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The following table is a list of books/series/plays/authors that I have personally enjoyed reading over the years. I've read and re-read many of the books in the list several times and found something new and enjoyable each time I have had the opportunity to set down with them. It is an interesting thing to pick up a book you read when you were ten and to re-read it at say twenty-five. Dune comes to mind here. It has in my opinion a little bit too much for a ten year old to try and digest. But at twenty-five, ah, now the various elements of a masterpiece are in stark relief! I'll admit that I like some of the books more and some of them less as time passes and my perspective changes, but what hasn't changed is the fact that I found something to like about all of the listed pieces of literature at one time or another in my life. I've tried to place the various books in a series in their proper order, but you may notice a few missing entries. Where there is bullet point followed by a blank space, it simply indicates that I wasn't able to determine the name of that particular book. Where a reference is simply missing from a known list, Heretics of Dune for instance, it simply means that I didn't find that particular book to be as good of a read as the the rest of the series, for various reasons. I should note that I prefer to read books from the science fiction and fantasy genre that contain a strong male protagonist. So don't be suprised to find that the majority of the books in the list are of a science fiction and/or fantasy bent and contain a strong male protagonist. If that is not your particular cup of tea, then you might want to look elsewhere for reading recommendations. |
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| Book or Series | Author |
Dirk Gently
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Douglas Adams |
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Lost Boys Treason Ender's Saga
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Orson Scott Card |
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Roadmarks A Night in the Lonesome October Creatures of Light and Darkness Lord of Light Doorways in the Sand Dilvish the Damned Jack of Shadows Isle of the Dead
The Chronicles of Amber
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Roger Zelazny |
The Helmsman
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Bill Baldwin |
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Caverns of Socrates
The Iron Tower Trilogy
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Dennis L. McKiernan |
The Trackers
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David Gerrold |
| Faery Tale | Raymond E. Feist |
| Armor | John Steakley |
The Chronicles of the Lance
Legends
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Margaret Weiss & Tracy Hickman |
Mag Force 7
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Margaret Weiss & Don Perrin |
Jason Cosmo
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Dan McGirt |
| The Sunset Warrior Cycle | Eric V. Lustbadder |
| Cosmic Thunder | William John Watkins |
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The Parafaith War Adiamante The Hammer of Darkness Gravity Dreams The Corean Chronicles
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L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
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Misenchanted Sword With a Single Spell Lords of Dus
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Lawrence Watt-Evans |
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Cannery Row Travels with Charlie |
John Steinbeck |
| On the Road | Jack Kerouac |
| Curse of the Starving Class - Play | Sam Shepard |
| Fences - Play | August Wilson |
| Death of a Salesman - Play | Arthur Miller |
| Bug Wars | Robert Asprin |
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Protectors
Ring World
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Larry Niven |
| Dumarest of Terra | E.C. Tubbs |
| A Feast Unknown | Philip José Farmer |
The Horseclans
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Robert Adams |
Thieve's World
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Lynn Abbey & Robert Asprin, Ed. |
Casca
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Barry Sadler |
| Timeline | Michael Crichton |
| Northworld Trilogy | David Drake |
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An Oath of Swords The War God's Own Honor Harrington
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David Weber |
| Transformation | Carol Berg |
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Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune God Emperor of Dune Chapterhouse: Dune |
Frank Herbert |
| A Hero Born | Michael A. Stackpole |
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Snow Crash Cryptonomicon |
Neal Stephonson |
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Blood Sport Blood Lines |
William R. Burkett, Jr. |
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Heroes Die Blade of Tyshalle |
Matthew Woodring Stover |
The Warlock Series
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Christopher Stasheff |
Drenai Tales
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David Gemmell |
| The Legend of Nightfall | Mickey Zucker Reichart |
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Starship Troopers Stranger in a Strange Land |
Robert Heinlein |
| Hyperion | Dan Simmons |
Ravirn
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Kelly McCullough |
Chronicles of the Black Company
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Glen Cook |