Book Suggestions?

[Mandalore93]

I just got done with the A Song of Fire and Ice Novels (for now) as well as finishing God Is Not Great by Hitchens, World War Z, and Letter To a Christian Nation by Sam Harris. Generally I enjoy books in these genres: Sci-fi, "fantasy", fictional history, actual history, and just in general books that combine action with political intrigue. I listen to audio books while at work so I go through them VERY quickly. Was just wondering if anyone had some good suggestions for me to yo ho ho.

[Millburn]

Anything Philip K Dick is a surefire win. I'm sure you've seen Blade Runner, which was an adaptation of one of his novels. My favorite of his stories though is The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. It's much more of a slower paced book, that deals with the apathy of an individual. The setting is dystopian as one would expect from a PKD novel and pushes every sci fi fans button with drugs, technology, society, spaceships, and aliens.

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http://www.amazon.com/Three-Stigmata.../dp/0547572557

[Dalven]

Next to ASOIAF my favourite fantasy stuff is Robin Hobbs' Realm of the Elderlings books (start with Assassin's Quest) and Joe Abercrombie's series which begins with The Blade Itself. Another couple of authors who aren't afraid to put their characters through the wringer, and Abercrombie's stuff has a great vein of dark humour running through it.

[Robdukes]

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Joe Abercrombie's series which begins with The Blade Itself. and Abercrombie's stuff has a great vein of dark humour running through it.

+1 for Joe Abercrombie's "The First Law" series

also since you mentioned history and fictional history I've been reading Graham Hancock's "War God"..about the spanish conquest of mexico. He's a great writer..also worth checking out his videos on youtube. He gives some good lectures on the lost civilizations etc.

[Sirken]

Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust

[Darkpretzel]

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Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust

fuck yeah loved these

[lecompte]

The Black Prism - Brent Weeks
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Dune - you know who.
Taming Fire - Aaron Pogue
The Warded Man - Peter V Brett

[Autotune]

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The Black Prism - Brent Weeks
Ender's Game - Orson Scott Card
Dune - you know who.
Taming Fire - Aaron Pogue
The Warded Man - Peter V Brett

My brother-in-law just loaned me this book (The warded man) a few months back and haven't gotten started on it yet.

He mentioned it was very similar to Brent Weeks book The Way of Shadows (The Night Angel trilogy) which I liked quite a bit.

Since I haven't read The Warded Man yet, I'd definitely suggest The Night Angel trilogy by Brent Weeks.

[Orruar]

If you like hard sci fi, go with Flying to Valhalla by Charles Pellegrino or Dragon's Egg by Robert Forward. Anything from Arthur C Clarke is also a good read. Or if you want more Earthly based sci fi, Prey by Michael Crichton is pretty good. For softer sci fi, the Foundation series by Asimov is top notch and can keep you busy for a while.

[Piff]

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Anything from Arthur C Clarke is also a good read.

Yes - my suggestion to you, OP, is Clarke's Childhood's End.
It's as interesting as it is brief and the science fiction is brilliant.