Recommend a good page turner?

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Lifer
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I will be going on vacation soon. Any suggestions for an entertaining book?

Nothing too serious.
 

MoPHo

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Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's a comedy about the apocalypse.
 

Glitchny

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

just finished it earlier today, couldn't put it down. Loved the story and premise.
 

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Lifer
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I must admit I enjoyed Dan Brown's stuff...like the techno-thriller...in terms entertainment value at least...until I figured out his plot lines were all the same.
 

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If you like sci-fi, I highly recommend the Old Man's War trilogy by John Scalzi.
 

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Lifer
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Well, not too sci-fi. Not like Star Trek/Wars books.

I meant like techno-thrillers...well researched.

Like "Night Fall" by Nelson DeMille.
 

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Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The Horatio Hornblower series.


Best....porn....ever. But seriously, I'm into Clive Cussler novels. Action/adventure based around his more popular character Dirk Pitt and one of my favorite but lesser know characters; Juan Cabrillo. He's a pretty good author, his books don't keep me riveted, and they can be a little predictable, but they ain't bad.

-Peelback

Edit: Found this page turner. Right here at AT forums. Some good 'ol boys just necro'd a 3 year old thread on where to buy bulk beef online. Epic, simply epic.
 

natto fire

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Since you mentioned DeMille, his cold war books Charm School and Talbot Odyssey were hard for me to put down when I read them. I also was that way with quite a few Crichton books, Prey Airframe and Disclosure come to mind. This doesn't really fit your genre, but Cormac McCarthy's books have all been "page turners" IMO.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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Originally posted by: Peelback79
Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
The Horatio Hornblower series.


Best....porn....ever. But seriously, I'm into Clive Cussler novels. Action/adventure based around his more popular character Dirk Pitt and one of my favorite but lesser know characters; Juan Cabrillo. He's a pretty good author, his books don't keep me riveted, and they can be a little predictable, but they ain't bad.

-Peelback

Edit: Found this page turner. Right here at AT forums. Some good 'ol boys just necro'd a 3 year old thread on where to buy bulk beef online. Epic, simply epic.

I second the Clive Cussler novels but, I like old school. :)
 
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I thought Ilium by Dan Simmons was pretty engaging. I recently read "The Mist" by Stephen King and it was quick and easy to read, if not his best work.