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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:12:12 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Any good series to read? I've read all of Tom Clancy's books previously, as well as a few other series lately on my other trips, but nothing that has really caught my interest.
Any suggestions?
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:17:13 AM
Although I saw the movie, who hasn't, the book version of No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is good. I'm halfway through it.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:19:42 AM
The CORP by WEB Griffin
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Warhawk
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:27:55 AM
Stephen Hunter - start with POINT OF IMPACT
http://www.stephenhunter.net/books/ Brad Thor Vince Flynn Matt Bracken - Enemies Trilogy http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/ |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:30:46 AM
Deep Winter/Shatter/Remnant by Thomas Sherry. Just finished the last one, great series involving TEOTWAWKI events.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:37:21 AM
The Belgariad by David Eddings
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:38:51 AM
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:39:45 AM
50 Shades of Grey
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2T2_Crash
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:44:41 AM
Originally Posted By Spedmaster:
The Belgariad by David Eddings this is a great series, all of Eddings' books are awesome if you like fantasy another good set is the Game of Thrones series... get it digital if you have an ipad or e-reader. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:47:05 AM
Does it have to be a fiction series? Is a non-fiction series or collection acceptable?
The only fiction series I can think of that I liked was that covering the Mexican and Civil Wars by Jeff and Michael Shaara (Gone for Soldiers through The Last Full Measure, 4 books total). |
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sirensong
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:50:54 AM
i'm a big fan of john le carre, a member of british intelligence who went on to become a spy novelist. 'the secret pilgrim' is a great airport read, since it's a series of short stories that come together to form a larger narrative. anything with ned and george smiley is going to be good, but my favorites are 'the russia house' and 'a perfect spy'.
i've been reading a lot of the fantasy genre for the last few years––stirling, erickson, and martin are the big sellers right now, but if you're open to that sort of thing, i would absolutely recommend anything by guy gavriel kay. he writes historical fantasy––fictional narratives inspired by historical events and time periods. 'the lions of al rassan' is based on the spanish reconquista, 'the last light of the sun' on the viking era of british history, and 'under heaven' is based (IIRC) on ming dynasty china. probably his biggest book is 'tigana', based on the fragmented city-states of italy. it is truly writing of the highest quality, not just genre pulp. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 2:51:58 AM
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50 Shades of Grey i was going to say that.. Im reading the guns of dagenham right now and its pretty damn good.. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 8:46:21 AM
lee child has a dozen novels, all excellant reads. My favorite at the moment is cj box, he has a dozen novels around a wyoming game warden, all good reads.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:02:03 AM
CJ Box is a good read.
Also try John Sandford he has the Prey series, of which there are a lot of, and the Virgil Flowers series. Both great IMHO. |
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Chris0013
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:03:07 AM
The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:04:52 AM
Dean Koontz. Most his books are pretty good. Lightening and Twilight Eyes are a couple of my favorites.
