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<blockquote data-quote="replicant2" data-source="post: 2318472" data-attributes="member: 16498"><p>In no particular order ...</p><p></p><p><strong>Watership Down</strong>, by Richard Adams. With 100-150 pages left to go I could not put this down. Bravery, brotherhood, leadership, adventure, it's all here. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Killer Angels</strong>, Michael Shaara. You will never think of Gettysburg the same way again. Great depictions of the men who fought there, written with incredible pathos and humanity. It's a good thing the Confederates lost but your heart bleeds for the line of grey, advancing across open fields into certain death. Incredible courage that could not prevail against rifles, cannonballs and grapeshot. </p><p></p><p><strong>The Once and Future King</strong>, T.H. White. I've read Malory, Twain, Cornwell, Chretien de Troyes, and believe that White's telling of the Arthurian myth is the best of them all. His characters are the most human and the book connects all the dots. White writes brilliantly of the universal truths and philosophic meditations evident in the rise and fall of Camelot: Aging, the nature of conflict, reconciling religion with earthly passions. </p><p></p><p><strong>Gates of Fire</strong>, Steven Pressfield. Why hasn't Hollywood woken up and made this movie yet? The Battle of Thermopylae (300 Spartans and their allies sacrifiice themselves to stall the two-million man army of Persia) brought to life. It's simultaneously violent and poetic, and you literally feel the fear and death of bronze age close combat, standing in the shield wall where it's kill or be killed.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit</strong>, J.R.R. Tolkien. The God of fantasy, creator of Middle Earth and teller of the world's greatest quest. What more needs be said?</p><p></p><p><strong>Slaughterhouse Five</strong>, Kurt Vonnegut. Perhaps he most damning portrayal of war ever. Conflict is meaningless, but man is doomed to repeat it again and again due to his own shortsightedness.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Earthsea Trilogy</strong>, Ursula LeGuin. These are as much philosophy as fantasy. "You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. but only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: the gift of selfhood."</p><p></p><p><strong>The Broken Sword</strong>, Poul Anderson. This is what modern fantasy sorely lacks: short, great, one-volume reads, action-packed, bloodthirsty, unique, and at times, thought-provoking. </p><p></p><p><strong>Conan</strong>, Robert E. Howard. Damn, but could Howard write. Raw power, energy, and fierce spirit pouring off the pages.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="replicant2, post: 2318472, member: 16498"] In no particular order ... [B]Watership Down[/B], by Richard Adams. With 100-150 pages left to go I could not put this down. Bravery, brotherhood, leadership, adventure, it's all here. [B]The Killer Angels[/B], Michael Shaara. You will never think of Gettysburg the same way again. Great depictions of the men who fought there, written with incredible pathos and humanity. It's a good thing the Confederates lost but your heart bleeds for the line of grey, advancing across open fields into certain death. Incredible courage that could not prevail against rifles, cannonballs and grapeshot. [B]The Once and Future King[/B], T.H. White. I've read Malory, Twain, Cornwell, Chretien de Troyes, and believe that White's telling of the Arthurian myth is the best of them all. His characters are the most human and the book connects all the dots. White writes brilliantly of the universal truths and philosophic meditations evident in the rise and fall of Camelot: Aging, the nature of conflict, reconciling religion with earthly passions. [B]Gates of Fire[/B], Steven Pressfield. Why hasn't Hollywood woken up and made this movie yet? The Battle of Thermopylae (300 Spartans and their allies sacrifiice themselves to stall the two-million man army of Persia) brought to life. It's simultaneously violent and poetic, and you literally feel the fear and death of bronze age close combat, standing in the shield wall where it's kill or be killed. [B]Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit[/B], J.R.R. Tolkien. The God of fantasy, creator of Middle Earth and teller of the world's greatest quest. What more needs be said? [B]Slaughterhouse Five[/B], Kurt Vonnegut. Perhaps he most damning portrayal of war ever. Conflict is meaningless, but man is doomed to repeat it again and again due to his own shortsightedness. [B]The Earthsea Trilogy[/B], Ursula LeGuin. These are as much philosophy as fantasy. "You will die. You will not live forever. Nor will any man nor any thing. Nothing is immortal. but only to us is it given to know that we must die. And that is a great gift: the gift of selfhood." [B]The Broken Sword[/B], Poul Anderson. This is what modern fantasy sorely lacks: short, great, one-volume reads, action-packed, bloodthirsty, unique, and at times, thought-provoking. [B]Conan[/B], Robert E. Howard. Damn, but could Howard write. Raw power, energy, and fierce spirit pouring off the pages. [/QUOTE]
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