Recommend Books Please?

[chrisvaughan]

I'm 17 years old, and i read alot compared to most people my age, my favourite author is Steven King, i have read all of his books... (i think), and i adored his 'The Dark Tower' series... its just im stuck where to move onto next to read.. i have flicked through a few Terry Pratchett - Diskworld books, but not clicked with them yet....

Some Advice/Recommendations please?

Thanks,.

[VillageVicar]

Considering your enjoyment of Spielberg�s books, I�m quite certain you would like the twists, turns and edge-of-your seat creativity provided by Tom Clancy. What is different in Clancy�s writing is that the reader never quite knows what may �possibly� be real and what is fantasy. I would guess you saw the film �The Hunt For Red October.� If you enjoyed that film, it is perfectly reflective of all of Clancy�s books. Also, at the below link, have a look at the ratings readers have given his books�always an excellent indication.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/103-768022 2-2231854?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Ds tripbooks&field-keywords=the+hunt+for+red+octo ber&Go.x=8&Go.y=8


Second to that, I quite enjoy the creative writing of Clive Cussler. I�m also not jaded by the fact that I know him and am honoured to have a handful of autographed books from him. The first book of his I ever read was �Raise The Titanic.� And whilst it was clearly fiction, it was so well laid out and plotted that in my youthful mind, I almost imagined it to be real.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b/103-768022 2-2231854?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Ds tripbooks&field-keywords=clive+cussler

And may I say, on an extremely personal level, how proud I am of you for investing yourself in the joys and benefits of reading! I�ve travelled my entire life and have never been without a book. Personally, I now tend to limit myself to non-fiction as I�ve discovered over the years that all too often the truth can be more bizarre and exhilarating than even th

[VillageVicar]

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even the most audacious fiction!

Well done you!

Fr Bill

[stewey]

John Saul and Stephen Koontz.

[EngTeach]

Good For you!!! As you can tell from my name I am all for reading!!!! Do you enjoy other genres?

I chose a New York Times best seller for my grade 12 classes. It is "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold, A little haunting at times and a great concept.

[cameo]

I too am a massive Steven King fan!
Don't know anything about Stephen Koontz but i love Dean Koontz.
Give him a try!!!

[idly_enjoys]

Patrick Redmond - haunting psychological thrillers, set in England. Every time I've read one of his books I've had to do an all-nighter, they are so addictive.

Anything by Colin Bateman.

[scoobysoo]

I am also a big Stephen King fan, and I'd recommend an author called Stephen Laws - and start off with his book "Chasm"...it's fantastic!
Also, give James Herbert a try. Some of his books are slightly odd, but the Rats trilogy (Rats, Lair and Domain I think, no necessarily tha order) is brilliant.

[Octavius]

Not my genre really, although I used to enjoy a lot of James Herbert�s stuff. If you like Stephen King, then why not indulge yourself in those authors who inspired him to write such as, Richard Matheson, H.P. Lovecraft, John D. MacDonald and Peter Straub.

[andy-hughes]

Try Richard Lymon - similar style to Stephen King.

Clive Barker's 'Books Of Blood' are exccellent.

Dean Koontz is excellent.

Enjoy yourself!

[siamese20]

Bentley Little is awesome,
Don't forget Richard Bachman, SK's alter ego!

[cheries]

I'd also recommend "The Lovely Bones" although it is sometimes heart breaking. I'd also highly recommend "Enduring Love " by Ian McEwan (I think it's McEwan). This book takes some beating in my humble opinion as someone who prefers to read rather than watch Big Brother and all that cr@p!!

[siamese20]

PS it's Richard Laymon, not Lymon

[chrisvaughan]

thanks guys, i'll check a few of these out.. also im trying to write a book too :) been trying to do it for years but wrote about 10 pages or so... then gave up on them... hope this time goes better... :)

[Louisa 69]

After having a good rummage through my bookcase:)

I would thoroughly recommend Dean Koontz & James Herbert. Ed Gorman is also a brilliant horror writer. Stephen Laws somewhere south of midnight is a good read. Jonathan Kellerman and Shaun Hutson are also great authors.

Good luck on your book. I would love to have a go at writing but sadly don't have much time for that .

[milliezoe]

Anything by Wilbur Smith he is a great author i met him recently at a book signing GREAT GUY

[cole13uk]

Try Donna Tart for something a bit more challenging

[ann_h]

You might enjoy Iain Banks (dark comedy) eg The Wasp Factory , Espedair Street and also his sci-fi as Iain M Banks - I particularly liked The Player of Games
The writing style is more challenging and will joyously ping your brain!

[mandimoo]

clive barkers weaveworld, or great and secret show. oh, and if you like the dark tower series, try the steven king / peter straub collaboration - the talisman. its been a long long time, so i may be a bit mixed up, but i would swear characters and story lines from the dark tower cross over into this book.

[ermintrude35]

,,,have you read Stephen King's The Stand?.... my fave.... also agree with cheries Lovely Bones, suberb short story...well anything after the Stand seems short....how about some classics?....Of Mice and Men and To Kill A Mockingbird are a good starting point....

I read 1 chapter of a Disc World novel....I couldn't for the life of me get into it,and I foud the style very similar to Douglas Adams, besides Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was far superior, and written years previously....

[someguy0000]

how about james herbert?? very similar to stephen king........i enjoyed them any way :)