Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
White Dwarf Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Nest
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
EN Publishing
Twitter
BlueSky
Facebook
Instagram
EN World
BlueSky
YouTube
Facebook
Twitter
Twitch
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions, OSR, & D&D Variants
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Geek Talk & Media
Vacation Reading
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Gilladian" data-source="post: 5331415" data-attributes="member: 2093"><p>When I do reader's advisory at work, one of my first questions is always "What did you like most that you've read before?"</p><p></p><p>Without knowing at least something of your taste, this is shooting in the dark. But here are a variety of authors I truly enjoy for relaxing reading, and why.</p><p></p><p>Lois Bujold - the Miles Vorkosigan saga - but start with the books about his mother "Shards of Honor" and "Barrayar". Or try Curse of Chalion - fantasy rather than SF. One of the finest books ever written, in my mind.</p><p></p><p>Dick Francis - modern horse-racing mysteries (actually from the 50's - 90's, and then co-written with his son). I always learn something interesting from him!</p><p></p><p>Megan Whalen Turner - "Thief" is the first in a YA fantasy series loosely based on medieval and ancient Greece. I read that book, and immediately flipped it over to reread, just because I couldn't believe what I had not caught during the first reading.</p><p></p><p>"Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow has a lot to say about politics and government - if you don't like fairly far left opinions, you may find it a bit hard to take, but it is also a great adventure story about a teenage boy mixed up in the aftermath of terrorism in San Francisco.</p><p></p><p>"Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein - forget the retarded movie - this is a great adventure story, again with the politics, but quite different from CD above - Heinlein was a libertarian.</p><p></p><p>"Name of the Wind" by Rothfuss - first in a fantasy series, it is a doorstopper, but has lots of action and adventure. An interesting boy growing up story, as usual, but it starts in quite a different way than most.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gilladian, post: 5331415, member: 2093"] When I do reader's advisory at work, one of my first questions is always "What did you like most that you've read before?" Without knowing at least something of your taste, this is shooting in the dark. But here are a variety of authors I truly enjoy for relaxing reading, and why. Lois Bujold - the Miles Vorkosigan saga - but start with the books about his mother "Shards of Honor" and "Barrayar". Or try Curse of Chalion - fantasy rather than SF. One of the finest books ever written, in my mind. Dick Francis - modern horse-racing mysteries (actually from the 50's - 90's, and then co-written with his son). I always learn something interesting from him! Megan Whalen Turner - "Thief" is the first in a YA fantasy series loosely based on medieval and ancient Greece. I read that book, and immediately flipped it over to reread, just because I couldn't believe what I had not caught during the first reading. "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow has a lot to say about politics and government - if you don't like fairly far left opinions, you may find it a bit hard to take, but it is also a great adventure story about a teenage boy mixed up in the aftermath of terrorism in San Francisco. "Starship Troopers" by Robert Heinlein - forget the retarded movie - this is a great adventure story, again with the politics, but quite different from CD above - Heinlein was a libertarian. "Name of the Wind" by Rothfuss - first in a fantasy series, it is a doorstopper, but has lots of action and adventure. An interesting boy growing up story, as usual, but it starts in quite a different way than most. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Geek Talk & Media
Vacation Reading
Top