Crap like Clancy

[DigMe]

Mark,

One of the little things I miss about traveling (especially on the trains around China) is having an excuse to read this kind of stuff as well! Have you ever read any Michael Crighton? Not war stuff but I view it as along those same lines. Also, while not fiction, Black Hawk Down is a good read.

bc

 

[Steph Dawe]

The Gun Seller.


Gun. Seller.

TEH. GUN. SELLER.

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Gun Seller pwns.

 

[jkritchey]

Couple of suggestions:

Nelson Demille. I've read a few of his novels, some have to do with Military stuff, but are not as techie as clancy. Still, real page turners.

Stephen Hunter - There's a series about a marine sniper, and another series about his father, a state trooper. Lots of guns and macho heroism. His last one, "Havana", had a historical slant to it as well.

Page turners all....

 

[Basschair]

John Sandford: any of the "Prey" series. I never thought I'd be into this type of book until my wife and I took a drive across the US, starting in California. By the time we made it to PA, I was out of reading material. My dad is big on those types of books, so I borrowed a few. I have since read everything he's written in the fiction genre. Very well done (for what it is).

 

[Lazylion]

Even if you're incredibly desperate for pulpy reading, do yourself a favor and avoid Dan Brown. The Da Vinci Code has some of the purplest prose you'll see this side of a third-rate 19th-century English romance novel.

Would you trust a guy who quotes you in his sig? I'm reading Da Vinci Code now, and enjoying it, purple or no! Albino monks, what a concept!

 

[Marlat]

Mark,

One of the little things I miss about traveling (especially on the trains around China) is having an excuse to read this kind of stuff as well! Have you ever read any Michael Crighton? Not war stuff but I view it as along those same lines. Also, while not fiction, Black Hawk Down is a good read.

bc

I might have to look into black hawk down, I have read some MC and thought it was okay. Might have to look into it again.

Thanks for all the suggestions guys. I am gonna hit the used book shops this weekend with a print out of the thread!

 

[Dave]

Have you read any Dan Brown stuff? Im a fan of Tom Clancy and Dan Brown as well. Da Vinci Code is good, as is Digital Fortress, but my favorite is Angels and Demons. Very good read.

 

[SuperDuck]

I will second the Robert Ludlum suggestion. Having seen and loved the Bourne movies, and then reading the books, I have to say I enjoy them both even though they seem to be completely unrelated.

I also, like Gard, enjoy Larry Niven, though I wouldn't consider him a "suspense" author. Ringworld is still one of my favorite books.

 

[Steph Dawe]

THE GUN SELLER

Perhaps I was a tad subtle.

 

[velvetkevorkian]

I will second the Robert Ludlum suggestion. Having seen and loved the Bourne movies, and then reading the books, I have to say I enjoy them both even though they seem to be completely unrelated.

I also, like Gard, enjoy Larry Niven, though I wouldn't consider him a "suspense" author. Ringworld is still one of my favorite books.

+1 for Ludlum.

+2 For Neal Stephenson, although I find he can get quite heavy going sometimes.

Maybe some Terry Pratchett? Easy reading, very entertaining, and much less stressful than all these thrillers!

That said, if you like Clancy I would just get a bunch of Clancy novels. I find they are the best for totally escaping from reality with, although the fact that I can read a whole one in a couple of days is probably indicative of their literary merit

 

[Gard]

+1 for Ludlum.

+2 For Neal Stephenson, although I find he can get quite heavy going sometimes.

Maybe some Terry Pratchett? Easy reading, very entertaining, and much less stressful than all these thrillers!

That said, if you like Clancy I would just get a bunch of Clancy novels. I find they are the best for totally escaping from reality with, although the fact that I can read a whole one in a couple of days is probably indicative of their literary merit

Pratchett?? He did "The Path of the Perambulator" books, right? Funny stuff.

Along those lines, Robert Asprin's (that MUST be a pseudonym! ) Phule books!!! Brilliant humor, you can read one in an afternoon.