I remember girls reading it in grade 8 and stuff. (Destiny)

by Kahzgul, Sunday, July 16, 2017, 18:12 (2774 days ago) @ Funkmon

I read it and liked it, but it's more of a young adult type book than hard-boiled fantasy or science fiction.

It's like a step below Dragonriders of Pern in terms of theming.

If you're looking for something to read, may humbly I suggest:

Fantasy:
- The Amber Chronicles (by Roger Zelazny)
- The Elric Saga (by Michael Moorcock)
- The Lord of the Rings (only third because I figure most fantasy fans have already read it thrice)
- Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
- Perdido Street Station (and then read goddamn *everything* China Mieville ever wrote, because wow, he's amazing).
- Game of Thrones is a good read. Also season 7 airs in 3 hours if you're on the west coast, or right now on the east coast. Enjoy!

Sci-Fi:
- Alastair Reynolds' series of books is fantastic. The short stories, in particular, and brilliant. Diamond Dogs haunts me to this day.
- The entire Phillip K. Dick collection.
- Embassytown (because China Mieville doesn't limit himself to a single genre and neither should you).
- Hyperion (by Dan Simmons). Then read The Fall of Hyperion and realize that the first book, which won the Hugo and the Nebula, was nothing but a set-up for the sequel.
- Dune. You may then read the sequel. if you must, read the third. Do not torture yourself by attempting any of the others. The first book is a 10 and it drops off exponentially from there.

I've left most of the better known books and authors off of this list because I feel like everyone should read Asimov, Vonnegut, T. H. White, etc.. This is just my recent reading list. Enjoy.