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Post by rabidbite on Apr 19, 2014 23:34:06 GMT -5
@rabid, don't do it! Don't read books that fill you with dread, life is too short and there are too many good books. Into The Abyss Is mostly a dark humor fantasy action book. I think you might like it. There are some serious pacing issues because of excessive verbosity, but the premise of an unwitting and confused Greater Demon was too difficult to resist. I enjoyed it, though am rather critical of the pacing issues. rabid
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Post by johndramey on Apr 20, 2014 16:42:32 GMT -5
egads, I can't keep up with y'all. @rabid, don't do it! Don't read books that fill you with dread, life is too short and there are too many good books. I've taken a break from the vorkosiverse to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. Fowl started my 15 year-old son reading for fun again. Prior to this, he really liked the Percy Jackson & the Olympians and the Hunger Games--I enjoyed most of the books in those series. My son seems to have a penchant for books with smart-ass, powerful teen protagonists. Any recommendations for something that might appeal to my son. I'd recommend the Jason Wander Series, not so much because the protag is a smart ass teen throughout the series, but when the series starts Jason Wander is a high school student. The main story is heavily inspired by Starship Troopers, but it's a really, really good read. Also, there are currently 8 books in the series (5 in the main Jason Wander series and 3 in the follow up series about Jason Wander's son) I'll link to the Amazon page for book 1 as well as the author's wikipedia page. Take a look at them, very fun books for YA and full blown adults, I reread the series every once in a while.
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Post by tenbsmith on Apr 20, 2014 17:20:38 GMT -5
Thanks for the recomendos for my son--Ranger's apprentice and Jason Wander. He's still go two books to go with Artemis Fowl.
Into the Abyss looks good, but the list is growing long... I figure to be checking back on this thread for quite a while.
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Post by johndramey on Apr 20, 2014 18:56:56 GMT -5
Wander's series actually would fit the bill well, I think. The main series (first 5) start with Jason Wander as a high schooler who gets kinda forced into military service due to some situations. He can be a bit Mary-Sueish, but most of the things he does well throughout the series are more of the "Holy shit that was lucky" and less of "I'm the ultimate badass" variety. The second series follows Jayzen Parker (Wander's son, long story, read the book ) and he starts as an illegally born child that has to join the Legion (think of it as an interplanetary French Foreign Legion) in order to escape bounty hunters, if I remember he joins at the age of 16? Both of the series at least start with a strong, young adult lead. They aren't filled with sex or profanity, and while they are military sci-fi and have a lot of violence, it tends to be handled in a mature way. If I had a son I would think that they would be age appropriate for anyone from middle school to university. I really, really enjoy them and try to recommend them any chance I get.
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Post by Sweet Polly Purebred on Apr 20, 2014 20:49:37 GMT -5
egads, I can't keep up with y'all. @rabid, don't do it! Don't read books that fill you with dread, life is too short and there are too many good books. I've taken a break from the vorkosiverse to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. Fowl started my 15 year-old son reading for fun again. Prior to this, he really liked the Percy Jackson & the Olympians and the Hunger Games--I enjoyed most of the books in those series. My son seems to have a penchant for books with smart-ass, powerful teen protagonists. Any recommendations for something that might appeal to my son. Try "The Mysterious Benedict Society". Last I heard there were 3 books in the series. My nephews loved it. Another series they liked starts with "The name of this book is secret".
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Post by Jamozk Ekhiss on Apr 21, 2014 8:06:06 GMT -5
egads, I can't keep up with y'all. @rabid, don't do it! Don't read books that fill you with dread, life is too short and there are too many good books. I've taken a break from the vorkosiverse to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. Fowl started my 15 year-old son reading for fun again. Prior to this, he really liked the Percy Jackson & the Olympians and the Hunger Games--I enjoyed most of the books in those series. My son seems to have a penchant for books with smart-ass, powerful teen protagonists. Any recommendations for something that might appeal to my son. Pretty much anything by Garth Nix - the Old Kingdom series is about a teenager who inherits the duty of protecting the world against necromancy, the Keys to the Kingdom series is about a teenager who accidentally becomes heir to the throne of everything in existence, the Seventh Tower series is about a teenager who starts out trying to help his family but ends up leading a rebellion, The Ragwitch is about a teenager whose soul is taken by a malevolent ragdoll (and some other stuff, but I read it years ago and can't quite remember), and A Confusion of Princes is about someone genetically, cyberneticaly and psionically engineered to be...well, it's hard to explain without explaining the entire background of the book, but it's good.
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Post by tenbsmith on Apr 22, 2014 21:38:51 GMT -5
thanks for the additional suggestions. my son and I will investigate once he finishes fowl.
