fantasy or science fiction ? help me!?
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Sci-Fi is my favorite genre. These are my suggestions in no particular order,\n\n1) Anything by the grand masters: \nIsaac Asimov http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_asimov\nRobert Heinlein http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_heinlein\nArthur C. Clarke http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C_Clarke\nRay Bradbury http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury\n\n2) James P. Hogan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_P._Hogan_%28writer%29\nOne of my personal favorites. He does hard science fiction. The kind where the fictional science is almost believable.  I own all of his books and it would be difficult to pick a favorite. Some that come immediately to mind are "Inherit the Stars", "Thrice Upone a Time", "The Genesis Machine", "The Two Faces of Tomorrow"\n\n3) Frederik Pohl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik_Pohl\nThe Heechee Series is a great read starting with "Gateway" which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards sometime in the mid-70's\n\n4) Frank Herbert http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Herbert\nDune. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_%28novel%29\nIf you haven't already, then at some point you must read this. It is a bona fide classic. Period.\n\n5) Orson Scott Card http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_scott_card\nThe Ender Saga starting with "Ender's Game"\n\n6) William Gibson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Ford_Gibson\nThe Sprawl Trilogy starting with the classic "Neuromancer".  I believe "cyberspace" was first coined in this book, and there is also reference to "the matrix - Mankind's unthinkably complex consensual hallucination representing cyberspace"\n\n7) Anne McCAffrey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_McCaffrey\nShe writes good stories and her lead character is female, which is a switch from most scifi. I'd recommend anything in her Dragonriders of Pern series starting with "Dragonflight".  I'd also recommend her Crystal Singer Series starting with "Crystal Singer".\n\n.. that's just for starters.  I have about 700 sci-fi novels in my personal library.  I won't list them all for you! :)\n\n\n=============================\nOn the Fantasy side\n\n1) Everything by Tolkien http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolkien\n\n2) The Chronicles of Narnia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia\nby C.S. Lewis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis\n\n3) The Thomas Covenant Chronicles, The Unbeliever http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Covenant\nby Stephen R. Donaldson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_R._Donaldson\nstarting with "Lord Foul's Bane"\n\n\n=============================\nHere's a lot of references for you to find the kinds of scifi/fantasy books that interest you.\n\nAbout the Hugo awards:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award\nList of Hugo award winning authors:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hugo_Award_winning_authors\nList of Hugo award winning novels:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novelx\n\nAbout the Nebula awards:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award\nList of Nebula award winning authors:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Nebula_Award_winning_authors\nList of Nebula award winning novels:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebula_Award_for_Best_Novel\n\nList of works that have won both the Hugo and Nebula awards:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_joint_winners_of_the_Hugo_and_Nebula_awards
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Read Wilton Barnhardt's "Gospel".  In my opinion, it is of the same ilk (this isn't a new genre at all) but better, as I prefer his prose.\n\nI also think you could include new author Elizabeth Kostova, who just published a thriller in the same vein.\n\nThere have been many other authors who have written what I call "conspiracy novels" about the nature of Christ.\n\nThere are also some old school books like "The Talisman" by Sir Walter Scott, and "The Robe" by Lloyd Douglas.  The Talisman is really old school (almost 200 years old) and traces a coin that was won in the gambling at Christ's feet through the ages and its transport to Scotland with the heart of Robert the Bruce (in reality, the coin exists, in the bossom of our Clan Chief, Lockhart, in Ayrshire, Scotland).\n\nPoke around, there is lots of material including one novel about the a new set of dead sea scrolls that has Jesus's bones turn up in the tomb of Joseph...etc.\n\nAnd according to court accounts, you can read "Holy Blood, Holy Grail", which Brown is accused of plagiarising (remember the flap about Harry Potter being plagiarised?
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hmm.....is this the real life, or is this just fantasy?
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So many books, so little time!  Just go to the library and start checking out books that intrigue you.  Remember, if you don't like it, nobody says you have to finish it!  I currently  prefer humor:  Terry Pratchett, Christopher More, Jason Fforde...enjoy enjoy!
