Best sea stories according to redditors
We found 224 Reddit comments discussing the best sea stories. We ranked the 57 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 224 Reddit comments discussing the best sea stories. We ranked the 57 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
The Waters of Nyra - Kelly Michelle Baker
Temeraire Series - Naomi Novik
Age of Fire Series - E.E. Knight
Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia Wrede
Tooth and Claw - Jo Walton
Dragon Keeper Series - Caroline Wilkinson
Dragons in Our Midst Series - Bryan Davis
Dragon Orb Series - Mark Robson
Rain Wilds Chronicles - Robin Hobb
Dragon Rider Series - Cornelia Funke
The Dragon Codices - R.D. Henham
The Dragons: The Lost Histories - Doug Niles
Dragon Chronicles - Susan Fletcher
Pit Dragon Chronicles - Jane Yolen
Dragonfriend Series - Marc Secchia
Shapeshifter Dragons Series - Marc Secchia
Seraphina Series - Rachel Hartman
A Dragon's Guide Series - Laurence Yep
Day of the Dragon / Night of the Dragon - Richard A. Knaack (Yes, I like Knaack come at me)
Wings of Fire Series - Tui T. Sutherland (The writing and characters can be frustratingly childish at times, read a sample first.)
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There are way more than this but these are all I can think of off the top of my head. Some are Dragon PoV because I strongly prefer to read those.
If you like that kind of thing.
Buy this book : http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
It's a fictional book written by a mysterious author, then checked out by two readers at a library who write correspondence to each other in handwritten notes throughout the book.
House of Leaves was my first thought, followed by Ship of Theseus.
You need to have someone doing something interesting with the media in order to really lose something going to e-book.
The book was substantially better than the movie (I like the movie too, but the book was leaps and bounds ahead of the movie). No stupid love triangle, a more in-depth protagonist (Richard is British in the book), a far better / darker ending. Not to mention that Keaty's character is scaled down heavily in the movie - and Jed's character is completely removed. Read the book. I cannot recommend it enough.
Ship of Theseus by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams (yeah, that JJ) seems like it might fit your interests - it's not aesthetically wild from the outside, but the main story takes place in marginalia, post-cards, written letters, and I think at one point a napkin that all happen around the grounding typed text. There are literally papers stuffed into the book that fall out as you read, which is a really fun experience and aesthetically different than anything I've encountered before or since!
Ship of Theseus by JJ Abrams seems similar to HoL in it is a physical reading experience. If that makes sense.
Also if you like footnotes & meandering you could try Infinite Jest.
Sounds like S by Doug Dorst. JJ Abrams is involved somehow too.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316201642/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_Ko.ttb1709JJ3
(Edit) P.S. If it didn't have the box, the book looks like an old library book called "Ship of Theseus" by VM Straka
S., perhaps? I'm actually in the middle of it right now -- definitely fits the bill.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396324187&sr=8-1&keywords=s
This title is on Netflix currently. Glad you pointed it out!
I haven't watched this, yet. Seeing the comments about Crowhurst and Moitessier piqued my interest, though. I will watch it tonight.
When I saw the name I assumed it was the movie about the couple stranded in the middle of the ocean Open Water.. a though so terrifying to me that I have no interest in exploring it for entertainment purposes.
If you haven't read it, the book A Voyage for Madmen (NYTimes book review, Amazon link) is a really great read.
Reading Moitessier (he published several excellent titles about his voyages over the years, including his account of this race) leads me to believe he was far from mad. He simply came to realize what he valued most highly while it was still within his power to achieve it. We should all be so fortunate.
S. By J.J. Abrams
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I read a ridiculous book about that. They had evolved primitive lungs from deep sea vents, and had thick, powerful side muscles that one eventually used for flying. Also, they were giant.
At the end, the group of biologists are hunting it through a forest with rifles and a compound bow. The book is called Natural Selction, if anyone is interested.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Selection-Dave-Freedman/dp/0786893923
What you really need is a good anthology. Those are good for people in your situation because they let you discover different writers you might want to read more of, they let you discover genres that you like, and if you don't like a story you can go onto the next one.
I'd actually recommend getting two anthologies, one of older stories and another of more modern stuff.
