(Part 3) Best horror literature & fiction books according to redditors
We found 15,164 Reddit comments discussing the best horror literature & fiction books. We ranked the 3,954 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
It's called Demon's Plague. It's a zombie apocalypse book, but unlike every other one it takes place in Medieval England instead of a modern / military setting. The zombies are heavily inspired by Max Brooks, no runners. I also did my best to avoid common tropes for the genre. Characters are intelligent, learn quickly how to handle the infected. And best of all, the story focuses on exactly zero children or babies.
It's available on Amazon now in digital and paperback and it's coming soon to bookstores.
Here is the United States link:
They Mostly Come Out At Night (Yarnsworld Book 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DL8S8F6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_dT1QBbSSRK49D
P.S. - OP, next time you may want to put the links in the comments of the post. I guarantee more people will get it if they can just get it from the post.
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Patrick, Veins of the Earth is a very evocative work that has a well-crafted aesthetic prose throughout. When I had the pleasure of meeting you at Gen Con, you were reading Ligotti's Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe. I have enjoyed it quite a lot so far. What other literature do you have to recommend—and what does Scrap recommend—keeping in mind the aesthetics of Veins but not necessarily the content? (i.e., literature not so much about caves but that will beautifully creep you the fuck out?)
Some of my favorite books available on Kindle Unlimited:
They Mostly Come Out At Night and Where the Waters Turn Black by Benedict Patrick
Paternus by Dyrk Ashton
Danse Macabre by Laura M. Hughes
The Half Killed by Quenby Olson
A Star Reckoners Lot by Darrell Drake
Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe
Jaeth's Eye by K. S. Villoso
Here are some that I haven't read, but have heard mostly positive things about:
The Palace Job by Patrick Weekes
Revenant Winds by Mitchell Hogan
Ghosts of Tomorrow by Michael R Fletcher
A Warrior's Path by Davis Ashura
Valley of Embers by Steven Kelliher
Faithless by Graham Austin-King. He also has another series, The Riven Wyrde Saga, beginning with Fae - The Wild Hunt
Ours is the Storm by D. Thourson Palmer
Path of Man by Matt Moss
Threat of Madness by D.K. Holmberg
To Whatever End by Claire Frank
House of Blades by Will Wight
Path of Flames by Phil Tucker
The Woven Ring by M. D. Presley
Awaken Online: Catharsis by Travis Bagwell
Wolf of the North by Duncan M. Hamilton
Free the Darkness by Kel Kade
The Cycle of Arawn Trilogy by Edward W. Robinson
Dawn of Wonder by Jonathan Renshaw
Benjamim Ashwood by AC Cobble
The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson
The Queens Poinsoner by Jeff Wheeler
Stiger's Tigers by Marc Alan Edelheit
Rise of the Ranger by Philip C. Quaintrell
Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
Devil's Night Dawning by Damien Black
Here are some older fantasy and sci-fi books that I enjoyed:
Tales of Nevèrÿon by Samuel R. Delany - African inspired S&S by an extremely talented writer.
Witch World as well as other good books by Andre Norton
Swords and Deviltry The first volume of Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser by Fritz Leiber - Many of the tropes of the rogue/thief came from this legendary duo created by Leiber. And it's worth noting that Leiber actually coined the term Sword & Sorcery. This collection contains 3 stories, two average origin stories for each character and the final story is the Hugo and Nebula winning novella "Ill Met in Lankhmar" detailing the first meeting of Fafhrd and The Grey Mouser.
Swords Against Darkness - A '70s S&S anthology. It has few stinkers, a few mediocre stories, and a some really good ones. Poul Anderson and Ramsey Campbell both have awesome stories in this anthology that are well worth checking out. For some reason, there were quite a few typos in this book, it was slightly distracting, but may have been fixed since I read it.
The Best of C. L. Moore by C. L. Moore. I read this earlier this year and I absolutely loved it. The collection is all sci-fi and one Jirel of Joiry story, which is her famous female Sword & Sorcery character. I was suprised by how well her sci-fi stories held up, often times pulp sci-fi doesn't age well, but this collection was great. Moore was married to the writer Henry Kuttner, and up until his death they wrote a bunch of great stories together. Both of their collections are basically collaborations, although I'm sure a few stories were done solo. His collection The Best of Henry Kuttner features the short story that the movie The Last Mimzy was based on. And, if you are into the original Twilight Zone TV series there is a story that was adapted into a memorable season 1 episode entitled "What You Need". Kuttner and Moore are two of my favorite pulp authors and I'm not even that into science fiction, but I really enjoy their work.
It seems like a busy thread to me! Suppose it has been busier, though. Linking one from each:
/u/ksvilloso Jaeth's Eye
The minor characters in an epic story are often forgotten, relegated to the dusty corners of a text; footnotes in a biased account that draws focus on the privileged, the named, and the powerful. This is a story from those shadows.
The lives of a mercenary, a seamstress, and a merchant converge. Kefier, who is picking up the pieces of his life after his brother’s accident, finds himself chased down by former associates for his friend’s death. Already once branded a murderer, he crosses paths with his friend’s sister, Sume, whose only desire is to see her family through troubled times. In the meantime, young, arrogant Ylir takes a special interest in Kefier while he himself is entangled in a battle with a powerful mage, one whose name has been long forgotten in legend. At the crux of their conflict is a terrible creature with one eye, cast from the womb of a witch, with powers so immense whoever possesses it holds the key to bring the continent to its knees.
Jaeth’s Eye introduces an epic fantasy tale of revenge and lost kingdoms, but also of grief, love, hope, and a promise for tomorrow. The Agartes Epilogues gets to the heart of epic fantasy from the sidelines.
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/u/benedictpatrick They Mostly Come Out At Night
The villagers of the forest seal themselves in their cellars at night, whispering folktales to each other about the monsters that prey on them in the dark. Only the Magpie King, their shadowy, unseen protector, can keep them safe.
However, when an outcast called Lonan begins to dream of the Magpie King’s defeat at the hands of inhuman invaders, this young man must do what he can to protect his village. He is the only person who can keep his loved ones from being stolen away after dark, and to do so he will have to convince them to trust him again.
They Mostly Come Out At Night is the first novel from Benedict Patrick’s Yarnsworld series. Straddling the line between fantasy and folklore, this book is perfect for fans of the darker Brothers Grimm stories.
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/u/undyrk Paternus
The gods of myth, monsters of legend, heroes and villains of lore.
They're real -- and they're coming back to finish a war that's been waged since the dawn of time.
Fi Patterson and Zeke Prisco's daily routine of caring for the elderly at a local hospital is shattered when a catatonic patient named Peter unwittingly thrusts them into a conflict between ageless beings beyond reckoning. A war of which he is the primary target, and perhaps the cause.
In order to survive, Fi and Zeke must forget everything they know about the world and come to grips with the astonishing reality of the Firstborn. Only then can they hope to learn the secrets locked in Peter's mind, help stave off an ancient evil that's been known by many names and feared by all, and discover truths about themselves perhaps best left hidden.
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/u/tanniel The Eagle's Flight
Peace in the Seven Realms of Adalmearc is only as strong as those who rule them. With the death of the high king and his heir too young to assume the throne, political intrigues fill the landscape as the leading noble families scheme and plot their way to power. Meanwhile, enemies abroad sense the changes and make their own preparations.
Standing as a safeguard against both foreign foes as well as enemies closer to heart are the Order and its knights. Keeping the realms of Adalmearc united and at peace is their foremost duty. But when the strife turns political and the enemy is difficult to discern, when alliances shift and allegiances are torn, even the hitherto unassailable honour of a knight may become stained.
The Eagle's Flight compiles the first three of the Chronicles of Adalmearc. It is a journey into the world of Adal, its realms, peoples, cultures, and conflicts.
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/u/stevenkelliher Valley of Embers
For hundreds of years, the flame-wielding Embers have been the last line of defense against the nightmare creatures from the World Apart, but the attacks are getting worse. Kole Reyna guards Last Lake from the terrors of the night, but he fears for his people’s future.
When Kole is wounded by a demon unlike any they have seen before, the Emberfolk believe it is a sign of an ancient enemy returned, a powerful Sage known as the Eastern Dark.
Kole has never trusted in prophecy, but with his people hanging on the precipice, he reluctantly agrees to lead the Valley’s greatest warriors in a last desperate bid for survival. Together, they will risk everything in search of a former ally long-thought dead, and whether Kole trusts him or not, he may be the only one capable of saving them.
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/u/stevethomas Klondaeg Omnibus
Monsters killed his parents, and Klondaeg is out for revenge. Armed with a double-headed battle-axe with a split personality, Klondaeg travels the world, teaming up with its mightiest adventurers to battle every monster he can find. Klondaeg is the greatest monster hunter in all of history, but the world needs more than a monster hunter. It needs a lord of heroes.
This omnibus edition collects all of Klondaeg’s outrageous adventures, including “Klondaeg The Monster Hunter,” “Klondaeg Saves Fromsday,” “Klondaeg and the Klondaeg Hunters,” and “Klondaeg: Lord of Heroes.”
