Books I think everyone should read

[Tattoo Bradley]

Hey! What's wrong with Dean Koontz & Stephen King?????

(Let's face it, I can't read Thomas Aquinas forever....)

I'm not a huge fan of Koontz, but as seen in my other thread, I'm a big King fan. I'm currently reading The Stand for the first time. It's taken me a good 30 some-odd chapters, but SK has finally "got me hooked" on this one.

[Mark Keeney]

I usually don't read much. (Can't sit still long enough)
But, I liked:
"Orbit" by John Nance
The "Brother Cadfael" series by Ellis Peters (Pargeter)

[McMurdo]

I just finished reading
How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
by Arthur Herman

It was a good book, I quite enjoyed it, and have already passed it off to my brother.

[Rob Wright]

Some more:


Chronicles of Narnia
His Dark Materials trilogy
Cormac McCarthy
Terry Pratchett
CJ Cherry's Merchanter Universe
Margaret Atwood
Elizabeth Hand
Shakespeare
Jack Williamson


Rob

[emolas]

Starship Troopers was on the Commandants reading list when I was active duty. Awsome book.

As was Ender's Game. The only 2 scifi books to make it on the list and just about the only two books on the list that I bothered to read. I too am an avid reader when I get the chance and own close to a thousand SF and Fantasy novels. There are so many good books and authors already listed here that the only one I feel the need to add is The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. On a selfish note, It's a pity he died before completing it.

[Chrissss]

Most of my favorites have already been listed, but one trilogy is missing.

If you want a "different" read where the main character is an anti-hero try:
"The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever" by Stephen R. Donaldson.

Chris...