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HiramRanger
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:05:18 AM
Originally Posted By JBlitzen:
http://www.amazon.com/On-Basilisk-Station-Honor-Harrington/dp/0743435710 I've always liked the Honor Harrington series, you can get many for free on Baen's website and have them emailed to your kindle. |
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Badass03
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:05:34 AM
Robert Jordan
Wheel of Time series Epic fantasy and I am on book 10 of 12 |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:11:19 AM
The WEB Griffen books are forumlaic, but if you have never read any of them they are good airplane books
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:14:11 AM
"A Desert Called Peace" by Tom Kratman. You can then follow the series (this is book one). Great blend of military action and Sci-fi with a lot of issues that are pertinent today.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:16:11 AM
For fiction, I like the Stephen Coonts - Jake Grafton Series. It starts with Flight of the Intruder and goes forward for many books. They are very exciting and similar to Clancy, but without so much meaningless filler. Grafton and his other cast of characters are my kind of people.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:16:52 AM
James Clavell...Great reads
This is the order to read them... King Rat (1962): Set in a Japanese POW camp, 1945 Tai-Pan (1966): Set in Hong Kong, 1841 Shōgun (1975): Set in feudal Japan, 1600 Noble House (1981): Set in Hong Kong, 1963 Whirlwind (1986): Set in Iran, 1979 Gai-Jin (1993): Set in Japan, 1862 |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:17:15 AM
Stephen King - The Dark Tower Series.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:17:22 AM
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones is the first one - 5 books published so far)
The Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind (Wizard's First Rule is the first one - 11 books in the series) A Song of Ice and Fire is much better in my opinion but both are worth reading and both are in paperback for easy packing. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:18:00 AM
[Last Edit: 6/23/2012 9:20:35 AM by HeartsAndMinds]
Originally Posted By JBlitzen:
http://www.amazon.com/On-Basilisk-Station-Honor-Harrington/dp/0743435710 This. Most of the series is available for free electronically. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:19:51 AM
Originally Posted By 2T2_Crash:
Originally Posted By Spedmaster:
The Belgariad by David Eddings this is a great series, all of Eddings' books are awesome if you like fantasy another good set is the Game of Thrones series... get it digital if you have an ipad or e-reader. I really enjoyed the Game of Thrones series. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:24:58 AM
Originally Posted By itgoesboom: I leave in a few days for another trip over seas. I have about 22+ hours in a commercial airliner, not to mention layovers, so I need some decent reading material. I also spend a fair amount of time reading during my off time. Any good series to read? I've read all of Tom Clancy's books previously, as well as a few other series lately on my other trips, but nothing that has really caught my interest.
Any suggestions? If you like little novels you can finish in a day I would recommend the disk world series by Terry Pratchet It's fantasy, but with more emphasis put on humor. Great for some light reading. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:40:28 AM
Isecond the Vince Flynn books. Mitch Rapp is the man!
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:46:06 AM
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Although I saw the movie, who hasn't, the book version of No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy is good. I'm halfway through it. McCarthy's Border trilogy: All The Pretty Horses The Crossing Cities of the Plain |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:47:44 AM
Originally Posted By bigstick61:
Does it have to be a fiction series? Is a non-fiction series or collection acceptable? The only fiction series I can think of that I liked was that covering the Mexican and Civil Wars by Jeff and Michael Shaara (Gone for Soldiers through The Last Full Measure, 4 books total). Have you read any of his other War books? He covers the Revolution and WWI and II. He also just came out with Blaze of Glory, which covers the Battle of Shiloh. Its supposed to be the first in a series thats about the Western Civil War Battles. My vote would be for the original 4 book trilogy about the Posleen war by John Ringo. I think the first two are available in Baen's free library. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:48:59 AM
Dale Brown. Everything in the Dreamland series prior to Tin Man.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:50:56 AM
Originally Posted By Moose: Originally Posted By bigstick61: Does it have to be a fiction series? Is a non-fiction series or collection acceptable? The only fiction series I can think of that I liked was that covering the Mexican and Civil Wars by Jeff and Michael Shaara (Gone for Soldiers through The Last Full Measure, 4 books total). Have you read any of his other War books? He covers the Revolution and WWI and II. He also just came out with Blaze of Glory, which covers the Battle of Shiloh. Its supposed to be the first in a series thats about the Western Civil War Battles. My vote would be for the original 4 book trilogy about the Posleen war by John Ringo. I think the first two are available in Baen's free library. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Most of his books are available here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ringo |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:56:05 AM
Originally Posted By sirensong: i'm a big fan of john le carre, a member of british intelligence who went on to become a spy novelist. 'the secret pilgrim' is a great airport read, since it's a series of short stories that come together to form a larger narrative. anything with ned and george smiley is going to be good, but my favorites are 'the russia house' and 'a perfect spy'. +1, Huge John Le'Carre fan here as well. It's not over the top, Tom Clancy, uber patriotic, action BS...it's very gritty and thought provoking. He explores the human doubts about honor and allegiance while painting complex counterintelligence stories. If you've never read the Karla trilogy, a 22 hour plane ride sounds like just the opportunity to start  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley_Versus_Karla Speed |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 9:59:51 AM
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Donovan Creed.
