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    #16
    But Tom, The Hobbit is on your list, but not the much superior Lord of the Rings???

    sk

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      #17
      Originally posted by frik51 View Post
      But Tom, The Hobbit is on your list, but not the much superior Lord of the Rings???

      sk
      Don't get me wrong, i love 'The Lord of the Rings', but there is something just magical about 'The Hobbit'. I read it a looooong time ago, when things were good, i guess it reminds me of those times.

      And i can't believe that i forgot to put any Dark Tower novel in there, especially 'Wizard & Glass' which was my personal favourite.

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        #18
        Originally posted by Tito_Villa View Post
        And i can't believe that i forgot to put any Dark Tower novel in there, especially 'Wizard & Glass' which was my personal favourite.
        As it is mine!
        So, just leave out one of Herbert's books and place W&G where it belongs!

        sk

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          #19
          Negative, Ghost Rider. Remove The Hobbit and give The Drawing of the Three it's due place of honor!
          "I'm a vegan. "

          ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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            #20
            Originally posted by frik51 View Post
            As it is mine!
            So, just leave out one of Herbert's books and place W&G where it belongs!

            sk
            Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G

            And The Drawing of the Three is the worst one in my opinion, still great but not the best

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              #21
              Originally posted by Tito_Villa View Post
              Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G

              And The Drawing of the Three is the worst one in my opinion, still great but not the best
              I at least gave you the benfit of the doubt on Herbert's books as I've never read anything by him.

              But TDot3 subbing for 'Salem' Lot would be acceptable. But Dot3 the worst? Compared to The Wolves of the Calla?

              "I'm a vegan. "

              ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                #22
                I just fouund TDOTT bogged down by too much description and explination at times, especially with Susannah's part. In comparison i love the action with the wolves and the mystery of the stolen children in DT 5

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                  #23
                  Originally posted by Tito_Villa View Post
                  Noooooo i really love those Herbert books, i'm tempted to replace Salem's Lot for W&G
                  I'm sorry, Tom, but Herbert doesn't even come close to what King does.
                  It has been years since I read on of his (Herbert's) books, so maybe I should get re-acquainted with him.

                  Rats I remember well - lots of blood and guts, no substance, though.

                  sk

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                    #24
                    Hahaha opinions are great things & i didn't put rats in the list :P

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                      #25
                      In no particular order, except for the first book…

                      CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons
                      THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW by Clive Barker
                      THE SHINING by Stephen King
                      SWAN SONG by Robert R McCammon
                      SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
                      BLACKBURN by Bradley Denton
                      THE EXORCIST by William Peter Blatty
                      THE HYPERION novels by Dan Simmons (I’m counting 4 books as 1 here)
                      THE DEAD ZONE by Stephen King
                      TWILIGHT EYES by Dean Koontz

                      I could have ended up with several more Simmons novels and a few other King as well.

                      Greg

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                        #26
                        sort of order I read them:
                        Princess of Mars by ERB
                        LOTR
                        Salem's Lot
                        Watchers by Koontz
                        Wolf's Hour by McCammon
                        Sword of Shannara by Brooks
                        Magician by Feist
                        Lightning by Koontz
                        The Stand
                        Swan Song

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                          #27
                          Like to see love for The Sword of Shannara!!!

                          After a standard, but not unentertaining, beginning (about 300 pages), Brooks takes off on his own flights of imagination and the result is a highly enjoyable fantasy yarn.

                          Kelset is an extraordinary creation and is one of my favorite characters in all of fantasy literature.
                          "I'm a vegan. "

                          ---Kirby Bliss Blanton , The Green Inferno (2013)

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                            #28
                            Hard list to compile. At first, I thought, Sheez... I have read 10 books, haven't I? The I start ticking them off in my head, and I think, How can I choose only 10??

                            I'll go with these, but I can't order them. The order would probably change daily, anyway, based on my mood.

                            To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee
                            The Boys from Brazil, Levin
                            The Silence of the Lambs, Harris
                            The Stand, SK
                            Dracula, Stoker
                            The Short Stories, Hemingway
                            The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lewis
                            All the King's Men, Warren
                            Education of a Wandering Man, L'Amour
                            On the Beach, Shute

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                              #29
                              I'm gonna list top 10 books all with dif writers because other wise I will only have 3 writers listed

                              1. Freakshow - Bryan Smith
                              2. The Rising/City Of The Dead - BrianKeene yes I concider it 1 book
                              3. Swan Song - Robert McCammon
                              4. The Stand - Stephen King
                              5. Primative J.F. Gonzalez
                              6. The Bottoms - Joe R. Lansdale
                              7. The Traveling Vampire Show - Richard Laymon
                              8. Pressure - Jeff Strand
                              9. Infernal Trilogy - Edward Lee
                              10.
                              Horror,Horror,Horror!

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                                #30
                                In alphabetical order by author:

                                Kealan Patrick Burke - The Master of the Moors
                                Simon Clark - Vampyrrhic
                                Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose
                                Ray Garton - Ravenous
                                Jack Kerouac - On the Road
                                Stephen King - Needful Things
                                Richard Matheson - What Dreams May Come
                                Anne Rice - Violin
                                Peter Straub - Under Venus
                                Kurt Vonnegut - Cat's Cradle

                                These are books that all made an impact on me for one reason or another, and they all still resonate with me. I'm sure that I forgot many more books that deserve to be on this list, but because the titles above appear here, they're right where they belong.
                                "Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda

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