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At a general request from Master Ed in the fantasy authors thread, this thread is for recommending books that are neither Sci-Fi nor Fantasy.

Patrick O'Brian's Master and Commander series. They're very hard going, but entertaining if you can get into them.

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Pathfinder Kingmaker Campaign:
Gednan Malithanar - Wizard (1)
Dukin Thunderstrike - Ranger (1)

Star Citizen: - https://www.robertsspaceindustries.com/
AntanKarmola on their forums

Star Wars: The Old Republic: - Not really playing
Antare Karmola - Jedi Guardian (32)
Antan Karmola - Jedi Shadow (21)
Arianae Karmola - Gunslinger (20)

Anything by Haruki Murakami. Period.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is the best book you've never read, I recommend it to anyone who likes imaginative, intricate, and surreal writing. It's long so you may want to start with one of his smaller novels like Sputnik Sweetheart or A Wild Sheep Chase to see if you enjoy his style.

Murakami is a very popular Japanese writer who's lived in the US for a great part of his life. He's my favorite author and incredibly talented. If you read one of his books, you will read them all.

I'm reading Memoirs of a Geisha at the moment as well and am enjoying it greatly.

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- Wiegraf Terrik
SWG: Human Commando/Pistoleer
WoW: Dwarvish Rogue (Herbalism/Alchemy)
EQII: Alazin, High Elf Wizard

Former Section 4 Director

"Please, if anyone were to play Obi-Wan it would be me, with the 'Luke, Luke save me' and the lightsabers going 'Vvvwiinnngg, vvwinggg, vvvWING!' -- Professor Frink

I finally get to recommend Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle: Quicksilver, The Confusion and The System of the World. Swashbuckling historical romance with a deep undercurrent of enlightenment, economics, cryptography and the birth of modern science. Highly recommended to anyone who likes their books thought-provoking.

And while I am at iz, I recommend his Cryptonomicon as well. Cryptography both historical and contemporary is but one of themes of this book that includes a full algorithm of how to encrypt messages using a deck of cards, while still being a good read.

Edward

Just finished reading the kids The Jungle Books by Rudyard Kipling. Going to Treasure Island next.

For those w/ kids, here's some more of what I've liked reading to them.

The Little House on the Prairie series. Born and raised in Minnesota on the Wisconsin border so there's some historical interest as well.

Most of Roald Dahl books, except for the great glass elevator. Didn't like that one at all. Just saw Charlie and the Chocolate Factory over the weekend. FANTASTIC!

The Series of Unfortunate Events books are very funny too.