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I think that's a good question Mark. I'm going to open a discussion thread for that.
Mark wrote: "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 int..."I loved Starship Troopers at the time. Well, when I first read it. Seems naive now, but fun nonetheless.
Patricia wrote: "Mark wrote: "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 the..."It's definitely pulpy and a bit fluffy at times, but it's brisk, violent, and easy to read - a book version of a Saturday morning cartoon :-P. My reading list is two-thirds classics but I like to take a break from the filet mignon and chow down on a bacon cheeseburger now and then.
Hi,I'm Paul S. Kemp and I just found the group when I realized that my last novel,The Hammer and the Blade, was the book of the month for April. I missed that entire discussion, for which I shall bear everlasting shame. :-)
I love action/adventure fiction. There's a joy to it, an energy, that I've loved since my teens. Burroughs, Leiber, Howard -- I re-read them once a year, just to remind myself of what masters can do.
Anyway, look forward to interacting with you. :-)
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I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Welcome Paul. Better late than never. Glad you made it!"Thank you! :-)
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Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "Hi Paul welcome, even if a bit tardy. :)"Thank you, Mike. I feel obliged to quote David Lee Roth: "I don't feel tardy."
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Thank you, Mike. I feel obliged to quote David Lee Roth: "I don't feel tardy.""
OH, MIKE! Invoking Van Halen! And it's not even 4PM yet!
"Have you seen Junior's grades?"
Hi, my name is Tim, and I'm a writer and former US Army Ranger.My friends call me Timo. Tim-o or Ti-mo, either way is laudable, and I'm honored to be here.
I think it all started when, as a child, I had a wooden toy car and it got stuck between the wall and radiator. No one would help me to get it lose. So few years later, I started writing, first essays and other lighter stuff, but eventually I fell head on the victim to gateway effect.
I'm still frustrated, I guess, and although I try to make amends and write responsibly, sometimes I fall for binge-writing and binge-watching TV shows for days on end. Dunno, maybe I just love the word binge. Or maybe because I have this tinge to writing, that's what my reviewers say, anyway.
I can't get over it, although I have tried everything, like getting a life, but I'm making progress, just like Tony Soprano, my role model.
You know how it is, I keep telling about past events and make-up stories like if they happened for real. I have this reoccurring daymare that one day my story goes to La La Land like Debbie did Dallas.
So anyways, I've recognized that I have this deep need for approval, and I hope you like me, and we could be friends, but not Tony Montana style, though. Hmm, why do I like the name Tony? Is it because I'm so fashionably - gasp - happy? Nah, I’m not but I do laugh every now and then, in a chamber, while I write like a monk my make believe fabrications of things the way they might have been, or not.
I love listening music, as well. My favorite song is I'm a bad bad boy and I'm gonna steal your love. I sing it in the shower, alone while doing unspeakable things, like washing my hair.
Btw, my middle name is crucifixion, or it could be, or better yet self-crucifixion, but it's so hard to hit the nails through with one hand on the keyboard, you know what I mean?
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So, did you ever get that car out from behind the radiator?
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Hello. Looking to read some great action adventure and joining the discussion. Fated in June? Anyway wrote a zombie book and have a vigilante / crime thriller coming in June but I will wait till I have earned the right to burden you all with that. Looking forward to some fun. Thanks.
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Hello all! My name is Noah Baker, I am a graduate from Eastern Washington University and am currently working as Associate Editor for Jabari & Jaser Books an imprint of The Zharmae Publishing Press. My dedication to excellence is boarder line narcotic, I’m sure .I enjoy reading action/adventure books that leave me lost in the pages, urging me to read on. Books that interest me must hook my senses, link me to the character and entertain the need to venture out of the office and into the story. I am currently reading conspiracy adventures and can’t put down a mirage of magazines. While looking for a great up and coming book, I’m looking for solid, fast paced story that was written with prose and diligence. We are currently gearing up for intake of new authors and always looking for authors reviews about books. I am excited to fill my day reading through the pages here at Goodreads.com.
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Greetings all! Glad to have found this group and I look forward to exciting, interesting, and lively discussions. Action thrillers are my reading passion. I started to write novels in this genre a few years ago, and look forward to publishing more. Cheers!
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Hi all I am a book lover. Mostly mixed genre themes. A/A are usually tied with another. Looking forward to expanding my Book collect.
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Hello all,
I love romantic suspense and paranormal but have found myself enjoying more adventure books recently. the hard part is finding "True" adventure. I enjoy the occasional Clive Cussler but he's hit or miss for me.
Happy to be here and get some new ideas!
I love romantic suspense and paranormal but have found myself enjoying more adventure books recently. the hard part is finding "True" adventure. I enjoy the occasional Clive Cussler but he's hit or miss for me.
Happy to be here and get some new ideas!
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I'm glad you found the group.
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Booksage wrote: "Hello all, I love romantic suspense and paranormal but have found myself enjoying more adventure books recently. the hard part is finding "True" adventure. I enjoy the occasional Clive Cussler bu..."
I love Cussler. but some of his co-authored stuff is below average. the ones he did with his son are the only co-authored books i liked.
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