Based on your interest in FPS, I'd say go with something like The Big Book of Adventure Stories edited by Otto Penzler. It's mostly "classic" adventure stories, including well known ones like "The Most Dangerous Game" and "Leningen vs. The Ants", but also obscure things from the 20th century.
For the modern anthology, you might try The Outlaw Bible of American Literature. It contains a lot of avant-garde and literary writings, but also pulp, sci-fi, rap lyrics, humor and more. Some of it may be crap, but again, you can always just skip things that look silly. It's huge, and there's plenty of good stuff in it as well.
If these anthologies don't appeal to you, try looking for ones that do.
Reading that right now last time was when it first came out.. yeah I'm that old.. Audiobook is pretty good though. Another GREAT read is Fight Fight. about a China/USA war scenario in the South China Sea.. Great read.. 3rd book in the series though so while you can pick it up and read it by itself it is best to read the other 2 just for character development. https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Raven-One-Book-ebook/dp/B07GXT4VJP Written by a USN Capt who flew Hornets.
You might like S. by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
It has a similar feel to House of Leaves in terms of reading experience with notes written on the pages in different colors and other such things.
The book S. by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. Its a book that is about two people communicating through a book. So you are reading what they are writing in the book. I haven't read too far into it but it's really interesting.
http://smile.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1411962881&sr=8-1&keywords=s.+book
You might be interested in this paper :
>Membrane alternatives in worlds without oxygen: Creation of an azotosome, by James Stevenson, Jonathan Lunine and Paulette Clancy.
On Earth, all cells are bounded by a lipid bilayer membrane. In water, phospholipids spontaneously form 2D membranes (which, in turn, spontaneously form enclosed cells). This is an abiotic process; when placed in water, almost any medium-length hydrocarbon with a polar group at one end will self-organize into bilayer membranes which form micelles.
The authors of that paper hypothesize the structure and properties compounds that would form micelles in cryogenic hydrocarbon oceans, as found on Titan. It's sort of like the mirror image of phospholipids in water; you have a polar molecule with a non-polar head-group interacting with a non-polar solvent.
They also make a case that the compounds needed to form these structures, which they name azotosomes, should form spontaneously in Titan's atmosphere from light catalyzed reactions between hydrocarbons and nitrogenous species, and rain down on the surface.
Anyhow, if you're interested in a sci-fi treatment of life on Titan, A Crack in the Sky Above Titan builds on current data about the surface conditions and chemistry. It also has some really interesting ideas about sailing, naval architecture and salvage operations on a cryogenic hydrocarbon ocean, which has really different hydrodynamics from water. The lack of surface tension, much lower viscosity and lower density would make sailing pretty tricky.
Ich lese momentan kaum deutsche Bücher, aber in der Hinsicht identifiziere ich mich als Verehrer von Schiller, Hesse und Max Frisch. Blogs verfolge ich keine regelmäßig.
Das Buch des letzten Jahres: Moby Dick
Ehrenhafte Vermerkung: The Reluctant Fundamentalist von Mohsin Hamid
Als nächstes auf der Liste: Watership Down vom kürzlich verstorbenen Richard Adams. Hat da jemand Erfahrungen?
Hawai'i, by James Michner.
It's pretty well researched. Gives you an idea of centuries of history from multiple characters, up to statehood.
Mango Hill, by Diana Hansen Young.
Children's books about local tales. Often the best place to start learning about a culture.
Reefsong, by Carol Severance.
Polynesian science fiction, which I've found to be an exceedingly rare thing.
Hi all! After months of editing, formatting, struggling, and combing this subreddit for helpful self-publishing advice, I've finally published my first novel, On the Edge of Daylight: A Novel of the Titanic.
It's currently available on Kindle for $2.99, $5.99 for paperback, and free on KU. I also have a Goodreads giveaway scheduled for the print version (May 1-May 30).
Description:
>April, 1912. A ship deemed "unsinkable." A maiden voyage heading straight for disaster. And a pair of officers who were never supposed to fall for each other.
>
>When Esther Bailey boards the RMS Titanic as its newest Seventh Officer, she's met with a lukewarm welcome
from the crew—and no one is colder or more unwelcoming than her own mentor, Officer Murdoch.
