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Walkerie · 20 May 2006 at 21:48

Looking to get back into reading used to enjoy it when i was 10-13 ish looking for something to read at work/onbus etc i have no idea which books are good and thought this may be a good place to ask i like fantasy stuff and i like mystery also. Dont say LOTR its to big and ive seen the films so cba cheers in advance.

SexyBetty · 20 May 2006 at 21:48

John Grisham is pretty awesome, its mostly crime though

daz · 20 May 2006 at 21:54

Harry Potter
The Hobbit
The Chronicles of Narnia

scorza · 20 May 2006 at 21:55

What about the Hobbit? A lot easier to read than LOTR.

penski · 20 May 2006 at 21:57

Book is what?

WHAT DOES THE BOOK POSSESS?!

*n

spirit · 20 May 2006 at 21:57

SexyBetty said:
John Grisham is pretty awesome, its mostly crime though

lawyer drivel isnt it..
I donno go down to local library walk around pick random books see what takes your fancy, thats what i used to do, now i just steal stuff from my sister :}

Dave · 20 May 2006 at 22:30

penski said:
Book is what?

WHAT DOES THE BOOK POSSESS?!

*n

Great job. We need more people on grammar patrol

Raumarik · 20 May 2006 at 22:49

Just been reading Bernard Cornwell's "the last kingdom" and "the pale horseman", first one was superb, I've just started the second and it's just as good if not better. I think he wrote the Sharpe books and he does tell a great story brilliantly.

Kell_ee001 · 20 May 2006 at 22:51

Katherine Kerr

gord · 20 May 2006 at 22:53

Dan Brown's books, but Angels and Demons mainly.

moon man · 20 May 2006 at 22:54

The dark tower by Stephen King
seven books long but a great read imho

www.thedarktower.net

Saberu · 20 May 2006 at 23:38

moon man said:
The dark tower by Stephen King
seven books long but a great read imho

I just ordered this last week as I remember someone on the forums saying it was good a few months back. Can't wait till i get it :cool:

Takhisis · 20 May 2006 at 23:38

Pratchett books are always good commute books

Not really mystery but some good crime authors are Karin Slaughter, Kathy Reich, Nicci French and Minette Walters.

You also might want to look at Kelley Armstrong and Laurell K Hamilton.

Defcon5 · 20 May 2006 at 23:48

penski said:
Book is what?

WHAT DOES THE BOOK POSSESS?!

*n

Agreed.

Forgive them lord penski, for they know not what they do.

SCM · 20 May 2006 at 23:51

Terry Brooks Shannara series are a good read and I am impatiently waiting on the new pre Shannara book about the aftermath of the great war.

Another vote for Terry Prattchet as a good read and very funny as well.

The late great Douglas Adams and the Hitch hikers books are another good read.

SCM

Richdog · 20 May 2006 at 23:53

Saberu said:
I just ordered this last week as I remember someone on the forums saying it was good a few months back. Can't wait till i get it

Ooo what's it about?

Personally I love a good fantasy read.

Raikiri · 20 May 2006 at 23:55

penski said:
Book is what?

WHAT DOES THE BOOK POSSESS?!

*n

Damn you Penski, I was going to point out the irony of a grammatical error in the title of a post about books.

Try "His dark materials" trilogy it rocks

Richdog · 20 May 2006 at 23:57

Raikiri said:
Try "His dark materials" trilogy it rocks

Read those, brilliant books.

Snash · 20 May 2006 at 23:58

You want something with pulse and humour. You want Christopher Brookmyre. Start with his early stuff

KotFM · 21 May 2006 at 00:48

David Gemmell: A lot of his books are self-contained novels and are pretty easy reading, and are rarely over 500 pages. It makes a change from normal fantasy fare as he is not afraid to kill off major characters fairly frequently.

Robin Hobb: The Assassin series is very good, with some excellent characterisation.

David Eddings: The Belgariad is a nice light fantasy, also with good charcters.

Just for a change, I've started reading Patrick O' Brian's 'Master and Commander' books, I'm enjoying them so far. There's a fair bit of nautical jargon to get your head around though.

I believe the GD sticky has some book recommendations too.