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Sun, 10 October 2010 01:26  |
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This is a thread for Making Recommendations based on liking a particular book
ie if you liked Sunshine then you might also like Mozarts Blood by Louise Marley.
But also you could request recommendations
ie I like the Temeraire series - what else is like them?
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35022 is a reply to message #35009 ] |
Sun, 10 October 2010 16:29  |
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 L.R.K.
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I think this is a great idea for a thread, Blue Rose! 
I wonder if we could also create a sort of chain of books? - where one book may logically lead to another, but by slow progression the first book in the chain and the last one would have little to do with each other? It would be fun to see what one could end up with...
I've not read Temeraire (yet - they sound right up my alley, though), but I could see at least two different routes for suggestions:
- Napoleonic naval novels
- Historical fantasy
Which would you prefer? Or something else entirely - like dragons, perhaps?
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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Tue, 12 October 2010 03:21 |
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| Honey_Bee wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 12:35 |
Any recommendations for books similar to Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart series or Anne Bishop's The Black Jewels series?
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Well, I tend to recommend the one to people that like the other! 
I would say that Maria Snyder's <noun> Study series and Michele Sagara's Cast in <thingy> series would also be in there. They have similarly strong female protagonists, and romance themes, but what connects them for me is really the lushness of the world and overall writing feel.
I would also say that while I enjoyed Carey's Banewrecker/Oathbreaker duology, they are very, very, very different in pretty much every way, so going in to them expecting something like Kushiel is apt to be disappointing.
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35086 is a reply to message #35062 ] |
Tue, 12 October 2010 11:15 |
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| librarykat wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 18:05 |
McCaffrey herself has stated several times, and once in my presence, that the Dragonriders of Pern has always been science fiction (she actually came to my apartment in 1979!). And it really is best to read the first trilogy (Dragon Flight, Dragon Quest, The White Dragon) first. Also, the politics are quite different, since the main enemy is nonhuman.
If one likes the military history/Napoleonic Era vibe of the Temeraire series, I would recommend Master and Commander and the other books in the series by Patrick O'Brian.
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Ah, yes. It is a touchy subject for her as she made my 12-year-old self quite aware at a book signing. At the time I had only read the first trilogy and was very confused by this disgruntlement. After reading the rest of her books including non-Pern novels, I can see the justification. But then this all could go back to the classification discussion we had on one of Robin's blog posts.
| Mori-neko wrote on Tue, 12 October 2010 02:21 |
| Honey_Bee wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 12:35 |
Any recommendations for books similar to Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart series or Anne Bishop's The Black Jewels series?
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Well, I tend to recommend the one to people that like the other!
I would say that Maria Snyder's <noun> Study series and Michele Sagara's Cast in <thingy> series would also be in there. They have similarly strong female protagonists, and romance themes, but what connects them for me is really the lushness of the world and overall writing feel.
I would also say that while I enjoyed Carey's Banewrecker/Oathbreaker duology, they are very, very, very different in pretty much every way, so going in to them expecting something like Kushiel is apt to be disappointing.
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Carey's Santa Olivia is quite different as well. I'm beginning to think that unless the book is set in Terre d'Ange then it's going to be very different.
I've seen people recommending Michelle Sargara's books on the forum before but have yet to pick them up. And I didn't recognize Maria Snyder until I googled her and realized I've almost bought Poison Study several times in the bookstore but never have. I'll have to give them a re-look. Thanks!
"All knowledge is worth having."
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35089 is a reply to message #35062 ] |
Tue, 12 October 2010 13:00 |
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| librarykat wrote on Tue, 12 October 2010 01:05 |
If one likes the military history/Napoleonic Era vibe of the Temeraire series, I would recommend Master and Commander and the other books in the series by Patrick O'Brian.
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And for anyone who enjoys Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series (I've read the first books - my last was "Desolation Island") I recommend the Richard Delancey series by C Northcote Parkinson (of "Parkinson's Law"-fame) - beginning with "Devil to Pay":
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/p/c-northcote-parkinson/de vil-to-pay.htm
(It's the second in the series, but was written before "The Guernseyman", which I haven't read yet.) This series is not as well known - and possibly not as easy to get hold of - as many others, but is my personal favourite.