>
>Tensions rise as the two officers bicker throughout their forced partnership, unwilling to set aside their stubborn differences. But once Esther begins to earn her mentor's respect, blurring the line dividing subordinate from superior, she and Murdoch end up questioning what matters most: their careers or their feelings for each other. As tragedy unfolds around them, will they still manage to overcome the sinking together and live to see daylight?
Links:
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In no particular order:
I always suggest The Beach when someone asks for a beach book, its pretty awesome and a quick read.
Beowulf! Beowulf is a must for any fantasy lover!
if you've read Beowulf and you want something similar, then check this out: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HBBWHW7/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i4
if you want something with mermaids then check out one of these two: https://www.amazon.com/Shearwater-Mermaid-Romance-D-S-Murphy-ebook/dp/B01N45RZCQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1541179533&sr=8-2&keywords=shearwater
or
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DZN9DBY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i8
Will start by throwing a few into the ring:
The Beach by Alex Garland - While its plot is certainly limited with regard to imitability, it offers a very interesting perspective on the types of people you meet in the more interesting places you'll travel.
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts - A quintessential nonfiction guide for anyone who's considering traveling long term. It's preachy in places, but it'll fire you up to get moving.
Off the Rails in Phnom Penh by Amit Gilboa - You'll see this one being sold by street children in Phnom Penh often, but it's not too hard to find a copy anywhere else. A really great, enjoyable view of expat life in Phnom Penh.
Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac - On the Road is, of course, the standard American road novel, and Jack's most famous, but the Dharma Bums offers a really unique perspective on travel - that of a spiritual nature.
The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner - Another highly enjoyable read by an author who travels to the world's most purported "happy" countries. Great take on the subject area.
https://www.amazon.com/Voyage-Madmen-Peter-Nichols/dp/0060957034
S. (www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/) would be a good example. It's a story about two people who read a book and they tell their story by means of annotations. It also comes with tons of inserts that add to the story, like postcards and maps. Here's a picture:
http://i.imgur.com/Qm4Tmje.jpg
There was a picture, which had watermark illustrations, not sure of the name anymore. There are also tons of cool up-market editions by publishers. I'd say the folio society would be a good example, being a publisher who specializes in such editions. Look at their limited editions - they are beautiful.
http://www.foliosociety.com/limitededitions
It's from this novel though sadly I believe this passage (indeed the entire section it was in) was cut when the author revised the Kindle version to shorten it. I still have the original on my reader. However it's still a damn good read, all written in this sort of free indirect discourse style that is gorgeous.
It's an obscure fucking book, I think somebody on 4chan recommended it to me originally.
The beach by Alex Garland
http://www.amazon.com/The-Beach-Alex-Garland/dp/1573226521/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346552703&sr=8-1&keywords=the+beach+by+alex+garland
This?
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
That promo was for a book entitled S. It's a book that JJ Abrams co-wrote with Doug Dorst. Really, really great multi-layered experience beyond just a great read.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409957588&sr=8-1&keywords=s
Yes. The book S. is made to smell like an older library book, too, so that was fun. Brand new book, old school smell.
I think I've read about this.
http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Selection-Dave-Freedman/dp/0786893923/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1311139477&sr=1-1
You should check this one out. I've heard it's popular: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1503280780/ref=cm\_sw\_em\_r\_mt\_dp\_U\_hBXqDb17Z01Y7
S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst is all about the footnotes (and the effluvia - it includes tons of letters, notes, maps, whathaveyou).
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1408996926&sr=1-1&keywords=s+book
Very fun book to read, I can't imagine writing anything like it, personally.
A Crack in the Sky above Titan sounds perfect for you! It's a short novella about future people who sail on the methane seas of Titan, one of Saturn's moons.
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Could it be “S.” by Doug Dorst and J. J. Abrams?
Edit: found it on Amazon as “Ship of Theseus”.
You really, really need to purchase this book, today, and study it top and bottom:
https://www.amazon.com/Ship-Theseus-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1539921615&sr=8-7&keywords=S
Maybe that's where you got the idea. If not, buy the book and then read about how it works. It's basically exactly what you describe.
