User:Panic2k4/Books Read

Books read, SF & Fantasy Books, their authors and how I rank them
Rates are from 1-10: (?) = can't remember, (Q) = quit in the middle, (8-9) - you shouldn't die without reading those, (5-7) - pretty cool, (3-4) - mediocre

My rating is based on many factors, most important to me is the level of imagination or new concepts a work introduces without getting turned into dreamscapes. Secondly how intelligent the author is in advancing the plot in a plausible way without boring the reader to death. I don't like mundane story lines or overcomplicated concepts or very convoluted mental or moral dilemmas, if pieces don't fit well together I will not like it, I'm willing to turn off the reality/science verifier if the history is entertaining, a capacity one must have if one enjoys only books and has a good imagination.

I have read many more books I will try to tag the ones I remember or came across with a "?" until I revisit the text and rate it. Also if I quit ("q") a book it was because the history was boring or very confusing or just didn't catch my interest I will rate the work as for what I did read so classification may be off by one point above what I would rank it if I spent the time to really find out. I rarely skip to the end of the book in that event, if I quit its because I just don't care what happens next. This is important as low ranking books if finished indicate a good plot line.

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J.R.R. Tolkien (9) - (born January 3, 1892 – died September 2, 1973)
The Hobbit (8) The Lord of the Rings Book 1 (8) The Lord of the Rings Book 2 (9) The Lord of the Rings Book 3 (7)

Alan Dean Foster (9)
The I Inside (9) Space Opera (8) Aliens Vs Predator - War (7) The Man Who Used The Universe (7) The Chronicles of Riddick (7) The Dig (6) Interlopers (6) Kingdoms of Light (5) Life Form (5) Humanx Commonwealth : Midworld (5) Humanx Commonwealth : The Howling Stones (7) Codgerspace (5) Cyber Way (4) Into the Out Of (4) Slipt (3Q) To the Vanishing Point (5) The Black Hole (6) The Last Starfighter (6) Quozl (5Q) The Tessellated Tetrahexahedral Yellow Rose of Texas (5) Impossible Places [Short Story Collection] (4Q) Kingdoms of Light (5) Krull (6)

The Damned 01 - A Call to Arms (4) The Damned 02 - The False Mirror (5)

Spellsinger 01 - Spellsinger (6) Spellsinger 02 - The Hour of the Gate (6) Spellsinger 03 - The Day of the Dissonance (5) Spellsinger 04 - The Moment of The Magician (4) Spellsinger 05 - The Paths Of The Perambulator (4) Spellsinger 06 - The Time Of The Transferance (5) Spellsinger 07 - Chorus Skating (5) Spellsinger 08 - Son Of Spellsinger(5)

Flinx 01 - For Love Of Mother-Not (8) Flinx 11 - Running from The Deity (6)

The Founding of the Commonwealth 3 - Diuturnity's Dawn (6)

Taken trilogy 1 - Lost and Found (6) Taken trilogy 2 - The Light-Years Beneath My Feet (6) Taken trilogy 3 - The Candle of Distant Earth (5)

Icenggger Trilogy 1 - Icenggger (7) Icenggger Trilogy 2 - Mission to Moulokin (6) Icenggger Trilogy 3 - The Deluge Drivers (7)

Robert Lynn Asprin (8) - (born June 28, 1946 – died May 22, 2008)
Tambu (7) The Cold Cash War (5) Myth 01 - Another Fine Myth (8) Myth 02 - Myth Conceptions (8) Myth 03 - Myth Directions (8) Myth 04 - Hit or Myth (?) Myth 05 - MythIng Persons (?) Myth 06 - Little Myth Marker (?) Myth 07 - MYTH Inc Link (?) Myth 08 - Myth-Nomers and Im-Pervections (?) Myth 09 - MYTH Inc in Action (?) Myth 10 - Sweet Myth-tery of Life (?) Myth 11 - Myth-ion Improbable (?)