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/u/salaris Sufficiently Advanced Magic
Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire — a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire’s goddess.
He never returned.
Now, it’s Corin’s turn. He’s headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.
The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back.
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/u/ashearmstrong A Demon in the Desert
Grimluk is an orc with one purpose: hunting demons.
The Wastelands mining town of Greenreach Bluffs is deteriorating: with each passing day its inhabitants grow more fearful and paranoid, plagued by...something. They suffer nightmares and hallucinations, there are murders at the mine; the community is on the brink of madness and ruin and, as events escalate, realization dawns: the town has a demon problem. Two attempts at hunting it down fail, Greenreach Bluffs is at breaking point...and then Grimluk the Orc strides in out of the Wastes to answer their call for salvation.
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/u/pirateaba The Wandering Inn
An inn is a place to rest, a place to talk and share stories, or a place to find adventures, a starting ground for quests and legends.
In this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive in a world full of monsters and magic. She’d be more excited about all of this if everything wasn’t trying to kill her.
But an inn is what she found, and so that’s what she becomes. An innkeeper who serves drinks to heroes and monsters–
Actually, mostly monsters. But it’s a living, right?
This is the story of the Wandering Inn.
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/u/michaelrfletcher Ghosts of Tomorrow
The children are the future.
And someone is turning them into highly trained killing machines.
Straight out of school, Griffin, a junior Investigations agent for the North American Trade Union, is put on the case: Find and close the illegal crèches. No one expects him to succeed, Griffin least of all. Installed in a combat chassis Abdul, a depressed seventeen year old killed during the Secession Wars in Old Montreal, is assigned as Griffin's Heavy Weapons support. Nadia, a state-sanctioned investigative reporter working the stolen children story, pushes Griffin ever deeper into the nightmare of the black market brain trade.
Deep in the La Carpio slums of Costa Rica, the scanned mind of an autistic girl runs the South American Mafia's business interests. But she wants more. She wants freedom. And she has come to see humanity as a threat. She has an answer: Archaeidae. At fourteen, he is the deadliest assassin alive. Two children against the world.
The world is going to need some help.
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/u/will_wight Unsouled
Sacred artists follow a thousand Paths to power, using their souls to control the forces of the natural world.
Lindon is Unsouled, forbidden to learn the sacred arts of his clan.
When faced with a looming fate he cannot ignore, he must rise beyond anything he's ever known...and forge his own Path.
Here it is
Hey man! I totally see where you're coming from there, there's practically a sea of Star Wars novels out there — and more than some that are just way too silly and ridiculous, haha.
You know a few that I think you would really love, though, because I'm kind of in the same mindset about them as you are? Check these out, because these are some of the most gritty, dark and awesome stories I've come across so far! And you really won't believe how incredible some of the writing style is, in a really good Star Wars book... I'm blown away every time.
> I mean the original one made by Genndy Tartakovsky.
Good man.
I'm gonna agree with the Dragon. The ARC Troopers accuracy in the show was extremely good and they were getting consistent headshots on the droids.
You may also enjoy the Death Troopers novel about zombie Stormtroopers.
For Canadians: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01DL8S8F6/ref=docs-os-doi_0
It's free as well.
Octavia Butler. Most of her books are straight-up scifi (with the exception of Kindred) and are incredibly smart reads. I started with Lilith's Brood
https://www.amazon.com/Demons-Plague-Will-Keith-ebook/dp/B01CKIUICE
War40k is a pretty intense universe.
I enjoy the books a lot, and there are a lot out there.
I recommend an omnibus to start off, like this one or Gaunts Ghosts if you want to read up on it from a different perspective.
The following are some of my favorite books that I could think of off the top of my head. Hopefully you dig the list.
Read her zombie series that started with "Feed", I think. That was a fun take on a zombipocalypse.
I'll definitely give this a try when it releases.
Um, I wouldn't normally do this, but what you're asking for is a pretty accurate description of my own book, They Mostly Come Out At Night - a lot of reviews directly compare it to the Brothers Grimm tales. And since I feel really unclean for shilling my book here, send me a PM if it sounds like something you might be interested in reading...
Read IT.
A silver bike flies for you.
Edward Cantor Dean slaps his eye for you.
Mike is deaf in the mud for you.
Roland of Gilead walks for you.
Pay your respects, worthless post or not.
The rose whispers so...
Looking through his Youtube acount, he recently published a novel. He might have a peculiar hobby and weight problems, still gotta admire a dude that puts effort and publishes something tho.
www.amazon.com/dp/0671743058/ref=cm_sw_r_otherapa
Boys life by Robert McCammon
I completely understand. Some characters rub me the wrong way as well! Thanks for giving my work a try. And I'd encourage you to keep giving indie writers opportunities. There are some great works out there. I'd recommend Phil Tucker's The Path of Flames, Timandra Whitecastel's Touch of Iron, and Benedict Patrick's They Only Come Out at Night.
Is this the new set they're doing for the film? Do you know where your gifter got if from? I really want it myself!
EDIT: I think I found it.
Look the characters namesakes for recommendations. Martin Blackwood is named after Algernon Blackwood. An English author famous for his horror/weird fiction.
In the same vein:
Thomas Ligotti(my favorite author) I would recommend this collection
Arthur Machen
H.P. Lovecraft
Robert Chambers
Ashton Clark Smith
John Langan
I would also heavily endorse house of leaves, it reads like the darkness, the spiral, and the vast all decided to be roommates in Northern VA
Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler is, I think, exactly what you're looking for. I read it when I was coming off "The Left Hand of Darkness" as well.
It's a trilogy, and more or less it's about an alien race preserving humanity after a nuclear war. They have three genders - male, female, and a third not-quite-neutral gender. They can sense genetics like we can see light, and they thrive by having their third gendered creature mix DNA together (often with new alien races they come across).
It's a really great series that explores gender and race and what being human means and whether or not being human matters, and it's all done in a very simple, no techno-babble way.
This?
I'm banned sooo many places so I'll take the bullet for you.
Alright lets do this.
Fantasy:
You like friendship and grimdark? You get the Slayer series:
http://www.amazon.com/Gotrek-Felix-First-Omnibus-Novels/dp/1844163741/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426257019&sr=1-1&keywords=gotrek+and+felix+omnibus
You like malice and conniving and plot twists? You get the Darkblade Series:
http://www.amazon.com/Chronicle-Malus-Darkblade-Warhammer-Anthology/dp/1844165639/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426257058&sr=1-1&keywords=darkblade+omnibus
You like the Empire n shit? They did a whole series about every "part" of the army:
http://www.amazon.com/Empire-Omnibus-Warhammer-Chris-Wraight/dp/1849705879/ref=pd_sim_b_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=15PKR46KZZN2847VPRMN
The omnibus contains the arty, pikemen, and 2handed swords companies. There is also a Reiksguard book and some others.
40k:
You like comedy? You get Ciaphus Cain (currently 2 omnibus, books getting a bit stale now but the early ones are good):
http://www.amazon.com/Ciaphas-Cain-Hero-Imperium-Novels/dp/1844164667
You like philosophy (kinda)? You get the Night Lords series:
http://www.amazon.com/Night-Lords-Aaron-Dembski-Bowden/dp/184970676X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256834&sr=1-1&keywords=night+lords+omnibus
You like pure bloody action? You get any of the Gaunts Ghosts:
http://www.amazon.com/Gaunts-Ghosts-Founding-Dan-Abnett/dp/1844163695/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256866&sr=1-2&keywords=gaunts+ghost+omnibus
You like the movie The Dirty Dozen? You get The Last Chancers:
http://www.amazon.com/Last-Chancers-Warhammer-000-Novels/dp/1844163008/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256913&sr=1-1&keywords=last+chancers+omnibus
You want all the pre-lore in the game? You start collecting the Horus Heresy books (up to like 30 of em):
http://www.amazon.com/Horus-Heresy-Box-Volumes-1-12/dp/1849708290/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1426256963&sr=1-2&keywords=horus+heresy
I got plenty more. But these are good places to start. If you like one race in particular over others, let me know and I can recommend some race specific books for you.
Lilith's Brood, by Octavia Butler, previously published as The Xenogenesis Trilogy. Excellent sf!
ETA: The Sparrow and its sequel Children of God, by Mary Doria Russell. I know I keep mentioning this book, but it's that good!
11/22/63: A Novel has 4.5 stars on 479 reviews on Amazon.
I recently went on a bender reading books about dystopian post-apocalyptic societies. The Silo Saga (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by Hugh Howey, Sand by the same author, and then the Wayward Pines series (Pines, Wayward, and The Last Town) by Blake Crouch.
At the risk of giving away spoilers that could be found in any reviews, all three series explore little bubbles of society that are initially unaware of their status as the last remaining humans on Earth. All of the books are edge-of-your-seat fantastic, with the Silo Saga in particular being absolutely fantastic science fiction literature. I sincerely recommend all the listed books.
