Valhalla, I am coming....

[primroseburrows]

Okay, all you book junkies out there.


malachan has inspired me with his request for novels to read.


I just finished up a book, which means I'm going into withdrawal looking for another. I'm on a tear, mind you, so I'm pretty much in the dark fantasy/dystopia/stuff that makesyouthink fiction vein. Yeah, I know DT7's practically on its way, but still. Gimme books. Novels, anthologies, whatever, as long as it's good.


So, guys, set to it! Rec me something you think I'd like.

Also...what are some good books on SF/Fantasy writing? I'd like recs on those, too, but I'd rather have the fiction recs, really. Both is even better. God, I'm greedy. :D

Comments

[clio-the-muse.livejournal.com]

If you liked Light Ages, definitely read Perdido Street Station - it's like Light Ages, but darker.

Also, Pratchett isn't all light hearted stuff. I mean, he's absolutely a riot, and his books are really easy reads, but they're not mindless at all, especially the ones that deal with the Lancre witches, such as Equal Rites or Wyrd Sisters. But yeah, quick reads.

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

I looked for Perdito Street Station yesterday at Barnes and Noble. They didn't have it, but then, their SF/Fantasy stuff isn't all that broad in scope.

I ended up buying The Writer's Path. I've promised myself I'll spend at least a half-hour a day working on my writing.

For fun, I bought Preludes and Nocturnes, because a) It's high time I read a graphic novel to see what all the fuss is about, b) If I'm going to read a GN at all, of course it has to be one of Neil's, and c) My nephew, a huge comic fan, hates the Sandman series, and it's hard to argue if you're uninformed. I'm finding, a third of the way in, that yes, it is possible for me to read a book with pictures all over the place, and yes, a good story is still a good story, but I still prefer books with more words than pictures.

[clio-the-muse.livejournal.com]

You haven't yet read Sandman? I'm glad then that you are...it's some of Neil's best work, though be warned that since it's written as a seriel (each month was released, so he couldn't go back and edit the story line really), it doesn't really get its groove until the 3rd book (the first two are good, but you can sense that he's still feeling around for what his characters can really do).

[primroseburrows.livejournal.com]

I haven't read Sandman because I haven't read any graphic novels. So far, I like it (I'm about a third of the way in), but like I said, I'm not a comic person visually. Knowing me, I'll eat up the whole series anyway, because the story is getting kind of addictive.