Orson Scott Card (8)
The Ender saga 01 - Ender's Game (8) The Ender saga 02 - Speaker for the Dead (6) The Ender saga 03 - Xenocide (4Q) The Ender saga 04 - Children of the mind (Q)

The Tales of Alvin Maker 01 - Seventh Son (4Q)

A Planet Called Treason (7)

Frederik Pohl (8) - (born November 26, 1919 – died September 2, 2013)
Plague of Pythons (7) Black Star Rising (5) The Coming of the Quantum Cats (4Q) Heechee 01 - Gateway (6) Heechee 02 - Beyond the Blue Event Horizon (8) Heechee 03 - Heechee Rendevous (6) Eschaton 01 - The Other End of Time (7) Eschaton 02 - The Siege Of Eternity (5) Eschaton 03 - The Far Shore Of Time (6) The World at the End of Time (8)

Larry Niven (8)
and Jerry Pournelle - The Mote in God's Eye (8) and Jerry Pournelle - The Gripping Hand (7) Jerry Pournelle, and Michael Flynn - Fallen Angels (5Q) Footfall (6) Ringworld (8) The Ringworld Engineers (7) The Ringworld Throne (6) Ringworld's Children (5) and Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes - The Legacy of Heorot (6) and Jerry Pournelle, and Steven Barnes - The Dragons of Heorot aka Beowulf's Children (6)

R. A. Salvatore (8)
Dark Elf Trilogy - 1 Homeland (8) Dark Elf Trilogy - 2 Exile (8) Dark Elf Trilogy - 3 Sojourn (7) Icewind Dale trilogy - 1 The Crystal Shard (7) Icewind Dale trilogy - 2 Streams of Silver (7) Icewind Dale trilogy - 3 The Halfling's Gem (8) The Hunter's Blades - 1 The Thousand Orcs (4Q)

Richard Kadrey (8)
Butcher Bird (8) - (free ebook)

Dave Duncan (8)
Man of His Word 1 - Magic Casement (8) Man of His Word 2 - Faery Lands Forlorn (8) Man of His Word 3 - Perilous Seas (8) Man of His Word 4 - Emperor and Clown (8) A Handful of Men 1 - The Cutting Edge (8) A Handful of Men 2 - Upland Outlaws (7) A Handful of Men 3 - The Stricken Field (8) A Handful of Men 4 - The Living God (8) Kings Blades 1 - The Gilded Chain (4Q) Shadow (5Q) A Rose Red City (6)

Frank Herbert (8)
Destination Void 1 - Destination Void (5Q) Whipping Star 1 - Whipping Star (6) Whipping Star 2 - The Dosadi Experiment (6) Hellstrom's Hive (6) The Green Brain (6) Escape Felicity (7) The Santaroga Barrier (8)

Raymond E. Feist (8)
The Riftwar Saga 1+ - Magician (Expanded Ed.) (7) The Riftwar Saga 2 - Silverthorn (7) The Riftwar Saga 3 - A Darkness at Sethanon (6) Legends of the Riftwar 3 - Murder in LaMut (5Q) The Serpentwar Saga 1 - Shadow of a Dark Queen (8) The Serpentwar Saga 2 - Rise of a Merchant Prince (8) The Serpentwar Saga 3 - Rage of a Demon King (7) The Serpentwar Saga 4 - Shards of a Broken Crown (8) Conclave of Shadows 1 - Talon of the Silver Hawk (7) Conclave of Shadows 2 - King of Foxes (6) Conclave of Shadows 3 - Exile's Return (7) and Janny Wurts - The Empire Trilogy 1 - Daughter of the Empire (8) and Janny Wurts - Empire 2 - Servant of the Empire (6) and Janny Wurts - Empire 3 - Mistress of the Empire (7) The Riftwar Legacy 1 - Krondor: The Betrayal (6) The Riftwar Legacy 2 - Krondor: The Assassins (6) The Riftwar Legacy 3 - Krondor: Tear of the Gods (6) Darkwar 1 - Flight of the Nighthawks (7) Darkwar 2 - Into a Dark Realm (7)

George R. Stewart (8) - (born May 31, 1895 – died August 22, 1980)
Earth Abides (8)

