Book recommendation

Mars wrote:


I really like Ready Player One (a virtual world treasure hunt in the mid 2050s based on 1980s trivia).



I really, really like The Name of The Wind (amazing fantasy novel).



I liked Mistborn (fantasy novel with unique magic system).



Both of the last two have sequels that I will be reading soon.

The Mistborn trilogy is very good. It is written by Cael Sanderson, a BYU creative writing professor who was chosen to finish out the Wheel of Time series after Jordan died and who did, in my view, an awesome job. He has a new trilogy, the Way of Kings that I really like.

BoiseBYU wrote:

I really like Ready Player One (a virtual world treasure hunt in the mid 2050s based on 1980s trivia).



I really, really like The Name of The Wind (amazing fantasy novel).



I liked Mistborn (fantasy novel with unique magic system).



Both of the last two have sequels that I will be reading soon.

The Mistborn trilogy is very good. It is written by Cael Sanderson, a BYU creative writing professor who was chosen to finish out the Wheel of Time series after Jordan died and who did, in my view, an awesome job. He has a new trilogy, the Way of Kings that I really like.

Cael also goes by his name, Brandon. Brandon Sanderson.



The Way of Kings trilogy is a planned 10 book series.

hawkwing wrote:

Mars wrote:


I really like Ready Player One (a virtual world treasure hunt in the mid 2050s based on 1980s trivia).



I really, really like The Name of The Wind (amazing fantasy novel).



I liked Mistborn (fantasy novel with unique magic system).



Both of the last two have sequels that I will be reading soon.

The Mistborn trilogy is very good. It is written by Cael Sanderson, a BYU creative writing professor who was chosen to finish out the Wheel of Time series after Jordan died and who did, in my view, an awesome job. He has a new trilogy, the Way of Kings that I really like.

Cael also goes by his name, Brandon. Brandon Sanderson.



The Way of Kings trilogy is a planned 10 book series.

He writes in his free time when he's not busy going undefeated as a collegiate wrestler or coaching the Penn State grapplers.

BoiseBYU wrote:

I really like Ready Player One (a virtual world treasure hunt in the mid 2050s based on 1980s trivia).



I really, really like The Name of The Wind (amazing fantasy novel).



I liked Mistborn (fantasy novel with unique magic system).



Both of the last two have sequels that I will be reading soon.

The Mistborn trilogy is very good. It is written by Cael Sanderson, a BYU creative writing professor who was chosen to finish out the Wheel of Time series after Jordan died and who did, in my view, an awesome job. He has a new trilogy, the Way of Kings that I really like.

I think Mistborn is up to 5 books in the series now. Book 2 is next on my list. Book 2 of Rothfuss's Kingkiller Chronicles, The Wise Man's Fear, was also VERY good. Armada will be on my reading list as well.



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hawkwing wrote:

Mars wrote:


I really like Ready Player One (a virtual world treasure hunt in the mid 2050s based on 1980s trivia).



I really, really like The Name of The Wind (amazing fantasy novel).



I liked Mistborn (fantasy novel with unique magic system).



Both of the last two have sequels that I will be reading soon.

The Mistborn trilogy is very good. It is written by Cael Sanderson, a BYU creative writing professor who was chosen to finish out the Wheel of Time series after Jordan died and who did, in my view, an awesome job. He has a new trilogy, the Way of Kings that I really like.

Cael also goes by his name, Brandon. Brandon Sanderson.



The Way of Kings trilogy is a planned 10 book series.

Oooops. Is this a Freudian slip? Thanks for correcting.

Atlas Shrugged, The Road, The Bourne Books by Ludlum (great like the movies, but way different). Brave New World. 1986.



If you haven't read Atlas Shrugged (or if you liked it), the audio book is a great value. It's like ~50 hours, and is read by one of the best out there. Enders Game books.



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Mars wrote:
I'm still waiting to read Kingkiller Chronicles Book 3 as soon as I can (and also, 2.5).

I'm about 3/4 of the way through Book 1: The Name of the Wind. It's pretty good.

I've been reading Brad Taylor's Logan Pike books lately, they're great. I highly recommend them.

I look forward to your review of Recruit.



I need to read 4-7 of mistborn but liked 1-3 very well. Saw the 5th Wave movie and liked it OK, but it wasn't anything special. Probably won't read the book.

A book endorsement and a book question.



I just finished Brandon Sanderson's "Warbreaker." I enjoyed it.



Has anyone read Thomas Sowell's "Basic Economics"? I just got it on Audible and listened to the first chapter. Interesting so far.

I liked Warbreaker, it's actually one of my more favorite Brandon Sanderson books.



I haven't yet tried Basic Economics, but I did just finish McCullough's Wright Brothers which I found quite interesting.

Is this our last book thread? I read The Infinite Sea (Yancey), Armada, and Warbreaker (Sanderson). I read Station Eleven, The Emperor's Soul (Sanderson), The Rithmatist (Sanderson), and The Monstrologist (Yancey). Also, New Haven book 2: Revolutionaries. Really all of these novels were very good.

I read the Girl on the Train and was slightly disappointed, it was okay, but not great. I am looking forward to the movie, as a lot of my annoyance with the book was the fact that I was listening to it on Audible and I found 1 of the characters accent very annoying.



I also read Alloy of Law (Sanderson) which was good, I thought he improved on his character portrayal from some of his earlier works.



I am reading World War Z (Brooks) now, which has been entertaining, as well Hyperion (Simmons) (2nd time reading it) and I'm enjoying it as well, last time I read it I was just out of High School.



Also just reread New Haven 2: Revolutionaries and enjoyed it. Looking forward to the 3rd and final installment.

I loved WWZ (the book, not so much the movie).

Loved all the Mistborn books.

Hyperion is on my to-do list. It is rated very highly on GoodReads fantasy top 50.

Just finished "The Boys on the Boat" and loved it. I'm driving tons for work now and so I've renewed my pursuit of the best audio books.

HoosierCougar wrote:
Just finished "The Boys on the Boat" and loved it. I'm driving tons for work now and so I've renewed my pursuit of the best audio books.

I listen to audio books as I run, so if you find any particularly great books in audio format let me know.

The narrator who does Patrick Rothfuss' Name of the Wind and What the Wise Man Fears does an awesome job. And the books are HUGE so listening while will get you through many, many runs. I think the first book is like 28 hours and the second book is 42 hours.