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Sep 01, 2011 11:14PM
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For many sentimental reasons and mostly for the dragons: Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern books. Followed by the 40 odd years worth of X-men comics taking up the better part of my "guest" room.
I don't read that much scifi or fantasy. So. For scifi, I'll have to go with
Ender's Game
. For fantasy, definitely
The Silmarillion
.
My all time favorite fantasy read is The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever. I read the series in my early twenties and a few more times since then. I loved those books.
This is not my favorite genre, however, The Mists of Avalon was one book that I never wanted to end.
I enjoy a liberal mix of fantasy writing in what i choose to read but my all time favorite fantasy read is the classic Merlin serried ( The Crystal Cave, The Hollow Hills and The Last Enchantment) by Mary Stewart.
All time favourite has to be Terry Pratchett's Discworld series.Next is Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books.
I enjoy Isaac Asimov and John Wyndham too.
I really liked the Mary Stewart/Merlin series too. Can't say I've really read a lot of sci-fi. For fantasy, I loved American Gods and The Name of the Wind, two gigantic books worthy of every page. I'm also really enjoying the Temeraire series, starting with His Majesty's Dragon.
Depends on your definition of sci-fi. I've heard it argued that 1984 is sci-fi, and it's one of my favorite books ever. I love The Chronicles of Narnia, and that's definitely fantasy. Lately I've been reading a ton of Doctor Who books, and though they aren't exactly great literature, they are lots of fun!
Challenge: 50 Books
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A Wrinkle in Time (other topics)1984 (other topics)
The Chronicles of Narnia (other topics)
His Majesty's Dragon (other topics)
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Jasper Fforde (other topics)John Wyndham (other topics)
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