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Old 30-06-2006, 21:57   #241
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I'm reading 'Judas Unchained' - the second part in the Commonwealth Saga, by Peter Hamilton - it's a weighty read with each book 1200+ pages, much on a par with his previous 'Nights Dawn Trilogy' - good read so far, good Sci Fi
I just got both 'Pandora's Star' & 'Judas Unchained' with the Amazon voucher Cable Forum kindly sent me when they said I had won the sweep, when I, actually, didn't - thanks to both of you

The books are, each, nearly 5cm thick
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Old 30-06-2006, 22:37   #242
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The books are, each, nearly 5cm thick
If you like them, try the nights dawn trilogy (Reality Dysfunction, Neutronium Alchemist, The Naked God) - excellent read, let down a little by the ending - but well worth the effort - again 5cm thick, if not more...)
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Old 30-06-2006, 22:51   #243
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I haven't read a novel for a long time, but want to find one.... I like John Grisham, and a bit of Chris Ryan (although it all tends to be fairly samey)

anyone got any recommendations??
I would second Coggy with jack reacher

Just finishing an old michael moorcocks Von bek myself
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Old 30-06-2006, 23:28   #244
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I haven't read a novel for a long time, but want to find one.... I like John Grisham, and a bit of Chris Ryan (although it all tends to be fairly samey)

anyone got any recommendations??
I would second Coggy with jack reacher

Just finishing an old michael moorcocks Von bek myself
Yep Moorcocks albino hero Elric is well worth a read..
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Old 01-07-2006, 23:39   #245
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Re: What are you reading?

Do you like moorcock then.?



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Old 02-07-2006, 16:11   #246
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Old 02-07-2006, 17:08   #247
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Yep Moorcocks albino hero Elric is well worth a read..
Any of William Gibson, a bit of sci-fi that has some future possibillities
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Old 06-12-2006, 10:12   #248
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Any of William Gibson, a bit of sci-fi that has some future possibillities
My fave sf authors are
John Scalzi - Old Man's War
S.M. Stirling - "Dies The Fire" trilogy
John Varley (especially the Titan trilogy)
Robert Heinlein (except some of his later self-indulgent stuff)
Larry Niven (especially "The Mote in God's Eye" and "Lucifer's Hammer")
Joe Haldeman (especially the Forever War series)
Peter Hamilton (space opera, but done well in imho)
Ken McLeod (communist anarchist science fiction - unusual)
Spider Robinson
Allen Steele
Neil Asher
Richard Morgan

For non-SF, I read
Lee Child (Jack Reacher)
Tom Clancy
Harlan Coben
Jonathan Coe
David Baldacci
Robert Crais
Matthew Reilly
John Sandford
Bill Bryson
Al Franken
Stephen Ambrose

and anything by Terry Pratchett
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Old 09-12-2006, 12:50   #249
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What am I reading ...... tv guide
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What am I reading ...... tv guide
I read the prequel and the sequel - very much the same
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Re: What are you reading?

Haven't got time..busy working and doing stuff for Christmas(like cleaning the house).Anyway can't find anything I want to read at the moment.
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I haven't read a novel for a long time, but want to find one.... I like John Grisham, and a bit of Chris Ryan (although it all tends to be fairly samey)

anyone got any recommendations??
Robert Harris, especially Archangel & Fatherland...

Fantastic atmospheric thrillers, Archangel set in post cold war Russia & Fatherland in 1960's Germany after their victory in WW II...
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My latest talking book is Night of the Triffids... Which I've read before, bit was well worth a revisit.
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Reading Hogfather before it's showing on Sky One so I can see how well they've ported it to the screen.
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just finished andy mcnab recoil,
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