Isaac Asimov (7) - (born January 2, 1920 – died April 6, 1992)
The Caves of Steel (7) Foundation 1 - Prelude to Foundation (5) Robots in Time 1 - Predator (5) Robots in Time 2 - Marauder (6) Robots in Time 3 - Warrior (5) Robots in Time 4 - Dictator(6) Robots in Time 5 - Emperor (4) Robots in Time 6 - Invader (5) The Gods Themselves (4)

Andre Norton (7) - (born February 17, 1912 – died March 17, 2005)
Beast Master 01 - The Beast Master (6) Beast Master 02 - Lord of Thunder (6) Galactic Derilict (7) Star Soldier (6) Operation Time Search (6) Cat's Eye (6) Dark Piper (4Q) Flight in Yiktor (4) Time Traders 1 - The Time Traders (6) - (free ebook) Time Traders 3 - The Defiant Agents (5) - (free ebook) Time Traders 4 - Key Out of Time (5) - (free ebook) Time Traders 1 (omnibus), The Time Traders & Galactic Derelict (6) Time Traders 2 (omnibus), The Defiant Agents & Key Out of Time (5) Pax Astra 1 - The Stars Are Ours! (7) Pax Astra 2 - Star Born (6) Forerunner 2 - Ordeal in Otherwhere (6) Forerunner 3 - Forerunner Foray (6)

Roger MacBride Allen (7)
Hunted Earth 1 - The Ring Of Charon (7) Hunted Earth 2 - The Shattered Sphere (7) Caliban 1 - Isaac Asimov's Caliban (7) Caliban 2 - Isaac Asimov's Inferno (7) Caliban 3 - Isaac Asimov's Utopia (7) Chronicles of Solace 03 - The Shores of Tomorrow (5Q) The Torch of Honor (4Q)

Joe Haldeman (7)
Tool of the Trade (7) Guardian (4Q)

Dave Freer (7)
The Forlorn (7) and Eric Flint - Rats, Bats and Vats (6)

David Gemmell(7)
Morningstar (7)

David Weber (7)
Honor Harrington 01 (7) Honor Harrington 02 (7) Honor Harrington 03 (6) Honor Harrington 04 (?) Honor Harrington 05 (?) Honor Harrington 06 (?) Honor Harrington 07 (?) Honor Harrington 08 (?) Honor Harrington 09 - Ashes of Victory (5)

Bahzell 1: Oath of Swords (5) Bahzell 2: The War God's Own (5) Bahzell 3: Wind Riders Oath (4)

Robert Anson Heinlein (7)
I Will Fear No Evil (4Q) The Puppet Masters (5) And He Built A Crooked House (6) The Star Beast (7)

William R. Forstchen (7)
Into the Sea of Stars (7) The Lost Regiment 01 - Rally Cry! (7)

Neal Stephenson (7)
The Diamond Age (Or) a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer (7)

David Brin (7)
and Gregory Benford - Heart of the Comet (7) The Uplift War (7) The Practice Effect (6)

Jack Vance (7)
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph aka The Brains of Earth (5) Tschai aka Planet of Adventure (7) Maske: Thaery (4Q) The Demon Princes (7) (collection of Star King, The Killing Machine, The Palace of Love, The Face and The Book of Dreams) Dying Earth 1 - The Dying Earth (4) Dying Earth 2 - The Eyes of the Overworld (5) Dying Earth 3 - Cugel's Saga (5)

Christopher Rowley (7)
Bazil Broketail 1 - Bazil Broketail (7) Bazil Broketail 2 - A Sword For a Dragon (6) Bazil Broketail 3 - Dragons of War (6) Bazil Broketail 4 - Battledragon (6) Bazil Broketail 5 - A Dragon at World's End (7) Bazil Broketail 6 - Dragons of Argonath (7) Bazil Broketail 7 - The Dragon Ultimate (5) Vang 1 - The Military Form (5) Vang 2 - The Battlemaster (6)

