Need a book recommendation

[trmiv]

Since I ride the train to work now I have time to read more. So I'm looking for something good to read on the train on the way to work. I like thrillers, as well as some sci/fi stuff. Thrillers with a supernatural or sci/fi element to them are a big plus. A few books I've read lately that I've liked:

"Relic" Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
"Brimstone" Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child
"March To The Sea", David Weber, John Ringo
"March Upcountry", David Weber, John Ringo (tried March to the stars but couldn't get into it anymore)

Also liked the Da Vinci Code, and Snow Crash. Got a quarter through Cryptonomicon, but didn't like it.

 

[hjo3]

If you haven't read it yet, Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke is really good.

 

[Kadarin]

The Reality Dysfunction (and the rest of the books in the trilogy), by Peter F. Hamilton. Also, Pandora's Star, by the same author.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Drake & Stirling "The General" series (book 1 is The Forge)
Drake's Hammer's Slammers short stories

if you like ebooks, baen.com has a bunch of Drake and Weber books as free downloads, often book 1 of a series to get you hooked.

 

[Brazen]

Anything by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. "The Idiot" is my favorite.

 

[ethebubbeth]

Originally posted by: hjo3
If you haven't read it yet, Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke is really good.

YES! That is my favorite Arthur C. Clarke novel, Childhood's End a very close second.



edit: don't you love how quote doesn't work if you aren't logged in XD

 

[Captante]

If you havn't read it, check out "Hyperion" by Dan Simmons ... fantastic & very original sci-fi, you won't be able to put it down.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

It is not the genre you are looking for, but highly recommended anywhom.

 

[Mickey Eye]

Currently reading Jonathon Strange & Mr Norrel. It's damn good but I'm not sure it's exactly what you are looking for.

 

[Juno]

usually nothing special but "where the red fern grows" is an excellent book. or i suggest reading "catch 22", a superb book.

 

[trmiv]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll take a look and see if they spark my interest.

 

[Fiat1]

In cold blood.

Airframe.

That is all....

 

[SMOGZINN]

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
The Real Story (The entire Gap Series) by Stephen R. Donaldson
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress or Friday or anything else by Robert A. Heinlein
Enders Game by Orson Scott Card
And if you have never read it you should read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. the book is insanly better then the movie. Even if you have read it, isn't it time you read it again?

I could give you book recomendations all day, I read about 3 books a week, sometimes more.

 

[MattCo]

Try the "A Hymn before battle" series by John Ringo, pretty good stuff.

Also 1632 by Eric Flint is a good read.

-MC

 

[Sqube]

Prey by Michael Crichton. Just finished reading it, and I like it a lot.

Any of Isaac Asimov's short story compilations are also excellent, as you can get quality reading and closure before you get to the office, depending on how quickly you read.

 

[Trey22]

Sleeper Cell is pretty good, just finished it up and will probably read it again soon.

 

[alien42]

2001

 

[trmiv]

I think I might pick up one of the Crichton books. I loved "Timeline," so something from him might work.

 

[alien42]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I think I might pick up one of the Crichton books. I loved "Timeline," so something from him might work.

the andromeda strain, jurassic park and sphere are all great books

 

[ZOOYUKA]

Stephen King's The Dark Tower Series is an enjoyable read.

 

[cyclistca]

If you liked Da Vinci Code then try Angels and Demons. Much better book.

 

[mundane]

The Descent or Year Zero by Jeff Long.

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: cyclistca
If you liked Da Vinci Code then try Angels and Demons. Much better book.

You know I actually bought that after I read Da Vinci Code. After reading the first few chapters I couldn't get over how similar the storyline was, so I stopped reading it. It might be good now that it's been a couple of years since I've read the Da Vinci Code though.

Does the plot of Angels and Demons start to change a bit after the first few chapters? because the beginning is exactly like the Da Vinci Code.

 

[banksh0t]

Originally posted by: SMOGZINN

Enders Game by Orson Scott Card

the one book that turned me on to reading in high school. :thumbsup:

 

[xSauronx]

War of the Flowers - Tad Williams

funny, strange scifi/fantasy that kept me interested and entertained.