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Punt said:
Just finished Lee Child's 'One Shot'. Very good, probably the best 'Reacher' book I've read so far. I don't have high hopes for the film to be as good.

Next up is Raymond E. Feist's 'A Darkness at Sethanon', book three of the Riftwar Saga. 'Magician' was excellent, 'Silverthorn' was ok and general opinion is that this is the best of the three... fingers crossed :)
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Simply the best series of books i've ever read.

I got The Magician for Xmas a few years back and then didn't read anything else until i'd finished all 28(ish) books Feist has written so far.
 
robert rankin - the educated ape and other wonders of the worlds

if you're familiar with the author then you know it's going to be absolutely ridonculous... and it is. :p

not as many laugh out loud moments as some of his other stuff but still a very entertainng read. :)
 
Just finished


The B-Team: The Human Division, Episode 1
by John Scalzi
Colonial Union Ambassador Ode Abumwe and her team are used to life on the lower end of the diplomatic ladder. But when a high-profile diplomat goes missing, Abumwe and her team are last-minute replacements on a mission critical to the Colonial Union's future. As the team works to pull off their task, CDF Lieutenant Harry Wilson discovers there's more to the story of the missing diplomats than anyone expected... a secret that could spell war for humanity.
The B-Team is a tale from John Scalzi's The Human Division, a series of self-contained but interrelated short stories set in the Old Man's War universe.
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A very enjoyable short story, will have to give the rest of his books a try.

Next is

Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond
by Gene Kranz
Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program from the early days of the Mercury program to the last Apollo mission, and beyond. He endured the disastrous first years when rockets blew up and the United States seemed to fall further behind the Soviet Union in the space race. He helped to launch Alan Shepard and John Glenn, then assumed the flight director's role in the Gemini program, which he guided to fruition. With his teammates, he accepted the challenge to carry out President John F. Kennedy's commitment to land a man on the moon before the end of the 1960s.
Kranz was flight director for both Apollo 11, the mission in which Neil Armstrong fulfilled President Kennedy's pledge, and Apollo 13. He headed the Tiger Team that had to figure out how to bring the three Apollo 13 astronauts safely back to Earth. (In the film Apollo 13, Kranz was played by the actor Ed Harris, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance.)
In Failure Is Not an Option, Gene Kranz recounts these thrilling historic events and offers new information about the famous flights. What appeared as nearly flawless missions to the moon were, in fact, a series of hair-raising near misses. When the space technology failed, as it sometimes did, the controllers' only recourse was to rely on their skills and those of their teammates. Kranz takes us inside Mission Control and introduces us to some of the whiz kids - still in their twenties, only a few years out of college - who had to figure it all out as they went along, creating a great and daring enterprise. He reveals behind-the-scenes details to demonstrate the leadership, discipline, trust, and teamwork that made the space program a success.
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Not sure if I read the recommendation in here but halfway through the Night Angel Trilogy and definitely enjoying it :)
 
In the last part of Deadhouse Gates now (ish). The trade caravan has just visited certain characters, and I'm loving the book so far.

Also decided to re-read Sniper One by Dan Mills, and Helmet For My Pillow by Robert Leckie. Both very good books, detailing an insight into a soldiers life.

Currently giving Feist's Magician a go, given the opinions of his Riftwar series above. Quite enjoying it so far.
 
Currently reading Die trying, A Jack Reacher book...have read One shot and killing fields and found them enjoyable.

Any other Jack Reacher books i should be reading as well??
 
Finished my first re-read of A Dance With Dragons last night. Much better than the first time I read it(though I always loved it anyway). Only 25 years wait til the next one!...no doubt I will read them all again before it is released
 
Read The Sisters Brothers last week, loved it and seemed far too short!

evanswolves82 said:
Finished Prince Of Thorns by Mark Lawrence last night, it was damn good, starting King Of Thorns later on today, hope its as good as the first!
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Finished that today! Enjoyed it though got a little confused in some places with the time jumping and the magic/fantasy parts lol
Also what happened to Makin? haha

Debating whether to start the next book or try something completely different.
 
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molinari said:
I've just finished reading Matterhorn by Karl Marlantes, a novel based on his experiences during the Vietnam war. It is superb; a real brutal, gritty, scary and very emotional story. It has been a while since I've read a book where I have had such an attachment to the characters, and I got quite nervous about what was about to happen to them. I've seen all of the popular Vietnam movies but very few come close to portraying what it was really like for the marines over there. It reminds me of what the soldiers went through during WW1.
Anyone with an interest in military conflict, fact or fiction, should definitely pick up a copy and read it. Highly recommended!
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thanks just got it.

desires said:
Half way through Daemon by Daniel Suarez. I was a little hesitant due to the high praise it gets but it seems to be worth it so far. It reminds me a bit of a US cop drama from the one story line, a bit of Dexter from another. Really quite good, some of the terminology feels artificial or manufactured, in a sense, just put there because it sounds techy but it all makes sense and isn't really too cheese. I'm looking forward to getting into bed and continuing with the story soon, I hope it doesn't disappoint, I really have no clue what the master plan is yet and I'm sure there is at least one or two twists I've yet to see coming :p
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i read this about 3 months ago, first book was enjoyable, second book was just too way out there for me, gave up 50% through it.
 
Cap said:
Read The Sisters Brothers last week, loved it and seemed far too short!



Finished that today! Enjoyed it though got a little confused in some places with the time jumping and the magic/fantasy parts lol
Also what happened to Makin? haha

Debating whether to start the next book or try something completely different.
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Go to the next one! i liked it more than the first :D
 
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