Books that never get old

[DarkNoise]

Since we got a thread about movies, and I've been doing more reading that watching lately, thought I'd follow up that thread.

Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
Abarat by Clive Barker
30 Days of Night: Rumors of the Undead by Douglas Niles
Bitten / Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Event Horizon by Steven McDonald
The Bell Witch by Brent Monahan

and let it be known, that I actually read The Bell Witch before the movie An American Haunting even began production, and though the movie had its moments, it leaves out what I consider critical parts. Such as how the 'ghost' would talk in great lengths to John Jr. about philosophy, religion, etc.

 

[DarkNoise]

Oh, I almost forgot. It's one I haven't read in years but wanna get again. It's a Max book for sure.

Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

eh im not a fan of the Tales series.

 

[Super Mahrio]

anything by Douglas Adams
first three books in the Anne Rice Vampire Chronicles
Sabriel (if you havent read that, i recommend you do..)

 

[Swabs]

A Song of Ice and Fire, 'nuff said.

 

[slashvanyoung]

I never read books twice (or more)...

 

[ShadowsWithin]

the Seventh Tower series, another Garth Nix book

 

[Super Mahrio]

the Seventh Tower series, another Garth Nix book

ooOooo...i gotta check that shit out!

 

[Lordlucid]

Sabriel (if you havent read that, i recommend you do..)

The Dark Tower series -Stephen King
The Sandman - Neil Gaiman
Full Metal Alchemist- Himoru Arakawa
The Wizard of Earthsea- Some chick
and various others.

 

[DarkNoise]

I haven't read Sandman, but if it's Neil Gaiman then it deserves it's own shrine

 

[Sentient 6]

Weaveworld - Clive Barker

IMO his best book

 

[ShadowsWithin]

ooOooo...i gotta check that shit out!

yeah it's a young adult i read ages ago but i still go back and read it from time to time, i really liked the world he made, i couldn't get into Sabriel back then but i think i'll try it again.

 

[Super Mahrio]

Some of the "young adult" stuff is pretty good..Garth Nix does a good job of constructing a very intricate world...is that series set in the same world as Sabriel?

 

[ShadowsWithin]

nope different world, big castle nobody goes out always dark etc.

 

[DarkNoise]

Warrel - I bought Weaveworld about 6 years ago, and it's been with me ever since. Made it through over 5 moves between houses. I still haven't read it.

The only thing I don't like about Clive Barker is that except for the Cenobites, no one has ever really been able to capture the horrors of his mind on the big screen (see Midnight Meat Train).

 

[dreaming neon darkspot]

I haven't read Sandman, but if it's Neil Gaiman then it deserves it's own shrine

yes yes yes

it sucks because i used to have all volumes of sandman except for... brief lives, i think. but over the course of the past 2 years or so, i managed to lose like 7 volumes... lent to people and i forgot about it, i guess. sucks.

oh yeah, and EVERYONE READ PREACHER. that's another one that never gets old.

i don't really read books more than once, either. there are a few i read years ago that i know i need to go back and re-read, lots of stephen king.

 

[Resonator]

Personally, the only books that never get old are the New Jedi Order series, the ones with the ritualistic crazy aliens from beyond. Other than that...Honestly, anything by Christopher Pike, if I recall books from earlier years.

 

[WhiteBeastofWotan]

man even i think the new jedi order series sucks ass. Terribly written, the vong are just stupid. Couldn't get more than 4 or 5 books in before i quit reading it.

 

[Resonator]

It'd be a killer movie. I have no idea if the actress for Leia is still alive, but if she was...Perfect age for playing a role in the movie, it being 25-30 years later anyway. It'd be cool to see Mark Hammil play Luke Skywalker again, and Harrison Ford still be able to play Han Solo...

In any case, yes, terribly written. But plotwise, fuckin A!

 

[ShadowsWithin]

i was thinking about trying out some forgotten realm books until i read vector prime...