 They are mostly $.99 Kindle books, but my buddy just bought a couple in print. It's about a ruthless Homeland Security assassin with a heart, he freelances as a mob hitman and steals money from crooks. It's mostly hookers, blow and lots of guns and death, but in a funny sort of way. ETA, heres the first book in the series http://www.amazon.com/Lethal-People-Donovan-Creed-Crime/dp/1440151717/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1340460176&sr=8-15&keywords=donovan+creed |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:06:35 AM
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Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series Epic fantasy and I am on book 10 of 12 |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:16:09 AM
If you like Cold War, Len Deighton
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:23:50 AM
Andy McNab's Nick Stone series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Stone_%28Andy_McNab_character%29
Barry Eisler's John Rain series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rain |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:26:38 AM
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A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin (Game of Thrones is the first one - 5 books published so far) This or the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. Dresden files are quick, fun reads about a wizard detective in modern day Chicago who illegally carries a gun, uses magic and cracks sarcastic jokes. Its highly entertaining. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:30:22 AM
Rogue Warrior series are good reads.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:34:52 AM
I would suggest the Horatio Hornblower series by C.S. Forester. There are quite a few of them, all but two or three available electronically and more being added all the time. Warfare under sail during the Napoleonic War, following a young man in the Royal Navy from his days as a young midshipman through Admiral and Commander-in-Chief of the West Indies Fleet after the war. Fascinating stuff, with some serious plot twists along the way–– even Sir Winston Churchill was a fan. I read them all in high school and am almost finished with them again at the age of sixty; each time something new pops out of them.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:38:56 AM
Although I have read and liked all of Jeff Saara's books, I found his series of two books on the Revolutionary War to be most entertaining and informative. He writes historical fiction and does it well. His father wrote "Killer Angels" and Jeff wrote the follow up "Gods and Generals" and then just kept writing. His WWII series is real good as well.
The two for the Rev. War are "Rise to Rebellion" and "The Glorious Cause". Get them bought you will want to read the second book right after the first. http://www.jeffshaara.com/shaara_books.htm http://www.amazon.com/Rise-Rebellion-Novel-American-Revolution/dp/0345427548/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1340462406&sr=8-8&keywords=jeff+shaara |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:46:59 AM
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Posted: 6/23/2012 10:55:10 AM
Look at Bernard Cornwell (great for historical fiction) and Wilbur Smith .
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:00:58 AM
If you like sci fi I would HIGLY recommend Enders game by Olson Scott card and the accompanying series which were all very good in my opinion.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:03:58 AM
The MHI series by Larry Correia.
Sample chapters are here. http://www.baenebooks.com/p-1024-monster-hunter-international.aspx |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:17:52 AM
Stephen Coonts Jake Grafton series.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:17:54 AM
The Great Brain.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:31:15 AM
Raymond Feist should be mentioned as well if you like fantasy. While he is definitely in the sword and sorcery category, he takes a very darwinian approach to his universe, which makes for an interesting twist on the subject matter. Start with Magician:Apprentice. Some of his later work gets repetitive, but the first dozen or so books are very good.
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Posted: 6/23/2012 11:58:23 AM
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Posted: 6/23/2012 3:39:11 PM
Originally Posted By WillDe83: Originally Posted By Badass03:
Robert Jordan Wheel of Time series Epic fantasy and I am on book 10 of 12 incidentally, the climax of the final book was written by jordan himself before he passed. the first draft of the book is complete, and they're in the revising stages. release date is set for january. |
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Posted: 6/23/2012 3:40:25 PM
Originally Posted By Warhawk: Stephen Hunter - start with POINT OF IMPACT http://www.stephenhunter.net/books/ Matt Bracken - Enemies Trilogy http://www.enemiesforeignanddomestic.com/ i came to post these. Great books. |
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