Need help for finding good books

At the moment im very bored and im looking for good books, what i mainly interessted in is fantasy, however i have read a little of space-opera, even though i have only read 3 books in space opera i must say it was supprisngly interessting. However im in lacking knowledge for books for what i like, so i was woundring if anyone could hlelp me with it.
Heres the list of bookes i have read:

Fantasy:

Rift wars
The sword of truth
The wheel of time
Discworld novels

Space Opera:

The dawn triologi.

Please send some idees within the same catagory or reletated. I have read other littrature books from school and they dont interest me in any way.

Go to a library and read The Hobbit.

A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. There are still three books to be released.
Most brilliant series I've read (well, I'm still busy reading them).


You could also try the books of David Gemmell, some of his best series include: the Drenai Saga, John Shannow trilogy, the Rigante series, Stones of Power cycle.

Dune...for obvious reasons.

The Belgariad by David Eddings is good.

Sabriel and yes Hobbit - one of my favourite


My 100 post weeee

the triology of bartimeus (at least that's what the books are called in norwegian)
it was called bartimaeus in english
it is about magic, and a parallell to our world, but only that the politicians are magicians!
exellent reading

and, i also agree with

Originally Posted by Dorian Gray

Go to a library and read The Hobbit.

Hyperion
The Fall of Hyperion
Endymion

by Dan Simmons


...also Ilium by the same author. A space opera based on the Trojan war.

Originally Posted by thoscme

(at least that's what the books are called in norwegian)

Alt for Norge!

Thanks for the sugestions.
Il go to library to see what they got, whats irritaiting is that i want to read books in the languege its writin in, makes it alot better to understand and more meningfull, wich may be harder to find in the library.

The Song of Fire and Ice by George RR Martin (mentioned) and
The Prince of Nothing series by R Scott Bakker (heavy, deep perception changing philosopy)

a little homoerotic - Storm Constantine Wraethu series

For space opera - planetary sci-fi

Alastair Reynolds (Chasm city is probably my favorite) and Neal Asher (The Skinner is very good)

More political philosophy oriented sci-fi Ken Macleod (might be the wrong name)

Character oriented adult fantasy of a new bent -- Sarah Monette (Melusine, Virtu, Mirador)

And how could i forget

The Malazan series by Steven R Erickson rivals Song of Fire and Ice and The Prince of Nothing
and yes

All of Dune, even the new crap - skip book 7 - read the fan fiction for book 7 instead - it is much better

My Favourite Fantasy books were The Gor series. I know they are seen as Fantasy 101 and totally uncool and Un PC but for a puberty struck ,full of hormone teenager you couldn't get any better. He done about 30 books.

Also liked Adventure books like the fighting fantasy (they were game books) they were better stories than games



God I feel old

Originally Posted by Minibomb74

My Favourite Fantasy books were The Gor series. I know they are seen as Fantasy 101 and totally uncool and Un PC but for a puberty struck ,full of hormone teenager you couldn't get any better. He done about 30 books.

Also liked Adventure books like the fighting fantasy (they were game books) they were better stories than games



God I feel old

gor is actually hugely popular amongst hard core sf fans - they are some of the most expensive and hardest books to find in the genre

also Ursula Le Guin (mentioned earlier) is great for both Sci-fi and Fantasy - The Dispossessed is one of her most famous sci fi novels - a key book in the development of the subgenre

Even though its kind of historical romance of the three kindoms might interest you as it has all the qualities that you seek.
Then theres the Dune series, very good.

If you havn't read dune and you like "space opera" then you wont be complete until you finish.

Enders Game, which i read recently, was very good and a classic.

I can't really recommend more until you read Dune though. That is the beginning and the end of all great science fiction.

Originally Posted by Kanaric

Even though its kind of historical romance of the three kindoms might interest you as it has all the qualities that you seek.

Oh yeah thats a great Idea. My favourite book of all time,shame I got the abridged version. I really want the seperate books but they are so expensive. I wish they would re-release them. The Lu Bu bit is just superb

Originally Posted by Kanaric

Even though its kind of historical romance of the three kindoms might interest you as it has all the qualities that you seek.
Then theres the Dune series, very good.

If you havn't read dune and you like "space opera" then you wont be complete until you finish.

Enders Game, which i read recently, was very good and a classic.

I can't really recommend more until you read Dune though. That is the beginning and the end of all great science fiction.

The four books of the Ender's series (the 3 follow ups really should be thought of separately than book 1) are classics, I personally like the 4 books of the Hegemon series (the prequel - sequel to the ender series), which chronicles the establishment of the earth government that later rules the stars, following the life of the Military genius Bean (ender's shadow...) and Ender's political dynamo older brother Peter.

All eight books are worth reading, the first series being more philosophic and the second a better story more connected with our current history (no aliens or real space opera)

What I like about dune and rotk is that in many ways, with the politics and intrugue and all of that, it is like they could of made three kingdoms into a dune-style sci-fi. Which is why I recommend it for him.

Oh yeah thats a great Idea. My favourite book of all time,shame I got the abridged version. I really want the seperate books but they are so expensive. I wish they would re-release them. The Lu Bu bit is just superb

your wish is my command

http://www.amazon.com/Three-Kingdoms...7623646&sr=1-1

4 volume box set for $38 unabridged, if that is a decent price. This is the one I own.

shame I live in the U.K and amazon there only have volumes 1 and 2. Thanks for the link though

Originally Posted by Lone rider

At the moment im very bored and im looking for good books, what i mainly interessted in is fantasy, however i have read a little of space-opera, even though i have only read 3 books in space opera i must say it was supprisngly interessting. However im in lacking knowledge for books for what i like, so i was woundring if anyone could hlelp me with it.
Heres the list of bookes i have read:

Fantasy:

Rift wars
The sword of truth
The wheel of time
Discworld novels

Space Opera:

The dawn triologi.

Please send some idees within the same catagory or reletated. I have read other littrature books from school and they dont interest me in any way.

any Books by Barbara Hambly (ex. 'Dragonsbane')
any Books by Ursula K. LeGuin (ex. 'A Wizard of Earthsea')
any books by Robert Jordan (ex. 'Eye of the World'
any book by L.E. Modesitt (ex. Order and Chaos series')
any books by Roger Zelazny (ex. 'Nine Princes in Amber')
any books by Frank Herbert (ex. 'Dune')

This is a good start.

damn, too bad that is a great version of the three kingdoms too.

Hey I can recommend some fantasy good for light reading.

The Lost Years of Merlin by T.A. Barron

Lots of books in the series and its comparable to LOTR's only dealing with the myth of Merlin, only when he was a boy and not yet a powerful wizard.