What Scifi/Fantasy book Are You Just Reading? - Page 6

GrayMouser · 12-30-2007, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nurvingiel

Have any of you read Edgar Rice Burroughs? He's most famous for Tarzan, but I find his Mars (Barsoom) series to be extremely entertaining.

There are 11 books in all.

Interestingly, there is a cratar on Mars named after him.

Scroll down this topic for a bit; there's a very short thread started by broupus.

GrayMouser · 12-30-2007, 12:36 AM

Having just seen the movie last night, was prompted to re-read "I am Legend"
by Richard Matheson

Still great after all these years- cited by Stephen King, Dean Koontz,and George Romero as their major inspiration. The original source for all the "sitting around the besieged house waiting for dark and the nightly attack of the blood-crazed vampires/zombies/mutants" stories.

Was surprised to discover some of the other things he's done- "The Incredible Shrinking Man", one of the best SF films ever, as well as "What Dreams May Come" (though, typically, he insisted they take his name off) and "Somewhere in Time".

Also wrote the "Gremlin on a Plane" episode of the Twilight Zone, as well as many other Zone/Outer Limits stories. Also wrote "Duel" which marked the debut of a director named Spielberg.

And his comments on the films:
RM: I don't know why Hollywood keeps coming back to the book just to not do it the way I wrote it. The book should have been filmed as is at the time it came out. It's too late now.
.......
AL Archive: It has been nearly 50 years since you wrote I Am Legend, please give us a summation of your feelings on the novel and Hollywood's continued fascination with it.

RM: I don't know why Hollywood is fascinated by my book when they never care to film it as I wrote it. The book is dated, the idea is dated. It should have been made as is when the book was published. Now it's too late. Whatever they do with it will have a patina of antiquity about it.

Nerdanel · 01-13-2008, 12:34 PM

Finally I'm reading Dune. Only on the first one yet, but my.. Great stuff.

And it's a great to have a friend whose second language is Arabic while reading the series, because already now I've come upon words and phrases that clearly are from Arabic.

Too bad one has to do other things than read.

BeardofPants · 01-14-2008, 04:19 AM

About farkin' time. Man, I gotta post here more, so I can nag more people to read Dune.

***Jonathan*** · 01-15-2008, 06:14 PM

I've been thinking about giving Dune a shot for a long time now. Other books have gotten in between though.

brownjenkins · 01-15-2008, 07:27 PM

One of the best series ever written. Just be sure you have time to enjoy it, because it isn't a quick read.

BeardofPants · 01-16-2008, 05:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

I've been thinking about giving Dune a shot for a long time now. Other books have gotten in between though.

READ IT!!!

There's no excuse, mister. You can't finish medical school, and consider yerself a doctor, unless you read at least the first book. Siriously. F'r reals.

***Jonathan*** · 01-16-2008, 10:02 AM

I read the Silmarillion before I let myself get engrossed in the LotR trilogy.

Do you think it's a good or bad idea to have a look at the Prelude do Dune before actually taking on the orginial Dune books?

BeardofPants · 01-16-2008, 01:37 PM

Bad, BAD BAAAAD idea. Bad, I say. Nope. Don't do it.

Nerdanel · 01-16-2008, 02:37 PM

Hehe.. I'm guessing you don't recommend them at all? I've heard lots of disappointed sighs by friends that have tried to read them..

Nautipus · 01-16-2008, 02:39 PM

My best friend read them and loves them. He keeps trying to get me to read them, maybe I will.

BeardofPants · 01-17-2008, 01:30 AM

Maybe? There's no maybe about it, sirrah, you WILL read them or else yer family jewels get it.

Seriously, dude, what are you waiting for??

Snowdog · 01-17-2008, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonathan

Do you think it's a good or bad idea to have a look at the Prelude do Dune before actually taking on the orginial Dune books?

At least read Dune, Dune Messiah, & The Children of Dune before reading anything of Brian Herbert's. Hopefully you will read also God Emperor of Dune & Heretics of Dune beforehand as well.

BeardofPants · 01-18-2008, 12:41 AM

... & chapterhouse.

brownjenkins · 01-18-2008, 12:07 PM

God Emperor is the best!

Snowdog · 02-25-2008, 09:15 PM

I've been reading Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora as time permits. So far its pretty interesting!

GrayMouser · 03-01-2008, 11:33 PM

Read Dune.

Then stop.

cee2lee2 · 03-02-2008, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrayMouser

Read Dune.

Then stop.

I agree. Though I've read more than the first three, I wouldn't recommend going beyond them. And if you can manage to stop with the first, better yet.

BeardofPants · 03-02-2008, 01:55 AM

Heathens.

Seriously though, it's a matter of taste. I think the series just gets better & better. Bit of a mindf*** though. But well worth it. My absolute favourites are Chapterhouse & Heretics (4 & 5 in the dune series).

