Book suggestions

[Sidelle]

Hi there. I am in a book rut. I want to find a new story to get into while I wait for my favorite authors to finish sequels. (ASOIAF, the Outlander series - just a couple examples).

Here is a list of the types of books I usually like:

Apocalyptic
Dystopian
Time travel
Historical (ancient Rome is interesting)
Suspense/horror

Willing to read about other stuff too as long as it's well written and intellegent. I don't like shallow, predictable stories. The bigger the book the better, usually. A series would be awesome. I just want something that will make it hard to put down.

I wish they had Choose Your Own Adventure for adults. I always loved those as a kid.

[beyondinfin]

Have you read Philip K. Dick? He's my favorite author. He wrote the book Blade Runner is based on. All of his books take place in semi parallel dystopian realities, usually surrounded my scifi stuff, but something is always not right..Usually there is something bigger behind the plight of the characters, and it's that confusion about what's going on that I love about his work.

Id recommend checking out Ubik. It's got time travel, astronauts and ubik (in a spray can). Also Flow My Tears The Policeman Said is good about a man who ceases to exist (he was never born, his ID becomes invalid). And The Man in the High Castle is also interesting, about a post ww2 in which the axis powers won.

[Stinkum]

Stephen King's The Dark Tower series is amazing.

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by beyondinfin [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Have you read Philip K. Dick? He's my favorite author. He wrote the book Blade Runner is based on. All of his books take place in semi parallel dystopian realities, usually surrounded my scifi stuff, but something is always not right..Usually there is something bigger behind the plight of the characters, and it's that confusion about what's going on that I love about his work.

Id recommend checking out Ubik. It's got time travel, astronauts and ubik (in a spray can). Also Flow My Tears The Policeman Said is good about a man who ceases to exist (he was never born, his ID becomes invalid). And The Man in the High Castle is also interesting, about a post ww2 in which the axis powers won.

Lol I am browsing for books on Amazon and found a book by him called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Awesome title! The storyline sounds interesting so maybe I'll start with this one unless you (being familiar with his work) have a different suggestion.

[Klendathu]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol I am browsing for books on Amazon and found a book by him called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Awesome title! The storyline sounds interesting so maybe I'll start with this one unless you (being familiar with his work) have a different suggestion.

Isnt that what Total Recall is based on? Meh, im too lazy to Google.

[Sidelle]

Originally Posted by Klendathu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Isnt that what Total Recall is based on? Meh, im too lazy to Google.

Looked it up on Wiki, it's Blade Runner I think.

[Klendathu]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Looked it up on Wiki, it's Blade Runner I think.

Oh, yeah.

[beyondinfin]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Lol I am browsing for books on Amazon and found a book by him called "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" Awesome title! The storyline sounds interesting so maybe I'll start with this one unless you (being familiar with his work) have a different suggestion.

Psst. That one is Blade Runner.

[Sidelle]

Never heard of Philip K. Dick but will look into his stuff. Thx. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have heard of the Dark Tower series but have never read so I'll check it ouf. I gave up on Stephen King a while back when a couple of his books I tried made me go "wtf". Sometimes I think he is high when he writes. Lol.

i appreciate the contributions, guys.

[Thulack]

Originally Posted by Sidelle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Never heard of Philip K. Dick but will look into his stuff. Thx. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I have heard of the Dark Tower series but have never read so I'll check it ouf. I gave up on Stephen King a while back when a couple of his books I tried made me go "wtf". Sometimes I think he is high when he writes. Lol.

i appreciate the contributions, guys.

Pretty sure he has admitted to this lol.