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Aug 8, 2013 2:02 PM #1060493
The silver chair.
It's the 2nd to the last Narnia book and it has more adventures than the rest of Narnia books. It's fun to read and you can't resist to read it.
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Sep 3, 2013 12:39 PM #1078724
Well, can I ask for a recommandation?

Does anyone know a good sword&sorcery style book? (Not a fantasy book, one that follows the old S&S template)
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Dec 9, 2013 11:16 AM #1120856
Quote from Codincx
Well, can I ask for a recommandation?

Does anyone know a good sword&sorcery style book? (Not a fantasy book, one that follows the old S&S template)

Not sure what a sword and sorcery style book is; but if you're looking for something like the Inheritance Chronicles or the Lord of the Rings, I recommend the Belgariad, by David Eddings. It's a five-part fantasy epic that depicts a struggle for power in a game of Destiny.

Pawn of Prophecy
Queen of Sorcery
The Magician's Gambit
Castle of Wizardry
Enchanter's Endgame

I couldn't find the last two books... they're not available in my area, but I read the first three and I found them more compelling than the Inheritance Cycles, with a clear-set storyline that the latter lacked.

Edit: The Inheritance Cycles left too many plotlines unaddressed. Who, or What, was Angela? Was her master, the mad wizard whom Eragon met in the last book, the only other person besides the three Riders who knew the True Name of the Ancient Language?

Also, there were two awkward plotline advances in the third and fourth book - there was no foreshadowing at all to the sudden introduction of the Hearts of Hearts. In the fourth book, also, an obvious (and arguably unnecessary) Deus Ex Machina. What the hell was the Spear doing in the hands of a no-name lordling who held a city Galbatorix expected to fall? And why would that lordling give the spear to a knight who was obviously no match for the dragon he was supposed to kill?
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Dec 11, 2013 9:07 PM #1122101
I always thought the Inheritance Cycle had a pretty clear storyline.
Another good series of books is "The Night Angels" Trilogy, consisting of
The Way of Shadows
Shadow's Edge
Beyond the Shadows
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Dec 15, 2013 8:35 PM #1124608
Any Terry Pratchett book. His books can parody and saterise real-day issues and keep you laughing. It's brilliant stuff.
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Dec 15, 2013 9:27 PM #1124627
The song of ice and fire series. Although kind of long its pretty good.
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Dec 15, 2013 11:40 PM #1124677
James Rollins/Dan Brown are very good authors. As is Harlan Coben.
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Dec 15, 2013 11:49 PM #1124681
I recommend reading, if you are interested in fictions containing werewolves and vampires, The Harry Dresden Files by Jim Butcher and the Night side series by Simon R. Green.
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Dec 15, 2013 11:50 PM #1124683
Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Ya'll too racist in this forum. You need to get learned.
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Dec 16, 2013 12:30 AM #1124693
For vampires I liked the "Cirque Du Freak" series (If I spelt it correctly)
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Dec 30, 2013 12:40 AM #1132317
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Anything by Stephen King


Yeeeeeees.

And might I recommend a book by Stephen King's son.

'Horns' by Joe Hill
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Jan 1, 2014 6:33 AM #1133926
I'd suggest the Divergent Series, Looking Glass Wars and DoppleGanger Chronicles. They're all good. :)

Also, find the Jaunt by Stephen King. Its creepy. :D
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Jan 29, 2014 7:48 PM #1148963
Don't put this book on the list, but... I mean, I know the book is about a horrible and completely false topic, but I highly suggest reading the "Mein Kampf" by Adolph Hitler, not because of his opinions, but because he was just so incredibly intelligent. For example, my favorite quote of all time:

“The best way to take control over a people and control them utterly is to take a little of their freedom at a time, to erode rights by a thousand tiny and almost imperceptible reductions. In this way, the people will not see those rights and freedoms being removed until past the point at which these changes cannot be reversed.”

--Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf

Anyways, yeah.
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Jan 30, 2014 1:15 AM #1149108
Poison you are right, he was very intelligent. He was also very passionate and believed in what he spoke.
To himself, he wasn't a villain. This is how he recruited such an army and became the fuhrer.

That quote is also scary, because it's slowly happening in modern day America.

Good books to read:

The Giver (really feeling intense, not much action)
Lord of the Flies (also feeling intense, but it also has some very fast paced/creepy scenes.)
The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks (Much more action, it has great story and is about assassins), Specific names being "Way of Shadows", "Shadow's Edge", and "Beyond the Shadows". This trilogy also has to do alot with people themselves.
The Inheritance cycle, or the "Eragon" series (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance).
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Feb 21, 2014 9:38 PM #1162419
https://filer.case.edu/dts8/thelastq.htm

Read,read,read, it's short.