Yes ... there are other authors out there !

If your reading another author's book now or you've just finished reading one, tell us here about the book title and author.

I myself have been busy lately but I am reading Blue Horizon by Wilbur Smith. If anyone as ever read Wilbur's books, you'd know all about the Courtney family and this book is a continuation about the origins of that pioneering family.

Cheers ... :)

I agree Dirk,

I'm a book worm and regularly get told off by my wife for spending to long in the loo reading. (It's quiet OK don't look at me like that!!!!!!!!!!!!)

However Cussler is my Fav series however close second has to be James H. Cobb
and his Seafighter team, a brilliant set of naval novels about a female skipper in controll of some pretty sophistacated equipment.

But and now here it comes!
The best story ever writen in my view has to be the two by a gentleman called Warwick Collins who wrote two storys based around an americas cup challenge this instead of losely a start to war, fantastic detail you really are their.

Right now I'm reading Frederick Forsyth's Fourth Protocol.
Or rather, NOT reading. Can't find enough time, it's been dragging for more than a month.
I also love Matthew Reilly, Dan Brown, Jack Du Brul, James Clavell, Michael Crichton ~ read almost all of their books; enjoyed some books by Ludlum and Patrick Robinson. And many other authors. Reading is cool B)

I found some old adventure books by Willard Price. They have two brothers named Hal and Roger who catch exotic animals everywhere in the world. Bit like Dirk and Al if they worked for a zoo. :P

I'm reading a book covering the events of the crash of Swissair Flight 111, which crashed off Nova Scotia a few years ago. Riviting, it's the third time I've read it.

Hey Foss Gly,

From memory the fire in the flight cabin was caused by overheated cables connected to entertainment systems. I remember they may have landed in time but they had to circle out to the bay and dump fuel. Sad business for sure.

After I finished reading Trojan Odyssey, the next non-Cussler book that I read was: "Hawke" by Ted Bell. I thoroughly enjoyed the book, and heartily recommend it.

Clive actually gave an endorsement of the book on the back of the dust jacket:
"Rich, spellbinding and absorbing. Hawke is packed with surprises and great fun to read."

Also on the dust jacket, an endorsement from James Patterson: "Ted Bell is the new Clive Cussler; Alex Hawke is the new James Bond. Climb on board Hawke for the best adventure in years. Hawke is a swashbuckling, spine-tingling, bloody good masterpiece of an adventure novel."

From the dust jacket:

Lord Alexander Hawke is a direct descendant of the legendary English pirate Blackhawke and highly skilled in the cutthroat's deadly ways himself. While still a boy, on a voyage to the Caribbean, Alex Hawke witnesses an act of unspeakable horror. Hidden in a secret compartment of his father's yacht, Alex sees his parents brutally murdered by three modern-day pirates. It is an event that will haunt him for the remainder of his life. Now, fully grown and one of England's most decorated naval heroes, Hawke is back in the same Caribbean waters on a secret mission for the American government. A highly experimental stealth submarine, built by the Soviets just before the end of the Cold War, is missing. She carries forty nuclear warheads and is believed to be in the hands of a very unstable government just ninety miles from the American mainland. Hawke is in a race against time. His mission: Find the deadly sub before a preemptive strike can be launched against the U.S., and confront the murderous men behind the personal nightmare that haunts him before they find him first.

I have been reading a lot of John Grisham lately, mainly because there pretty much the only english language books you can get at the local library, but they're good.

I have to say the author that has excited me most over the last two years is Matthew Reilly. And honestly, I think that his book "Scarecrow" is maybe the best book I have ever read. Definitely in the top three, along with Cussler's Sahara, and the book that I have read maybe 7 or 8 times now, Michael Crichton's "Sphere".

Oh, and I am definitely gonna try and get my hands on that Ted Bell book.

I'm with Dirk Pitt. If I'm not reading Clive Cussler I'm catching up with Wilbur Smith. I have a complete collection of both authors. I also read books by 3 other Australian authors; namely Matthew Reilly, Peter Watt and Beverley Harper. This tends to occupy my spare time except when I'm over annoying Dirk Pitt!!!

You hit the nail right on the head, my friend.
My uncle was a diver for the navy that had to survey the site. He saw some pretty horriffic things... :(

I agree with DirkPitt, I love Wilbur Smith books, especially the Courtney clan series. One of my favorite characters is Centaine.

I just finished reading Deception Point from Dan Brown. I loved it! Awesome!
I have also read The Da Vinci Code (Wow!) and Digital Fortress. Both Great!