Poul Anderson (7) - (born November 25, 1926 – died July 31, 2001)
The Man Who Counts aka War of the Wing-Men (5) Trader to the Stars - includes "Hiding Place", "Territory", "The Master Key" (6) Satan's World (5) The Shield of Time (7) Starfarers (4Q) Brain Wave (6) Fire Time (5) Terran Empire - Let the Spacemen Beware AKA The Night Face (period of Dominic Flandry) (5) Dominic Flandry 1 - Ensign Flandry (7) Dominic Flandry 2 - A Circus of Hells (7) Dominic Flandry 3 - The Rebel Worlds (6) Dominic Flandry 4 - A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows (6) Dominic Flandry 5 - A Stone in Heaven (6) Dominic Flandry Collection 1 - Agent of the Terran Empire (5) Dominic Flandry Collection 2 - Flandry of Terra (6) Time Patrol 01 - The Guardians of Time (6) Time Patrol 02 - Time Patrolman (6)

Aaron Allston (6)
Doc Sidhe - Doc Sidhe (6) Doc Sidhe - Sidhe-Devil (6)

Christopher Anvil (6)
Interstellar Patrol 1 - Interstellar Patrol (5) Interstellar Patrol 2 - The Federation of Humanity (6) Pandora’s Legions (4)

Clive Barker (6)
Imajica 01 - The Fifth Dominion (6) Imajica 02 - The Reconciliation (6)

Dafydd ab Hugh (6)
and Brad Linaweaver - Doom 01 - Knee Deep In The Dead (6) and Brad Linaweaver - Doom 02 - Hell on Earth (6) and Brad Linaweaver - Doom 03 - Infernal Sky (6) and Brad Linaweaver - Doom 04 - Endgame (6)

Philip Jose Farmer (6) - (born January 26, 1918 – died February 25, 2009)
Riverworld 1 - To Your Scattered Bodies Go (5) Riverworld 2 - The Fabulous Riverboat (4) World of Tiers 1 - The Maker of Universes (6) World of Tiers 2 - The Gates of Creation (5) World of Tiers 3 - A Private Cosmos (6) World of Tiers 4 - Behind the Walls of Terra (6) World of Tiers 5 - The Lavalite World (5) World of Tiers 6 - More Than Fire (6) World of Tiers - Red Orc's Rage (4Q)

Jerry Pournelle (6)
Janissaries 1 - Janissaries (6) with Roland Green - Janissaries 2 - Clan and Crown (6) with Roland Green - Janissaries 3 - Storms of Victory (5)

Walter Michael Miller, Jr. (6) - (born January 23, 1923 – died January 9, 1996)
A Canticle for Leibowitz (6)

Spider Robinson (6)
Callahan's Secret (6) Telempath (4)

Jim Czajkowsk aka James Rollins aka James Clemens (6)
Ice Hunt (6)

Julian May (6)
The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles 1 - The Many-Coloured Land (6) The Saga of the Pliocene Exiles 2 - The Golden Torc (5)

Robert Louis Stevenson (6)
Treasure Island (6)

Terry Brooks (6)
Original Shannara Trilogy 01- The Sword Of Shannara (5) Original Shannara Trilogy 02 - The Elfstones of Shannara (6)

C. S. Lewis (6) - (born November 29, 1898 – died November 22, 1963)
Ransom Trilogy 01 - Out of the Silent Planet (6)

Harry Harrison (6)
Deathworld 1 (6) Deathworld 2 (6) Deathworld 3 (5) Planets 1 - Planet of the Damned (5) Planets 2 - Planet of No Return (6) War with the Robots (3Q)

Greg Bear (6)
Blood Music (6) The Forge of God (4) Darwin's Children (4Q) Moving Mars (5Q) Hegira (5Q)

H. G. Wells (6)
Food of the Gods (4)

Anne McCaffrey (6)
Dinosaur Planet (5) Dinosaur Planet: The Survivors (6)

James P. Hogan (6)
Giants 1: Inherit The Stars (6) Giants 2: The Gentle Giants Of Ganymede (5) Giants 3: Giants' Star (5)

