Read any good books recently?

[Winston001]

Mary Stewarts MERLIN TRILOGY. Here's the link

http://www.greenmanreview.com/stewart.html

Interesting. I enjoyed Bernard Cornwell's "Winter King" about Arthur. Cornwell is a respected historical writer if anyone wants to check out his work. Accurate and readable.

[Cookie]

Last book I read was "My Property World" by Bob Jones. Bloody funny and more than a bit inspiring. Just got to get a few coins together and I will be joining you Bob!!!

[Motu]

I have just read a book about the 500cc Champions,from 1949 to 2001,by Micheal Scott.It filled in a lot of gaps for me,it's not something you follow every single year,and it had been going 20 years before I even had an interest in bikes.Had me rethink my ideas on who was the best...poor choice for want of a better word.

[Skyryder]

Interesting. I enjoyed Bernard Cornwell's "Winter King" about Arthur. Cornwell is a respected historical writer if anyone wants to check out his work. Accurate and readable.

I'll make a note of it. I'm looking for some decent read at the moment. My daughter bought me the Lost Letters of Aquataine. A sort of medievial suspense. Only for dire historical buffs.

The Merlin series are a slow read but Stewart gets into the charecters and the environment in such a way that you become transported into the story. Merlin as such is seen in a very human element, not as a wizard in the sense that we assume him to be.


I think you will like the Sword at Sunset. Once again it is an Arthur that his more human than myth.

Skyryder

[limbimtimwim]

Oh yea, just remembered

Ken Macleod's first 4 books:

The Star Fraction
The Stone Canal
The Cassini Division
The Sky Road

Jumping all over space and time, Macleod manages to tie together many people and many plotlines. Each book is a great read by itself, together, when you read the final one in the set (I read them out of order!), the way the strings tie together is just mindbending.

All his work since has been 'ho-hum' though.

[SPman]

Thud - Terry Pratchett
The Algebraist - Iain M Banks

[MisterD]

Interesting. I enjoyed Bernard Cornwell's "Winter King" about Arthur. Cornwell is a respected historical writer if anyone wants to check out his work. Accurate and readable.

I've not long finished the first two in his new King Alfred / Viking era series, Last Kingdom and Pale Horseman. Both are well up to his usual standard...

[Krayy]

Scarecrow by Matthew Reiley.
Temple by Matthew Reilly
Ice by Mathew Reilly
most books by Mr Reilly, Gerald Durrell, Andy McNab, Chris Ryan, Stephen Leather and Vincent Demarco

Matt Reilly is a good escapist read, albeit a bit OTT at times. Did you get to read Hell Island, the novella he did?

My fave writer at the moment is a Scots bloke by the name of Christopher Brookmyre. I highly recommened any of his books (particularly One fine Day in the middle of the night) for a great thriller mixed with psychopathic bampot.

[Winston001]

Thud - Terry Pratchett
The Algebraist - Iain M Banks

Terry Pratchett is brilliant.

Another couple of thrillers worth reading:

The Cobra Event - Richard Preston - about viruses and bio-terrorism - thinking about it gives me the chills.

Becker's Ring - Steven Martin Cohen

[Sniper]

Matt Reilly is a good escapist read, albeit a bit OTT at times. Did you get to read Hell Island, the novella he did?

Yep I did, got mum to post it to me cause it was an Austalia only release wasn't it.

[hXc]

As Sniper said before: Anything by Matthew Reilly, Terry Pratchett and Steven King.

They would be my three favourite writers and in that order.

[Oakie]

Well as I glance to my left at the bookcase I see the complete set of Tom Clancy novels (if you like techno-thrillers), a few John Grisham (intelligent novels generally revolving around lawyers) and a few Clive Cussler (adventure type stories with a larger than life hero).

[dawnrazor]

I've just checked in on this this thread since I created it. Am chuffed at the response, bloody good work folks, keep it up.

In general I'm a big Clive Barker, Neil Gaiman and William Gibson fan - but none of these guys are particular prolific writers, so its always a pain in the ass waiting for new books to come out from any of them!

But for anyone who likes Stephen King , then get American Gods by Neil Gaiman. An absolute peach of a read. When I finished it the first time ,I just started it again immediately!

I also have a HUGE library of graphic novels, that I have gathered over the years

On the non fiction side of things, anything about motion pictures, debauched rock and roll, number theory and cookery, then I'm in!!!!!!

[Skyryder]

http://www.thehiddenrecords.com/gods.htm

could be worth a look if nothing better can be found

skyryder

[Skyryder]

For those that found the da Vinci Code interesting.

try this.

http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/feature...h/messiah.html

Skyryder