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Clive Barker's Weaveworld, or Imajica.  Or just for something different, Mister B. Gone.
He does do a lot of horror, but I haven't read a lot of it.

Dan Simmons Hyperion/Endymion series is Dune-like in its themes, if not in scope (but what short of Asimov's Foundation series comes close to the scope of Dune?)

If you have read the last 2 books in the original Dune series written by Brian and Kevin, and didn't hate their writing, have a look at the House prequels.  The Jihad books eventually set up the original series, and are worth reading for completeness sake, but I put over a year between reading one series and another, because theres just too many words.

Kim Stanley Robinson's Red/Green/Blue Mars series is extremely good if you don't mind chunks of detailed scientific wordiness.  When he's not doing that, his descriptions of a landscape I would describe as 'red, some rocks' are amazing.  The story is pretty good too.
The years of rice and salt, also by Mr Robinson, completely different and great as an alternate history of earth without european influence.

Shorter stuff.
Snow Crash and Neuromancer are cyberpunk, and fairly well known.  There's a series of books after Neuromancer if you like.  Do androids dream of electric sheep by Philip K Dick (the bladerunner book) I also enjoyed.

If you do go and read Discworld as suggested by someone above (and I agree) go have a look at Jasper Fforde (thanks ZoZ!).

Guy Gavriel Kaye's Tigana
R.A. Salvatore's Icewind Dale Trilogy (the other dozen odd books are there if you like)
Asimov's Robot stories
Heinlein's The cat who walks through walls
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms (I'm just throwing that out there.  Not always an easy read, but freely availiable on the internet if chinese history is your thing)

Completely different:
Laurell K Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series.  xara would strangle me if I didn't mention the books she's reading currently.
The Time Travellers Wife (because we all need to be soppy sometimes)

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I have read all of these and more over the last 3 years or so.  There's good stuff out there.

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"- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
novel by Mark Haddon"

Great book.

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Arsy reads sheep pr0n.

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who doesn't?

What do I have to work with?

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Jesus!

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I wholehartedly agree on the books by feist and on the dark tower. Song of ice and fire is also very good. The author isn't afraid to let main characters die (I was really surprised the first time someone died, I didn't expect it at all, and I read the part 2 or 3 times to make sure I read it correctly, but in the end it's good as you're often surprised and you're not sure at all things will end for teh good. Also the story is told from many different point of views, so you even start to sympathise with some of the bad guys, etc... too bad the serie isn't complete yet)
Other recommandations would be:
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by tad williams (3 books, the third split in 2, so actually 4 books).
The Death Gate Cycle by margareth weis and tracy hickman.
shannarra series by terry brooks
aquasilva trilogy by anselm audley(not your typical kind of fantsy, but very good I thought)
Rose of the Prophet by weis & hickman (more an arabic setting, nomads, ghost in the lamp, ...)
And definately wheel of ti;e by robert jorden.  At the moment there are 11 books out,and the 12th is due 2k9.

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> [TI] arsbury wrote:
> "- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
novel by Mark Haddon"

Great book.


cheers!


another suggestion: jonathan aycliffe - the matrix

it s dark tongue (and it has got nothing to do with he film trilogy btw)

till the end of time..

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I am a huge fan of wilbur smith's work

especially the courtney and the taita series

NEE NAW NEE NAW

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Wheel of Time by Robert Jordan.

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more suggestions!

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If you like sweeping sci-fi CJ Cherryh is awesome, I think she has about four historical threads going.

Cyteen  and Downbelow Station show different sides of the three-way Human cultural split.  For the Chanur saga she leaves Human space altogether and shows how a feudal space-merchant clan deals with an escaped alien slave that begs for their help--some unknown species called a Human...

If you don't recognize Gwar's avatar go read "Watchmen" by Alan Moore before the movie comes out.  proof Moore is a twisted Mentat

cthulhu roleplayers will love "A Night in the Lonesome October" by Roger Zelazny.  See, Jack the Ripper wasn't a bad guy, he was saving humanity by closing the Gate...all he did was gather the necessary ingredients...

The core joke of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that of course no civilization would develop personal computers with instant remote database recovery, and then waste this technology to find good drinks.
Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

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Eh, anything by the "big three" Asimov, Heinlein, and Clark. You might ck McAffrey, (Dragon series seems fantasy at first, but turns SF by degrees)

Ah, yes Harrison and Laumer. Also look at Phillip Jose Farmer, (Amber series, River world, Labrinth )

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Eh, Cherryh is depressing. But fun to read.

Weise and Hickman are good Jordan is good

Brook's  first book sucks as to writing, but enjoyable. You  can see him improve with each book.

Robert Lyn Asprin, Sheri Tepper,  fantasy

David Drake, war SF

Andre Norton, old time SF

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Eh, Laurell K Hamilton. Total Fantasy, but realistic and gritty and sexy.

David Eddings, fantasy.

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Omfg The Dune Series Is Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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the best book i read was Carrie by Stephen King... it was the first book I ever enjoyed reading... Before, in school, we were always forced to read books chosen by the teacher (which i ALWAYS hated), but the first time we could choose our own, i found Carrie, and I enjoyed it so much, i read it in one night,... i didnt sleep at all that night (cuz i started with the intention of reading a few pages, but ended up reading the whole book in one go) so when i finished it, it was time for school again... (i had a headache all day long cuz of that... sad )

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NO FACKING TERRY GOODKIND! HE SUCKS X(

God why can't you people see that?!

Now, back on topic and they've prolly been mentioned but "Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card and The Song of Ice and Fire series by George R.R. Martin.

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Eh, on Orson Scott Card,  the "alvin" series. Total fantasy, alternate history of US in early years, Ohio valley. A far go from his "Ender" series.

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George R. R. Martin's "Tuf Voyaging" is a great collection of short stories

The core joke of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is that of course no civilization would develop personal computers with instant remote database recovery, and then waste this technology to find good drinks.
Steve Jobs has ruined this joke.

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45 Reply by Wild Flower Soul (edited by Elliot Erased 13-Oct-2008 09:58:21)

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..Nemeara.., please, stop bumping old threads... X(
I've counted at least 3 of them now. If I see new ones appear, I'll get you fbanned X(

EDIT: reopened

God: Behold ye angels, I have created the ass.. Throughout the ages to come men and women shall grab hold of these and shout my name...

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