Also - don't be like "oh this was already done, I should quit." No one will care, your story actually sounds good.
I just stumbled upon S. by Doug Durst and JJ Abrams which sort of falls into this category as well. There's a "people who viewed this also liked..." rabbit hole to venture on from there. I should've thought of that first!
Edit: Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker, from what limited preview is available, also seems to use a footnote format that could be appropriated.
Thank you for your help. You seem to always be dispensing quality advice in general for a single upvote.
S. By J.J. Abrams. A mysterious book within a book with margin notes and loose sheets tucked between the pages. It seems to be a non frightening cross between House of Leaves and Griffin and Sabine.
It's the book "S." , which was conceived by JJ Abrams and written by Doug Dorst. Haven't gotten to open it yet, but it looks like a library book titled "Book of Thesus" , and it's 2 stories involving the actual book and someone who I think buys/rents the book. It is a mystery that you solve as you go, it is supposed to have clues and such in it. People who've read it say it's super fun, as long as you go into believing the book is real. I may be making this up, but I think there may be other things in the book that tie in to Lost, like the numbers, but again, I haven't read it. Can't wait to get home and give it a whirl. Here's the Amazon link.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
I think this kind of material is awesome! I'm more of a fantasy reader myself, but the type of immersion content I like to see is stuff like...
I'm largely unpublished at the moment, but I do a lot of side-projects and I also enjoy developing a story from multiple angles :D I think that's a great way not only to entertain existing fans, but to draw people to your book/product. Despite the fact that my novel is unpublished, I got quite a lot of attention to a "which character are you?" quiz that I made for my blog.
This is a big unrelated, but you might also like checking out the Raw Shark Texts (allegedly there are real-world places you can travel to to "discover" more things about the book content) and/or The Ship of Theseus (/"Book of S"), which is sold with a bunch of "extraneous" material like newspaper clippings, and the whole book is filled with notes written back and forth from "previous readers"; it's a pretty interesting experience.
<snort> Crowhurst is kind of a hero of mine. Dude got in too deep and ended up stepping off his boat (most likely.) Wanna good read? Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols. Good introductory to the event.
S. by J.J. Abrams is a wonderful book with a bit of a cult following.
It's actually a book-within-a-book, but is filled with handwritten conversations between readers in the margins, as well as mementos and inserts that go along with the multiple storylines and mysteries being solved. It's thrilling, fun, and very interesting.
Seems like a strange ad for his book.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
This may be a little outside of what you're looking for, but I found it pretty interesting. Have you seen S. by J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst? Hard to describe, but it's like a story in a story. There's the main book, and then two people talking about it and to each other in the margins... Ha, it sounds weird, but it was unique if nothing else.
If you liked the dialogue, you can find my official novelization of the game that most of it came out of right here.
I also have some free short stories and novellas, as well as more published ebooks.
If you're the bookish type, this book is very much worth reading. https://www.amazon.com/Ship-Theseus-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
I am a bit of a Peter Matthiessen fan, so I will recommend his fiction books to you:
Killing Mister Watson
At Play in the Fields of the Lord
Far Tortuga: A Novel
Quick one is Ebb Tide - post apocalyptic cruisers plus zombies. Only 200 pages, and there's some uneven writing, but it's a buck on Kindle.
And his book's title is "S."
No, but this has actually been sort-of-done. Check out this. I'm not a big romance reader but holy shit, this book was amazing.
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1468533325&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=S+in+books
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._(Dorst_novel)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CN8TKGR
I'm new to this group and wanted to share a magical realism fantasy book I wrote. It's set in the Pacific Northwest and delves into the history of the region, a potential future, and various layers of Coast Salish mythology (where the magical realism/fantasy comes in). It's been doing pretty well on Amazon for a self published work (over 4.5k sales so far), but I'm looking for more feedback and thoughts on the story and especially a community with which I can discuss story ideas for a potential sequel!
Would anyone be willing to read it and comment on it?
Another recent non-traditional is S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst. It takes the form of an old library book that was passed back and forth between two people making notes in the margins as they attempt to unravel the mystery of the author's identity. Comes complete with various prop items stuck between the pages of the book-postcards, photos, news clippings, etc.
