reading recommendations, please?
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ravnsdaughterI got into reading science fiction and fantasy relatively late in life, though I'm familiar with a lot more authors than I've read because of working in a library for a while. So, I have two questions for my f-list in this regard:
First, what series would consider to be scifi/fantasy classics and/or must-reads?
Second, I've never read anything by Neil Gaiman, but would like to. Which book should I start with?
Third, graphic novels. What would be a good one to start with? (keep in mind I can't stand anime).
Edit: stuff I have read/really liked, off the top of my head:
copious amounts of Marion Zimmer Bradley (she's a favorite author of mine)
Lord of the Rings
Piers Anthony's Incantations of Immortality
A few books of the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, I'm slowly working my way through them (and love them to bits)
Rick Cook's Wizard's Bane series (another favorite)
The Kushiel trilogy and the followups, by Jacqueline Carey (which I consider fantasy, anyways)
First, what series would consider to be scifi/fantasy classics and/or must-reads?
Second, I've never read anything by Neil Gaiman, but would like to. Which book should I start with?
Third, graphic novels. What would be a good one to start with? (keep in mind I can't stand anime).
Edit: stuff I have read/really liked, off the top of my head:
copious amounts of Marion Zimmer Bradley (she's a favorite author of mine)
Lord of the Rings
Piers Anthony's Incantations of Immortality
A few books of the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey, I'm slowly working my way through them (and love them to bits)
Rick Cook's Wizard's Bane series (another favorite)
The Kushiel trilogy and the followups, by Jacqueline Carey (which I consider fantasy, anyways)
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Date: 2009-06-17 05:06 pm (UTC)"Read George RR Martins' Song of Ice and Fire series (follow the tag in my blog to see how much I gush about this damn thing). The first book is Game of Thrones, and he has 4 books written in it so far. It is...addicting. Completely and utterly..." - See above. This is one of the most amazing book series that I have ever, ever read.
"Seconded by a billion to start with Sandman if you're looking for both a good start to Gaiman and graphic novels..." - Thirded, oh-so-much!
"If you like Pratchett: the Discworld books (they do start a touch slow, totally worth the slight slowness of the first three books)..." - I have read every single book in that series, some of them many times over, and Pratchett never fails to amaze me.
Also try The Belgariad and the Mallorean series' by David (And Leigh, I think!) Eddings.
And finally, 'Wicked' and 'Confessions Of An Ugly Stepsister' by Gregory Maguire. Well worth the read.