User blog comment:TheUnknown285/What Other Sci-Fi or Fantasy Do You Like?/@comment-2088100-20130220024355

Cool blog. I'll chime in since it allows me give props to two of my favorite science fiction books: Both by Vernor Vinge. Lots of great action plus lots of really nifty speculative science fiction. Both books have both a 'human tale' and an 'alien tale' that are told simultaneously. As each book nears the end, they both start to intertwine and eventually join up in a pulse-pounding climax. Very cool stuff!
 * A Fire Upon the Deep
 * A Deepness in the Sky

And of course, no list of favorite fantasy books could possibly be complete without a mention of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Seriously, read it!