And apropos Temeraire - funnily enough, in the autumn 2010 issue, the Swedish sf-bookshop has some recommendations of fantasy set in the times of Napoleon (apropos the release of "Tongues of Serpents", the fifth Temeraire book, as it happens). So I've read none of these, but since it seems very fortuitous, I thought I could pass on the recommendations for anyone interested:
Susanna Clarke: "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norell"
William Dietrich: "Napoleon's Pyramids"
Jasper Kent: "Twelve"
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Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35205 is a reply to message #35045 ] |
Thu, 14 October 2010 19:54 |
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| Honey_Bee wrote on Tue, 12 October 2010 05:35 |
Any recommendations for books similar to Jacqueline Carey's Kushiel's Dart series or Anne Bishop's The Black Jewels series?
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I cant comment on the Carey series as I seriously dislike her writing.
However I am a HUGE fan of the Black Jewels series, tho there is nothing I can say is quite like them
Have you also read Bishops Ephemera series - Sebastian and Belladonna? I struggled with them on a first read but felt more comfortable with them second time round.
And Carol Berg writes a lovely duology Flesh and Spirit & Breath and Bone.
And I am going to segue a bit with BJT - I particulalry like the humour and the banter/interactions between characters. If you dont mind a bit more of space opera then I *highly* recommend the Liaden books (really I cant rave enough about them)
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/search/?searchfor=book& ;keywords=liaden&btn=Find
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Thu, 21 October 2010 02:05 |
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| shalea wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 14:11 |
| librarykat wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 19:05 |
If one likes the military history/Napoleonic Era vibe of the Temeraire series, I would recommend Master and Commander and the other books in the series by Patrick O'Brian.
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And if one likes Temeraire and/or the Patrick O'Brian books, I would further recommend Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe books (Sharpe's Rifles, etc.).
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And don't forget Horatio Hornblower!
It was the only lullaby she would ever sing, and it was sung in Hell. --Laini Taylor
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35392 is a reply to message #35009 ] |
Sat, 23 October 2010 01:32 |
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Is now a good time to note that my example of the Temeraire books was just that - an example of how to request some other ideas?
Anyway the system appears to be working.
So I am going to make another request.
Does anyone else out there read Carol Goodman? I have read all of her books that the library has, is there anything else like those out there?
For those of you who dont know her, she writes these lovely part mystery part historical stories with a dash of fantasy and romance sometimes in them. Each one is a standalone, and they are incredibly absorbing stories that are beautifully written. I stumbled across The Night Villa and loved it so much I hunted down all the others and read them too.
http://www.carolgoodman.com/
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35394 is a reply to message #35384 ] |
Sat, 23 October 2010 03:14 |
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| Aaron wrote on Sat, 23 October 2010 03:42 |
| Kim A wrote on Wed, 20 October 2010 23:05 |
| shalea wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 14:11 |
| librarykat wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 19:05 |
If one likes the military history/Napoleonic Era vibe of the Temeraire series, I would recommend Master and Commander and the other books in the series by Patrick O'Brian.
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And if one likes Temeraire and/or the Patrick O'Brian books, I would further recommend Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe books (Sharpe's Rifles, etc.).
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And don't forget Horatio Hornblower!
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Or Showell Styles: A Sword for Mr. Fitton and Mr. Fitton's Commission are novelized accounts of the historical adventures of Michael Fitton.
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I'd never even heard of these - thank you!
Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.
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| Re: If you liked X book then try this recommendation [message #35449 is a reply to message #35394 ] |
Mon, 25 October 2010 19:36 |
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| L.R.K. wrote on Sat, 23 October 2010 00:14 |
| Aaron wrote on Sat, 23 October 2010 03:42 |
| Kim A wrote on Wed, 20 October 2010 23:05 |
| shalea wrote on Wed, 13 October 2010 14:11 |
| librarykat wrote on Mon, 11 October 2010 19:05 |
If one likes the military history/Napoleonic Era vibe of the Temeraire series, I would recommend Master and Commander and the other books in the series by Patrick O'Brian.
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And if one likes Temeraire and/or the Patrick O'Brian books, I would further recommend Bernard Cornwell's Richard Sharpe books (Sharpe's Rifles, etc.).
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And don't forget Horatio Hornblower!
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Or Showell Styles: A Sword for Mr. Fitton and Mr. Fitton's Commission are novelized accounts of the historical adventures of Michael Fitton.
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I'd never even heard of these - thank you!
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The only fiction of his I have read are the YA Midshipman Quinn series and The Shop In The Mountain. The latter is not naval but features climbing in Wales, which is how I came across him.
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