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Since summer vacation is now here, and I suddenly have a bit more free time, I was wondering if any of you could recommend books that I should check out. No real preference as far as genres, although something outside the sci-fi/fantasy area would be nice. Thanks!

If you haven't read it, I recommend The Hobbit/ Lord of The Rings.

EDIT: Also, the Jurassic Park books by Michael Chricton, beat the shit out of the movies.

Snow Crash and Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Snow Crash is more of a parody of cyberpunk; Cryptonomicon is historical hacker fiction.

Also, try the Dark Tower series by Stephen King: The Gunslinger, Drawing of the Three, The Wastelands, and Wizard and Glass. #5 is coming out soon I believe.

Out side sci fi !!! eeeeeerrrrrrrr.....

I reccomend The Beach by Alex Garland, far superior to the movie in every way.

As Gandalf said Hobbit and LoTR especially with the movies being released.

Also if you haven't already try to read some Discworld by Tery Pratchett. Then you can truly look at Dalton (assuming he keeps his current avatar) and go "Oook!" and mean it!

Watership Down I forget the author
The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Talisman and Black House by Stephen King and Peter Straub

The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey are good.

God Emperor wrote:The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey are good.

Of course, we start the series with Dragonsong.

Also, look into Spring Moon, although I forget who it is by.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad.
Anthem, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand.

His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman.

The Hyperion series by Dean Simmons.
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If you want a goos Sci-Fi comedy try any Red Dwarf Book by Grant Naylor or Star Wartz by Partick Tilley. If you want some mindless violence in your book try all 6 parts of the Amtrak War by Patrick Tilley. Patrick is my favourite author.

Darth Pounder wrote:Patrick is my favourite author.

Why, thank you.

Flatland: A romance of many dimensions

Written a Long Damn Time Ago, so it's public domain now. Good story.

Well, I'd suggest you check out anything at all by David Gemmel, he's an excellent author...One great series of his is the Jon Shannow trilogy and another that's great is the Drenai saga...

Elizabeth Moon: Sheepfarmer's Daughter

Part 1 of 3 in The Deed of Paksenarrion series

Corny title but this is among the best Fantasy you can find HIGLY recomended.

Aztec by Gary Jennings. Fun, uber-raunchy historical fiction. I recommend his The Journeyer, as well. It's about Marco Polo's sexcapades in Asia. Not for those with weak stomachs!

It's already been said but Hyperion by Dan Simmons is quite good. It actually made me a fan of John Keats. Read the sequels too.

Hominids, first in the Neanderthal Parallax. Its hard anthropology scifi. Very VERY good. Also Humans, the second in the trilogy.

For something not exactly inside fantsy and sci-fi but somewhat related try Italo Calvino's The Invisible Cities or pretty much any other of his books.

For something more inside the F/SF boundaries, Roger Zelazny Lord of Light or, if you enjoy long series, Zelazny's Amber chronicles

The Once and Future King by T.H. White, and the Book of Merlyn that accompanies it.
I, Robot by Isaac Asimov.
Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.
Catch Me If You Can by Frank Abagnale.

I recommend his The Journeyer, as well. It's about Marco Polo's sexcapades in Asia. Not for those with weak stomachs!

I've read bits of that. Some truly sexually depraved stuff.

Ah, the day after the BBC's Big Read.

OK, I'm going to pick soem out of the one's I've read on the list...

1984 George Orwell
Brave New World Aldous Huxley
The Colour of Magic Terry Pratchett
Emma Jane Austen - (bit of a chick lit one here, but it is good if you like rom coms)
Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone -J. K. Rowling (oh, go on, ignore the hype - tis a good book)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams. (You have NO EXCUSE for not reading this)
the Lord of the Flies William Golding
The Stand Stephen King
Watership Down - Richard Adams (children shmildren - this scared the crap out me when I was 19)
Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte (NOT chick lit)

It's a little short, but I quite liked The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks.

Alex, I read almost no sci-fi and I love to read, so I'll give you a couple of my personal faves in case you're interested.

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller: Simply amazing book.
The Princess Bride by William Goldman: Hilarious.
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: Kickass book that everyone should read at some point. One of my favourties.

Oh, and just about everything on innerbrat's list.

Thanks to everyone who responded.

I went to Barnes and Noble today and picked up The Complete Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, and Mathematical Economics by Kelvin Lancaster. So now I just have to finish For Whom the Bell Tolls by Hemmingway and The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt and I can get to work on these new books.

Alex Moon wrote:Thanks to everyone who responded. :)

I went to Barnes and Noble today and picked up The Complete Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny,

Good choice. Is it just the Corwin books, or did you get the Merlin series as well?

weemadando wrote:

Alex Moon wrote:Thanks to everyone who responded.

I went to Barnes and Noble today and picked up The Complete Amber Chronicles by Roger Zelazny,

Good choice. Is it just the Corwin books, or did you get the Merlin series as well?

It says, The Complete Amber Chronicles, 1-10 so yeah, I think both series.