Which books can't you put down?

[madDan]

Re the chat in the bad movie topic and the reference to books I thought hmm why not

So which books /Author are a must for yourselves, ie you see a new one on the shelf and must have etc, or check up when their next one is released?

Top of the pile for me in descending order

1 Alistair Reynolds - scifi
2 Terry Pratchett - fantasy
3 David Zindell - Scifi and now Fantasy

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[S2Gonzo]

Pratchett rules for me

Night Watch is one of the best books I've ever read and definately Pratchetts best so far.

[Jeepster]

David Gemmell
Terry Pratchett
David Eddings

Fantasy Rules.....

[JIM808]

Pratchett is the one for me, currently reading Hat Full Of Sky. I also read Bill Brysons travel books.

Already ordered the next Pratchett (Going Postal), not due out until October.

Edited by - JIM808 on 03 May 2004 16:36:00

[AndyM]

Has to be as follows for me
1.Terry pratchett
2.David Gemmell
3.Alexander Kent/Douglas Reeman
JRR Tolkien is obviously above being included in such a Poll, but is so far off the top had to have a mention.

[Teresa]

Rosie Thomas is a must for me, and I can't stop rereading her book "Strangers"

[DngDong123]

Andy is right JRR Tolkein is first by a whole furlong,

As for mere mortal authors,

Wilbur Smith - Fantasy generally with an African twist
Douglas Adams - Sci Fi

Not sure who else, I havent read another amazing authors work recently there have been alot of good ones but none who have made me want to read their books.

DD

[red cookie]

Lillian Harry
JK Rowling

Haven't read the LOTR books yet (as I am still trying to read The Hobbit!) but I have watched the films!!!!

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[mikiew]

I pick up Top20 books in the local supermarket. Usually they are impulse purchases and cost less than £4. Sometimes they are a good read, other times a waste of ink and paper. I highly recommend "The Havana Room" by Colin Harrison. Had me enthraled from start to finish

[Spinbo]

Maragaret Atwood - The Handmaid's Tale
Kurt Vonnegut - anything, but "Cat's Cradle" is especially good
Garrison Keillor - Love Me

[DSMunky]

Clive Barker - All, "Weaveworld" is especially good,Fantasy
Max Barry - "Jennifer Government" Great, SciFi-ish

Regards

DSM

[MartinLowe]

Christopher Brookmyre- very scottish black humour
Joe Simpson- Touching the Void, mountaineering disaster, a true Story
The Curious Case of the Dog in the nightime- can't remember the author, colleague lent it to me and read it in one go

[roadster matt]

nick hornby - about a boy and hi-fidelity

fantastic

[baggpus]

anything by Adriana Trigiani
or Ann Rule who writes the true stories of real crime
and then
James Patterson
and of course Harry Potter . . . roll on the new movie

[AndyM]

Harry Potter. . .

He should have missed the train!!!This whole series of books i feel is a blatant excersise in Renenvue manipulation!!!What ever Happened to Jennings,Stig of the Dump,Emil and the detectives? They werent warlocks or Wizards,but just ordinary kids in a believeable plot,bring em all back(i regularly read them still esspecially the Jennings ones)<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>