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Post by steveeb on Sept 23, 2018 15:29:39 GMT
Actually I haven't read most of them, so good recommendations Slinger, thanks.
I've read a few Alex Cross series, I think Kiss the Girls was what led me to Karin Slaughter. Anne Cleves was interviewed on Radio 2 Friday, talking about having written her last Shetland book now.
A must read is Don Winslow, The Force.
Feels like a classic, similar in street cred to The Wire series. Film rights have been bought and expect it to be a major one, possibly next year.
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Post by Slinger on Sept 23, 2018 16:36:48 GMT
Thanks for the tip. I'll keep an eye open for Don Winslow.
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Post by naim1425 on Sept 24, 2018 16:08:57 GMT
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Post by naim1425 on Sept 24, 2018 16:11:28 GMT
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Post by Barrington on Sept 28, 2018 20:46:27 GMT
Just started , its thick so I'll be a while  Still at it I'm ashamed to say , probably the most tedious book I've ever (nearly) read. Really looking forward to Kenny Jones' autobiog that my daughter got me , although I'll read a fiction next as I like to mix it up. |
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Post by naim1425 on Nov 7, 2018 13:18:33 GMT
what are you reading at the moment
Past Tense by Lee Child,
Michael Caine - Blowing The Bloody Doors Off And Other Lessons In Life
Michael Connelly - Dark Sacred Night
David Baldacci - Long Road To Mercy
+ the normal hifi,av and music mags
in that order
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Post by petea on Nov 7, 2018 14:20:16 GMT
"A gentleman in Moscow" by Amor Towles (I can recommend "Rules of Civility" by him as well).
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Post by Slinger on Nov 7, 2018 16:00:53 GMT
I've just finished Red Sparrow, by Jason Matthews. It was a really good read, reminding me, in parts, both of Le Carre and TV's Killing Eve. The good news is, I've just found out that it's the first book in a trilogy.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 7, 2018 20:21:03 GMT
While House of Leaves is temporarily shelved, I read Revenger by Alastair Reynolds, one of my favourite authors, while away. Pirates in space. No, no, come back! It's actually cleverly written and draws you in. Two young sisters escape home and join a ship destined to find and open 'baubles' - small worlds with locked up treasure hidden away by a previous civilisation. Adventure ensues.  |
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Post by Eduardo Wobblechops on Nov 8, 2018 8:04:12 GMT
Great author, one of my favourites too.
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Post by Slinger on Nov 8, 2018 12:56:44 GMT
It's funny, but when I was younger I used to devour hard science fiction. Asimov was God-like to me and I bought everything of his I could find, which also included his science-fact works. Trust me, that's a lot of books. These days, though, I have terrible trouble getting into hard sci-fi. I'd love to reread Asimov (to name just one) with an older eye, but much as I feel I want to, I cannot summon the interest to actually do so. Contradictory, and weird, both at the same time. That's me.
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Post by naim1425 on Nov 8, 2018 14:23:32 GMT
the new michael caine book is good ,he has led some life
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 8, 2018 14:29:07 GMT
It's funny, but when I was younger I used to devour hard science fiction. Asimov was God-like to me and I bought everything of his I could find, which also included his science-fact works. Trust me, that's a lot of books. These days, though, I have terrible trouble getting into hard sci-fi. I'd love to reread Asimov (to name just one) with an older eye, but much as I feel I want to, I cannot summon the interest to actually do so. Contradictory, and weird, both at the same time. That's me. Interesting, Slinger. I may be way off here. I wonder if you could tell me if a story I've been looking for for ages is an Asomov story. Btw, I've read a few Whoppers from him, one I think called Host and another really good one about a civilization that lives with no real light I believe. The story I've been looking for is about a father and son hunting in the woods that stumble upon a burned up astronaut suit that fell from the sky. The suit is massive the size 6 city buses though. Does that sound like anything you've read from Asimov? |
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Post by Slinger on Nov 8, 2018 22:20:22 GMT
It's funny, but when I was younger I used to devour hard science fiction. Asimov was God-like to me and I bought everything of his I could find, which also included his science-fact works. Trust me, that's a lot of books. These days, though, I have terrible trouble getting into hard sci-fi. I'd love to reread Asimov (to name just one) with an older eye, but much as I feel I want to, I cannot summon the interest to actually do so. Contradictory, and weird, both at the same time. That's me. Interesting, Slinger. I may be way off here. I wonder if you could tell me if a story I've been looking for for ages is an Asomov story. Btw, I've read a few Whoppers from him, one I think called Host and another really good one about a civilization that lives with no real light I believe. The story I've been looking for is about a father and son hunting in the woods that stumble upon a burned up astronaut suit that fell from the sky. The suit is massive the size 6 city buses though. Does that sound like anything you've read from Asimov? Nope, not ringing any bells I'm afraid. It sounds more like something Ray Bradbury would write rather than Asimov. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 12, 2018 17:23:25 GMT
Thanks, Slinger. Have you read Nightfall by Asimov or The Host?
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Post by Slinger on Nov 12, 2018 19:50:55 GMT
Thanks, Slinger. Have you read Nightfall by Asimov or The Host? Nightfall, yes, definitely, the short story and the novelisation by Robert Silverberg. I'm not sure about The Host. I can only say that if it was Asimov then I'd have read it, back in the seventies. I'm sure I remember one called "Hostess," though. Is that close enough?  |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 12, 2018 19:51:00 GMT
Still not ready to go back to House of Leaves, I've started Blue Remembered Earth, another novel by Alastair Reynolds.  |
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 13, 2018 1:21:32 GMT
Thanks, Slinger. Have you read Nightfall by Asimov or The Host? Nightfall, yes, definitely, the short story and the novelisation by Robert Silverberg. I'm not sure about The Host. I can only say that if it was Asimov then I'd have read it, back in the seventies. I'm sure I remember one called "Hostess," though. Is that close enough? Haha oh yes yes. Mother of Pearl is 'Hostess' brain tingling and disturbing. Asimov's approaches concepts and premises are just alien in comparison to any other authors I've read. Often with incredible results. Still not ready to go back to House of Leaves, I've started Blue Remembered Earth, another novel by Alastair Reynolds. Interesting. |
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Post by MartinT on Nov 13, 2018 6:33:21 GMT
If anyone wants a recommended Alastair Reynolds novel to start with, try Pushing Ice. It has a scope as vast as anything written by Stephen Baxter. Hard SF which is thought provoking, mind blowing and thoroughly enjoyable as he doesn't forget character development along the way.  Century Rain is also pretty wondrous. |
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Post by rfan8312 on Nov 17, 2018 20:30:25 GMT
Anyone know if there any worthwhile fiction books that involve the concept of asteroid mining/ planetary mining? Through searches I've found one that looks a bit cool called Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card. www.goodreads.com/book/show/13151129-earth-unawareI ask because, while not a gamer, I've many times watched game play in YouTube of a horror game called Dead Space that takes place during a reconnaissance mission of a mining ship that has had it's crew annihilated by some mutant infestation. I find the premise interesting and wish there was more fiction regarding hazards in outer space, including asteroid mining. |
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