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What is the best science fiction/fantasy book you've ever read?

As an aspiring author, I'm looking to see what different people's tastes are in the genre. So, out of curiosity, what is the best science fiction or fantasy novel you have ever read, and the reason why you think so?

Mine is "The Neverending Story". I feel like that book is so unique, colorful, vibrant in imagination that it's a beautifully written novel. The story is fantastic, the characters are strong and well written, and the concept is extremely well thought out. I love to the book contains itself, and also offers the readers to find the little ways the book references itself. I've read that book so many times, and each time I do, it's like a brand new adventure.

So what's yours, and why?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    That's a hard choice. I've read so many great novels, it's difficult to pick a "best" from them. I might list Pattern For Conquest by George O. Smith and Pawns of Null-A by A.E. van Vogt, for the simple reason these were early science fiction that introduced me to rocket ships, space, and fantastic adventure. If you plan on becoming a writer, you might aim at capturing the reader with your own brand of fantastic adventure!

  • 1 decade ago

    Wow tough question. There are many, many fantasy books i have read and loved. But my first true love would have to be the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling. Reading for me is something that i've grown into. I was never a high level reader when i was a child, I found it to be something extremely difficult for me to do. My dad used to read Harry Potter to me most nights and it hold a lot of nice memories for me.

    I still remember the feeling when i first started reading the books. The Harry Potter series will aways have a place in my heart. For me it was a way to escape from the world we live in, land of dreaming. No other book has ever made me laugh, cry and get mad in the course of just a few pages. The characters and everything they go through remind me of my life, the good and the bad.

    The series may be fantasy, but the characters have a realness to them.

  • 4 years ago

    Any of the early Laurell ok. Hamiliton works,-- be warned, i've got have been given been reported that various those is often particularly gory. observe!!!-- do not examine even with previous BlueMoon in the Blake: Vampire hunter sequence, she is going even with if a unfavorable area in her existence the area all she writes approximately it intercourse, intercourse, and intercourse. I repeat, do not examine the later books in the previous to the 1st ones!!! some thing and the best deal by using Patricia Briggs,-- she's particularly passable at making the character's obvious actual, relatable, human. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by using using Alison Goodman, -- Oh, My, Goodness is all i ought to desire to declare. She brings historic previous, custom, and intrigue all top right into a deliciously wrought herione with a twist as a manner to circulate away you breathless and cursing her as quickly as you talk that the 2d e-e book is probably not out till finally summer season time of 2011! Peeps by using Scott Westerfield, -- an rather, very, VERY exciting seem on the undertaking of vampirism and its evolution throughtout the an prolonged time. The wooded area of hands and the tooth by using using Carrie Ryan, -- submit Apocalyptic international the region Zombie are the norm. Its a daunting seem at what a international like which could be like. sign of the Crescent by using skill of Debbie Federici-- an in the time of effective e book with a herione which you would be waiting to needless to say seem to and a optimum suited romantic activity. particularly, all of those books are staggering, I in basic terms want which you would be waiting to adventure them as much as i've got have been given. examine on!

  • 1 decade ago

    There are so many to choose from. At the moment i suppose my favourite stories would be the inheritance cycle by Christopher Paolini. Their titles are Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and there is a fourth one coming out, hopefully soon.

    But i also like Kate Dicamillo's books, like The tale of Despereaux, The magician's elephant and The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane. And i like the Ruby Rosemount books by Jodie Brownlee, A series of unfortunate events by Lemony Snicket and the inkworld trilogy by Cornelia Funke.

    That was probably more than you wanted but i hope it helps anyway!

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