What else do you read besides scifi?

Northstar wrote:

Redleg68 wrote::)

I am also reading a detective fiction by a local Nw author set in the Seattle and Washington state environs.

Ok, who is the Seattle etc detective writer? I'm originally from Seattle.

And to all the rest of you thank you so much for your offerings. Please continue adding as names occur to you

Hi Northstar

No idea about the detective writer alas.

However I just finished a book that you may well like. It's a thriller called 'Nathan's Run' by John Gilstrap. The blurb goes -

Nathan Bailey knows life is unfair. He knows how cruel people can be, even in the face of innocence and youth. He knows sometimes you have to kill to defend yourself; and that when you do, you better be ready to run-fast and hard. Now fleeing down the dark highways of America, Nathan has no place to go, and the whole world is looking for him...

Hope this is new to you, if so - enjoy.

~Grabthar.

From what I've read on this thread I'm surprised no one has mentioned Terry Pratchetts Disk world Books (especially with the glorious 25th of may coming soon

I also like Jim Butcher (even got my mum hooked on those), as well as the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch

Looking over my shelves what else do I see

Quite a lot of Manga (Ah! My Goddess, Battle Royale, Remote, Dance in the Vampire Bund, and Gunslinger Girls, maybe the last can be classed as Sci-Fi but not the others)

Scott Pilgrim making it regular appearance on my reading list

Stephen Donaldson's Thomas Covenant booka

Hmm mostly Sci-fi though (Weber, Ringo, Flint, E.E. 'Doc' Smith. There's Appleseesd and Ghost in the Shell by Masamune Shirow, Akira, More manga (Fruits Basket Sailor moon, and Kare Kano)

Most of the Shannara books By Terry Brooks, A few Niven/purnelle books. The Space Captain Smith Books (Sci-Fi but Comedy Sci-fi)

Elizabeth Moon, China Mieville, Anne Mcaffrey, Howard Taylors Schlock Mercenary books

Some Lupin III hiding behind Chobits

Oh yeah and the Gunsmith Cats Manga (not Sci-fi and a damned good read (not something I'd recommend to my mother though)

And Finally over there hiding in the corner are the David Eddings books I've had since I was a kid

Emo Otaku wrote:From what I've read on this thread I'm surprised no one has mentioned Terry Pratchetts Disk world Books (especially with the glorious 25th of may coming soon

I mentioned him of course! Discworld overall is, most amusing. I like the Tiffany series best i think.

Tenshinai wrote:

Emo Otaku wrote:From what I've read on this thread I'm surprised no one has mentioned Terry Pratchetts Disk world Books (especially with the glorious 25th of may coming soon

I mentioned him of course! Discworld overall is, most amusing. I like the Tiffany series best i think.

My fave Prachett is Good Omens, with Neil Gaiman. Fun. I had the complete Discworld but gave the collection to a friend to cheer her up from her 40th birthday cum divorce. She is a huge fan of those books.

Grabthar's Hammer wrote:


Hi Northstar

No idea about the detective writer alas.

However I just finished a book that you may well like. It's a thriller called 'Nathan's Run' by John Gilstrap. The blurb goes -

Nathan Bailey knows life is unfair. He knows how cruel people can be, even in the face of innocence and youth. He knows sometimes you have to kill to defend yourself; and that when you do, you better be ready to run-fast and hard. Now fleeing down the dark highways of America, Nathan has no place to go, and the whole world is looking for him...

Hope this is new to you, if so - enjoy.

~Grabthar.

Thanks, Grabthar... I actually have it here.

I do read these and make notes and you have added things to both my wish list and my stash. Thanks to all who took the time to post here... and I hope more will add their suggestions, as the spirit moves.

Northstar wrote:
My fave Prachett is Good Omens, with Neil Gaiman. Fun. I had the complete Discworld but gave the collection to a friend to cheer her up from her 40th birthday cum divorce. She is a huge fan of those books.

*thumbs up*
A good deed indeed!

Still haven´t read Good omens, will probably get around to it eventually, sometime by 2050 maybe?

Tenshinai wrote:

Northstar wrote:
My fave Prachett is Good Omens, with Neil Gaiman. Fun. I had the complete Discworld but gave the collection to a friend to cheer her up from her 40th birthday cum divorce. She is a huge fan of those books.

*thumbs up*
A good deed indeed!

Still haven´t read Good omens, will probably get around to it eventually, sometime by 2050 maybe?

If laughter is the best medicine, then Northstar's friend now has a great doctor.

Also - I totally agree about Good Omens. It also contains my favorite prophecy/prediction ever. It's so good I sometimes attribute it to Nostradamus.

TerryPratchettandNeilGaiman wrote:

"She managed to come up with the kind of predictions that you can only understand after the thing has happened." Said Anathema. "Like 'Do Notte Buye Betamacks.' That was a prediction for 1972."

Good omens is a great take on the apocalypse!

humor regarding the end of the world that isnt morbid? yes please!

Tenshinai wrote:

Northstar wrote:
My fave Prachett is Good Omens, with Neil Gaiman. Fun. I had the complete Discworld but gave the collection to a friend to cheer her up from her 40th birthday cum divorce. She is a huge fan of those books.

*thumbs up*
A good deed indeed!

Still haven´t read Good omens, will probably get around to it eventually, sometime by 2050 maybe?

Buy a used copy and read when you need to laugh yourself silly for awhile.