Aside from a few instances with web ARGs [EMH, Ackerly Green] most games that involve physical items I've come across are paid for experiences.
The Mysterious Package Company has some experiences that vary in story type as well as number of mailings you get. They're on the pricier end of things, but the artifacts they send reflect the price. They also have a quarterly subscription called Curios and Conundrums that involve a newspaper with stories, riddles, and puzzles as well as some ephemera and objects that all wrap up in a yearly story. The Weeping Book is a good starter point for people who don't want to spend a whole lot on an unknown company. Also, they've got a holiday sale going on right now to knock off a bit of the price tag: https://www.mysteriouspackage.com/
The Mysterious Experience Company is a monthly crate box experience where you get some items and notes on a murder usually. It's up to you to read through it all, investigate online, and determine who from a list of suspects committed the crime. I've only had one box from them so far, but I am impressed so far by it: https://mysteryexperiences.cratejoy.com/
Forgotten Folios is another monthly subscription through Patreon. The letters and artifacts you receive, depending on which level you support at, are more story driven than puzzle oriented but I think they're well worth checking out for their attention to detail: https://www.patreon.com/forgottenfolios
The Haunted Dollhouse is an experience offered by Lady Delaney. You receive a series of boxes through the mail that allows you to put together a small dollhouse and piece together a story of betrayal and murder from the early 1900's. This experience happens a few times a year. Right now the next time it'll start going out is January. The creator also has a monthly subscription called Letters From the Dead where you get letters and other ephemera mailed to you, but I don't know a whole lot about that: https://www.lettersfromdeadpeople.com/about
On the less pricier side of things there are a few books you may be interested in checking out. The Ship of Theseus tells several stories. Some overt and some only apparent when you read into the puzzle. There are artifacts inside the book that add to the stories and help with the puzzles. It may be hard to find at times but I recommend buying the book new so that you know you have all the pieces: https://www.amazon.com/Ship-Theseus-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
Glad to be able to share.
If you find the story of Moitessier's race interesting, Robin Knox-Johnston provides a really interesting counterpoint with "A world of my own"
He is the British stalwart plucky "stiff upper-lip" counterpoint to the frenchman's "I go because i must and the rest will happen"
"A Voyage for Madmen" is a great summary of all the viewpoints in that race, which includes a lot of great info from Nigel Tetley, and Donald Crowhurst (subject of the Deep Water documentary) whose books I haven't yet collected.
Another great collection I have surround the Vendee Globe race of 96-97 include "Godforsaken Sea" as a good overall coverage of the race which included the death of a competitor, and miraculous rescue of another by his fellow racer Pete Goss, whose "Close to the wind" is another plucky british tale of plugging on against all odds.
I'd love to see what you finally submit, so if you want to throw it up somewhere when you're done, pass along a link.
Some of my favorites:
"S" by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams
This is the most imaginative concept I've ever seen for a novel. This work comes in a box. Upon opening it, you find a novel called 'the Ship of Theseus bu V. M. Straka, the last work of an enigmatic writer from the early 20th century. The intriguing part is that in the margins of the yellowed pages, two university students take turns writing notes to each other. Together they begin to unravel a sixty year old mystery.
I've never seen anything this innovative before, and it's incredibly well executed!
"S." by J.J. Abrams & Doug Dorst
Others have covered this well, but I wanted to throw in some thoughts. You absolutely MUST read if you plan on writing a novel. Just... required.
But don't force yourself to read things you don't like. Have you tried graphic novels? They are chock full of story but are more dynamic than your typical novel. Harry Potter may not have clicked for you because you saw the movies, but have you tried other young adult novels that don't have movie tie-ins? A lot of YA is imminently readable because they're usually in first person, fast-paced and very hook driven. There are some fun sci-fi/timey-wimey YA books out there you could try.
On the adult side, have you tried to read Thursday Next by Jasper Fforde? It's surrealist fantasy with a very fun time travel element, though they are very heavily rooted in bibliophilia--it's all tongue-in-cheek love of books stuff (the main character can jump into fiction). But he's my favorite writer on the planet and a great example of having fun with language/writing.
