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Anything written by chuck palahniuk
Haunted is a good one if youre looking for short stories...
Haunted is a good one if youre looking for short stories...
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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman for escapism.
I know ya gots a poorly hand, so here's a link to amazon for you
I know ya gots a poorly hand, so here's a link to amazon for you
if u like fast pace, action, etc have a look here:
http://www.matthewreilly.com/
http://www.matthewreilly.com/
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Vurt, Pollen, Nymphomation & Needle in the Groove by Jeff Noon. Psychedelic cyberpunk from an author with a fantastic imagination and a love of wordplay; there's a strong Alice influence throughout his stuff. Indeed, he wrote his own Alice book, Automated Alice, but that's not really an easy read. Fantastically weird ideas, but hard to wrap your head around.
Any of the original R. E Howard Conan stuff, but Conan of Cimmeria is the best collection. Short, sharp bursts of high adventure that a lot of modern fantasy owes a great deal to.
In keeping with the Conan vibe, H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu books, "At the Mountains of Madness" in particular. You wouldn't immediately associate Cthulhu with Conan, but the monsters have the same sort of mysterious dread to them, and Howard & Lovecraft wrote to each other quite a bit and even collaborated on a few pieces here and there.
And for easily digestible books with a smidgeon of social commentary and a whole lot of humour, you can't go wrong with Pratchett. Small Gods is quite possibly my favourite of his, although I'm also fond of his ongoing Guards and Witches story arcs.
Any of the original R. E Howard Conan stuff, but Conan of Cimmeria is the best collection. Short, sharp bursts of high adventure that a lot of modern fantasy owes a great deal to.
In keeping with the Conan vibe, H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu books, "At the Mountains of Madness" in particular. You wouldn't immediately associate Cthulhu with Conan, but the monsters have the same sort of mysterious dread to them, and Howard & Lovecraft wrote to each other quite a bit and even collaborated on a few pieces here and there.
And for easily digestible books with a smidgeon of social commentary and a whole lot of humour, you can't go wrong with Pratchett. Small Gods is quite possibly my favourite of his, although I'm also fond of his ongoing Guards and Witches story arcs.
:icon14: Definitely. Btw, his old house is about 40 miles from here. Been meaning to stop in and look at it.Mat Linnett wrote: Any of the original R. E Howard Conan stuff, but Conan of Cimmeria is the best collection. Short, sharp bursts of high adventure that a lot of modern fantasy owes a great deal to.
I'm reading "Name of the Wind" right now by patrick rothfuss. first book he's written, typical sci-fi fantasy stuff, but it has gotten very good reviews from what I've seen and reads pretty well.
Just finished "Bad Luck and trouble" the latest Lee Child book about jack reacher.
I'd recommend any of the Lee Child books in the Reacher series (there are several now). They are fast reads, some real page-turners.
Just finished "Bad Luck and trouble" the latest Lee Child book about jack reacher.
I'd recommend any of the Lee Child books in the Reacher series (there are several now). They are fast reads, some real page-turners.
The Eye of the Needle - Ken Follett; pretty good action/suspense.
Airs Above The Ground - Mary Stewart - Mystery. This one is light reading. Stewart gives a bit of history in her books which makes them better reading (at least to me).
Heinlein is good too - I liked "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" but you do have to get use to the way it's written.
Airs Above The Ground - Mary Stewart - Mystery. This one is light reading. Stewart gives a bit of history in her books which makes them better reading (at least to me).
Heinlein is good too - I liked "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress" but you do have to get use to the way it's written.
