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Being a snowbound retiree I do spend quite a while with my nose buried in a book.

 

So I was wondering - WHAT ARE YOUR FAVOURITE BOOKS?

 

Mine are:

Mystery - The Sculptress by Minette Walters

Horror - 'Salems Lot by Stephen King

Fantasy - The Stand by Stephen King

Sci-Fi - Perdido Street Station by China Mieville

Biography - Willie Nelson Story

Bike Book - Fallen Angel , Long Way Round

Magazine - Cycle Canada

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My favorite Sci-Fi would be Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" which I read in the 6th grade.

 

Fantasy: Robert Asprin's "Myth" series.

 

Faction: (A work of fiction using factual events, real people, etc.)

"Unintended Consequences" by John Ross. I read this as the author wrote it. He was posting it on a forum as he wrote it.

"Deep Winter" by Thomas Sherry

"Lights Out" by Halffast. (A eBook on the web)

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I have no imagination, so I stick with the historical/biography books...

 

some of my favorite characters...

 

Robert E. Lee

Francis Marion

George Mason

Colin Powell

William Westmoreland

 

I've also read a few on the Mongols, Hell's Angels, and Pagans...

 

Not to mention, "Going Rouge" by Sarah Palin was a good read

 

 

Ben

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I got turned onto science fiction many years ago with Heinlein's Glory Road and then read everything from him including Stranger in a Strange Land. Then read Clarke and Asimov. My favorite author right now would be Orson Scott Card. His Enders Game series is fantastic.

 

Wayne

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Robert Ludlum spy series - fiction

Jean M. Auel Earth Children series - historical fiction

Louie L'Amour - I liked the Sackett series the best

Wilbur Smith - historical fiction southern Africa - The Courtney and Ballantyne series.

James A. Michener - Hawaii, The Source, Centennial, Chesapeake, Texas, Alaska, Caravans

 

So many books, so little time.

 

Here are a couple more I thought of:

C.S. Forester - Hornblower series - historical fiction in the Admiral Nelson era.

Ellis Peters - nom de plume of Edith Pargeter - Cadfael (monkish Sherlock, somewhat historical) mysteries in 12th century England. Many have been made into TV series and movies.

Dudley Pope - Nicholas Ramage series of historical sea novels in the Napoleonic war era.

 

Hmmm... seem to be a lot of historical novels there.

 

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THANKS FOLKS!!!

 

This is turning out better than I expected. Getting all sorts for my "To Be Read List". I love finding new or unheard of writers.

 

I did forget to mention Harlan Coben, quite a good mystery writer, uses the old Hardy Boys trick of ending each chapter with a little bang so you want to read on.

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Hey if you Like sci fi and stephen king-- Try the Dark Tower ( The Gunslinger series) by stephen King Its a series of 4 or 5 books but its got a great story. Its got about everything- A bad a$$ gunslinger that travels thru time to save the world. May sound goofy but It was one of my ole time fav's

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I did forget to mention Harlan Coben, quite a good mystery writer, uses the old Hardy Boys trick of ending each chapter with a little bang so you want to read on.

 

Some years ago my great Aunt left me a few boxes of books and a few were from the early 1900's for teen boys along the lines of the Hardy Boys. It was a totally different read from anything else because of the differences in language since that time. And the stereotypes would shock most people. One of the most interesting books that I read in a long time.

I also found some older stories online. Many were by Horatio Alger from the 19th century. Really interesting to see how life was for some in those times.

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Favorite .. any of the late Tony Hillerman's books (mystery)

 

Also

Nevada Barr (mystery)

Frederick E Smith's 633 Squadron books

Alistair MacLean

John Steinbeck (it's been a while, but a "required" reading in high school led to reading pretty much everything else he wrote)

John Nichol's The Milagro Beanfield War

 

Two thumbs up for William Least Heat Moon's Blue Highways .. I think I'm on my 9th or 10th reading :)

 

Currently reading Neil Pert's Ghost Rider

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I seem to like epics.

 

So another vote for James Mitchener.

 

Non fiction history. Winston Churchill

 

I used to read a lot of science fiction. Heinlein, Asimov, and others

 

Recently read Gen MacArthur's auto-biography and had to rethink my previous negative opinion of him.

 

Used to read WWII aviation biographies/stories, like 30 Seconds over Tokyo, Flying Tigers, Battle of Britain, etc

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My favorite author right now would be Orson Scott Card. His Enders Game series is fantastic.

 

Wayne

 

I've read quite a few of Card's works. I own and have enjoyed the "Ender" series. (really liked Enders Shadow)

 

Another good sci-fi series that I've rear and reread is The Vorkosigan Series by Lois Mcmaster Bujold. There are 12, I think, different books, and I've been able so far to only find and buy 8 of them.

 

I'm on a first name basis at our local used book exchange. I usually buy them in groups of 10 or so around once a month. I don't pay much attention to authors, going instead by title and jacket blurb.

 

I'll be on a western kick for a while and then move to sci-fi, then go to suspense for a month or two.

Of course as an Inspector I spend a gob of time in Code books and trades manuals. :bang head:

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