BEST BOOKS EVAR111.

***Rían*** · 03-04-2008, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrayMouser

Read Dune.

Then stop.

That's what I did.

I got grossed out by all that recycled water stuff, though *bleah*

12-30-2007, 12:36 AM	#102
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Having just seen the movie last night, was prompted to re-read "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson Still great after all these years- cited by Stephen King, Dean Koontz,and George Romero as their major inspiration. The original source for all the "sitting around the besieged house waiting for dark and the nightly attack of the blood-crazed vampires/zombies/mutants" stories. Was surprised to discover some of the other things he's done- "The Incredible Shrinking Man", one of the best SF films ever, as well as "What Dreams May Come" (though, typically, he insisted they take his name off) and "Somewhere in Time". Also wrote the "Gremlin on a Plane" episode of the Twilight Zone, as well as many other Zone/Outer Limits stories. Also wrote "Duel" which marked the debut of a director named Spielberg. And his comments on the films: RM: I don't know why Hollywood keeps coming back to the book just to not do it the way I wrote it. The book should have been filmed as is at the time it came out. It's too late now. ....... AL Archive: It has been nearly 50 years since you wrote I Am Legend, please give us a summation of your feelings on the novel and Hollywood's continued fascination with it. RM: I don't know why Hollywood is fascinated by my book when they never care to film it as I wrote it. The book is dated, the idea is dated. It should have been made as is when the book was published. Now it's too late. Whatever they do with it will have a patina of antiquity about it. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

01-13-2008, 12:34 PM	#103
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	Finally I'm reading Dune. Only on the first one yet, but my.. Great stuff. And it's a great to have a friend whose second language is Arabic while reading the series, because already now I've come upon words and phrases that clearly are from Arabic. Too bad one has to do other things than read. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

01-14-2008, 04:19 AM	#104
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	About farkin' time. Man, I gotta post here more, so I can nag more people to read Dune. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-15-2008, 06:14 PM	#105
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	I've been thinking about giving Dune a shot for a long time now. Other books have gotten in between though. __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

01-15-2008, 07:27 PM	#106
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	One of the best series ever written. Just be sure you have time to enjoy it, because it isn't a quick read. __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

01-16-2008, 10:02 AM	#108
*Jonathan* Entmoot Attorney-General, Equilibrating the Scales of Justice, Administrator ♎ Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 3,891	I read the Silmarillion before I let myself get engrossed in the LotR trilogy. Do you think it's a good or bad idea to have a look at the Prelude do Dune before actually taking on the orginial Dune books? __________________ An unwritten post is a delightful universe of infinite possibilities. Set down one word, however, and it immediately becomes earthbound. Set down one sentence and it’s halfway to being just like every other bloody entry that’s ever been written. ☻

01-16-2008, 01:37 PM	#109
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Bad, BAD BAAAAD idea. Bad, I say. Nope. Don't do it. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-16-2008, 02:37 PM	#110
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	Hehe.. I'm guessing you don't recommend them at all? I've heard lots of disappointed sighs by friends that have tried to read them.. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

01-16-2008, 02:39 PM	#111
Nautipus Kraken King Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Under the sea Posts: 2,714	My best friend read them and loves them. He keeps trying to get me to read them, maybe I will. __________________ Being the King of these Beings, This is my Child One of my top ten favorite movies. "You ever try to flick a fly? "No." "It's a waste of time." "Can you see it?" "No." "It's right there!" "Where? "There!" "What is it?" "A crab." "A crab? I dont see any crab." "How?! It's right there!!" "Where?" "There!!!!" "Oh." -Excerpts from A Tale of Two Morons One of the best Global Warming Messages out there

01-17-2008, 01:30 AM	#112
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Maybe? There's no maybe about it, sirrah, you WILL read them or else yer family jewels get it. Seriously, dude, what are you waiting for?? __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-18-2008, 12:41 AM	#114
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	... & chapterhouse. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

01-18-2008, 12:07 PM	#115
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	God Emperor is the best! __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

02-25-2008, 09:15 PM	#116
Snowdog Dúnedain Ranger of the North Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: The Ruins of Arnor Posts: 892	I've been reading Scott Lynch's The Lies of Locke Lamora as time permits. So far its pretty interesting! __________________ "I am an outlaw, I was born an outlaw's son. The highway is my legacy, on the highway I will run."

03-01-2008, 11:33 PM	#117
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Read Dune. Then stop. __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

03-02-2008, 01:55 AM	#119
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Heathens. Seriously though, it's a matter of taste. I think the series just gets better & better. Bit of a mindf*** though. But well worth it. My absolute favourites are Chapterhouse & Heretics (4 & 5 in the dune series). BEST BOOKS EVAR111. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

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