maxs list of awesome books

I suggest the following books. Necroscope by brian lumley, it is one of the few well written vampire books, and while it is similar to Lovecrafts writing, it is still unique enough to be worth the read. If comic books are allowed, Watchman, it's one of the most though provoking and deep books I've ever read. In the fantasy genre, The Chronicles of the Black Company, by Glen cook, or Amber. If short stories are allowed, anything by H.P Lovecraft (warning: he was a racist and a sexist, but if you can ignore that, it's really good.) If people want a challenge, Faust, by Goethe. Finally if religion is not an issue and people either want to see a different viewpoint, hear arguments for atheism, or just understand why athiests dont believe, the Pocket Athiest, a collection of essays. It's a very good read, even if you are religous.