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Post by rabidbite on Apr 29, 2014 8:34:15 GMT -5
egads, I can't keep up with y'all. @rabid, don't do it! Don't read books that fill you with dread, life is too short and there are too many good books. I've taken a break from the vorkosiverse to read the first book in the Artemis Fowl series. Fowl started my 15 year-old son reading for fun again. Prior to this, he really liked the Percy Jackson & the Olympians and the Hunger Games--I enjoyed most of the books in those series. My son seems to have a penchant for books with smart-ass, powerful teen protagonists. Any recommendations for something that might appeal to my son. I'd recommend the Jason Wander Series, not so much because the protag is a smart ass teen throughout the series, but when the series starts Jason Wander is a high school student. The main story is heavily inspired by Starship Troopers, but it's a really, really good read. Also, there are currently 8 books in the series (5 in the main Jason Wander series and 3 in the follow up series about Jason Wander's son) I'll link to the Amazon page for book 1 as well as the author's wikipedia page. Take a look at them, very fun books for YA and full blown adults, I reread the series every once in a while. Ah, I have those books in my digital library (The Orphanage books aka Jason Wanderer). I haven't read them yet, I'll get to it. Currently trying to read the Lorien Legacies books "I am Number Four, The Power of Six, The Rise of Nine". If you've seen the movie, you know what I'm referring to. I have to admit, I'm having a tough go of it. The books feel like Alien Teenage Soap Opera with 90210 pretty faces. The Power of Six is half boring (at 50 percent of the book), but I'm trying to tough it out and finish, simply to see if it gets better. Though I have a suspicion it won't. Heck, even the action scenes can't bring me in. rabid
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Post by captain nemo on Apr 29, 2014 22:29:44 GMT -5
rabidbite I saw the movie and have read I am Number Four but haven't gone on to the other books. Sounds like maybe I shouldn't bother with the other books ?
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Post by rabidbite on Apr 30, 2014 9:33:37 GMT -5
rabidbite I saw the movie and have read I am Number Four but haven't gone on to the other books. Sounds like maybe I shouldn't bother with the other books ? The Power of Six gets a little interesting AT THE END. <--- So you see, everything up to that point was a tad underwhelming. The third book, which I thought was the end of the trilogy, doesn't solve anything. After that there are at least 2 more books, and ... well ... I'm not reading further. The books feel very TV screenish. The characters are one dimensional and static. Nevertheless, you can go ahead and make up your own mind. Maybe I'm just becoming a .. heh .. a grumpy cat. rabid
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Post by ntsheep on Apr 30, 2014 9:43:16 GMT -5
rabidbite I saw the movie and have read I am Number Four but haven't gone on to the other books. Sounds like maybe I shouldn't bother with the other books ? The Power of Six gets a little interesting AT THE END. <--- So you see, everything up to that point was a tad underwhelming. The third book, which I thought was the end of the trilogy, doesn't solve anything. After that there are at least 2 more books, and ... well ... I'm not reading further. The books feel very TV screenish. The characters are one dimensional and static. Nevertheless, you can go ahead and make up your own mind. Maybe I'm just becoming a .. heh .. a grumpy cat. rabid OH NO!!! The merging of rabidbite and slayernz has begun. Soon we will witness the birth of "Catberus, The poster of cat photos"
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Post by Jamozk Ekhiss on Apr 30, 2014 11:18:50 GMT -5
Rabidernz? Slayerbite? Slabidernitez? This could get confusing...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 30, 2014 16:21:01 GMT -5
Oh oh!!! slayernz, with the reproductive rate, of a RABBIT! They'll take over the Torp Universe. 0.0
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Post by Sweet Polly Purebred on May 10, 2014 15:15:17 GMT -5
Wander's series actually would fit the bill well, I think. The main series (first 5) start with Jason Wander as a high schooler who gets kinda forced into military service due to some situations. He can be a bit Mary-Sueish, but most of the things he does well throughout the series are more of the "Holy shit that was lucky" and less of "I'm the ultimate badass" variety. The second series follows Jayzen Parker (Wander's son, long story, read the book ) and he starts as an illegally born child that has to join the Legion (think of it as an interplanetary French Foreign Legion) in order to escape bounty hunters, if I remember he joins at the age of 16? Both of the series at least start with a strong, young adult lead. They aren't filled with sex or profanity, and while they are military sci-fi and have a lot of violence, it tends to be handled in a mature way. If I had a son I would think that they would be age appropriate for anyone from middle school to university. I really, really enjoy them and try to recommend them any chance I get. After reading your recommendation I decided to try the first book, Orphanage. Great read, could not put it down. I actually stopped playing HOS so I could finish it. I'm now starting the second book. Thanks so much for the recommendation. It's hard to find good sci first and fantasy, there's so much schlock out there. Congratulations on your marriage and have a great time on your honeymoon. I was in Portugal as a teenager. All I remember is that I loved Lisbon, drank Port and ate almonds. In Spain we drank Sangria, very refreshing! The Prado museum blew me away. If you're into art it's a must see.
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Post by rabidbite on Jul 13, 2014 21:17:01 GMT -5
Ok here are some of the book series I've been reading. They're Kindle ebooks that I read on my Android tablet, with a reader app, when I'm not playing TB games. The Greatest Heights of Honour, (Just starting) the 5th book in the Aneka Jansen Series by Niall Teasdale. He may not be for everyone, but I like him. Steel Beneath the Skin is the 1st book in the series if you want to check it out. I love this series & highly recommend it. The Pattern Ship by Tobias Roote (Just finished) the 1st book of a 4 book series called The Pattern Universe. The second book is now out called POD. I thought this was a very interesting book and enjoyed it a lot. I plan on reading the rest of the series, I recommend this series. The Ruins of Mars Trilogy by Dylan James Quarles. The first two books are fantastic and I'm waiting for the third and final book to come out. Love this series too and highly recommend it also. Hi, so I read Niall Teasdale's book UGLY. I liked it, though I admit its a full on lesbian erotica book. So, thinking that maybe his books might entertain me, I bought Thaumatology 101. I read the 1st page and returned it. On the very first page we have a hot female character walking around naked and we are informed of it. Noooo thanks. Plot first, tit's and arse later please. Anyways, going to try the Aneka Jansen series. I hope to GOD she isn't naked on the very darn first page. In fact, if we can have some action and plot before even the hint of a nipple, I'll be a happy camper. rabid
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