Piers Anthony (6)
Of Man and Manta 01 - Omnivore (6) Of Man and Manta 02 - Orn (4) Of Man and Manta 03 - 0x (5) Apprentice Adept 01 - Split Infinity (5) Apprentice Adept 02 - Blue Adep (4) Apprentice Adept 03 - Juxtaposition (3) Apprentice Adept 04 - Out of Phaze (4) Apprentice Adept 05 - Robot Adept (4) Apprentice Adept 06 - Unicorn Point (5) Apprentice Adept 07 - Phaze Doubt (4) Xanth 01 - A Spell for Chameleon (6) Xanth 02 - The Source of Magic (5) Xanth 03 - Castle Roogna (5) Xanth 04 - Centaur Aisle (5) Xanth 05 - Ogre, Ogre (6) Xanth 06 - Night Mare (5) Xanth 07 - Dragon on a Pedestal (5) Xanth 08 - Crewel Lye (4) Xanth 09 - Golem in the Gears (4) Xanth 10 - Vale of the Vole (4) Xanth 11 - Heaven Cent (4) Xanth 12 - Man from Mundania (4) Xanth 13 - Isle of View (4) Xanth 14 - Question Quest (4) Incarnations of Immortality 01 - On A Pale Horse (6) with Mercedes Lackey - If I Pay Thee Not In Gold (6) Minionette 1 - Chthon (6)

William C. Dietz (6)
Legion 04 - By Force of Arms (5) Sam McCade 02 - Imperial Bounty (6) Prison Planet (6)

Ben Bova (6)
Hour of the Gremlins (5) collection: Gremlins, Go Home! (with Gordon Dickson) (1974), Hour of the Horde and Wolfling Colony (5Q) Voyagers 2 - The Alien Within (4) Asteroid Wars 01 - Precipice (5) Asteroid Wars 02 - Rock Rats (6) Asteroid Wars 03 - The Silent War (6)

Lawrence Watt-Evans (6)
Dûs 1 - The Lure of the Basilisk (5) Dûs 2 - Seven Altars of Dusarra (6) Dûs 3 - Sword of Bheleu (6) Dûs 4 - Book of Silence (5)

War Surplus 1 - The Cyborg and the Sorcerers (5) War Surplus 2 - The Wizard and the War Machine (5)

Ethshar 1 - The Misenchanted Sword (6) Ethshar 2 - With a Single Spell (6) Ethshar 3 - The Unwilling Warlord (6) Ethshar 4 - The Blood of a Dragon (5) Ethshar 5 - Taking Flight (4) Ethshar 6 - The Spell of the Black Dagger (6) Ethshar 7 - Night of Madness (6) Ethshar 8 - Ithanalin's Restoration (5) Ethshar 9 - The Spriggan Mirror (6) (selfpublished to the WEB - free ebook)

Philip K. Dick (6) - (born October 16, 1928 – died November 2, 1982)
Second Variety (4) A Maze of Death (4Q) VALIS (2Q) The Man In The High Castle (3Q) Vulcan's Hammer (6)

A. E. van Vogt (6) - (born April 26, 1912 – died January 26, 2000)
Slan (6) The Silkie (4Q) The World of Null-A (revised edition) (4Q) The Voyage of the Space Beagle (4) The Battle Of Forever (6) Recruiting Station (5)

E. E. 'Doc' Smith (6)
Masters of Space (5) The Galaxy Primes (4Q) Spacehounds of IPC (4) Skylark 1 - The Skylark of Space (6) Skylark 2 - Skylark Three (5) Skylark 3 - Skylark of Valeron (4) Skylark 4 - Skylark DuQuesne (4) Lensman 1 - Triplanetary (3Q) Lensman 2 - First Lensman (5) Lensman 3 - Galactic Patrol (4) Lensman 4 - Gray Lensman (4) Lensman 5 - Second Stage Lensmen (4) Lensman 6 - Children of the Lens (4) Lensman - Masters of the Vortex aka The Vortex Blaster (5) (see David A. Kyle for more Lensman Universe adventures)

Kevin J. Anderson (6)
Saga of Seven Suns 1 - Hidden Empire (6) Saga of Seven Suns 2 - A Forest of Stars (6) Saga of Seven Suns 3 - Horizon Storms (6) Saga of Seven Suns 4 - Scattered Suns (6) Saga of Seven Suns 5 - Of Fire and Night (6) Saga of Seven Suns 6 - Metal Swarm (5) Gamearth 1 - Game Earth (4Q) Assemblers of Infinity (6) Ignition (5Q) Resurrection Inc. (5Q)

