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[Lizard]

Originally posted by A. J. Raffles+Apr 21 2005, 01:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (A. J. Raffles @ Apr 21 2005, 01:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lizard@Apr 21 2005, 12:24 PM
...Issac Asimov(but if I would met him in person, I would probably HATE him....)

As far as I know he died in 1992, so your chances of meeting him in person should be rather slim. [/b][/quote]
I know...
From what I read from his biographies I would probavly and him,when we would met...
But he wrote quite good :whistle:

[Iron_Scarecrow]

Originally posted by BeefontheBone@Apr 21 2005, 09:35 PM
For children's books it's hard to do better than Terry Pratchett

I would say he's more of a young adult author.

[TheSmyth]

Some of Terry Pratchetts books are definitely for younger kids.

e.g. *Bromeliad Trilogy (*think that's how you spell it)

[Spookyfish]

Originally posted by Lizard+Apr 21 2005, 12:32 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 21 2005, 12:32 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

As far as I know he died in 1992, so your chances of meeting him in person should be rather slim.

I know...
From what I read from his biographies I would probavly and him,when we would met...
But he wrote quite good :whistle: [/b][/quote]
As I have no relationship to neither his books or his personal self, may I inquire why :whistle:?

[TheSmyth]

Some of my favourite authors / books:

Frank Herbert: Dune Series
Brian Lumley: Necroscope / Vampire World Series (But didn't really like the Psychomech trilogy)
Terry Pratchett: Discworld Series (Especially the night-watch episodes)
Michael Crichton: (even though most of his books are the same)
Tolkien.

[Flop]

Finally someone mentions Tolkien. He is, of course, the greatest fantasy writer ever. I also have to agree with all the people mentioning Sherlock Holmes. I actually have all the books (I was a member of aome club when I was a kid, and they sent me one each month), and they're great if you want a good oldfashioned crime mystery.

Did anybody read the Templar Trilogy by Jan Guillou? It's definitely recommended, if you like historical fiction. I haven't read much historical fiction, set during the crusades, so this was a real treat for me.

@Marek: Is L. Ron Hubbard seriously one of your favourite sci-fi authors? I thought he only made one book, namely Battlefield Earth, which sucks so badly, it made me want to kill myself. I might be wrong , though, maybe he's made other books, some of which are better than BE.

I'll just rate my favourite scifi and fantasy authors, like some of you have done:

Scifi:

Frank Herbert
Isaac Asimov
Larry Niven

Fantasy:

Tolkien
George RR Martin
Robin Hobb

[Puffin]

I just finished Angels and Demons. I liked it!
Also love the DaVincy code.

I just started the Belladonna Document (I think that's what it's called in engilsh...). I like it so far!

I recently finished A Passage To India, by E.M. Forster. It was quite good, nothing spectacular, though...

Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston. Again, quite good.

Babettes G?stebud, by Karen Blixen. Danish novel, set in Norway. I liked it! Don't really know why, though. Nothing that special about it.. Still, me likey :bleh:

[Leonhart]

I always hear about this Da Vici Code book and it sounds interesting....
I may be missing a lot...

Oh, and anyone here read The Five People you Meet in Heaven?
I want to read it, but I couldn't find a book in my local bookstore.....

[Flop]

So you did like at least one Danish novel. Btw, I think the movie won an oscar, when it came out. Did you watch that?

Another suggestion for your class would be Frydenholm, by Hans Scherfig. It's set in Denmark during the occupation. It's not as famous as some of his other books, but it is definitely good. One of his best, if not the best.

[A. J. Raffles]

Originally posted by Puffin@Apr 21 2005, 02:36 PM
I recently finished A Passage To India, by E.M. Forster. It was quite good, nothing spectacular, though...

I quite liked that one, actually. It's my favourite Forster by far.