I believe the Silo Saga has been optioned to Ridley Scott, which is beyond awesome as the material is perfect for him. The Wayward Pines series just finished filming a mini-series (based on the first book, Pines) with a really impressive cast list. I think its being helmed by M. Night Shyamalan, but I actually trust him with the source material (its right up his alley and familiar to his earliest work).
I went to the release event for Patrick Rothfuss' new novella, The Slow Regard of Silent Things (warning: do not read this novella if you haven't already read his other books, as it will make less than no sense).
It was awesome. He read this column that he wrote on why Gerbils count as fish. The man is just genuinely funny. And brilliant.
Feed (Newsflesh Book 1) by Mira Grant##
Click here for the book.
The year was 2014. We had cured cancer. We had beat the common cold. But in doing so we created something new, something terrible that no one could stop. The infection spread, virus blocks taking over bodies and minds with one, unstoppable command: FEED.
Now, twenty years after the Rising, Georgia and Shaun Mason are on the trail of the biggest story of their lives-the dark conspiracy behind the infected. The truth will out, even if it kills them.
FEED is the electrifying and critically acclaimed novel of a world a half-step from our own---a novel of geeks, zombies, politics and social media.
You can get Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe together in one volume for only ten bucks! I'm really grateful to Penguin for releasing this, since both books had been out of print before this.
The thing I love about Ligotti, is that he took the monsters and mystery of writers like Lovecraft and brought them into the workaday world. So many of his stories center around the drudgery and banality of trying to earn a living and what it can do to you internally, both physically and emotionally. I've always credited Ligotti as having invented the Creature In The Gray Flannel Suit genre of fiction.
Helpful term for you: bildungsroman, which is the "making of the man," and is often applied to training the hero stories.
Some fantasy bildungsromans you haven't named:
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Troopers-Star-Wars-Schreiber/dp/0345520815
I don’t really have any movie suggestions, but Annihilation is loosely adapted from a book trilogy called The Southern Reach. I highly suggest picking it up. You can find a hardcover containing all three books called Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy on Amazon.
Nope, Signet secured rights to the first 4 books when that was published.
You have 2 choices for full sets that match styles in terms of Paperbacks
Either the MMPB
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-II-Drawing-Three/dp/1501161814/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1491158609&sr=8-3&keywords=the+dark+tower+series
Or the Scribner reprint
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491158609&sr=8-2&keywords=the+dark+tower+series
If you like his comics work then you are going to love his WH40K novels. Start here
He also does the Inquisitor Eisenhorn series too.
The Pines trilogy.
Check out Pines by Blake Crouch. It's a fun mix of The Twilight Zone, Twin Peaks, and The Fugative.
I'm not sure how much you've read by Stephen King, but many of his books are not all that intense. Two recommendations are 11-22-63, about a time-traveller trying to prevent the JFK assassination, and Sleeping Beauties (with son Owen King), about an apocalypse where all females succumb to an unending coma if they fall asleep.
You might also check out creature-feature books like Jaws, The Meg, Jurassic Park, or my book The Dinosaur Four.
On the zombie front, consider World War Z by Max Brooks, an "oral history of the zombie apocalypse," and Mountain Man by Keith C. Blackmore is about a loner who drinks his way through the zombie apocalypse. If you're an audible member, there is a free short story prequel to Mountain Man called The Hospital.
Best,
Geoff Jones
Author of The Dinosaur Four
I'd recommend They Mostly Come Out at Night by Benedict Patrick. It's a creepy, atmospheric book that draws from European folklore (and not the pretty kind).
I think you're talking about A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Many of his other books share the same world, so there's a bit of crossover.
I'm so happy my books came in the mail.
Do yourself a favor and pick up China Mieville's Bas-Lag series.
Perdido Street Station
The Scar &
Iron Council
Here you go
About a quarter of the way through this and I'm loving it
The Joe Pitt series by Charlie Huston might appeal to you. It's a bit more grounded and noir than a lot of the Urban Fantasy I've read, but I like that about it.
Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey is good. I think the series is a bit hit and miss, but the first one is still probably my favorite Urban Fantasy novel. The voice the author uses is really entertaining in a punk rock way.
The Newsflesh series is pretty sick. It's based on journalism after the zombie apocalypse hits. It explains the virus well and really builds the world. Sometimes it can drag but over all worth the read. The first book is called Feed
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003GFIVSE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1#productDescription_secondary_view_div_1495401107711
Thanks for confirming this, Shawn. It crept out ahead of schedule here and there. And we were all wondering if it was legit.
There's a book by /u/Ask-About-My-Book called 'Demon's Plague' which, to my understanding, is about Medieval England and zombies or something
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CKIUICE
OK, not sure if this is exactly what you're looking for, but what I thought of was A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. It's about a very nerdy, neurotic guy (a beta male) who has to cope with being widowed and spoiler redacted many other complications. It's maybe lighter and funnier than what you were looking for, but it really is a hopeful and funny read.
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I agree with you, 100%. Well, I've only read up to Vol. 7 of the books, so maybe the General is a character I haven't read of yet, but I assumed you meant the Governor, so 100% might still be the correct description.
Oh, and if you haven't already, you should pre-order The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor while you can still get the hardcover for paperback prices.
Try this
The entire trilogy in hardcover
I hope This helps, but if you're outside the US, then I'm useless.
Got it off amazon! Here's a link for ya!!
The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501163566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_KTgSzbWNZ47PP
Jorg, Moon, and Harry would probably be my favorites from this list, though the others are quite good too.
Jorg Ancrath--Broken Empire Trilogy: It's hard to beat Jorg when it comes to interesting main characters. He's such an absolute bastard that it makes you want to keep reading just to see what he'll do next.
Harry Dresden--Dresden Files: Chicago's own wizard for hire, it's fun to see what sort of situation he'll find himself in next. He likest to crack jokes and fight above his weight class. Get's his ass handed to him a lot.
Moon--Books of the Raksura: Moon's always been an outcast, chased from town to town. Which makes sense, considering he sometimes looks like a monster. The loneliness has changed him, and he tends not to speak his thoughts aloud.
James Stark--Sandman Slim: After spending 11 years in hell, James Stark is back for revenge. He knows the people who sent him there, and he won't rest until they're dead.
The Demon--Demon of Cliffside: The Demon doesn't actually have a name and she's been in Cliffside since before there was a city. She's ambivalent towards the people of the city, but in the past she inspired bloody legends. A very alien point of view.
Drothe--Tales of the Kin: Ever hear the phrase "jack of all trades, master of none?" That would be Drothe. It was such a refreshing change of pace to see that in a main character.
Not sure if you're serious with this post or not, but in case you are, yes there is! http://www.amazon.com/Regard-Silent-Things-Kingkiller-Chronicle-ebook/dp/B00J9SUF2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1409945825&sr=1-1&keywords=the+slow+regard+of+silent+things
I only have one project going right now that I'm actually paying attention to, and that's Morrígan :) I've kind of been ambling my way through it, so I'm only halfway through the third repeat (I want to do 6 and a half before starting the edging) but it's a really easy pattern!
This is actually my first laceweight lace project, and it's going well :)
And if you like book recs with your knitting, I started knitting this because of the Morrigan characters in one of my favorite books.
Some of these are a bit older and aren't all single-author collections, but they contain some really high-quality stuff:
Prime Evil by Douglas Winter (ed)
Dark Forces by Kirby McCauley (ed)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti
The Dark Descent by David Hartwell (ed)
Alone with the Horrors by Ramsey Campbell
Dark Gods by T.E.D. Klein
Wormwood by Poppy Z Brite
Black Evening by David Morrell
I've been reading The Weird and Ligotti's The Town Manager has probably been my favorite short of the year. It convinced me to pick up Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe and I haven't been disappointed.
Anyway, favorite for the year is The Town Manager. It is about an ineffective town manager who is replaced by someone more incompetent. Has a very Kafkaesque nightmarish world.
I finished Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry not too long ago, and it was fairly decent.
I'll post links so you can get an idea of what they're about. Apologies, I'm a bit tired, otherwise I would give you a rough synopsis myself
If you're looking for some good fantasy books I'd highly recommend the following:
1.) The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss - http://www.amazon.com/Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicle/dp/0756404746
2.) Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Thorns-Broken-Empire-Lawrence/dp/1937007685
3.) Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson - http://www.amazon.com/Gardens-Moon-Malazan-Book-Fallen/dp/0765348780/ref=pd_sim_14_12?ie=UTF8&dpID=51pDraZRUIL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR99%2C160_&refRID=1H0ZZ7MYMYZGKGQMEKTW
This next one has some fantasy elements, however, it's hard to pigeonhole into an exact genre (low fantasy adventure?), nonetheless, it's one of the better books that I've read recently.
