post, so it's up to you to edit it in perpetuity! (I took a look at the group Bookshelf, and it does allow custom lists, so I'm going to experiment if I could transfer some of these titles to a "Group Suggestions" list that could still be displayed by members, or otherwise create a list more than one person could keep updated. Sadly, Listopia can't restrict access to just group members.
Redshirts
The Android's Dream
Agent to the Stars
The Dragon and the George
To Say Nothing of the Dog
The Swords of Lankhmar (and other Fafhrd & Grey Mouser stories)
A Spell for Chameleon (and other Xanth books).Also, The Color of Magic (and other Discworld books) & The Stainless Steel Rat (and sequels), already on SF list, should probably both be located under humorous SF&F, cause they are!
Fair notice: I have an odd sense of humor.
Sorry, Jonathan, the summary at the top is your post, so it's up to you to edit it in perpetuity! (I took a look at the group Bookshelf, and it does allow custom lists, so I'm going to experiment if I could transfer some of these titles to a "Group Suggestions" list that could still be displayed by members, or otherwise create a list more than one person could keep updated. Sadly, Listopia can't restrict access to just group members.
This is an awesome list. Thank you. Great to see many old favorites as well as new treats to try out. May I humbly suggest Neal Stephenson's Reamde? If you are into sic-fi/fantasy epics its a wonderful take-off of the whole genre, as well as a random foray into modern cyber-terrorism.
And I know a list like this will never be complete but ... not even one William Gibson?
R.l. wrote: "This is an awesome list. Thank you. Great to see many old favorites as well as new treats to try out. May I humbly suggest Neal Stephenson's Reamde? If you are into sic-fi/fantasy epics its a won..."
Ah, good thoughts!
R.l. wrote: "This is an awesome list. Thank you. Great to see many old favorites as well as new treats to try out. May I humbly suggest Neal Stephenson's Reamde? If you are into sic-fi/fantasy epics its a won..."
We do have Neuromancer on the list already!
Jonathan wrote: "R.l. wrote: "This is an awesome list. Thank you. Great to see many old favorites as well as new treats to try out. May I humbly suggest Neal Stephenson's Reamde? If you are into sic-fi/fantasy ep..."
Oh sorry! was skimming and must have missed. Not his best, though. In my opinion, of course...
R.l. wrote: "Jonathan wrote: "R.l. wrote: "This is an awesome list. Thank you. Great to see many old favorites as well as new treats to try out. May I humbly suggest Neal Stephenson's Reamde? If you are into ..."
I didn't like it too much either but I haven't read any of his others.
I really love the new book series called The Alterran Legacy Series. Book 1 is Colony Earth and book 2 just came out which is Khamlok. This series is very imaginative and will leave you with wanting more. Everyone should check it out, the authors name is Regina M Joseph.
on the LOL sci-fi and fantasy list, add Martians, Go Home by Fredrick Brown. It good stuff. :)
wow, i have actually read several of books on the list:) but there are a lot more that i HAVEN'T read! great list!
Heidi wrote: "wow, i have actually read several of books on the list:) but there are a lot more that i HAVEN'T read! great list!"It's a collaborative effort!
Don't know if you consider these classics, but the trilogy of 'Jon Shannow, the Jerusalem Man' by David Gemmell are some of my favorite books from my childhood :-)
I know it is a little late but has anyone looked at NPR's list. http://www.npr.org/2011/08/11/1390858...
I also would like to suggest the Lost Fleet series by Jack Campbell.
Froxis wrote: "I know it is a little late but has anyone looked at NPR's list."
Hi, Froxie.
Yup, we even have a copy of the NPR 100 pinned in the Recommendations folder.
I like the Lost Fleet series, too. I'm waiting for Perilous Shield this October (tho I prefer the Geary novels to the Lost Stars spin-off series.)
Hi, Froxie.
Yup, we even have a copy of the NPR 100 pinned in the Recommendations folder.
I like the Lost Fleet series, too. I'm waiting for Perilous Shield this October (tho I prefer the Geary novels to the Lost Stars spin-off series.)
What a wonderful list!
Humorous sci fi - if ever you manage to lay your hands on Stanislaw Lem's Tales of Pirx the Pilot and More Tales of Pirx the Pilot, it's absolutely side-splitting albeit with a hearty dose of horror. Imagine the combination! I can't recommend it enough.
Humorous sci fi - if ever you manage to lay your hands on Stanislaw Lem's Tales of Pirx the Pilot and More Tales of Pirx the Pilot, it's absolutely side-splitting albeit with a hearty dose of horror. Imagine the combination! I can't recommend it enough.
My reading list;
Reaping The Harvest, Michael R. Hicks
Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling
Quarter Share, Nathan Lowell
Retreat and Adapt, Thomas DePalma
The Expanse, Ryk Brown
Reaping The Harvest, Michael R. Hicks
Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling
Quarter Share, Nathan Lowell
Retreat and Adapt, Thomas DePalma
The Expanse, Ryk Brown
I would definitely suggest that you check out
by Julia Crane.
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I might point out that the Coyote Series by Allen Steele is really interesting, and generally scientifically accurate. It's told through different people in short stories or Novelas that fit together to make a novel. Its and interesting style.
but I digress, I'm glad you liked the list.