David A. Kyle (5)
The Dragon Lensman (5) (based in the Lensman series Universe by E. E. 'Doc' Smith)

William Gibson (5)
Count Zero (5Q)

Michael Crichton (5) - (born October 23, 1942 – died November 4, 2008)
The Andromeda Strain (5) Prey (5)

L. E. Modesitt Jr (5)
The Forever Hero 01 - Dawn For a Distant Earth (5) The Forever Hero 02 - The Silent Warrior (5) The Forever Hero 03 - The Endless Twilight (4)

Samuel R. Delany (5)
Nova (5) The Fall of the Towers, Omnibus(4Q) Babel-17 (4Q)

C.J. Cherryh (5)
The Pride of Chanur (5)

Steve Alten (5)
Domain (5)

L Ron Hubbard (5)
Battlefield Earth (5)

Hal Clement (5)
Mission of Gravity (5)

Murray Leinster (5)
Med Ship (5)

Stephen Baxter (5)
The Time Ships (5) Manifold 2 - Space (4) Manifold 3 - Origin (1Q) Xeelee 01 - Raft (5Q)

Tom Godwin (5)
The Survivors aka Space Prison (5) - (free ebook)

Cyril M. Kornbluth (5)
The Little Black Bag (5)

Eric Nylund (5)
Halo II (5)

Peter F. Hamilton (5)
The Neutronium Alchemist (5Q)

John Varley (5)
Millennium (5) Gaea 1 - Titan (5) Gaea 2 - Wizard (5) Gaea 3 - Demon (5)

Clifford D. Simak (5)
Cosmic Engineers (4) Destiny Doll (5)

David Drake (5)
Cross the Stars (5) (free ebook)

John Scalzi (5)
Old Man's War (5) Old Man's War:The Ghost Brigades (4Q) Old Man's War:The Last Colony (4)

Eric Flint (5)
Eric Flint & David Drake - Belisarius 1 - An Oblique Approach (5) Eric Flint & David Drake - Belisarius 2 - In the Heart of Darkness (5) Eric Flint & David Drake - Belisarius 3 - Destiny's Shield (5)

Jack Adrian, pen name of Christopher Lowder (5)
Deathlands 1 - Pilgrimage to Hell (5) Deathlands 2 - Red Holocaust (5Q)

A. Bertram Chandler (4)
The John Grimes story 7 - Big Black Mark (4Q) Spartan Planet (4)

Algis Budrys (4)
Blood and burning (4Q)

Robert Silverberg (4)
Across A Billion Years (4Q)

C. J. Cherryh (4)
Cyteen (4Q)

Kurt Vonnegut Jr (4)
The Sirens of Titan (4)

Theodore R Cogswel (4)
The Wall Around the World (4)

Karel Capek (3)
War with Salamanders (3)

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Enterprise 01 - Broken Bow (7) Enterprise 02 - By the Book (7) Enterprise 03 - What Price Honor (6) Enterprise 04 - Shockwave (5) Enterprise 05 - Surak's Soul (6) Enterprise 06 - The Expanse (7) Enterprise 07 - Daedalus (7) Enterprise 08 - Daedalus's Children (7) Enterprise 09 - Rosetta (6) Enterprise 10 - Last Full Measure (5) Enterprise 11 - The Good That Men Do (6) Enterprise 12 - Kobayashi Maru (7) Aliens Vs Predator 1 - Prey (7) Aliens Vs Predator 2 - Hunter's Planet (5) Aliens Vs Predator 3 - War (7) Aliens Vs Predator 4 - Genocide (5) Tom Clancy, Neal Stephenson, J. K. Rowling (5), ST SCE (4), Edgar Rice Burroughs (5), ST TNG, ST DS9, ST TOS (5), John Milton, Douglas Adams, Dante Alighieri, Plato, ST Voy, Star Trek - TNG - The Beginning, Harry Turtledove, Brian Bradd, John Wyndham, ST Misc, Terry Pratchett, Stanislaw Lem (5), Perry Rhodan (5), Jules Verne (6), John Steakley,