4.) The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentleman Bastards) by Scott Lynch
http://www.amazon.com/Lies-Locke-Lamora-Gentleman-Bastards/dp/055358894X/ref=pd_sim_14_5?ie=UTF8&dpID=51tpIK8K%2BtL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR98%2C160_&refRID=1H0ZZ7MYMYZGKGQMEKTW
5.) The Way of Shadows: The Night Angel Trilogy: Book 1 by Brent Weeks -
http://www.amazon.com/Way-Shadows-Night-Angel-Trilogy/dp/0316033677/ref=pd_sim_14_4?ie=UTF8&dpID=51tPZPp5dsL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR93%2C160_&refRID=1WERAT21ARWMVZN12V2P
(All books mentioned are the 1st novel of a larger series. If you're already aware and/or read these already than disregard, trying to pass along some great books for anyone who might come across my post)
If you want a faster paced fantasy novel, then The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks might be for you. I've only read the first book so far, but it was quite enjoyable.
I swear, all the good dystopian fiction with a real human quality is YA.
I actually haven't gotten around to the second or third books yet, I got very caught up in We Bought a Zoo, which is one of the most preposterous memoirs I have ever read.
Have you read any China Mieville? You could try The Scar! It's probably in my top ten books of all time.
I liked The Scar by China Mieville. It is the second book in a series; you do not need to read the first book to enjoy this one! If you are looking to start from the beginning, Perdido Street Station is the first book.
China Miéville's The Scar
There are really only 2 Star Wars novels that fit into the horror genre to my knowledge (be aware that neither of them are canon anymore).
Red Harvest and Death Troopers
While you’re still drunk, order this as a present to sober you:
https://www.amazon.com/Death-Troopers-Star-Wars-Legends/dp/0345520815
HP Lovecraft is the most obvious literary destination. If you've never read him you're in luck, as there are two more or less complete collections of his work: if you're a stickler for accuracy try this one and if you want to get something beautiful but with some typos and errors you can order this exquisite leather-bound edition (even its marbled endpapers hide monsters).
In terms of more modern stuff, Jeff Vandermeer's Area X trilogy is some of the best Lovecraft-infused fiction I've read. Which is no surprise when you know that his wife is the current editor of Weird Tales, one of the first places to publish Lovecraft. Indeed, they've actually put out an anthology of Lovecraftian short stories by all sorts of writers, old and new, including Lovecraft.
In terms of movies, I hope at some point Guillermo del Toro will get to make his At the Mountains of Madness film, but the fact that he hasn't speaks to the difficulty of a) financing expensive R-Rated horror movies b) parsing Lovecraft's gloomy visions with hero-driven narrative. One of the few films to nail the tone, even if its execution leaves something to be desired, is Frank Darabont's The Mist.
I just saw this today: The Deep by Nick Cutter. Also, it looks like Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy will be available as a hardback. Definitely excited for A Mountain Walked as well. Today there is a review on Arkham Digest for Unseaming.
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Finished Lilith's Brood by Octavia Butler from last week. I felt quite a bit more invested in the last two books than the first one. I did feel a little embarrassed carrying the library copy around because of the cover (this one). Especially when I got to some of the sex scenes later on while I was riding the bus. I wasn't expecting that from sci-fi, although maybe I should have.
Reading Perfume by Patrick Suskind now, about a young boy who gets involved in the essential oil business. Ok, he's actually an orphan with an excellent sense of smell in 18th-century France, but the book does get into the technicalities of perfumes and essential oils. The main character is so odd and unrelatable, but so far it's a great book. I was impressed by the author's prose, and then I found out that it was originally written in German and I'm reading a translation, so now I'm impressed by the author and by the translator.
It had some horror scenes involving a fridge. That's all I got. Not a connoisseur of refrigeration fiction.
Despite the fact that it's got comedic elements, there are plenty of parts in John Dies At The End that are pretty wonderfully creepy.
House of Leaves always needs mentioning, it works its magic on numerous levels.
The absolute scariest ghost story I've ever read, and I never hear anyone talking about it, is Beyond Black by Hilary Mantel.
You can't go wrong with Stephen King, but if you haven't cracked into his books yet it can be a daunting task, he has a huge bibliography. For me, IT, The Shining, Salem's Lot, and Pet Sematary are some of the scariest, plus pretty much any of his short story collections are golden. In fact, any one of his short story collections might be the best place to start with King, I would recommend Skeleton Crew.
And while I wouldn't necessarily categorize it as strict "horror", one of the books that's scared me the most is Alan Moore's graphic novel From Hell. It's an absolute beast (and it's pretty much nothing like the film adaptation with Johnny Depp, so don't let that color your perceptions).
Boy's Life has some elements in common with ST (just watched the first episode yesterday!). But if I remember correctly, it focuses a lot on the relationship between the young protagonist and his dad, not much on groups of young friends banding toghether to fight 'the monsters'. Other than that, there's supernatural events in small town America with mostly young characters.
I second Summer of Night, by Dan Simmons. I remember not liking it too much, but it 100% falls under your request.
Finally, if you're open to other mediums and you like videogames, there's Oxenfree, a spooky, trippy game about a group of high-schoolers who spend the night on an island and by mistake awaken some dark forces. It's a nice mix of teen drama and horror and it has probably the best system of dialogue I've seen in a videogame.
Yes, here's a pic of the spines https://www.amazon.ca/Dark-Tower-8-Book-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566/ref=pd_cp_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=F239A53A0G9Z3MCCK0TH
There's a very nice box set of paperbacks that was released this past December. Matching books, nice box artwork, and actually affordably priced.
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566
Some of my favs:
The King Killer Chronicles
Gentlemen Bastard Series
The Dark Tower
Riyria Revelations
The Ender Quartet
Ummmm I know I'm leaving some out, but those are some of my favorite series off the top of my head.
Edit: Stupid formatting on mobile.
The Dark Tower 8-Book Boxed Set https://www.amazon.com/dp/1501163566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_0UoRCb94KT723
Sandman Slim.
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It's amazing.
And if you really like the story, check out Rothfuss's Auri book that releases next month :)
Demon's Plague - Got it posted a few days ago, would love a proper review of it since the current reviews are people from my Youtube channel just offering support. Here's the description.
Kingdoms through ages rise and fall. When an impossible plague from a far-off land finds its way to England, a blacksmith and a doctor are the only two men on Earth who have the ability to cure it. The plague does not bring death alone. Those afflicted by it lose themselves to the sickness. They become soulless plaguewalkers, empty shells of humanity who hunt and consume those who still live. They spread the disease until they are destroyed, and such violent action is the only way to stop them.
As the plague ravages Valdus, the largest city in the land, a family is caught in the middle of the battle. A guard and his sister are at ground zero, and they must survive and fight their way to safety.
While those within the city struggle to survive and find shelter, a Northern Kingdom sees the plague as their opportunity to invade. The two cities have been at war for decades over land and beliefs, and the Knights of Valdus are the only defense against the armies of the north.
This is the story of two men seeking to end the plague. This is the story of a family just trying to survive. This is the story of battered knights fighting to protect their city.
This is the story of the Demon's Plague.
amazon Australia
Thanks! Australian link: https://www.amazon.com.au/They-Mostly-Come-Night-Yarnsworld-ebook/dp/B01DL8S8F6/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?keywords=Benedict+Patrick&qid=1562675957&s=digital-text&sr=1-6
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A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore.
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>Charlie Asher is a pretty normal guy with a normal life, married to a bright and pretty woman who actually loves him for his normalcy. They're even about to have their first child. Yes, Charlie's doing okay—until people start dropping dead around him, and everywhere he goes a dark presence whispers to him from under the streets. Charlie Asher, it seems, has been recruited for a new position: as Death.
>It's a dirty job. But, hey! Somebody's gotta do it.
Happy birthday u/justjess316 and welcome to the greatest Reddit sub ever.
Since I haven't had the chance to get to know you yet, I picked a few items from my WL that I think anyone would love
I hope you have a great birthday, and I look forward to knowing exactly what you would like next year! 🎂
Island of the Sequined Love Nun. A pilot in the tropics crash lands on an island to find out a doctor and his wife have used the natives' belief in a cargo cult to sell the natives' body parts in Japan's black market organ transplant trade. The part that got me was the pilot seeing a young boy with bandages over his eyes.
Ps. Christopher Moore writes absurdist fiction, my favorite if his is A Dirty Job
Not sure about series, but Christopher Moore's stuff is really good if you like Satire.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal - Is an amazing book.
A Dirty Job: A Novel - was pretty good too.
You might like the anthology Mannequin: Tales of Wood Made Flesh
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1096969467/ref=as_li_tl_nodl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1096969467&linkCode=as2&tag=silentmotoris-20&linkId=0df82ec6a03de90b7abb8cb8110479dc
Also some short stories from Thomas Ligotti
https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Dreamer-Grimscribe-Thomas-Ligotti/dp/0143107763/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=thomas+ligotti&qid=1564779967&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Is it ok to get a little weird? Because some of my favorite short stories fall in that genre.
I'm honestly surprised no one has mentioned Edgar Allan Poe. While most of his work of course belongs to the horror and macabre,
there's still a huge (dark) fantasy element to it. I'd say the same goes for authors like Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, and Thomas Ligotti.