So I haven't actually read it but one of my BFFs loved this book to pieces: S by JJ Abrams and Doug Dorst. http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642. It's apparently a very bizarre "book" that is not quite a book and is supposed to be an experience unto itself. Sounds a bit like what you maybe have in mind.
I'll just leave this here...
https://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
Sometimes you can get it cheaper off B&N.
Example: "S" by JJ Abrams.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/s-j-j-abrams/1115192310?ean=9780316201643
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1404307853&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=j+j+abrams+s
People automatically go to Amazon b/c they overall have lower prices. But sometimes they jack up the prices of certain items b/c they know this. Always shop around.
That being said, $15 or more for even a new ebook is absurd.
EDIT: My example only reflects print copies.
I'm looking forward to reading S. by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams. It's a book called Ship of Theseus by a mysterious (fictional) author named V.M. Straka. The real story is the correspondence in the margins between a grad student specializing in Straka and an undergrad lit major as they try to uncover the secrets of his life and disappearance. The book comes with all kinds of inserts of things they find during their investigation, like post cards and newspaper clippings. It even includes a decoder ring to decipher one of the chapters of Ship of Theseus.
I can't wait to start it. I've been saving it for vacation.
I've been getting into the older pulp stories and picked these up after reading a few stories at my local library:
The Big Book of Pulps by Otto Penzler
The Big Book of Christmas Mysteries by Otto Penzler
The Big Book of Adventure Stories
Far Tortuga by Peter Matthiessen.
https://www.amazon.ca/Voyage-Madmen-Peter-Nichols/dp/0060957034
Very good read
This is for fans of fantasy, pirates, and universes that have plans for dozens of books in the future!
My debut novel, Daxton, the first book of the 5th Compass, released on April 19th but I'm far from done with my releases this year. I wanted to share what I'm releasing in the next few months in case anyone would be interested.
The fantasy universe I have created is called Stonehaven and as a part of that world I am introducing Stonehaven Fables. An endless collection of short stories, each with their own self-contained story that gives the reader insight into the world as well as characters (some of which are introduced in the novels I release). Stonehaven Fables are exclusive to Patrons at a per creation price starting at just $1. I'm only releasing 5 fables in 2019. So, if you have $5 for 5 short stories that will be 30K+ words in total, check out my Patreon! The first fable will be released on Monday, June 10th.
To go alongside my debut novel, Daxton, is a novella, release date Friday, June 21st. Here is the e-book pre-order up for this first novella, Spire and the Dragonwood Affair, for only $.99! But, if you join my newsletter, you'll get ALL of the novellas for FREE! I have a monthly newsletter with occasional mid-month emails whenever I have a pre-order or release to share.
Oh, and I do also have the e-book pre-order for the next book in the 5th Compass, Eternal Forest! Scheduled for release on Wednesday, August 14th, Eternal Forest looks great and will be a great read.
Thanks for reading about all of my releases and if you should decide to become a patron, sign up for my newsletter, or buy a book, I am eternally grateful!
Would recommend anything by Robert Asprin, particularlly the first two books of his Dragon Series.
Naomi Novik has some really good books with the Temeraire series and uprooted Authors Site
Note - edited to provide non amazon link for second recommendation.
Happy birthday! I hope you've been having a fantastic day!
I have so many books on my wish lists, it's hard for me to pick just one, but I can narrow it down to the top 3 I've really been wanting to read:
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
I love Norse mythology, history, language, religion and learning more about it, and from what I've read of Gaiman's, I enjoy his writing style.
S. / Ship of Theseus by Doug Dorst and J.J. Abrams
From the reviews it seems like a great book. There's the book Ship of Theseus, but in the margins and inserts there's a whole different story between two people trying discover the identity of the author of Ship of Theseus. It just looks like a fun book.
House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski
Another book I've heard great things about. I've heard it can be a difficult read with the unconventional format and footnotes etc.. But that just makes me want to read it even more.
All 3 are on my Most Wanted list.
Thanks for the contest!
That's a tall order!
Some books that similarly acknowledge the book you're holding as complicit in the story, or bring in multimedia elements, might include Tree of Codes by Jonathan Safran Foer, Night Film by Marisha Pessl, A Humument by Tom Phillips, or S by J. J. Abrams and Doug Dorst. The Raw Shark Texts also plays with words on the page in an interesting way.
