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Good to meet you, Guila, Milena, Nipaporn. I look forward to talking with you here.
My name is Sam Honeycutt. My first fantasy books were Anne McCaferie's 'Dragon Riders of Pern' series. There was also a vampire series that I can't remember the name of but he was St. Germaine.
I have and have read the the complete Harry Potter series.
Sorry, I live in Bridgeview, Il, born & raised in Gary, In.
Hi guys,I'm Fresie and I'm a complete SF nut. If I had to name just one SF book that I love, it had to be Tales of Pirx the Pilot by Stanislaw Lem. It's a gorgeous mixture of hilarious and scary... Another great Lem's novel I'd recommend is The Chain of Chance - it's a murder mystery in a futuristic setting, and the ending is absolutely unexpected.
Nice to meet you all!
Fresie wrote: "Hi guys,I'm Fresie and I'm a complete SF nut.
Hi Fresie! Welcome! Thanks for the suggestions.
- Gi
Nipaporn wrote: "Miiiiii~~~! I'm Nipaporn and I'm an anime fan and gamer girl.Hi Nipaporn! Welcome to you too.
- Gi
Hi Giulia! Nice to meet you too and all you guys!
Hi! I just got on goodreads and decided to find a group or two... I just finished reading the whole Culture cycle up to now (been reading it every other book for 7 months); Iain M Banks is my hero. I haven't read a lot of new stuff recently, since I reread all of: the Dresden Files, Codex Alera, the Ciaphas Cain series, and Dan Abnett's Inquisition books... Plus some other books, and some new books too. SF has been my favorite category since I picked up Anne McCaffrey's Dragonsong in my school library.edit: just realized 'every other book' doesn't make sense, just change that to 'sprinked through the last 7 months'!
Hi guys! I actually discovered goodreads when I was looking up reviews of books on Google. I've been interested in Fantasy for a while now but I never really read a lot of the books out there. It's only now my interest in Fantasy has become an obsession. (Sorry guys but I just don't like Sci Fi much)I'm from the Philippines and I've been going to branches of a book store here that sells cheap books called Book Sale. I manage to get lucky often with Fantasy books though I also seem to pick up a lot of book one's in a series and worse some middle of the series books.
I've read stuff like The Hobbit, Harry Potter, A Song of Ice and Fire books 1-4, Well of Darkness. I'm currently reading Dragonce Chronicles book 2 since I have the compilation and finished book one already. I'm interested in Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series too.
I'm still pretty new to taking on the classics of the fantasy world but I'm definitely willing to give them a shot and suggestions from the community would be appreciated. :)
Hi Angelof,yes, I know, getting good books can be a real pain when you live in a foreign country. I live in France and if it wasn't for the Internet, I wouldn't have anything decent to read at all!
Nice to meet you!
Angelof,If you're interested in the classics, I really liked the Earthsea books -- the world is really well fleshed out.
I'll definitely look out forvthe Earthsea books. I've heard about it before and heard it's really good.
Hello my name is Rey, and I'm currently in the Army as a Military Police. I've always been a fan of fantasy book series, as I've grown as an adult I've rediscovered my love for reading. Which I've been indulging for the past two years; I hope to read up on all of the great fantasy series.
Good to meet you, Rey. You are in for a reading treat.
Welcome, Rey ... oddly enough my former husband was originally an Army MP ... dog handler ... which is how we met. I'm sure you will get plenty of suggestions here on all kind of fantasy.
Hi,my name is Agata, I'm 36 and I live in Germany although I am originally from Poland. I picked up English as my third language in school and have been enjoying reading books in english for quite a time now.
My first take on fantasy was reading LOTR as a child. The first SciFi reading experience was probably something from Philip K. Dick.
I very much like to discover new books - especially those which bring a new perspective to an established topic or genre - and to discuss those already read. GR looks like a good platform for this and I am looking forward to discovering, reading and many wonderful discussions.
