blanco77 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Hi there, This is my first official post. About 12 years ago I was given a novel that is part of the "Dark Matter" series, a film (haven't seen) was made post the novel called "Northern Lights, by Philip Pullman" I was devastated as it was a brake up gift from my first long term relationship. Needless to say I read it cover to cover, its a beautiful, very intelligent book, and any one who saw the film "Interstellar" in my humble opinion would enjoy. Thanks, S t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Might try that, you want to give “Mindstar Rising” a shot - Peter F Hamilton, must have read it a couple of dozen times 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmonk Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Might give that a try. I've just finished reading Electric Dreams, a compilation of short stories by Phil K Dick (of Bladerunner fame). These are the original stories used by Channel 4 for the Electric Dreams series. Each story is introduced by the director/producer of each episode. For Sci-Fi written in the 1950s it still has a lot of relevance today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted August 11, 2018 Share Posted August 11, 2018 I'd go with the Stainless steel rat series of books. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Ooh Slippery Jim DeGriz! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 Get some Culture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpopandchips Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 13 hours ago, Sgt.Squarehead said: Get some Culture. The player of Games is fantastic, really makes you think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RACETRACK Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 seem to remember 2000ad did adaptations of a couple of the novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Depending on your definition of 'fantasy', you make like the 'Rivers of London' series by Ben Aaronovitch. Police procedurals with a twist. Not perfect, but a lot of fun. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivers_of_London_(novel) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Yeah, they are good (and it comes with a free jazz tutorial) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Coombs Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Richard K. Morgan could well be your man. The A Land Fit For Heroes trilogy is excellent sword-wielding fantasy (including some interesting sci-fi tropes), and the Takeshi Kovacs novels are hard sci-fi. Netflix recently broadcast what I thought was a pretty good adaptation of the first novel, Altered Carbon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob G Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I also recommend Joe Abercrombie's work - his characters are a lot more human than most, they laugh and cry, celebrate and mourn, feel fear, love and miss their departed friends. And they're cracking good yarns, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Or you could start “The Dresden Files” by Jim Butcher (Storm Front is the first book) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Krista Walsh is worth a try. The Invisible Entente series is a really good bit of urban fantasy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 But of course the king of fantasy will always be Terry Pratchett as far as I’m concerned - start with “The Colour Of Magic”; my favourite of them all is still “Night Watch” 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, The Chief Smeg said: my favourite of them all is still “Night Watch” I love them all. Just about to start Moving pictures. (Again). The Dresden files was a TV series too. Nicely done, but I think only one series. Sci fi, but, Joe Haldeman, the forever war series, All three are in this edition https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61kaoSO6OwL._AC_US218_.jpg I'll second the recommendation for the Altered Carbon books too. Excellent Cyber punk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurrantBunbury Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 1 hour ago, The Chief Smeg said: But of course the king of fantasy will always be Terry Pratchett as far as I’m concerned - start with “The Colour Of Magic”; my favourite of them all is still “Night Watch” Having recently attended my fifth Discworld convention, I can only agree. 😁 I think my favourite is either Going Postal or The Fifth Elephant. I'm a big Neil Gaiman fan as well, and I'm really looking forward to the TV adaptation of Good Omens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Did you know he originally planned a sequel to good omens, the title was to be “668 the Neighbour of The Beast” 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 I thought of another series of books today. The Anne McCaffrey, 'Dragonriders of Pern' series. These do need to be read in sequence to really appreciate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted August 20, 2018 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Ooh yes, the Pern books - then there are also the Shanarra books by Terry Brooks or Pleistocene epoch series by Julian May 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 The Pern series of books has one of my favourite endings. These are my top three fantasy book recommendations: Raymond E Feist, The Riftwar Saga. Robert Jordan The wheel of time David Gemmell The Drenai series ( Legend one of my favourite books) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 I need to get caught up on the Pern books, last one I read was All the Weyrs Of Pern - I imagine I’ve missed quite a few 13 hours ago, Pilgrim_UK said: The Pern series of books has one of my favourite endings. These are my top three fantasy book recommendations: Raymond E Feist, The Riftwar Saga. Robert Jordan The wheel of time David Gemmell The Drenai series ( Legend one of my favourite books) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim_UK Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Weyrs is halfway through. It was one of those Dragon series that wasn't too cheesy with the dragons. Then again I am looking through rose tinted specs. It was a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Smeg Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Well it was a lot of years ago for me - I read it when it was first published so that must have been early 90’s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelman182 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 A few I've enjoyed recently are: The Throne of Glass Series by Sarah J Maas, The Wall of Night Series by Helen Lowe (though it got tough to read by the third book), The Wintercraft Series by Jenna Burtenshaw (a kids book really, but an enjoyable read) and a few as yet unmentioned by others, which I have read many times: Unaccompanied Sonata by Orson Scott Card (a collection of short stories which include the original 'Enders Game' story) The Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin (there are extensions to the trilogy, but I didn't find them as well crafted) The Book of the Beast Trilogy [The Orphan, The Captive and the Book of the Beast] by Robert Stallman (an "alternative" lycanthropy story) Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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