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Dirk

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I've spent most of the day looking for something new to read, before realising i should have asked here first!

Fiction or non-fiction, the kind of writers i've enjoyed in the past include, but not limited to:

James Herbert
Michael Connelly
Mark Billingham
Ian Rankin
Bill Bryson
Joy Adamson
Michael Crichton
John Connolly
Terry Pratchett
Douglas Adams

Physics, Nature, Cosmology, History, WWI, WWII..

Should be enough to go on! Post up your recommendations or just list your favourites. Read something new recently? Rate it here.
 
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Clive Barker is a great writer (in my opinion). He's normally thought of as a horror writer, mainly due to the success of Hellraiser (The Hellbound Heart) and Candyman (The Forbidden), but I prefer his fantasy stuff as I love the philosophical/cosmological edge he has.

I could not recommend these books any more as I truly believe they changed the way I look at the world...

Imajica
Weaveworld
The Great and Secret Show (1st in a trilogy - only 2 completed so far though)
 
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Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is a really good read, if you haven' read it already.
 
Dirk

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anewhope said:
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre is a really good read, if you haven' read it already.
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Perfect! I remember hearing about this at the time but never thought to read it. I love psuedo science debunking, mainly as i'm so keen on doing it myself! Kindle edition ordered and ready to read. Great suggestion, thanks!

Archer said:
Clive Barker is a great writer (in my opinion). He's normally thought of as a horror writer, mainly due to the success of Hellraiser (The Hellbound Heart) and Candyman (The Forbidden), but I prefer his fantasy stuff as I love the philosophical/cosmological edge he has.

I could not recommend these books any more as I truly believe they changed the way I look at the world...
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Added all three to my Amazon wishlist. Hopefully i'll get a load of ideas here and a nice long list to keep me in reading for a while!

Thanks.
 
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Perfect! I remember hearing about this at the time but never thought to read it. I love psuedo science debunking, mainly as i'm so keen on doing it myself! Kindle edition ordered and ready to read. Great suggestion, thanks!
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He has a column in the science section on the Guardian website which follows on the theme of the book, it's always a good quick read.
 
Dirk

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A recommendation for M_T_M...

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You with your quantum posts that flash in and out of existence without leaving a trace! :D
 
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xaccers said:
Mark Tufo's Zombie Fallout series (there's 4 plus a short prequel), you'll love them, especially if you enjoyed Stephen King's the Stand.
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'The Stand' Is my favourite book of all time! Would you be one of Mother Abigail's people's.. or a follower of Flagg? Better to reign in hell, or serve in Heaven?

I was always the Larry Holmes of the story. Deeply flawed but, essential to outcome. Stu Redmond was the obvious hero, but wasn't there to make the sacrifice at the end.
 
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DirkGently said:
'The Stand' Is my favourite book of all time! Would you be one of Mother Abigail's people's.. or a follower of Flagg? Better to reign in hell, or serve in Heaven?

I was always the Larry Holmes of the story. Deeply flawed but, essential to outcome. Stu Redmond was the obvious hero, but wasn't there to make the sacrifice at the end.
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Mother Abigail for definite, i'm a good boy :D

Zombie Fallout is like the Stand, but with zombies, a great family with plenty of sarcasm between them, and Henry; the bulldog with rectal eminations that Hans Blix should be investigating! Oh and pop tarts, somehow there's always pop tarts.
Best of all they're only a couple of quid each.
 
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Stephen Kings "The Dark Tower" series. It should keep you busy for a while:D

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