Hi FacePunch! I've recently started reading novels regularly and I've been hunting for good Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels. I'm looking for books in the same vein as DiscWorld, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and World War Z. I don't want the novels too serious, I rather like humor in my books.
Do you guys have any good recommendations? I've been suggested INFECTION and Feed by my friends and I'm also wondering if they were any good?
Thanks everyone!
The Hobbit by Tolkien :3:
Warhammer 40,000 novels
The Warhammer 40k novels are super thick. Also I can't get into it with all the technobabble.
Are you serious lol
I played like the video games and heard some lore from a few friends and I understood It perfectly. At times sure It's just blah blah blah I don't understand this holyshit but It's still okay.
Also, how are they thick. I thought It was the average size for a "adult" novel.
[QUOTE=ashzu;27430517]Are you serious lol
I played like the video games and heard some lore from a few friends and I understood It perfectly. At times sure It's just blah blah blah I don't understand this holyshit but It's still okay.
Also, how are they thick. I thought It was the average size for a "adult" novel.[/QUOTE]
Now looking back, maybe the ones I saw were collected editions.
[QUOTE=ashzu;27430438]Warhammer 40,000 novels[/QUOTE]
Yes yes yes yes yes yes.
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If you're willing to delve into some seriousness however, Dune all the way.
Definitely Dune
I'll borrow some 40k novels from a friend and gonna hunt for Dune tomorrow.
Read a Space Opera.
Inheritance cycle, so Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr.
[QUOTE=Noodle Ninja;27430797]I'll borrow some 40k novels from a friend and gonna hunt for Dune tomorrow.[/QUOTE]
Just remember there's like a million billion 40k novels all written by different people, so if you happen to get a shit one it doesn't mean you won't like a different one. (Dan Abnett is considered by many to be one of if not the best 40k novel writer.)
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I was interested in this before, but didn't know anyone who had read it and sort of forgot about it. Is it really good?
[QUOTE=eXiv2;27430891]Inheritance cycle, so Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr.[/QUOTE]
I wouldn't recommend these. If you've read Tolkien, they're a joke. It continually feels like you're reading a very lengthy fanfic series by some kid.
If you like humour in your fantasy, maybe check out Mogworld. Croshaw has been compared to Douglas Adams in a few of the reviews I've read.
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;27452269]I wouldn't recommend these. If you've read Tolkien, they're a joke. It continually feels like you're reading a very lengthy fanfic series by some kid.[/QUOTE]
I have to agree with this, even though I loved the Inheritance Cycle. I was like 11 when I started reading Eragon though, so ofcourse that could have something to do with it :v:
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[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;27430907]Just remember there's like a million billion 40k novels all written by different people, so if you happen to get a shit one it doesn't mean you won't like a different one. (Dan Abnett is considered by many to be one of if not the best 40k novel writer.)[/QUOTE]
Oh yeah, this too. But I really do recommend The Black Company, even in a family of long-term tolkien fans, Glen Cook's saga caused a bit of a revolution, as both myself and my father prefer the BC saga, since it's very well written, darkly witty, realistic-ish fantasy about a Mercenary company who often ends up working for the wrong side.
2001, it's serious but maybe you can find humor in having an interpretation of the future from a 1968 perspective.
I liked Singularity Sky (scifi)
Ringworld is pretty cool, too.
Or Ender's Game
Right here buddy, if you're looking for humor books, look no farther than Red Dwarf.
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Naylor's style is incredibly similar to Pratchet's and Adams'.
Steven kings Dark Tower series is really good. But be prepared for a LONG read. Also warhammer 40k books are great.
I've been trying to get back into reading more, so I started reading the Hunger games, as well as some other books.
I want to delve into better books, which one would you recommend next?
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Gene Wolfe's magnum opus, detailing the rise of a lowly man on earth in the distant future where the sun is dying.
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Some claim this to be the most realistic depiction of mankind's encounter with an alien species.
