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have just discovered an author called Beverley Connor, think Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, really enjoying them
 
I rarely read Sci-Fi... But I'm half way through 'Wool' by Hugh Howey (1st of a trilogy) and can't put it down... A real page turner!
 
As this has surfaced again.... currently having a major assault on the works of Iain Banks.

Been aware of it but never read his stuff, was triggered to start by his announcement of his impending death the other week.

Started with "The Wasp Factory" - pretty good but not sci-fi. Not as good as some appear to want to make it.

Now on "Consider Phlebas", which is the first book of a sci-fi series.

Its pretty good IMHO, far better than the damning it seems to get on Amazon.
 
I'm becoming addicted to Stuart MacBride's novels at the moment, very dark, violent and extremely funny. His long suffering hero DS Logan McRae investigates murder and mayhem in Aberdeen with a cast of characters rangings including the volatile, sweet-eating DI Insch and the wonderfully politically incorrect DI Steel hampering his investigations.
 
Just about to start Toast by Nigel Slater.

desantnik said:
As this has surfaced again.... currently having a major assault on the works of Iain Banks.

Been aware of it but never read his stuff, was triggered to start by his announcement of his impending death the other week.

Started with "The Wasp Factory" - pretty good but not sci-fi. Not as good as some appear to want to make it.

Now on "Consider Phlebas", which is the first book of a sci-fi series.

Its pretty good IMHO, far better than the damning it seems to get on Amazon.
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I've been a fan of Iain Banks for years but I much prefer when he's writing Sci-Fi as Iain M. Banks than his non Sci-Fi.

His non Sci-Fi is very hit and miss, some are very good and some very poor IMHO.

After 'Consider Phlebas' if you're still interested I'd recommend 'Use Of Weapons', my favourite, or 'Feersum Endjinn'
 
Thanks Alistair, I'm almost at the end of this one and "Use of Weapons" is queued up on my Kindle ready to rock as soon as I'm done with this one :)
 
Currently reading Gun Machine by Warren Ellis. Great police procedural story, told from the perspective of a NY police officer, and the killer he's chasing down.

Uses the city's history in a very clever way.
 
After putting it off for what seems like years, I've finally made a start on Stuart Millard's Dirt Baby and Other Small Mercies. As I don't get a lot of time to sit down and read, and as I have a short attention span, a book of short stories works well for me.

It's quirky, with that dry, humorous-without-being-humour style of writing that's so very British, and some of the stories are superb. I downloaded it when it was a promotional freebie on his website, but unless the rest of the book takes a nosedive in terms of quality, I can see myself buying some more of his.
 
Read a decent review in the Economist and so I bought and am currently half-way through "Those Angry Days" by Lynne Olson.

It is a (political) history of the lead up to America's involvement in World War II with an emphasis on the characters of Roosevelt and Lindbergh. Detailed but fascinating.

Anthony.
 
"Calculated in Death" by JD Robb

I just love the In Death series :lol:
 
I'm reading 'John Dies at the End' by David Wong.
I am kind of out of sequence, as I've already read 'This Book is Full of Spiders', which is the sequel.

If anyone is a games geeky child of the 80's, I can heartily recommend 'Ready Player One' (but I can't remember the name of the author)
 
Fear is the Key - Alistair Maclean
For a book that was written 40 years or so ago it puts me in mind remarkably of Lee Child's books. Except better written and not so much padding!
 
Wow, AM... not been back to his stuff for years. "Where Eagles Dare" and "Ice Station Zebra" are classic though 8)

Have you tried Robert Ludlum?
 
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Wow, AM... not been back to his stuff for years. "Where Eagles Dare" and "Ice Station Zebra" are classic though 8)
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Am re-reading a few at the moment after finding some in "The Range". Night Without End bloody good too.

Have you tried Robert Ludlum?
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Years ago yes, I remember enjoying them. Matarese circle, Holcroft Covenenant, Bourne Identity etc.
 