Hello everyone! My name's Abhinav, I live in Bangalore, India and I've been working as a programmer for a couple of years.What fantasy/SF have I read this year? I finished with a six month journey into Wheel of Time sometime in Jan (and I said no more fantasy ever again, of course). I read Crichton's Micro (erm.. it was insightful) and Paolini's Inheritance (good!) later and now I've picked up The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. I'm also labouring my way through Snow Crash in parallel.
Hello! My name is Wayne and I'm a Book-aholic. *waits for mandatory monotone reply of "hi Wayne"*
I live in Texas, though I still consider myself a Floridian. I've loved sci-fi and fantasy my entire life. Was only 6 when Next Generation first aired and my Dad got me into Star Trek and from there many other sci-fi. My sister was my main catalyst for fantasy reading. David Eddings Belgariad was the first big fantasy series I read.
I'm now a combination stay-at-home Dad and sci-fi writer, working on the third book in a series during those ever so brief nap times.
Currently I'm reading a few things. John Scalzi's "Redshirts", before that came out I was reading a history book "Morning of Fire" and am also listening to Jim Butcher's "Ghost Stories" (really sad James Marsters didn't do this one).
Hi all! I'm a Stay at Home mom of 3. Reading is the only escape I have time for/can afford. I mostly enjoy fantasy, though I dabble in historical fiction and sci-fi. I'm in the middle of the Mercy Thompson series, which is enjoyable as an easy read. My favorite series is Anne Bishop's Black Jewels trilogy (which has been expanded, but I haven't brought myself to read further than Dreams Made Flesh, for fear of being disappointed). I'm joining this group more for the benefit of my husband, Zach, who prefers sci-fi to my fantasy picks. His favorites are the Enders Game and Hyperion series, though recently he enjoyed A Song of Ice and Fire and Temeraire. We both thoroughly enjoyed Ready Player One and are trying to find a way to get the Black Company series on loan for our Nook (need to find a way to get cards at more libraries!).
Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing the recommendations from this group!
Hi Jessica and everybody else!I want to recommend a [hard] scifi romance story about an intelligent computer, two college coeds, and their boyfriends. It's called "Soul Searching." I just read it a couple weeks ago and it's one of the best books I've ever read. It's by a new author [I think] named Keith Caserta. I read the Kindle edition from Amazon. I think it's also on B&N for Nook. Came out about a year ago.
I highly recommend it! It's full of ideas I'd never seen before, and it's a fantastic story. Anyway, Jessica, welcome to our group!
- Gi
Hello, all. New member Liam, here. Hoping to get into some good conversations... hoping to find the time to do so. :PHuge SF fan. Used to be a huge Fantasy fan, but somehow that's shifted. Odd. I still like to think of myself as one of the few, elite, rare people who recognize the genius of Philip K. Dick, and am still consistently surprised to find a billion and a half people are the same elite, rare people. :)
I write a bit myself (check my profile if you're interested... I won't advert here). Hope to make your acquaintance! :D
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Greetings! I'm new to Goodreads but have been lost in fantasy and science fiction forever. Looking for kindred spirits, since I haven't had much luck corrupting my offspring :)I tried to list some favourite authors, but it's a very, very long list so let's just go with many, many lots, and I'll try no to lurk too much.
Hello everyone,I've been lurking for a while now and thought I'd pop out of the shadows and introduce myself. I serve in the United States Coast Guard and am currently stationed in Charleston, SC. Originally, I'm from Chestertown, MD. I spent three years at sea in the Florida Straits detaining and returning migrants (which gives you a definite perspective shift on the whole immigration issue but that is a topic elsewhere). I've been reading Sci/fi and Fantasy for as long as I can remember and writing it for the past ten or eleven years.
My latest read was The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker. I got it for free on my Kindle last night around midnight and finished it about quarter past five this morning. I'm waiting on delivery of Timothy Zahn's Judgement at Proteus, the finale of his Frank Compton Quadrail series. I'm also a fan of Jim Butcher and a host of others.
