Just read Ender's Game. Need a new rad book.

[gillsterhill]

I just finished reading "Ender's Game" about 10 mins ago and I really enjoyed it a lot, I thought the story was really deep, but not TO deep, was just perfect. Now I need a new a book, something along the lines of how this one was. I was thinking of getting the next book in the series "Speaker for the Dead" but I'm not totally sure, if you read it let me know how it was. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! thanks.

[simontrent]

I just got Ender's Game last Sunday. I have yet to start on it since am finishing up two other ones.

I would suggest The Book Of Lies. I finished it about a month ago. I enjoyed it.

[vartok]

i would suggest continuing on with the series... i dont remember too much of speaker for the dead (read it in jr high) but i would seffinatly say that if you liked enders game, you would liek the rest of the boods... the last 2 (xenocide and childern of the mind) we the best i think

[serenity]

I LOVED all the Ender's Game books but some people had problems with them because the pacing changes. I say read 'em all.

He has a lot of great books. I can't stand him as a person but man can that guy write. I would also recommend the Homecoming Saga (http://www.amazon.com/Memory-Earth-Orson-Scott-Card/dp/0812532597/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241918921&sr=8-3) (even with its parallels to the book of Mormon. If you don't know that book then it's easy to ignore, you won't "get" it. I didn't) and The Tales of Alvin Maker (http://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Tales-Alvin-Maker-Book/dp/0812533054/ref=pd_sim_b_4) series by him.

[diane]

If you don't want to continue the series right away, I would say Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. I would also recommend Childhood's End by Aurthur C Clarke.

[jdstorer2]

Do yourself a favor and do not read any more of the Ender's Game story right now. The first book is completely and utterly different from every other book in the series. The only thing that actually ties these books together is that the main characters in the first book happen to be a couple of characters in the other books. I'm not saying that they're bad books, far from it. (Though, the "spin off" books are worthless) They're just completely different stories. I find myself reading Ender's Game and trying to forget that the others exist. Then later I go back and read the last three books as a separate trilogy.

I would suggest, if you're in to heavy Sci-Fi, the Night's Dawn trilogy by Peter F. Hamilton, or the Hyperion/Endymion Cantos series by Dan Simmons. Or, you could go the fun "fantasy" route with the Harry Dresden books by Jim Butcher.

(As a side note, I go out of my way to read series of books more than individual stories. I just need something that's going to last more than 250 pages, and have some substance to them)

[-mk-]

If you don't want to continue the series right away, I would say Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.
Great book. Also by Stephenson: Snow Crash. Probably his most famous work and definitely a must-read.

[diane]

Great book. Also by Stephenson: Snow Crash. Probably his most famous work and definitely a must-read.

Though I have read most of his books released, Diamond Age is my favorite of his. I think its because as a little girl I always wanted my books to be like that. And even though Snow Crash might be the most celebrated, to me, its the weakest of his works.

Granted, if want a love little mind screw, do American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I made the mistake of listening to this book at work. By the end of it, I had to stop working on that contract.

[-mk-]

Granted, if want a love little mind screw, do American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I made the mistake of listening to this book at work. By the end of it, I had to stop working on that contract.
Nice, I actually have American Gods on deck for whenever I finally get through with Battlefield Earth (which is taking way longer to read than I thought it would).

[nshady]

A couple of more fantastical recommendations:

Northern Lights/The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman - don't let negative press about the film adaptation put you off reading the 'His Dark Material's trilogy. Fantastic books.

Mister Monday by Garth Nix (first in the Keys to the Kingdom series). Truly original fantasy series. It's like 'Alice in Wonderland' meets '24'. Love it. Addictive. Each book is about one day.

Myrren's Gift by Fiona McIntosh (first in 'The Quickening' trilogy). Really epic saga, sometimes sexy, sometimes magical, always engrossing.

[inkwell]

I just finished reading Ender's Game a few days ago (I actually picked it up due to recommendations from the forum here). I really enjoyed it. I may read the rest of the series later, but for now I think I will go with something different. I came across this list (http://home.austarnet.com.au/petersykes/topscifi/lists_books_rank1.html) recently, so I may use it as a bit of a guide. I think right now I'm debating between Snow Crash and The Time Travelers Wife. I also thought about reading the Dark Tower series, but that may be a bit too much of a commitment for me right now.

[gillsterhill]

Thanks for all the suggestions, I have my time cut out for me finding what to read! haha

[comicbookchris]

Ender's Game is actually on my shortlist of things to read haha.

Try reading something by Chuck Palahniuk, most of his stuff is pretty amazing. I'm now reading his new book, Pygmy. Its really great, you should definably check it out.