Jack Reacher - any good?
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NDA - are you keen to keep your series rooted in the real world? (use terms very loosely when describing any of the above admittedly!)
If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
Nightmare said:
NDA - are you keen to keep your series rooted in the real world? (use terms very loosely when describing any of the above admittedly!)
If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
Another thumbs up for Dresden here. Just re-reading in time for the next book (14 iirc). Just finished 7 where there is an utterly awesome bit of necromancy Dresden does to give him an edge in the big baddie fight. If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
Ace-T said:
Nightmare said:
NDA - are you keen to keep your series rooted in the real world? (use terms very loosely when describing any of the above admittedly!)
If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
Another thumbs up for Dresden here. Just re-reading in time for the next book (14 iirc). Just finished 7 where there is an utterly awesome bit of necromancy Dresden does to give him an edge in the big baddie fight. If not, I have to strongly recommend the Jim Butcher Harry Dresden series - silly, magic, but very well written, very entertaining and actually some great 'solve the puzzle' based stories
try the Stainless Steel rat lot too (Harry Harrison) if you never have - ideal commuting fodder I would think!
NDA, give Dresden a bash - it's an interesting twist on the usual detective type novels.
LordGrover said:
I notice next 'volume' due August; Personal.
Paris, eh? Cue Jack driving round the cobbled streets of gay Paree in a 2CV wolfing down a croque monsieur while pausing to kick seven bells out of stripey-jumpered beret-wearing knife-wielding apache ("zut alors!") and then having some ooh-la-la with a chic beret-wearing mademoiselle.London, eh? Cue Jack driving round the cobbled streets of ye olde London in a Mini wolfing down a jellied eel while pausing to kick seven bells out of stripey-jumpered flat-cap-wearing knife-wielding Cockneys ("cor blimey!") and then having some ow's-yer-father with a shell-suited pony-tailed slapper.
Halmyre said:
Paris, eh? Cue Jack driving round the cobbled streets of gay Paree in a 2CV wolfing down a croque monsieur while pausing to kick seven bells out of stripey-jumpered beret-wearing knife-wielding apache ("zut alors!") and then having some ooh-la-la with a chic beret-wearing mademoiselle.
London, eh? Cue Jack driving round the cobbled streets of ye olde London in a Mini wolfing down a jellied eel while pausing to kick seven bells out of stripey-jumpered flat-cap-wearing knife-wielding Cockneys ("cor blimey!") and then having some ow's-yer-father with a shell-suited pony-tailed slapper.
You could have mentioned that you were posting a spoiler London, eh? Cue Jack driving round the cobbled streets of ye olde London in a Mini wolfing down a jellied eel while pausing to kick seven bells out of stripey-jumpered flat-cap-wearing knife-wielding Cockneys ("cor blimey!") and then having some ow's-yer-father with a shell-suited pony-tailed slapper.
Between Reacher novels' I've started reading Lynwood Barclay. No central character, but each book is enjoyable and picks a different subject matter.
Not normally a post apocalyptic fan either, but the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey was fantastic. I did all 3 in one day, couldn't put them down.
Not normally a post apocalyptic fan either, but the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey was fantastic. I did all 3 in one day, couldn't put them down.
AClownsPocket said:
Between Reacher novels' I've started reading Lynwood Barclay. No central character, but each book is enjoyable and picks a different subject matter.
Not normally a post apocalyptic fan either, but the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey was fantastic. I did all 3 in one day, couldn't put them down.
You read 3 books in a day.... Some 1500 pages wowsers I've done one book in a day onceNot normally a post apocalyptic fan either, but the Wool trilogy by Hugh Howey was fantastic. I did all 3 in one day, couldn't put them down.
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