I have to admit, I am here for entirely selfish reasons. I've been having trouble picking up new authors who are any good. (Buroker is a recent break in the streak.) So I'm hoping to steal some idea's from you folks and get some more reading material :)
See you all around!
Welcome, Byron. Nice to meet another fan of the Quadrail series. I honestly really love Timothy Zahn. And, tho think, my boys introduced him to me - they found him through his SW books. I am (im)patiently waiting for his Conqueror's trilogy to hit ebook form. I checked out your bookshelves, and it left me little to go on as far as recommendations. Have you tried David Weber? Specifically his Honor Harrington series? (the first few are free at http://www.baenebooks.com/c-1-free-li...) (If you haven't already, make friends with this website) I have a few more to recommend, if you need them.
Happy reading!
Byron wrote: "My latest read was The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker. I got it for free on my Kindle last night around midnight and finished it about quarter past five this morning. "Welcome ... and thanks for the reminder. Have had this on my Kindle and decided to try it and have already gotten sucked into the story.
Another series (space opera/military) in the general type of the Honor Harrington series is the Vorkosigan series by Lois Bujold. I have all of both series in my personal library and have re-read them many times.
Another fun series, alternate universe rather than 'space opera' is "The General" series by S. M. Stirling and David Drake.
Also, one of my all-time favorite alien world books is Mother of Demons.
MikeandCherokee wrote: "Hey everyone! We just thought we would take a moment to introduce ourselves. We are Michael and Cherokee Compton. Both born, raised and schooled in the hills of southern Indiana. We now both reside..."Good to meet you both.
You sound a lot like my wife and I.
Welcome to the group ... if you're near Lexington, I'm about 60 miles directly south.And for a Montana native ... it is WAY TOO HOT!
Hi! My name Dan. Born in '72. I have been out of the reading circle for about a year now. I love Sci-fi and fantasy. I am waiting for the final volume of The Wheel of Time. So i have started from the beginning. Well, just wanted to say hi.
MikeandCherokee wrote: "PJ wrote: "MikeandCherokee wrote: "Hey everyone! We just thought we would take a moment to introduce ourselves. We are Michael and Cherokee Compton. Both born, raised and schooled in the hills of s..."Hi
Kate has just finished reading Spellbound by Kelley Armstrong and moved onto The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and though not Sci-Fi, I've been reading Crossfire by Andy Mcnab.
Thanks for the friend request.
We too are new to Goodreads and you're our first fiends!!
Rgds
Pete
To Sharon and Sonja,I missed your replies somehow but thank you for the warm welcome! And Sonja, I just finished the last of the Quadrail series today... Awesome book but sad they are done. About the only consolation is I hear he has a new Star Wars book coming out this fall!
I haven't tried Weber, I will add him to my list. One of these days I'll get my bookshelf properly updated!
Hi, I'm a 46 year old mother of 3 and have loved scifi and fantasy books for a long time. It's my favorite genre, but I've been known to read anything with pages in it :-) I'm looking forward to being a part of this group.
Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm a 46 year old mother of 3 and have loved scifi and fantasy books for a long time. It's my favorite genre, but I've been known to read anything with pages in it :-) I'm looking forward to ..."Hi Lisa. I'm new here too. So welcome.
Hello. My name is H. Brian Rawson (to avoid confusion with the OTHER Hugh Rawson). I'm about to publish my first book - sci-fi, of course. It's the first book in the series. I'm looking forward to connecting with others in this group.
Hello everyone,I'm 26 years young(it's difficult accepting the word "old":), born in Ohrid, Macedonia. I have a bachelor degree in Archaeology and M.A. in Cultural Historic Heritage.
I love extreme sports (rock climbing is my favorite), martial arts, and above all books -- sci-fi mostly.