I also liked Danielewski's Only Revolutions. It's not on par with House of Leaves but it is a unique read: two protagonists tell the same story from their own perspective. As the book progresses, each chapter gets shorter and the font gets smaller, like the tale is spiraling in on itself. And when you've finished one character's story you literally flip the book upside down to start the other's. (Danielewski recommends reading one chapter from one side, then the corresponding chapter from the other, as you go. The hardcover includes two bookmarks for this purpose.)
Or try reading S.?
If this story interests you, then my all means take a look at the book "S" by Doug Dorst and JJ Abrams. A very imaginative homage to the written word. Quite entertaining. http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1417745191&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=%22S%22+in+books
Here's something trippy, and something you may not expect...S by JJ Abrams. Its' a puzzle, mystery, drama, love story, mission, action/adventure....all while being a book within a book wrapped in a riddle.....literally! Have a look and have fun, there is no end to what you can uncover in this mess.
['S' the Book] (http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642)
Heh. Found it myself. The book is called Reefsong. I remember liking the cover a lot as a kid.
Here're the books that I absolutely love and return to from time to time:
There are so many more. OP if you are interested in reading any of these, send me a message. I have extra copies of all of them (and a few others as well) and I'd be more than happy to get them into the right hands.
Enjoy!
S. By J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst came out today. It is EXTREMELY gimmicky, kind of like House Of Leaves. So far it is Awesome.
want a a bit of a mind fuck? i suggest The Beach by Alex Garland
Huh... well, I'll take a few shots at this, although I doubt I have any better idea what he means than you do. Still, support the troops...
The ultimate would be S., J.J. Abrams and Doug Dorst but only if you can get him the printed copy, not the ebook. The print version is just a phenomenal experience. It is definitely high-concept: in fact, it's best just to read the description in the link. It's a mystery/thriller/geopolitical/surrealist experience, but the object itself is just amazing. Check out the images of the book on Amazon-- normally I don't link to Amazon, but the images give you a sense of it. It's not just that one of the two major parallel stories unfolds in the margin-notes of the other novel; it's that the other novel is stuffed full of odds-and-ends of things the two correspondents shared with each other-- maps written on hotel napkins (and damn if they don't print the thing on an actual napkin), postcards from other countries, etc. It's just amazing.
How to Live Safely in a Science-Fictional Universe, Charles Yu, is the epitome of a high-concept novel. It's 'meta' to the core-- the execution doesn't quite live up to the concept, but it's still a decent read, and it might be what he's after. The premise is that the son of the man who invented the first time-travel machine, but was screwed out of the credit for it, works as a time-machine repairman and travels the... well, multiverse? multi-time?... looking for his father, who eventually disappeared. In the end it's as much a family drama as a sci-fi novel, but I found the premise irresistible.
Another idea would be You Shall Know Our Velocity!, Dave Eggers, It's certainly another "meta" or "high concept" novel; at first it seems like it'll be a standard travelogue, but then it takes a decidedly Eggers-ish turn. Not a lot to say about it without disclosing spoilers. As with How to Live Safely... I don't know that the execution lived up to the concept... or maybe the concept didn't live up to the execution, I'm never sure how I feel about Eggers.
You should read the last Kevin Miller book. It takes place in that theater. (But read the first ones before)
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Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GXT4VJP/ref=oh_aui_d_detailpage_o08_?ie=UTF8&psc=1
You are right! But do you honestly think that "they" could, or even should, invent a device for such a small pool of books?
There are many experimental books - this is one of them - S. and it will only ever be possible in paper. You know? Because books such as this exist doesn't mean that a device needs to be invented so that I can enjoy it on an ereader.
There is no absolutely pressing need to invent a color ereader as long as there are still paper books and color tablets.
For a while I was waiting for that one to drop in price on Amazon, but it never happened. It went up, in fact.
There was a time when it was 50% cheaper than it is now. I really wish I had known about it then.
If by all the credit you mean JJ's name above Doug's on everything about the book including the book itself.
http://www.amazon.com/S-J-Abrams/dp/0316201642
JJ loves to have his name on shit, always has, and he loves taking the shared glory when it succeeds.