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Check Adultfanfiction.  It's a great place for any fandom you like plus if you like yaoi or male/male relationship (from what you say I take it yes) then the best place would be AFF.  You can also check Fanfiction but you'll probably find less mature rating stories there ^__^
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Well, that depends a lot on what else you're looking for in  a book.  If you want some romantic overlays, Nora Roberts  has the Three Sisters Trilogy about witches in New England, and another trio about Celtic Gods and Goddesses, Tears of the Moon is the only title that comes to mind.  Mercedes Lackey does some nice Gothic type magic stories, usually listed under sci-fi/fantasy, and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough has a series with Godmother in the title -- great takes on fairy tales.\n\nAs far as more DIY style books relating to magic, Silver Ravenwolf does some nice stuff, To Ride a Silver Broomstick is a great primer.  Anything by Scott Cunningham is very informative -- more reference than practice.\n\nMystery?  You can't go wrong with Elizabeth Peters, check out the Amelia Peabody series.  There are about 15 books relating to the adventures of this Victorian Egyptologist.\n\nAnd just for a good, funny read -- Terry Pratchett.  The Discworld series is fantastic -- magic is part of pretty much all the stories, and there's usually some mystery to be solved.  Try The Witches Abroad.
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Do your own homework.  They're both excellent stories... reading them will be enjoyable.  I'm partial to Bierce myself.
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Just one? I can't choose, so here's a few:\n\n"The Mote in God's Eye" by Niven and Pournelle\n"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card\n"The Forge of God" by Greg Bear\n"Dune" by Frank Herbert\n\nAll those books have sequels, but they stand on their own and the sequels are less satisfactory in my opinion.  SF and Fantasy really suffer as genres in my opinion from the churning out of endless sequels whenever a book meets with some success.
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Yes!  I've read and loved both of them.  If Speak is the book I'm thinking of, it was also made into a Lifetime movie (which wasn't too bad) last year, I think.  Another book you may like is "The Only Alien on the Planet", by Kirsten Randle.  Have you read anything else by Francine Rivers?
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HI....I REALLY CAN'T PICK ONE.I LIKE ALOT OF HIS MOVIES AND BOOKS.HE HAS A GREAT IMAGINATOIN.I WISH,I COULD COME UP WITH SO GREAT STUFF.  \n  Clowmy
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bet you get loads of answers!\nDepends what you are into.\nI like really old sci-fi - anything by John Wyndham is great (Day or the Triffids, The Chrysalids...)\nOr Sherlock Holmes by Conan Doyle\nP.G. Wodehouse is good if you like books set in past but is very English...don't know where you're from, though some of the stories take place in New York.\nAlso the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming and if you really like soccer try fever pitch by nick hornby
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Go to your local library and find a good book. You will discover a whole new world.
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poor fella! nobody's answered. there is a story, a complicated one for that matter. it ties into the bag-on-line adventures, a couple comic books written by singer claudio sanchez that are quite sci-fi in nature. umm... hit up the coheedandcambria.com links and see if you get some more in depth info. hope that helps and be prepared to be mindboggled :P
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Alright... welcome tony_copeland to Theos Mart! Here, we have a large selection of religions for you to believe in. Personally, my favorite would have to be the Pagan Religion. Now, with this religious group, you have a lot of choices! You could be a Druid, a Shaman, a Voodoo practicioner, a Witch, a Priestess, a Priest, or any number of other things! You have the freedom to pick and choose your Gods and Goddesses at will, though, they might not always get along. Should you join this religion, there will be a need for intensive study, such as reading books and finding things out on your own. I suggest that you find a spirit guide, should you choose Paganism. A spirit guide -- whether it be a fae, an animal, a dragon, a unicorn, a demon, an angel, a God, a Goddess, Buddha, whatever -- will help you through life and help you make the right choices! But wait, there's more! If you choose Paganism, you get a one-way ticket AWAY from Hell because they don't believe in it! So, what will it be?
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Naw, I think it should be in the fantasy/sci-fi section. Come on, have you read the thing?How alternate reality can you get?
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Ask yourself what you learned about death from reading these two books.  Write it all down. Point 1, 2, etc. and start from there. \nYou 'did' read the books didn't you?
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Well it all depends on what genre you like, really. If you like fiction/fantasy, I could help you there. There's Eragon, by Christopher Paolini, and it's sequel, Eldest (a third book is coming out at some point too). \nAlso there's this book called the Sword of Shannara, by Terry Brooks. There's a bunch of books in that series. \nAnd two classics, The Lord of the Rings (My all-time favorite) and Harry Potter (though most people have read this, I thought I'd suggest it anyway  just in case you haven't). \nIf you like Fiction/Fantasy, you'll like some of these books.\nEnjoy!\n\n - Luthien