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Ooh, cool thread. I'm glad it was resurrected as I missed it earlier.

Most of what I would regard as memorable has already been quoted, but I can't believe no-ones mentioned:

Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. An awesome retelling of the battle of Thermopylae from a young Helot's point of view. Think 300, only written well and with at least a nod to historical accuracy.

Fatherland by Robert Harris. Alternate history regarding the end of WW2. Far better than the film...but that wouldn't be hard.

War & Peace. Tolstoy. It's memorable to me as it's one of the few books I've ever started and not finished, no matter how much a slog. I. Just. Didn't. Care.

Lord Of The Rings - These books will never meet their equals.

Promise Of The Witchking - R.A Salvatore. This book is just so great that I keep reading it.

Dune - The books that introduced me to fantasy/ sci fi books and games in general.

For whom the bells tolls - Ernest Hemmingway, this bok is a classic and a must read for the people who want a really good book.

Cernunnos Komme - B. Andreas Bull- Hansen This is a book in Norwegian, not sure if it is avalibal in English. Very good fantasy book, with a very good and somewhat different hero and story line.

Anubis by B. Andreas Bull- Hansen. this has to be the most depresing and grim book I have ever read, it has avery good story line witch deals with the consquenses of a world wide racial and religios war
A link for those outhere who wants to know more about this great writher
http://www.bull-hansen.com/index.php?page=main

squilverine wrote:
15/ Generation Kill, Evan Wright, A gritty, honest and moving acount of modern warfare

Seconded. I found it interesting that he at first painted the soldiers he was with as almost bloodthirsty but as time went on he seemed to gain respect for them.

Fifteen books (or series) that I'll not forget

1. The Lord of the Rings- (series, Kinda) it took two tries but darn was it worth the effort. It took me till I was almost 30 to understand the tragedy that was Boromir, and he was a minor character. It was sold as three books but the single unified edition I have is the best way to view it. An Epic book.

2. The Robotech series - An ok anime, but the Jack Mckinney books brought it to life for a farm kid who lived in the days before cable, and is still better then the series ever managed.

3. Starship Troopers- Heinlein at his best. A challenging book by a challenging author.

4. The Outsiders. The first of three books I read for school that were worth my time. A classic.

5. Jean val Jean. An abridged readable version of Les Mis. Introduced me to a concept I still think deeply on later in life. What is justice?

6. The Odyssey. Another abridged book, but still very readable.

7. Not wanted on the Voyage. I still hate this book. The only thing I really remember about it was that it taught me I didn't need to read the darn book to pass a University level English class. I wouldn't try to finish it on a dare.

8. Discworld. Even with the occasional stumble (carpe jugulum is best read as vignettes) it is quotable and amazing. Capable of being serious and funny at the same time.

9. Dresden Files. Another series which just keep going well.

10. Hardy Boys. A great series to start reading on.