I have not read Cussler's Raise the Titanic yet! Can you believe it? But will hopefully as soon as I win it.......hint, hint ;)

Clive has certainly became my favorite, however I am still fond of Kurt Vonnegut, Arthur C. Clark and James Michner. And Hemingway, Michael Chrighton, and Larry McMurtry. I will stop there.

Right now I'm reading Montana Sky by Nora Roberts. I like Wilbur Smith but never really got into the Courtnays - read his other ones though. Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code was great, read that in a day and a half. I am a big fan of Jeffery Archer, I have pretty much all of his books. I also like to read fantasy - David Eddings, Raymond Feist, Robert Jordan etc. And I am a sucker for historical romance - Diana Gabaldon & Barbara Erskine are two of my favourite ones there. Oh yeah, and J K Rowling, I'm as big a fan of her as my kids!
I also like to read non-fiction, anything that looks interesting - the history of penal settlement in Australia, Arctic explorations and war histories are some I've read recently. Also autobigraphys are good - Christophers Reeve's one was particularly good.
Hmm, I think maybe I read too much.... nah! not possible! :P

Right now I'm re-reading Sahara but after that I'm going to read The Count of Monte Cristo for the third time... the second time I made the mistake of picking up an abridged copy from the library.... won't make that mistake again. It's a great book and if you get the chance read the uncut version as oposed to the cut, it's longer but more satisfying in the long run. after that I don't know, I have a whole long list of books that I want to read or re-read. :D




-Ta

Just finally finished Orwell's classic 1984 and am now thoroughly depressed! Moving on to a book called Fen Boy First by a local author describing his upbringing in a small market twon 10 miles south of where I live. Will then work onto either (a) a book about the dambusters raid bought as a valentine's day gift by my wife (B), Skis Against The Atom by Norwegian Knut Haukelid about a raid by British commandos & Norwegian partisans on a Nazi heavy water plant in WW2 or © a Terry Pratchett (can't remember tittle) bought as a Christmas present the year before last! :blink: Chuffin' nora, I'm gonna be here a while :o

Post Captain by Patrick O'brien. I read all the Hornblower series, and ignored the O'brien stuff till I saw the movie. I am going to start Golden Budda next.

I'm reading "The Footprints of God" by Greg Iles. Like many of you, I am also
a fan of Dan Brown, Jack Du Brul, James Patterson, Wilber Smith, etc.. Also
Steven King, Dean Koontz, and many others. Too many to list here. The topics
vary, and it doesn't matter weather it's fiction or not if it piques my intrest.
I must agree, reading is fun.

Kujo i'm also reading foot prints of god dont tellme how it ends !
If anyone is interested there many books by W.E.B Griffin that are also quite enjoyable i prefer the corps series it follows a group of people through the second W.W on to korea the books are a great read .I also make time for dean koontz,john grisham,greg iles,dan brown,james patterson,grant blackwood,leslie glass,david baldacci, I could name my entire collection but i think that would take forever. todd

Just finished reading "Hornet Flight" by Ken Follett. I think I have most of his books. He's a very good writer about WW II and the small things that people did in that war. I also like to read some books by Tami Hoag. Some of hers are good and very readable, but some drag. Reading "Night Sins" right now.

I am reading The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond, not my choice, as a senior in a biology major I was told to read it. But it is interesting because it delves into all the questions of humans begin related to chimpanzees by DNA of course. But it also talks about all the differences.

I had about a two month period were I was out of school and I read six books.
Clancey, Grisham, Cromwell, Cook, Crichton, Cussler, Cussler, Cussler. I have about six of his I have not read. I have read all of them except The Sea Hunters II, White Death, Golden Buddha, Trojan Odyssey, The Sea Hunters, and Clive Cussler and Dirk Pitt Revealed. I want to read the Da Va Code. I am working on the Bible. Man that book is hard to read.

Oh and i have a huge library about all kinds of Fish because i want to be a fishery biologist. So essentially I am an information nerd.

For people that like nanotechnology Crichton's Prey was excellent. Cussler is number one but Crichton is second. Boy do they know how to weave a tale.

I am anxiously awaiting the next book in the Left Behind series by Tim LeHaye and Jerry Jenkins.

It's out! I am reading the Glorious Appearing, I'm also reading 20 Things Adoptive Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew.