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World War Z - about quarter way through, very good indeed
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Sample downloaded... Thanks for the recommendation!

It'll have to wait 'till I've finished 'The ocean at the end of the lane' by Neil Gaiman (that's not you is it neil_g? :D) it's his new one just out, I've only read a couple of chapters but it's very promising.
 
Game of thrones series, not my usual fodder but can't put them down and am on to the second one
 
A biography of James Hunt.

Hoping for his breakfast when my wife gets home from "work"!
 
Len Deighton - Funeral in Berlin. About 3/4 the way through and haven't the foggiest whats going on and usually drop off to sleep after about 3 pages. Be glad to finish it and move on.
 
Inferno....Dan Brown
 
Nod said:
A biography of James Hunt.

Hoping for his breakfast when my wife gets home from "work"!
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The breakfast of champions :thumbs:
 
For me its currently "The Black Count: Glory, revolution, betrayal and the real Count of Monte Cristo" by Tom Reiss.

Heard about this on Radio4 a few months back.

After weeks of picking up books from my unread pile and finding them to be utter crud, I've finally got to one thats really worth a read.

Not a period of history I profess to know much, however I am really enjoying this a lot - its written in an accessible way (definitely not dry old history!) and I am drawn into the narrative. A staggering story, I'm half way through and can't put it down.
 
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I loved that book, a great little standalone in the series. I've read the whole DT series twice... epic!
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I've only just finished the last book of the series (keeping TWTTKH separate) but I loved them. There are comic books too that tell more of Roland's early life and they keep threatening movies/TV series after the rights were sold to JJAbrams for $19.00.
 
Just finished "the unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry" and just started "Christian theology - an introduction".
 
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It'll have to wait 'till I've finished 'The ocean at the end of the lane'...
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Just finished Neil Gaiman's 'The Ocean At The End Of the Lane'... Highly recommended for anyone who enjoys the supernatural/horror genre and mourns the passing of James Herbert. Loved it!
 
"Into the Silence" by Wade Davis. About George Mallory, The Great War and Everest.
 
In the middle of the Fry Chronicles by Stephen fry. Finding him irritating.
 
Just started World War Z.....Forgot the authors name.:cuckoo:
 
Zulu (WB Bartlett). I'm interested in the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879, and I know the battlefields quite well, so I picked this up because it promised a fresh look at Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift from Lord Chelmsford's perspective. The book is not bad, but fails to come up to my expectations because it just revisits the well known accounts - well covered by others - without offering anything new.

The sloppy editing is also irritating.
 
A Wanted Man.

17th in the Jack Reacher series.
So far just as sound as all previous.
 
2/3 of the way through 'Cloud Atlas'. Wanted to read the book before watching the movie. Enjoying it so far but it seems like one of those books where the ending could be either brilliant or a huge disappointment... I'll find out which soon enough!
 
viv1969 said:
A Wanted Man.

17th in the Jack Reacher series.
So far just as sound as all previous.
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yep its a return to form (as was the previous one - worth dying for ) , I thought 61 hours was a bit below par tbh - just so they don't make any more films with tom cruise

I'm currently reading the latest stephen leather - spider shepherd book , 'true colours' (before that i read james patterson 'NYPD red' )
 
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Reading Danny Baker's autobiography at the moment. A bit name droppy but passes the time.
 
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yep its a return to form (as was the previous one - worth dying for ) , I thought 61 hours was a bit below par tbh - just so they don't make any more films with tom cruise

I'm currently reading the latest stephen leather - spider shepherd book , 'true colours' (before that i read james patterson 'NYPD red' )
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Sadly "they" will. Cruise owns the rights.
 
Oh god no - how can tiny tom possibly be big jack - Even I'd make a better jack reacher at least i have the height if not the build (maybe tom will decide to stay behind the camera as director and cast someone like Karl Urban - we can hope)

(we can't really blame Lee Child , if my books ever get published i'm selling the film rights to the highest bidder too - although i'm hoping for tarantino :lol: )
 
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