Any Tom Clancy fans?
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Laughing Gas
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Originally Posted by whowey
When the heck did Teeth of the Tiger come out?
- Chris
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I have read quite a few of Tom Clancy's books. They are good Technofiction reads, that's for sure.
Dale Brown is fine. Found him through "Last Flight of the Old Dog". However, most of his books follow a definate "formula" that gets old afterwhile.
Overall, the good techno fiction is enjoyable when you find a good author. But there are a slew of bad ones are really....ugh. Why I haunt the second hand book stores and fleamarkets. Cheaper that way.
Dale Brown is fine. Found him through "Last Flight of the Old Dog". However, most of his books follow a definate "formula" that gets old afterwhile.
Overall, the good techno fiction is enjoyable when you find a good author. But there are a slew of bad ones are really....ugh. Why I haunt the second hand book stores and fleamarkets. Cheaper that way.
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VikingBabe, you hit the nail on the head there. A lot of different authors and series out there, it's all about finding a good author and a story that "you" like. For instance, I find David Poyer to be a good writer but I hate the Dan Lenson story line.
I think I'm just going to hit up all of Larry Bonds work for a little while. Always wanted to read Red Phoenix, it's supposed to be like Red Storm Rising but in Korea.
- Chris
I think I'm just going to hit up all of Larry Bonds work for a little while. Always wanted to read Red Phoenix, it's supposed to be like Red Storm Rising but in Korea.
- Chris
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i have read all of clancy's works, but stopped short on the op center and co-written books, could not get into them. another favorite is clive cussler's dirk pitt series, and jonathan kellerman's alex delaware series
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Cussler is a good read, including some of his non-fiction. I agree about the co-authored stuff - could have been better. Another good read is W.E.B. Griffin - but he's mostly of the military/war genre. Joe Weber is OK also.
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Thought I'd read all of his Jack Ryan stuff - interesting to hear about "Teeth of the Tiger". I tried one of the Op-Center books, but couldn't get into it. Clancy has been a bit too wordy/pontificating with the last few books - I guess his editors have a hands-off policy now.
So who do you picture in your mind when you read a Jack Ryan story? For me it will always be Harrison Ford rather than Baldwin or Affleck.
So who do you picture in your mind when you read a Jack Ryan story? For me it will always be Harrison Ford rather than Baldwin or Affleck.
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Now see thats what we're talking about.... I really enjoyed W>E>B>'s military stuff but could never really get into the police novels. I missed what someone said about Clive cussler. I have read all of the Dirk pitt series, all the kirk austin series and the new series he brought out in the past year. I have read a few of the Kellerman books but between him, John saul, dean koontz they were putting the books out faster than I could read them, what with all the hours I was putting in at work. there are more authors that I know I like to read I just can't remember them all.
Oh yeah! Almost forgot how about Dan Brown's The divinci code, angels and demons, and whatever the third book was/.... I think it was deception point.
I also read all of the harry potter series and the LEft behind series. Both are good reads.
Oh yeah! Almost forgot how about Dan Brown's The divinci code, angels and demons, and whatever the third book was/.... I think it was deception point.
I also read all of the harry potter series and the LEft behind series. Both are good reads.
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Originally Posted by spikedog
Thought I'd read all of his Jack Ryan stuff - interesting to hear about "Teeth of the Tiger". I tried one of the Op-Center books, but couldn't get into it. Clancy has been a bit too wordy/pontificating with the last few books - I guess his editors have a hands-off policy now.
So who do you picture in your mind when you read a Jack Ryan story? For me it will always be Harrison Ford rather than Baldwin or Affleck.
So who do you picture in your mind when you read a Jack Ryan story? For me it will always be Harrison Ford rather than Baldwin or Affleck.
I absolutely despise Alec Baldwin. As for Ford and Affleck, their image just doesn't stick. With the possible exception of the Columbian ambush in the Suburban seen in Clear and Present Danger. That is Harrison Ford all the way. IMO.
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Originally Posted by Tomcat7742
I think I'm just going to hit up all of Larry Bonds work for a little while. Always wanted to read Red Phoenix, it's supposed to be like Red Storm Rising but in Korea.
- Chris
- Chris
Red Phoenix is great! That one got me hooked on Bond.
I've gotten worn out on Dale Brown. His earlier stuff, Flight of the Old Dog, and several after that were really good, but when he got into Tin man, Flight of the Jackal and his later stuff, it just got a little too far fetched for my tastes.
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Originally Posted by beeboy
I've gotten worn out on Dale Brown. His earlier stuff, Flight of the Old Dog, and several after that were really good, but when he got into Tin man, Flight of the Jackal and his later stuff, it just got a little too far fetched for my tastes.
Anybody tried Robert Ludlum?? Thought he was great. And, (gettin old, suffering from oldtimers) Remember reading Shogun & Whirlwind, but can't remember author ... good books.