Here´s the first story I ever read by him, called "The Frolic" and it's absolutely chilling. https://pastebin.com/cbWmGNA7
It's about 15 pages too if I remember correctly so it's a quick read. If you like that story then I would recommend ordering Songs of a Dead Dreamer/Grimscribe as that collection has some of his better stories including The Frolic. https://www.amazon.com/Songs-Dreamer-Grimscribe-Thomas-Ligotti/dp/0143107763.
I tried reading his other collection called Teatro Grotesquo but wasn't that into it because it's very abstract horror which kind of loses me after a few stories. That said I've also heard Conspiracy Against the Human Race (which is an essay) is one of his best pieces so in the end just look for what interests you most! (But seriously, read The Frolic you won't regret it)
Songs of a Dead Dreamer by Thomas Ligotti is a great collection of short horror stories that bears similarity to Lovecraft in its focus on cosmic/unknowable horror, but is better written in my opinion.
You should read Patient Zero by Johnathan Maberry. The whole plot of the book is terrorists using a leading drug company to develop/weaponize a "zombie" disease and release it in America. Joe Ledger is a badass.
Patient Zero by Jonathan Maberry
Just started Patient Zero and enjoying it.
I'm going with option b. I saw you like The Walking Dead. You should put on the companion novels. The one I linked is the first one, called Rise of the Governor. And if I get bonus points for this, it's on my wishlist also :p
Thanks for the contest!
(Also, might I recommend making wishlist categories? It'll make going through your wishlist a bit easier, since if you want a book, you can go right to "books", stuff like that. Just a thought!)
Rise of the Governor is already on sale.
There's also a Walking Dead book that came out a few months ago. I haven't read it, but it's about the back-story of a character they meet in the comics.
It's good that you are going to start World War Z. I can't recommend that enough.
This is unrelated, but I recommend checking out Breaking Bad. I'm hooked on that right now.
Samhein is right.
You can always purchase this too:http://www.amazon.com/The-Walking-Dead-Rise-Governor/dp/0312547730.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Walking-Dead-Rise-Governor/dp/0312547730
Are these the ones you looking for?
that's the Paperback:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Walking-Dead-Rise-Governor/dp/0330541331
That's UK though
US:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Walking-Dead-Rise-Governor/dp/0312547730
that's the hard book one I think...sorry if they don't help, but should be able to find something from the related
Sorry that was meant to be a reply to ChemisTT*
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal.
I sit in a corner and stare at the wall everyday at work. Books help my day pass so much quicker. I need a new series and [this] (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316033677/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2FW4CC4RC9SM5&coliid=I2VQ9SUF6IPRF4) looks interesting. Thanks!
The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. One of the better fantasy books to come out for a while in my opinion.
http://www.amazon.com/Wise-Mans-Fear-Kingkiller-Chronicles/dp/0756404738
EDIT: also recommend the Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks
http://www.amazon.com/Way-Shadows-Night-Angel-Trilogy/dp/0316033677/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c
In roughly recommendish order:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Name-Wind-Kingkiller-Chronicle/dp/0756404746
http://www.amazon.com/Mistborn-Trilogy-Boxed-Hero-Ascension/dp/076536543X/
http://www.amazon.com/American-Gods-Neil-Gaiman/dp/0380789035
http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Trilogy-Book/dp/055357339X/
http://www.amazon.com/Dragon-Prince-Book-Melanie-Rawn/dp/0886774500/
http://www.amazon.com/The-Way-Shadows-Night-Trilogy/dp/0316033677
Just in case you think about buying them
https://www.amazon.com/Night-Angel-Complete-Trilogy/dp/0316201286 This is for the entire trilogy
https://www.amazon.com/Way-Shadows-Night-Angel-Trilogy/dp/0316033677 And this is for only the first one.
I got into the RR trilogy as a means of coming off my hangover from reading the Night Angel trilogy.
It's a fantasy book, not sci-fi, but it's very similar in other ways. It follows the journey of a young hero from zero to powerful hero, and the books tend to take a step back in scope each time just like RR.
I would say Night Angel is certainly more dark and has less of a "young adults" feel that RR does.
Both are excellent books.
cracks knuckles I have no idea if these have audiobooks. I'm sorry if they don't. Most of these are only three books long or shorter, sorry.
Sandman Slim and the sequel. It wasn't my favorite book, BUT it sounds a lot like what you're looking for. And it was fun.
China Mieville's Bas-Lag series (Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council. Three (~500 pg) books long, fantastic world building, twisty plots and great characters.
The Baroque Cycle, Neal Stephenson (Quicksilver, The Confusion and The Confusion of the World. Three books long, but you could kill a small animal by dropping one of those books on it. These are good, but his stand-alones are better (Snow Crash and Diamond Age for sure).
Most of Stephen King's stuff has the kind of sprawl you're looking for.
Dune, at least until God Emperor (#4).
Honestly, I think if you liked John Grisham, you'll like The Girl with the
Dragon Tattoo books. I think I'm making that leap based on the last book in the trilogy. They're definitely entertaining.
Love these ideas! Have you read The Scar by China Mieville? If not, you should, the flavor feels quite similar.
I thought of this as I read your title. I'm not sure if it's going to work for you thought, based on what you are asking for.
http://www.amazon.com/Death-Troopers-Star-Wars-Legends/dp/0345520815/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1408483756&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=Stormtroopers+and+Zomnies
It's a Star Wars books (Stormtroopers and Zombies)
Death Troopers
Came here to say this. So I will just give you the link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345520815. Great book.
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Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation; Authority; Acceptance by Jeff VanderMeer might fit the bill. I enjoyed it and the ecosystem is a main character.
[Trilogy on Amazon] (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0374261172/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?pf_rd_p=1944687662&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0374104093&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1RN2AC7H2YYDS0NSYQSP)
you mentioned being a fangirl; i've been reading some amazing, recent sci fi works written by women authors lately, maybe you'd find them interesting? all 3 of these are among the absolute best sci fi i've ever read:
the time traveller's wife by audrey niffenegger
^ forget about the movie, the book is fantastic
oryx and crake by margaret atwood
^ nice and dark
lilith's brood by octavia e. butler
^ amazon reviews calls it "profoundly evocative, sensual -- and disturbing", which sums it up pretty well
Read Lilith's Brood - best sci-fi I've ever read exploring this subject (actually one of the best sci-fi trilogies I've ever read). It was years ahead of its time, and really holds up in the light of what we know today about genetic transfer.
Most of these recommendations are sort of peripherally queer, so they may not be exactly what you're looking for, but I figured I'd throw them out there in case you're interested.
I admit I'm not a big fan of it, but Virginia Woolf's Orlando is definitely a queer text. The titular character changes from male to female, and the book itself is often read as a love letter to Vita Sackville-West, the woman with whom Woolf had a love affair. I had trouble getting engaged in it myself, but your mileage may vary.
Santa Olivia (and the sequel, Saints Astray) by Jacqueline Carey features a lesbian romance. Not super heavy, but they're fairly quick, fun reads. Carey's Kushiel series (beginning with Kushiel's Dart) might qualify as queer, in that it embraces and celebrates all types of relationships and sexualities (they are set in a society where the gods' most sacred precept is "Love as thou wilt," and bisexuality and open relationships are typical). The primary love stories are heterosexual, but the characters also often engage in same-sex relationships (both sexually and emotionally), and there are supporting characters of various sexual persuasions.
The Tamir Trilogy by Lynn Flewelling is about the rightful heir to the throne in a troubled kingdom. Born female, she was magically disguised as a boy in order to protect her (the usurper king has been making noblewomen disappear in order to protect the succession of his own son). It maybe doesn't explore the consequences of Tobin/Tamir being essentially transgendered as deeply as it could, but it's an interesting and enjoyable read.
The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin is a sci-fi classic that plays with gender and sexuality. The basic concept is that, on the planet of Winter, everyone is hermaphroditic. Le Guin's thoughtful exploration of this world was incredibly groundbreaking at the time it was written, and it remains a really enjoyable and thought-provoking read.
Octavia Butler's work also often embraces feminist and queer themes, playing with sexuality and gender. Fledgling and the Xenogenesis Trilogy are some you might find interesting.
The Female Man by Joanna Russ is an explicitly feminist book with some queer themes. It follows women from four alternate realities (one of which is a utopia populated entirely by women) as they cross over into each others' worlds. It's not always an easy read--it can be very fragmetary--but it's totally worth it.
I also just stumbled across this self-proclaimed Gay Fiction Booklist That Doesn't Suck. Some of the above books are listed, and there are a bunch more sci-fi/fantasy titles that might be of interest.
Happy reading!
Halloween
http://www.amazon.com/It-Stephen-King/dp/0451169514/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1414293492&sr=8-2&keywords=stephen+king+it
Thanks for the contest!
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The book I always recommend to others is A Boy's Life by Robert McCammon. At first I didn't think I'd enjoy it too much, but it does a great job of bringing up those nostalgic memories of what it was like to be a kid and growing up. But it also packs some pretty emotional punches too. Highly worth the read if you've not read it yet! I cant recommend it enough.