I've discovered Goodreads recently, and God, I love how the internet and technology connects people ad helps you find really good books.
Favorite author: Isaac Asimov, by far.
The first sci-fi book I read was Foundation, and it initiated me into the world of sci-fi.
Greetings! My name is Thomas Watson. I’ll answer to Tom or Thomas, either way. I've been reading science fiction and fantasy almost as long as I've known how to read (which is getting to be quite a long time, now). It still makes up almost all of my fiction reading habit. I don't actually have a favorite author, but I do tend to snap up new work by C.J. Cherryh, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Jennifer Roberson as soon as they are released. I've been interested in writing almost as long, and naturally enough decided to write the stuff myself, which led me to actually study the genre. The main tool I used was to collect and read every novel and short story in print that ever won a Hugo or Nebula award. (This process, obviously, is ongoing.) It was quite an education, and gave me a very good sense for how varied a thing the sci-fi/fantasy world really is. Never published anything back then, though that has changed since ebook publishing came into being. At one time I was also a regular sci-fi convention attendee, and through this had a chance to meet some of the authors I admired. They proved, for the most part, to be a remarkably approachable bunch. Those were good times, and I’m happy to say I’m getting back to that in a small way.
Glad to be here and part of this group!
Tom
Hello everyone my name is jose vasquez i will be 28 years old on july 11th next week im an up and coming author currently writing a short story novel about aliens greek mythology cloning and technology that will blow your mind i will let everyone in this group know when my book is available on ebook and paperback im also new to your group and goodreads so add me i will accept thanks have a good day everyone.http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/10...
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Lisa wrote: "Hi, I'm a 46 year old mother of 3 and have loved scifi and fantasy books for a long time. It's my favorite genre, but I've been known to read anything with pages in it :-) I'm looking forward to ..."Hi Lisa, welcome to the group (and to everyone else, too)
So does this mean you don't read eBooks? :) I had to ask, facetious though it might be. I gotta be me! ^)^
-Friday
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Hello everyone, my name is Gary Mark Lee spent most of my life in the art and entertainment field, I was born in 1947 in Pasadena California and later moved to Laguna Beach in the mid 60’s, I spent many years displaying my artwork at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts and other places, later I worked as a model maker and that lead me into Hollywood in the mid 80’s.I spent several years as a special effects technician and worked on such films as Terminator, Jaws 3-D, Flight of the Navigator, Aliens and many more, after that I moved into the theme park area and worked for The Walt Disney company, Warner Brothers, and Universal Studio’s, and others, I have designed rides and attractions for theme parks and also fabrication of those parks.
I began writing movie scripts and short stories and that lead me to write to write more things, I will be posting information about my work in the appropriate folder very soon.
I love reading good books, mostly adventure, sic-fi and anything that has lots of imagination in it, I love the work of Ray Bradbury, Robert E. Howard, Steven King, and many others, it really doesn’t matter who the author is as long as they keep my interest and tell a good story.
Thanks for letting me join in the fun.
Gary Mark Lee
Hello. My name is George. Been writing since I was a kid. Too many novels to count. Only one worthy of publication, to date. Working on adding to that, heh.
What's up y'all?
G.T. wrote: "Hello. My name is George. Been writing since I was a kid. Too many novels to count. Only one worthy of publication, to date. Working on adding to that, heh.
What's up y'all?"
Hello, George. The usual. Scribble, scribble, scribble...
Hey I'm Hannah and I am from Scotland. I really enjoy reading and writing scifi and fantasy novels/stories. I have read so many books in my life.
I am currently waiting on my college course to start, and is spending my time working on my CV and writing.
I am currently waiting on my college course to start, and is spending my time working on my CV and writing.
Hi I'm Paul from Texas. Sci-fi and fantasy reading is both stimulating and enjoyable for me. I am looking forward to discovering, discussing and reading with you all!
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Then read Soul Searching by Caserta!