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Posted by Sunny on September 19, 2009, 5:37 pm
Hey, I'm coming to the font of all knowledge about good stuff. I need
a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
music compliation CD for the past two days).
Sunny
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Posted by Julia in MN on September 19, 2009, 5:54 pm
Mysteries: The "Rabbi" series ("Sunday the Rabbi..." etc.) by Henry
Kemelman, the Nero Wolfe books by Rex Stout.
Some others I've read recently -- not mysteries but good:
"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak, set during WWII in Germany.
"The Blue Notebook" by James Levine.
"Handle with Care" by Jodi Picoult
"Broken for You" by Stephanie Kallos
"Driftless" by David Rhodes
Julia in MN
Sunny wrote:
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> Hey, I'm coming to the font of all knowledge about good stuff. I need
> a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
> of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
> and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
> afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
> don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
> Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
> Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
>
> So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
> music compliation CD for the past two days).
>
> Sunny
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Posted by on September 19, 2009, 6:09 pm
If you like sci-fi/fantasy, try Mercedes Lackey or Marion Zimmer
Bradley. Mercedes has several stand-alone books, but the ones that I
have gravitated toward are her "Valdemar" series (including pre-
founding, through periods of Valdemar history, up to where they
rediscover Mage abilities - magic having been outlawed when Herald
Vanyel was alive...he was known as the last herald-mage). Marion has
some lovely books, from a different perspective, about Arthur and the
Lady of the Lake.....the women's perspective......will try to cull out
the titles, but right now, they are hidden away where the dog can't
chew on them.
Larisa
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> Hey, I'm coming to the font of all knowledge about good stuff. I need
> a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
> of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
> and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
> afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
> don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
> Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
> Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
> So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
> music compliation CD for the past two days).
> Sunny
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Posted by J* on September 19, 2009, 6:38 pm
i see Diana Gabaldon has a new book in her series, crosses thru time,
history, romance, action, back thru time again. cant recall the name of the
new one.
not sure if it is here yet, must check the library for it.
probly have to put my name on the waiting list and takes forever, oh well.
j.
"Sunny" wrote ...
Hey, I'm coming to the font of all knowledge about good stuff. I need
a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
music compliation CD for the past two days).
Sunny
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Posted by NightMist on September 19, 2009, 8:20 pm
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>Hey, I'm coming to the font of all knowledge about good stuff. I need
>a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
>of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
>and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
>afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
>don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
>Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
>Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
>So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
>music compliation CD for the past two days).
JD Robb "in Death" series
scifi-mystery-thrillers, popcorn books for sure, but there are over
twenty in the series.
The Mrs Murphey Mysteries by Rita Mae and Sneaky Pie Brown
Also a longish series, these are the ones you want when you feel like
snuggling down with an afghan, a cup of cocoa, and a comfortable
mystery book.
Her other books are also well worth a read, though you have to look at
each individually to find out what they are about.
Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files, another series of books that are
better than the TV series by quite a lot.
Piers Anthony's Incarnations of Immortality An eight book series that
I would recommend looking up as it is rather involved to explain.
Sort of Fantasy and scifi with and underlying mystery running through
the whole series.
Jack Chalker's Four Lords of the Diamond, a four book series. If you
like CJ Cherryh you would probably like it. OK, DH thinks I am crazy
for claiming it has similarities to Cherryh, but he is a man so there
you go.
Charlaine Harris, the Sookie Stackhouse books are better than the TV
series, but then I am ever wont to say that. (except in cases where I
figure that the series or movie can't possibly be worse than the book
they started from, there are rare exceptions with lots of qualifiers)
The Shakespeare books are not supernatural in the least and also quite
good. I have not yet read any of her Aurora Teagarden books, but I
have heard them praised.
Laurel K Hamilton, OK you might want to skip Nightseer, it kind of
leaves you hanging. I am a huge fan of her other books though, both
the Anita Blake and the Merry Gentry series. Being as I tend to read
an entire series over again every time a new book comes out I have
been able to follow the logic all along book to book. A lot of people
seem to have trouble with series and characters evolving, especially
in Anitaworld, and I think a lot of that is they read the books as
they come out and don't reread past books.
For good fun there is the Aisling Grey series by Katie MacAlister.
Mystery, magic, dragons, demons, and romance. Katie MacAlister is a
hoot with any of her books, this series just happens to fit some of
your favorite genres.
NightMist
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> a couple good reads -- nothing heavy but I like mystery and even a bit
> of a thriller. I'm crazy about sci fi/fantasy. I love Janet Evanovich
> and Jennifer Chiaverini but can read one of their books in a good
> afternoon. Something longer, a bit more involved (not Dan Brown -- I
> don't really like his stuff). Some of my fav writers are Terry
> Pratchett, Dean Koontz, Robin Hobb, Tanya Huff, C.J.
> Cherryh... ..... ..... and dozens more.
>
> So hit me with your best shots (sorry, I've been listening to an '80s
> music compliation CD for the past two days).
>
> Sunny