Recently, I read Boy's Life, and it really brought back a sense of youth. One of the best books I have read since The Lion
Boy's Life. Just a great read all around.
http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Life-Robert-McCammon/dp/0671743058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413155666&sr=8-1&keywords=A+boys+life
Boy's Life By Robert McCammon. I would recommend it to anyone. It's blurb is a bit misleading making it out to be a thriller novel, but it's definitely a lot more than that. Well worth a read.
I loved Last Picture Show. Boy's Life is also one of my very favorite books, and fits your description.
I liked 11/22/63. I recently went through Lisbon, ME, and went to Kennebec Fruit Co. Actually, I'm wearing my MOXIE shit now.
how on earth has no one mentioned stephen king's 11/22/63?: http://www.amazon.com/11-22-63-Stephen-King/dp/1451627289
same basic thing as o'reilly's book: a fictional re-telling of a famous presidential assassination.
Amazon Link
Those are pretty!! I've never seen these printings before!
EDIT - Amazon link for those interesting in owning their own
here you go
I really like Dan Abnett's Warhammer books (you don't have to know the miniatures game to enjoy them). Gaunt's Ghosts, Eisenhorn, and Ravenor are all really good. They're pretty much non-stop action/war books. I look for the omnibus books on Amazon and get them used (3 books in one).
There are other Warhammer books in the Black Library, but I haven't tried the other authors.
Get the Ghost's novels in the Omnibuses, each has 3-4 novels in one for like $15. This is the first, followed by The Saint and The Lost. The last one isn't finished yet, Abnett's still writing the series.
Eisenhorn is probably the best possible place to start in 40k. You get every possible angle of 40k explored in this omnibus as well as a some fantastic characters. Add Ravenor for flavor.
After that, dive into the military side of things with Gaunt's Ghosts. This covers primarily the Imperium vs Chaos side of the conflict, but also the internal conflicts the Imperium suffers from.
Now that you're thoroughly acquainted with the human side, view the universe through the eyes of the super-human Space Marines in The Ultramarines Omnibus. This series shows the strengths (and weaknesses) of the Space Marines as well as introducing the terrifying Chaos Space Marines more thoroughly.
Cry for death to the False Emperor with Soul Hunter. Follow up with the sequels in Void Stalker and Blood Reaver to get a very interesting perspectives from the Renegades.
Finally, finish your introductory odyssey with The Horus Heresy. You'll be reading how the modern universe came to be.
This is a "fuck-ton" of reading and will keep you busy for 6 months to a year or more before you finish. These series are the best of the best in the novel side of things. There are huge amounts more in the Army Codexes ^^that ^^you ^^should ^^be ^^able ^^to ^^find ^^for ^^$0 ^^on ^^"sharing" ^^sites and other excellent novels. PM me anytime and I'll happily answer questions/suggestions.
Read the Gaunts Ghost's series by Dan Abnett. Excellent reads, don't know why OP didn't recommend. amazon link
Read the Gaunt's Ghosts books.
Here you go:
https://www.amazon.com/Gaunts-Ghosts-Founding-Dan-Abnett/dp/1844163695/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1493099737&sr=8-2&keywords=gaunts+ghost+the+founding
Maybe start with his Gaunt's Ghosts series, it's pretty easy to read and awesome! :D
There are anthologies available now like this one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Founding-Warhammer-40-000/dp/1844163695
which I think includes the first three books.
EDIT - Sorry Wappba, I didn't see you'd already replied with the same info. I agree, the Horus Heresy is also a must read! A selection of warhammer authors take it in turns to write the books so it makes for interestingly contrasting styles, I should go back and re-read that series!
Pick up a few of the books. I would read, in order:
Caiphas Cain, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM
Gaunt's Ghosts
Eisenhorn
Ravenor
Those 4 will give you a fairly firm grounding of the lore and a feel for the universe. The first two are war books, the latter two focus on the inquisition.
I just suggested these on another thread:
Kat Richardson's Greywalker series is a good one for MC that stands their own ground
Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim series and Rob Thurman's Cal Leandros series are a little more on the "punch you if you look wrong" side, but they develop well.
And if I can publicize myself a little, since book 2 will be out in a few months: Talon's Grasp has an MC who's sole job is stopping monsters, so he's not one to take much crap
The Dresden Files, Sandman Slim (its a trilogy!), The Nightside, and Secret Histories
Try Mira Grant's Newsflesh series. Here's the Kindle link so you can send yourself a sample to any device with the Kindle app, and see if you like it.
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I really enjoyed The Pines One of the few books I read in one sitting.
Check out Pines, by Blake Crouch. I just posted this in another thread then read your post. It's exactly what you're looking for. Good thriller/mystery in a small town setting where things are not exactly what they seem. If you're a Kindle reader it's free with the Amazon Lending Library program.
there is an ebook version. The kindle edition is 10.94 http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Regard-Silent-Things-Kingkiller-ebook/dp/B00J9SUF2W/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1396662860&sr=1-1&keywords=the+slow+regard+of+silent+things
Its only slightly more expensive than going to see the average movie.
You should get yourself this game and me this ebook. Shipping would take up too much of the available funds, so digital delivery it is.
Yep, some people don't have the budget to commission artwork on that scale. I try to give them that same vibe with photomanipulations, focussing on a different aspect rather than specific characters or creatures from their story.
For instance, Demon's Plague is about a medieval zombie apocalypse, so I tried to get that fantasy feeling without making a big deal of zombies (they're subtly in the background) instead making the sword the key element, which is a major plot point.
Thought it was stupid. Tried my friend's Galaxy VR and immediately took back everything I said. This is the future, and the future is real, baby.
EDIT: Gear VR, thanks Ask-About-My-Book. I'd ask, but I've got you tagged baby and RES never forgets. In case anyone else wants to check it out.
The reviews look real legit.
Nevermind, I remembered another thing about the book - the character sees important items that glow. I found it! It's A Dirty Job
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore. Hilarious, a great story, and all his books tie into one another in some way, shape or form. He really is an amazing storyteller.
I'd like to suggest A Dirty Job - Christopher Moore http://www.amazon.com/A-Dirty-Job-Novel/dp/0060590289
I was trying to branch out from my usual sci-fi/fantasy genre and a friend recommended this. I found it fantastic.
While I don't think it compares to some of the, obvious, more popular choices.
Notes on the Writing of Horror: A Story by Thomas Ligotti
Summary: Gerland Riggers, A writer of horror stories sits down to record his thoughts on the horror story itself. He takes the same basic plot of a horror story and re-imagines it in a myriad of styles. As Mr. Riggers' essay wears on he reveals that he is actually the character of his horror story: Nathaniel Stein, soon essay and narrative collide, revealing the strange horror of this story to be the horror of Nathaniel's own life.
Commentary: Though this is perhaps one of Thomas Ligotti's strangest stories I still think it's one of his best. It begins as a sort of snarky and clever dive into the world of horror stories and then turns dramatically into a confusing meta-narrative where identity and plot become muddled. In this story Ligotti really reveals his thoughts on what horror is about, at least for himself, in a way which is both fascinating and terrifying.
Both of those are contained in this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Songs-Dreamer-Grimscribe-Penguin-Classics/dp/0143107763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543345502&sr=8-1&keywords=songs+of+a+dead+dreamer+and+grimscribe
Great value for that book. I also highly recommend Teatro Grottesco by Ligotti. It's the book that got me into him.
Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel would make a great movie.
Patient Zero is fucking awesome. The follow up is just as good and the third in the series will be out in April.
The Last Bastion of the Living
The News Flesh Series
Patient Zero
If you're into zombie books, try this series. It has zombies, action, and an easy to read style.
edit: Oh yeah, and for action, the Joe Ledger series is not bad. It starts here.
edit 2: AND, for another series with good action and pretty fun, check out Sandman Slim.
Blood On The Page Part 1
Patient Zero
Everything's Eventual
And because I couldn't post a list of books without a plug...
So Long And Thanks For All The Brains
The only one I know of is
The Walking Dead: Rise of the Govenor, But thats more of a character's backstory than anything dealing with Rick's group.
Check out the book The Rise of the Governor. It's the backstory for the governor in regular novel format.
I found it on amazon but you might want to check your local library chances are they can get it.
are you taking about the graphic novels, which he is the only author of, or like the paperback novels, like this: http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Dead-Rise-Governor/dp/0312547730/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=&qid=
Try reading The Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks. It's not Dishonored, however, it is very much a kind of magical assassins creed lush with political corruption, violence, and magically enhanced assassination.
I would first echo most people here and say Sanderson's anything- Elantris comes to mind as a good recommendation.
When you say in the same calibre, are you talking in terms of story, in terms of being high fiction, in terms of length or in terms of moments that make you go, "ohhh... well DAMN!"