Thisis the first time I have written. I have to read FIRE ICE again. Unable to retain enough to understand the book. I also read Robin ook since I was a nurse I like John Nance. I do not understand the orange squares by someone's name. When finally understand I feel a click and light. Weird. B) B)

Welcome najah !!

Nice to see your post. The amount of orange boxes are related to how many posts you make to the forum. If you have 5 or more posts, you get 2 boxes. If you have 30 or more posts, you get 3 boxes.

Cheers ...

Just finished Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. Great Book!

'The Barnsley Whale'

Mainly because I get a mention in it ;)

I am glad I waited to post on this one...I have snagged some authors I didn't even know existed!!! Thanks..

Besides Clive Cussler, I read and collect James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Tom Clancy, Dan Brown, Morris West, Anne Rice, Bryce Courtenay, Nicholas Evans, Stephen King (Richard Bachman), Wally Lamb, Constance Wright, and currently enjoying a book on poetry...Tales From Ovid by Ted Hughes.

I have to admit... I'm rereading Harry Potter :rolleyes:
apart from that I'm reading books by Pieter Aspe (he writes in dutch so I guess there won't be all that many people who know who I'm talking about). excellent writer though!

Right now I`m about halfway through `Strange Battles of the Civil War`, a nonfiction book by Webb Garrison, Jr. Very interesting book if you`re into history. Other authors in my collection include Michael Crichton, Stephen King, Robert E. Howard, Jack DuBrul, Jack London, and Douglas Adams to name just a few.

Hi all
Loren and n e 1 who reads the like of Dan brown, Steven Coonts I would try if you havn't allready Richard Herman hes great Dark wing Espec!! Also if you like a female in power position their is know one as good as James Cobb and his Sea fighter force.
Oh and thanks Fire Ice that brings back memorys Willard Price was only second to the Famous Five his books where what really got me into nature and is shocking how much info you found in the books all of it proporly resurched, after reading one of those you could catch vampire Bat n e time you wanted.

I'm currently reading The Ice Limit by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

I also read Ben Bova (sci-fi), Tom Clancy, and Michael Crighton

Started a new book the other day wolf pass by steve thayer so far so good

also read the new w.e.b. griffin RETREAT HELL! #10 in the corps series

also a good read!! :P ;)

Just finished frederick forsyth's "the veteran" yesterday. have all of forsyth's, ludlum, arthur hailey, margaret truman, most of gore vidals books, some james michener, some jack higgins books, i read a lot of biographies, history, politics, novels that have a bit of everything; action, suspense, romance, adventure and a library of well over 1,2oo books and glad to find a group here who loves to read as much as i do. usually play on computer during day but read at night. tape my shows and watch them during the day. and a wife who won't read much more than a magazine at most. though i have gotten her to read some books when her job as a tty operator is slow. starting a book on the tammany called "tiger; rise and fall of tammany hall" by oliver allen and just checked out kevin phillips' "American Dynasty" from the public library today along with two other books even though i was going to start on TO and Golden Buddha tonight. and Saturday am going to a library book sale. just can't have enough!

Right now i'm reading Hell's Only Half Full by Rob Kantner his books are really cool,
The guy in his books are a PI detective named Ben Pekins who drives a 1971 Mustang Cab, he also own's a ultralight airplane and a Harley.
David Poyers "Tiller Galloway underwater thrillers" are wery good also, and John Mckinnas Ben Gannon series.

Red Dragon by Thomas Harris keeps me in my optimistic mood, LOL.
Another wonderful book by Harris, this time it'a about a serial killer who's a real nasty type. Urgh! Not something everyone would want to read at night.
Also, after Part 1 of Matt Reilly's Hover Car Racer, I'm eagerly anticipating Part 2!

I read alot of Steven King books infact I have nearlly all his books too, and have read most of them.

Right now reading The Victorious Opposition by Harry Turledove.just finished rereading Fire Ice.

second favourite author is lee child. just finished reading persuader, the seventh in the jack reacher series. you should check them out.

Almost halfway through The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum. It's just as enjoyable as the first two Bourne books, but The Parsifal Mosaic still remains my all-time Ludlum fav.

I have finished 2 books since yesterday. Orchid Beach by Stuart Woods & The Eleventh Hour by Lynn Erickson. I read alot of James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell & I have some V.C. Andrews. The book I am currently reading is The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson.

reading oliver allen's "the tiger; rise and fall of tammany hall", and daniel okrent's "great fortune; the epic of rockefeller center". just finished kevin phillips' "american dynasty".