A mixture of sci-fi and Diskworld for me I'm afraid
Read alot of film novels to start (which is not the best way to go), although AVP:Prey was a fair cut above the rest (and definately should've been done for the film compared to the actual gumpf on DVD at the mo).
A friend of mine introduced me to Discworld and I borrowed "The Colour of Magic" and "The Light Fantastic"; after trying to stick with LOTR it was nice to get a story which took a daft approach to it all, while remaining a good read. I guess it allowed me to see things with a different perspective more easily, which probably explains most of my b3ta posts :p Btw "Interesting Times" and "Monstrous Regiment" are awesome reads :D

Another group I started reading after this was The Brentford Trilogy by Robert Rankin, highly enjoyable books. Reminded me (only a bit) of the old times I used to spend working in a pub, excellent stuff.
( Jeccius Steam Borderlands 2 junkie, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:34, 2 replies)

I am a big fan
of Robert Rankin's. Look out for his other books, Jim and John aren't usually the main characters, but you'd be surprised how many Pooley and O'Malley injokes and references get thrown in. He's got quite an extensive back catalogue now.
( Kroney, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:37, closed)

I love the Brentford Trilogy
I've lived in Brentford most of my life. Rankin's observations of the area are excellent and very funny. I even met him once in my local (The Griffin).
(Errorist, Thu 15 May 2008, 17:38, closed)