I would recommend a lot of things I saw below, so I'm going to try to not do that any more than I already have. The Conan Chronicles by Robert Howard are fun and a much unappreciated classic of Low Fantasy. Orcs by Stan Nicholls is a great series, somewhere in the middle ground between high and low fantasy, and does an interesting twist on the classical fantasy story. The Gentleman Bastards series is another interesting take, but it is more of an Ocean's 11 in a fantasy world. I only saw one mention, but anything Tolkien is a must read if for nothing else than to pay respect to the godfather. The Night Angel Trilogy by Brent Weeks is another good story, and it uses a lot of the ideas Jordan uses in terms of who knows what, why and when to progress the story. Finally, for a more Eastern themed book, Tales of the Otori by Liam Hearn is a good trilogy with a lot of political twists.
EDIT: added a link for Elantris
New Weird: China Mieville's "The Scar"
The weirdness of Doctor Who in a fantasy/steampunk kind of setting. the Bas Lag series is wonderful and dark.
If you like the Dark Crystal's feeling of fantasy then this one is right up your alley.
Iron Council and Perdido Street Station are also amazing, with Perdido being my favorite but it's hard to get into. The Scar sells itself better and if you like it you'll be ready for Perdido and Iron Council.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned any of China Mieville's work. Though he has a bunch of stand alone novels, he has 3 in a world he built: Perdido Street Station, The Scar, and Iron Council. All solid, but I think The Scar is the best.
Kind of steam punkish, but completely unlike anything else I've ever read.
There's a Star Wars book called Death Troopers by Joe Schreiber. If you like to read, like zombies, and like Star Wars, then I recommend it.
I thought the zombie thing was a different book by the same author.
That having been said.. yes... angry about his plants... sigh
I'm not sure if it's quite what you're looking for, but I recommend checking out the book Star Wars: Death Troopers
Straight out of the Southern Reach Trilogy.
https://www.amazon.com/Area-Southern-Annihilation-Authority-Acceptance/dp/0374261172
I wish the whole series was as good as the first book.
Had never heard of this. Just picked up the Trilogy in a single hardcover here. $23 seems like a deal.
I see it for around $23 https://www.amazon.com/Area-Southern-Annihilation-Authority-Acceptance/dp/0374261172/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1506613653&sr=8-1&keywords=area+x+hardcover
Non-mobile: Area X
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Annihilation
Be ready to be seriously creeped out...
Our genomes?
Here you go...this series covers this ground nicely...
http://www.amazon.com/Liliths-Brood-Octavia-E-Butler/dp/0446676101/
Not a naturally evolved third sex but it should fulfill your curiosity!
Definently the Oankali from the Lilith's Brood books by Octavia Butler. Rather hard to describe (and the Wikipedia article doesn't do them justice. It makes them seem more like a stereotypical alien species), so i'd suggest that next time you're in a library you should do yourself a favor and check the books out. Fantastic set of books, too.
If you do plan on checking out, skip the spoileriffic "constructs" section in the article. It's really a book series better suited for coming in with a tabula rasa mindset about it.
Edit: no kindle version, sadly, according to this
Edit 2: Oh hey! A Google Books preview!
Lilith's Brood?
Stephen King's It
Always wanted to read it. Saw the movie as a kid, and it scared the crap outta me.
Well, I googled It. But now I'm even more confused.
Chuckle fucks
My favorite book, starting at 1¢ used!
The Talisman-by Stephen King and Peter Straub. The authors then continued the story with a second book called Black House. http://www.amazon.com/The-Talisman-Novel-Stephen-King/dp/145169721X
An amazing fantasy adventure for any age. A good bridge for you as well. Other adventure fantasy type books that I felt were ageless, A Boys life- by Robert McCammon. http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Life-Robert-McCammon/dp/0671743058 Anything and everything Jack London. Read Stephen King short stories then move onto Edgar Allen Poe. To kill a mocking bird- by Harper Lee http://www.amazon.com/To-Kill-Mockingbird-Harper-Lee/dp/0446310786 A Watership Down- By Richard Adams http://www.amazon.com/Watership-Down-Novel-Richard-Adams/dp/0743277708 Of Mice And Men- by John Steinbeck http://www.amazon.com/Of-Mice-Men-John-Steinbeck/dp/0140177396
Then you may want to move on to another type of adventure.
Into the Wild- by Jon Krakauer. http://www.amazon.com/Into-Wild-Jon-Krakauer/dp/0385486804 Every book is a bridge to another and so on. I could name so many more, but each book will lead you to them.
An excellent book in that category:
http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Life-Robert-McCammon/dp/0671743058
A Boy's Life by Robert McCammon
http://www.amazon.com/Boys-Life-Robert-McCammon/dp/0671743058/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376179179&sr=8-1&keywords=a+boys+life
From the second review on Amazon:
"Many times it has been the book that has influenced non-readers to want to read. It is a teacher's dream."
This is a 600 page book you will read in three days and remember for the rest of your life.
A Boy's Life- Robert McCammon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0671743058
11/22/63. Was ok, better than Under the Dome at least.
Do you like to read? You might want to check out a book called 11/23/63 by Stephen King.
I just finished reading Ready Player One by Ernest Cline last night and absolutely loved it. I am definitely putting it on my re-read pile. Of the 25 or so books I've read this year so far, this one is definitely my favorite. So much fun and really fast paced.
I also recently finished reading 11/22/63 by Stephen King. It ends up being more of a beautiful love story journey than a time travel story and it's not horror although there are horrific things that happen in it. Definitely one of his better ones. The paperback is coming out soon but the Hardcover was I think about 849 pages so it will take awhile to get through.
Look into other Stephen King books, there are some monsters. "It". "The Stand", and "Under the Dome" are all over 1000 pages. There is also the Dark Tower series, there is about 7 or 8 books in it. I haven't read it yet but I plan to one day. A lot of people say this series is their favorite King work.
A Series I am still in the process of reading is called The Chaos Walking Trilogy by Patrick Ness, three books 1. The Knife of Never Letting Go, 2. The Ask and The Answer, 3. Monsters of Men. It's a fun series, I have read the first two. Humans have colonized another planet, there was a war with the indiginous alien population and humans were exposed to a germ that killed the women and made it so the men could all hear each others and all the animals thoughts, which they call The Noise. Todd, the main boy, begins to get into the secrets of his town and must escape, and he comes across a strange pocket of silence, a girl, and more secrets. Lots of fun.
My favorite book that I read in 2011, that I discovered on Reddit when someone made a comment about it, Genesis by Bernard Beckett. Futuristic Sci-fi story. Do not read any spoilers about this book, it will ruin it. Reading the synopsis on Amazon is OK but don't go into any more depth. It works best if you know as little as possible. All I will say is "I did not see that coming." I wish I knew who it was that made the comment I saw, because I would thank them. It's a very short book so you will blast through it in no time.
If you like YA books, I would suggest the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and all the other books written by the author Rick Riordan. The original series is 5 books but there is also a follow-up series called The Heroes of Olympus series with some of the same characters but a whole cast of new ones, so far there are 2 in that series out, the third comes in October. The author also has another series called The Kane Chronicles but instead of Greek mythology it's Egyptian. This one is a trilogy. They are really easy to ready but I find them fun. You can tell the author uses basically the same formula each time though.
You might not like this one but it's a popular YA series right now. The first book is called Divergent by Veronica Roth and the Sequel came out a few months back called Insurgent. It's very reminicient of Hunger Games, same tone, feel, and themes so you might not like it but I've enjoyed it so far. It's a dystopian future and takes place in what used to be known as Chicago.
I also enjoyed The Sisters Brothers by Patrick DeWitt, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind (very strange but I really, really enjoyed it).
I read a book earlier this year called Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion and it's been one of favorites so far this year. The premise sounds odd and not good, like a Twilight rip-off or something but I was surprised at how good it was, there are many larger messages in it, than the initial plot synopsis. Zombie apocalypse but the story is told through the perspective of a zombie instead of the human. His name is 'R' and he lives in the airport with a bunch of other zombies. One day he eats the brains of this boy and takes his girlfriend hostage. As he continues to eat his brain, he experiences the memories of this boy and begins to fall for the girl. I know what you're thinking, necrophilia or some shit, but it doesn't actually get to that but it's hard to describe without giving the plot away. It's well written and the resolution to the story is wonderful, with a larger message about life. I really enjoyed this one.
Hope that helps a little.
1.)11-22-63 By Stephen King
2.)9.5/10
3.)Historical Fiction, Time Travel, Romance
4.) I stayed engrossed with every single one of the 800+ pages. Although this was my first King novel, I'm certain that his avid readers will love this because the book includes references to past characters, cities etc.
5.)Amazon
$0 is too much? :)
My hardcover is imitation leather with foil stamping, heavy paper, and full-color endsheets (thus the retail price). The retail price for Stephen King's book 11/22/63, for instance, is $35 (regular ol' hardcover).
I do, however, sell signed copies of my book for only $15.99 (with free shipping) from my own website here.
This is a great book about time travel.
