I travel a lot for my job, and typically read 2-3 novels a week. As such, I have burned through so many book series’ that I have run out of suggestions.

What are some of your favorite series’, and why?

Seriously, I need more material soon. I’m on the last Neil Gaiman novel, then I’m out of ideas.

Lit: William Faulkner Go Down Moses, Light in August, Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying & Thomas Wolfe Look Homeward Angel

Fantasy: George RR Martin A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows

SF: Dan Simmons Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion

There’s a lot of free stuff online. Older the better. Usually stuff that’s had their copyrights expired. Search wikipedia for old titles, and usually there will be entire texts in the external links section.

I read from here sometimes.Complete works of HP Lovecraft. Fun stuff.

Other sites that are dedicated to posting free books are Gutenberg and Gaslight. It’s old stuff, but I like it. Search for The White People by Arthur Machen, and see what I mean.

The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z both by Max Brooks.

ianmorris Posted:

snowcrash

read it last month, quite good. would have been better I think when read 10 years ago

scullyangel Posted:

Martian Chronicles – Ray Bradbury (save for October

Oh god yes.

Just read loads of things by Bradbury as well.

If you haven’t already, you’d probably like pretty much anything by Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett. Neither have the dark edge that Gaiman has, but the Brit wit is there.

I could never get into Terry Pratchett. It was funny the first time around but by the second book it all felt the same. :|

Biff Weasley Posted:

Fantasy: George RR Martin A Song of Ice and Fire: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows

I’ve never heard of these,

Biff Weasley Posted:

SF: Dan Simmons Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion

but these were quite good.

tame Posted:

There’s a lot of free stuff online.

Doesn’t help a guy who’s always in airports, hotels, and restaurants.

nanaintelligentjesus gets you SMART IN YOUR BRAINS Posted:

anything by these authors:

hemmingway

chuck palanauhkiuhkhkh

vonnegut

phillip k male reproductive organ

Covered a lot from these authors, except for Chuck palanauhkiuhkhkh (I think you made that one up)Log in to see images!

CreepPipe Posted:

The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z both by Max Brooks.

These books were great. In fact, my wife even read the survival guide and loved it.

scullyangel Posted:

Well, damn if you’re almost out of Gaiman. Have you read the Sandman series? It was released as a comic and is now collected as a graphic novel in 10(?) volumes. Epic Gaiman storytelling.

I actually own these, their some of Gaiman’s best work. Have you read Anansi Boys yet?

was Posted:

Since you seem to be a Herbert fan, I will leave him out.

The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya

Coming Through Slaughter by Michael Ondaatje

Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen

Remainder by Tom McCarthy

The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes

Thanks, I’ll look into these. I read The Somnabulist a few months back.

nanaintelligentjesus gets you SMART IN YOUR BRAINS Posted:

I could never get into Terry Pratchett. It was funny the first time around but by the second book it all felt the same. :|

The only Pratchett book I really enjoyed was Good Omens, which he wrote with Gaiman.

Courtney Posted:

Hey Corey! Have you read the “Watchmen” graphic novel by Alan Moore?

Of Course!Log in to see images!

In fact, my copy is starting to fall apart.

Nah, it’s a real guy. Spelling his name like that is kind of an injoke since nobody really wants to learn how it’s actually spelt.

chuck palanuhhkhh

After catching up with the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan I’m reading the Stephen King Dark Tower series, and wishing I had done it sooner!

As for a newer author, I really liked The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.

nanaintelligentjesus gets you SMART IN YOUR BRAINS Posted:

Nah, it’s a real guy. Spelling his name like that is kind of an injoke since nobody really wants to learn how it’s actually spelt.

chuck palanuhhkhh

I agree completely. Palahainiuik’s books are amazing, and his writing voice has an unique feel that few writers can match.

There’s a series of Japanese light novels called Boogiepop – they’re written for a young adult audience, but the series has some pretty dark themes, and the series does some interesting stuff with narrative. Books 1-3 have already been translated, and Seven Seas announced that they’ve acquired the rights to novels 4-6 last year.

Beyond that, I can’t read much at the mment beyond what I’m required to read for college, so if you haven’t read anything by Langston Hughes, Fast Food Nation, Lord of the Flies, Player Piano, etc…that’s pretty much what I’m reading right now.