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Indeed, welcome! I really liked Pagan Moon because it transcended a few genres. It started out like a top notch detective novel and kept spiralling into a terrific thriller. Check out my review.Peace, Seeley
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Hi my name is Jack McGlynn and Action/Adventure is my bag!
I don't limit myself to this genre strictly, but I want everything I read to have some action in it.
Genre wise - I find fantasy is usually a sure thing for a few fights but Sci-Fi can often skimp on the goods.
Anyone else noticed this, yeah?
I don't limit myself to this genre strictly, but I want everything I read to have some action in it.
Genre wise - I find fantasy is usually a sure thing for a few fights but Sci-Fi can often skimp on the goods.
Anyone else noticed this, yeah?
Welcome Jack!As for your observations, not really. If its a hard conceptual sci-fi like from Philip K. Dick or Asimov or Clarke, maybe, but they're not really "action" books to begin with. But if its more contemporary sci-fi adventure where a very little "science" leans on a much bigger "fiction", most of the time there's plenty of great action-suspense to go around too. Atleast that's just from my personal experience anyway :P
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Jack Campbels "Lost Fleet" Series is military Sci-fi with lots of battles, maybe not pure action though.
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Hello, I publish under the name J. K. Maze, and write mystery, romantic suspense and paranormal, along with YA. I recently published The Hierophant, a police procedural/thriller, and am working on The Mercenary, the next one in the series. I also will soon publish Fast Track to the Past, a YA timetravel adventure that is also a mystery. The next YA timetravel is The Ghost of Crumble High, which is set in 1943 and is most certainly a mystery. I joined months ago, but just started with Goodreads recently, and do not know all the rules, as in, how do I post a new topic.Joan K. Maze
writing as J. K. Maze
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Welcome Joan.
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Joan, if you are interested, you can post your book titles on
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/9...
This thread. After you've been a member for a month, you can join the other Member Author books in the "Book of the Month" selection.
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Hi Everyone,
I'm Pam. I was a member here before but took a hiatus from GR for a while.
I love action so genre doesn't matter as long as there is some element of action related excitement.
I'm Pam. I was a member here before but took a hiatus from GR for a while.
I love action so genre doesn't matter as long as there is some element of action related excitement.
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Hey, my name is Georgi, and the Action/Adventure is my way to escape at time to time from the everyday monotony. Currently I am collecting all of the Clive Cussler books, I like them much. Though, I also have James Rollins Sigma Force advantures, and some of Matthew Reilly books. I would be very happy to find some new titles, and authors for me to read.
Welcome, Georgi!Have you read anything from Robert Crais? His series with Joe Pike and Elvis Cole is a good one. The Watchman is the first in the series.
Welcome Georgi, nice to see a fellow Rollins/Cussler/Reilly fan. I'm going to suggest Jack Du Brul, Boyd Morrison, Steve Berry, Andy McDermott, Jeremy Robinson, Greig Beck and David Wood... All of them are great action-adventure authors and in the same vein as those you mentioned.I agree with Eileen, Cole-Pike books are fantastic character-driven crime mystery thrillers. Although I think The Monkey's Raincoat is actually the first in the series.
We're both right, Rizwan. : )"The Watchman" is the first in the Joe Pike series and "The Monkey's Raincoat" is the first in the Elvis Cole series. I don't think they needed to be read in order, which I didn't and it didn't seem to matter that much.
Nice selection of authors.
Hey guys, many thanks for the suggestions! I will definitely try them soon. Currently I am finishing the Arctic Drift.
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Hi, I am an avid fan of most Action / Adventure authors and have read quite a lot of them. My favourite Authors include Clive Cussler, Andy McDermott, Matthew Reilly and Lee Child.
Hi im Crystal. I like all genres but love when a book reads like an Indiana Jones adventure :)
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It will close on May 8th.
http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/83502
Hello everyone, My Name's Christian and I thought I'd do the polite thing and say hello.Lionel Davidson's Kolymsky Heights is one of my all time favourite thrillers - would love to see a film of that. This year I've also enjoyed Spiral by Paul McEuen and I was also surprised by how much I got into Steven Pressfield's The Profession
My holy grail is very much thrillers with a progressive/liberal worldview, and I try and stay away from "Ex CIA loner kills lots of foreigners" plotlines. I'm also very interested in finding thrillers with female leads since they are so few and far between outside the police procedural/forensic niche.
Look forward to ransacking group members' shelves for some ideas...
Cheers, Christian
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Hi everyone, I'm Mark Carver. I'm from Atlanta, GA, USA but right now I live in China. I love reading pumped-up, intense action stories with something else thrown into the mix, like sci-fi, horror, even fantasy. Of course, a straight-up action yarn hits the spot too.I enjoy spinning action tales as well, and I've written two ultra-Gothic action thrillers. Lots of demons, cathedrals, and gunfights. These are the kinds of books I like best, which is why I like to write them, but I'm always looking for more stories that scratch that itch for something dark, violent, and over-the-top.
Any recommendations for books that are action-packed but also have a chilling, atmospheric edge (and don't have any vampires or werewolves)? Thanks!
Try the current recommended book of the month: The hunt for Atlantis by Andy McDermott.
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I'm a big fan of Monster Hunter International too and, I've enjoyed the group read for the McDermott Atlantis story too. It's a fun read.
I also have a soft spot in my heart for Ludlum, Bagely and MacClean.
So when would you all consider to be the glory days of action fiction? I find I enjoy books written from the late 50s to early 80s best. Technological advancement was exploding but there was no internet hacking or touchscreens or other ultra-tech (unless it was sci-fi). I'm reading Heilein's Starship Troopers and it's a blast, literally.
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Oops! LOL I guess so Mike :P