Books!

[flunkie44]

I read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six last summer, and I just bought Patriot Games and The Bear and the Dragon to read over the summer. I really like Tom Clancy.

Any authors similar to Clancy that share the same genre of writing? Also, are Robert Lundlum's books any good? I mean, I know they are, but has anyone here read them?

[Bube]

Originally Posted by flunkie44

I read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six last summer, and I just bought Patriot Games and The Bear and the Dragon to read over the summer. I really like Tom Clancy.

Any authors similar to Clancy that share the same genre of writing? Also, are Robert Lundlum's books any good? I mean, I know they are, but has anyone here read them?

I read The Janson Directive by Ludlum and thought it was ok. But if you're asking for Ludlum, you should probably read the Bourne series.

[Pylon_Trooper]

Originally Posted by flunkie44

I read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six last summer, and I just bought Patriot Games and The Bear and the Dragon to read over the summer. I really like Tom Clancy.

Any authors similar to Clancy that share the same genre of writing? Also, are Robert Lundlum's books any good? I mean, I know they are, but has anyone here read them?

Ah, Rainbow Six, that's my favourite Clancy novel. As far as other books, Ludlum is not too bad. If you want some adventure mixed in with Clancy, I'd say a good number of Wilbur Smith novels would do the trick. Wild Justice was fairly enjoyable, from what I recall. He also writes a few books set in Ancient times, such as River God (Egypt). All fairly entertaining reads, in my opinion.

My reading list at the moment:

William Gibson - Spook Country
Deborah Cadbury - Space Race

And someone mentioned Musashi? Classic novel, that one. Like a whimsical War and Peace. Flunk, I'd recommend Spook Country if you want something like Clancy, but a bit more pop-cultural and media-savvy. It's not too bad.

Anyone else here into cyberpunk? It's almost cliche to mention Gibson, so I'll mention Richard Calder. His Dead Boys/Girls/Things trilogy was evocative and surreal. Amazing read.

[Fox 6]

So Ive only read the first chapter of The Gun Seller and my oh my is it ever good. Its so witty and violent. Well played Mr.Laurie, well played.