Only cuz I literally made this lift for my wife here you go:
Hiking headlamp
Ski helmet (I like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Pret-Helmets-Helmet-Rubber-Powder/dp/B06XWVPXHG/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1511876129&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=pret+cynic+x&psc=1 in medium and rubber powder color, my hats are 7 ¼” size for reference)
Ski/snow pants (I’m 31ish waist and 30 length)
Hiking boots (waterproof/resistant, cover the ankle, haven’t done any research on type or brands)
Workout pants (I have plenty of shorts and shirts)
Dark Tower Book series (https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-8-Book-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511877521&sr=1-3&keywords=stephen+king+collection)
https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Tower-Boxed-Set/dp/1501163566
For (currently) free Kindle books, David Weber's On Basilisk Station is the first book in the space-opera Honor Harrington series. The second book The Honor of the Queen, is one of my favorites in the entire series. Eric Flint's 1632 turned into a massive and awesome alternate-history series. If you'd like to delve into Alaskan-based murder mysteries, give Dana Stabenow's A Cold Day For Murder a try as the first in the some eighteen book Kate Shugak series.
For paid Kindle books, there's Hugh Howey's Wool Omnibus is the beginning of the dystopian Silo series; the followup Shift Omnibus is actually a prequel trilogy that I haven't gotten yet but is very readable. Naomi Novik's first novel in the alt-history Temeraire series, His Majesty's Dragon, is currently $.99.
In print, Elizabeth Moon's military fantasy The Deed of Paksenarrion is available used for a very affordable price and is an epic series. The Cage was my introduction to a fantasy universe written by SM Stirling, Shirley Meier, and Karen Wehrstein. Diana Gabaldon's Outlander is a sort of alternate history/light romance series set in Scotland that I've thoroughly enjoyed. Brent Weeks' assassin-based (excuse me, wetboy) fantasy Night Angel Trilogy was recently released as an omnibus edition. Empire from the Ashes collects Weber's Dahak sci-fi trilogy into an omnibus edition. Weber and John Ringo co-wrote March Upcountry and the other three novels in the sci-fi Prince Roger quadrilogy. If you haven't tried Harry Turtledove's alt-history sci-fi WW2 'Worldwar' series, In the Balance starts off a little slow plot-wise but picks up good speed. EE Knight's sci-fi/futuristic fantasy Vampire Earth starts off with Way of the Wolf. Mercedes Lackey wrote the modern-fantasy Born to Run with Larry Dixon, and the rest of the SERRAted Edge books with various other authors. Neal Stephenson's cyberpunk and slightly dystopian Snow Crash is hilarious and awesome. Maggie Furey's Aurian is the first of a fantasy quadrilogy that I enjoyed many years ago.
If you're at all familiar with the Warhammer 40k universe, the Eisenhorn Omnibus is Dan Abnett's wonderful look into the life of an Imperial Inquisitor. He's also written a popular series about the Tanith First-and-Only Imperial Guard regiment starting with The Founding Omnibus. He also wrote the first book in the Horus Heresy series, Horus Rising (I highly recommend reading the first three novels together as a trilogy and then cherry-picking the rest).
... and if you've read all that already, I'll be impressed.
Edit: Why yes, I do read a lot. Why do you ask?
You might like Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Sandman Slim is more like Dr. Strange if he decided to be a private investigator. He wields magic and has a drinking problem. I found the first 2 novels to be entertaining, even if they are a bit lighter than The Dark Knight trilogy.
If detective novels are your thing check out Red Dragon. Heavier on the detective stuff than you might think, and it's about Hannibal Lecter.
For something about detectives, and how they actually work cases check out Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets.
My partner sent me this and I had to start guessing immediately. I picked our Fevre Dream, Sandman Slim, and Last Call right away. Then I had to come here to read the comments and see what other people thought.
I am still banging my head against the Queer Magic Circus, though. I should have read it, and if I haven't I should read it.
Dean Koontz - Watchers (scifi / suspense involving genetically modified animals)
Jim Butcher - Storm Front (a detective who's a wizard)
Kevin Hearn - Hounded (urban fantasy, a millennium old druid in modern day)
Richard Kadrey - Sandman Slim (dark, violent underworld fantasy)
> Edit : Well maybe not.. it's not on kindle it seems
It is on Kindle (and Audible) (in the US at least).
Every time I see Feed on a list like that I first think of a different book titled Feed, which I love love loved and had a downer/shocker ending.
Feed by Mira Grant is a post-zombie apocalypse tale. Zombies still exist, but there are safe zones. The story is more of a political thriller with bloggers as the main characters. I must admit I had been reading the book for several days before I noticed the bloody RSS feed symbol on the cover.
I am not an expert in this area, but it seems that the first person to show symptoms would be Patient 0.
So, if the zombie virus has developed and lives in this toddler, but it is similar to the virus in the FEED series then the toddler would not mass enough to have the virus go live.
Maybe try the Newsflesh Trilogy or The Reapers are the Angels. Also, Rot & Ruin and Warm Bodies. That last one is told from the zombie's POV.
I think you'll go for the Kahlua Cocoa Coffee Cheesecake! YUM!
This looks like a good read! Thanks for the contest!
Deception Point, Red Dragon, Pines, Flowertown.
I just finished Abandon by Blake Crouch, and he's becoming one of my new favorites. It's about a group of people that go to explore an abandoned mining town where everyone just disappeared one day, and it jumps from present to past to tell the story of the townspeople. It's very fast paced with lots of good twists.
His Wayward Pines series is also awesome, and is going to be a Tv show this fall.
Kindle Unlimited for $10/month also allows you to get some audiobooks with that subscription. The selection is a bit slim for audiobooks though. Got the "Pines" series with my free trial though. That was definitely worthwhile!
It seems like these 3 codes are all interrelated:
https://www.amazon.com/Atlantis-Gene-Thriller-Origin-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00C2WDD5I
https://www.amazon.com/Atlantis-Gene-Thriller-Origin-Mystery-ebook/dp/B007FG9LIE
https://www.amazon.com/Atlantis-Gene-Thriller-Origin-Mystery-ebook/dp/B00L3U9OCG
http://www.amazon.com/Pines-ebook/dp/B007FG9LIE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347368991&sr=8-2&keywords=pines+blake+crouch
Pines by Blake Crouch
This was one that I couldn't put down.
For what it's worth, it's based on this book which the author admits is heavily inspired by Twin Peaks. It's marginally worth reading, but I haven't read the sequels.
Book... wait... what?!
Ah. Haha, no. Unfortunately, the book coming out on the 28th is The Slow Regard of Silent Things which, while Kingkiller related, is a novella about the Auri. Which is cool, because Auri is totally awesome, but is a bit disappointing because the third book is still a way away. Last I heard, there is no possibility of a 2014 release and even a 2015 release is incredibly unlikely...
It's really disappointing that 2016 is soonest we can hope for, but there are supposed to be 3 novellas (the Auri one included) released in the meantime. :/
Next week man, next week!
Edit for those asking: October 28
2nd Edit: Yes, sadly it's not really book three, just a side-story focusing on Auri. Still...
Book one
Book two
Absolutely incredible short story
Book one had such an uncomfortable start for me, felt too tropey and overdone, but I'm glad I stuck around and got into it because it really picks up into an amazing couple of books.
I just really hope book three is released during my lifetime.
One of the character's names is Ambrose.
Not book 3 but part of the story, The Slow Regard of Slient Things is releasing on the 28th of October. It focuses on Auri, who lives under the University.... So it could reveal a bit about the doors :D?
Here is the amazon link to it
Last time I watched Will Keith he had moved house and he was filming from a makeshift camp in the woods on the side of a highway.
Also he wrote a fantasy novel.
http://www.amazon.com/Demons-Plague-Will-Keith-ebook/dp/B01CKIUICE?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_sw_r_awd_WjZ2wbQ5X2WRH
Buy this guys book if you want to show him some support!
book
Will Keith doesn't give a fuck. If you wanna support this man (and why wouldn't you), he just published a book that is available on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01CKIUICE/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1458656838&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=will+keith&dpPl=1&dpID=41wdEITcbAL&ref=plSrch. Sorry about the crazy long link. This is his book, just a fantasy novel, nothing groundbreaking. He's living his dream, which is writing books and fucking up milk jugs. All hail the King of /r/mallninjashit
Perhaps these might be your thing. "Best" is subjective.... so you are subject to my opinion, heh. They ought to keep you warm for a bit.
Phil Tucker's Path of Flames series
Benedict Patrick's Yarnsworld series
Patrick Weekes' Rogues of the Republic series
Tad Williams, A Stark and Wormy Knight
Mike Shel's Aching God
Brett Herman's Chaos Trims My Beard
Evan Winters' Rage of Dragons
If you like short stories, I recommend Songs of Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti. It's his first two collections in one.
Also, House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Gaunt's Ghosts. An amazing book series. It showcases the universe from the perspective of a group of ordinary humans (in the sense that the group has a core that is similar to what a space-age sealteam 6 would be). It helps make it much more relatable by putting the other races in perspective, and benefits from some amazing writing.
http://www.amazon.com/Gaunts-Ghosts-Founding-Dan-Abnett/dp/1844163695
Can't recommend it enough.
Sounds like one of the situations in Patient Zero. A kick ass book by the way.