[lior]

Yes indeed, Clancy and Grisham are two of my favourites too, although I didn't like Clancy's WAR ROOM that much.

BTW, Dennizm, Dragon is great also, of course, what amazes me is that cussler manages to create a fresh setting everytime (at least in the ones I read, after all, it's a tough genre.) kind of like what made JAMES BOND so endearing for so many years. we don't want tortured, dark and brooding advanture heroes, we want them larger than life, strong, witty, charming, resoursful.
it's intresting to note that the Bond movies are actually considered fantasy.

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[Rob B]

Anybody here read Wilbur Smith?


Bernard Cromwell? Thinking of picking up his recent one, Stonehenge.

I've read a couple of Jeffrey Deaver mysteries/thrillers, boy can that man make me turn the page. The film The Bone Collector was based on his book of the same name.

Good espionage stuff--Robert Ludlum (RIP 2001).

[Shehzad]

Wilbur Simth - I read "The Lepoard Hunts in Darkness" - it was OK but didn't impress me much. And for mysteries I don't think there's anyone who can match the master: Sherlock Holmes!

[Cygnus]

When I'm not reading fantasy, SF or textbooks I tend to favor horror, mystery and thrillers. I'm a big fan of the Janet Evanovich mystery series. She used to be a romance author and that is pretty evident, but they are very funny!

I also like Stephen King, though I haven't read anything since Bag of Bones and Wizard and Glass (which I LOVED!!). I liked Dean Koontz, but his last two novels were not so good.

I recently read Outlander by Diana Gabaldon and really liked it. It's a little heavy on the romance for me, but the time travel and history aspects were neat.

[Cadfael]

FitzFlagg... my grandfather always used to tell me the story about a damned Yank, who came over here during the war, he took a shine to my grandmother (she was still unmarried at the time), but when grandpop got back from the war, he sent the damed Yank packing...

... I know, you are wondering what the hell I am waffling about...

My fave author = Stephen King
My fave(ish) fantasy book = Thomas Covenant (you know who my No1 is)
fave rock bands = Iron Maiden, G'n'R & Led Zepp
Wedding Ring = White Gold
Sense of Humour = Warped
Other books I like to read = Clive Cussler... and ... and... Wilbur Smith!!!... "oh myyyyy god" (said in 'Friend's style), A Falcon Flies, A Sparrow Falls... MEN OF MEN, hehe I love that title, I have just ordered Warlock from my book club, can't wait...

... do you see where I am coming from here, I think we are distant relatives... or you are trying to BE ME, thats it!!

Does yur wife's name begin with 'S'?
Do you like to go mountain bikin'?
Do you own 21 Ferrari's...
and... 5 Jaguars
and ... 6 Corvettes
and... 3 kids!!!!

[Rob B]

Well Brother Dennizm, could be possible--
Hmm...we both like the same author--Mr. King
Covenant is about tops for me, tied with Memory, Sorrow and Thorn & WOT
I DO have a White Gold wedding ring
I like Maiden and LedZepp, though Metallica over G'N'R
Wife's MAIDEN name begins with "S"
No kids,
no cool cars
but we like going Hiking

I HATE the show "Friends" BTW.

Cygnus, I agree Dean Koontz was basically writing the same book for much of his recent stuff (at least after The Bad Place)

[lior]

Fitzflagg, have you read Koont'z Intensity?

[Rob B]

No, I really gave up on him.

Every story (I think I posted this somewhere else) is basically the same

Man (or woman) with strange ability/dark secret meets a Woman (or man) they eventually hook up, get a dog and win.

That said, I do like some of his stuff notably Twilight Eyes, The Bad Place, The Servants of Twilight, Midnight, Watchers, Lightning

[lior]

That's exactly the point, Fitzflagg, INTENSITY is not like his other books. I agree there's a certain theme going through a lot of Koont'z books, but I found that one especially involving (and I love most of what he does), and probably one of his best to date, I don't want to spoil anything, but there are no strange ablities and secret govermental organizations, just a good gripping shocker from start to finish. I read it twice, so... well, I don't want too overhipe here, it's just a good book, that's all.

[gratch]

when i'm not reading fantasy or sci-fi, i love to read medieval murder mysteries, particularly Michael Jecks.
I also like a lot of Terry Pratchett though I think his earlier books are better, especially the ones about Death.