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[Mark]

Ctgt wrote: "About 25% through and am really enjoying the story so far. Janac is one sadistic, messed up dude."

He doesn't mellow with age... :-)

[Mark]

Just reviewed ... http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

And http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Still reading

[Scott]

Rizwan wrote: "I LOVED Prayers for Rain (after Gone Baby Gone), I didn't think a mystery-thriller novel could've been THIS emo..."

I've read the first three and have really enjoyed them. I don't know if they are as good as the ones that you mentioned as I am only on Gone, Baby, Gone right now.

[Lance]

Just finished The Moscow Club by Joseph Finder. Given Finder's pedigree, I thought I was going to get a reality-based espionage novel; instead, it's a global-conspiracy thriller using some of the hoariest tropes of that subgenre.

As long as you go in knowing that's what you'll get, it's good enough company. In case you're interested, my review is at http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/....

[Jim]

Lance wrote: "hoariest tropes..."

https://www.google.com/#hl=en&sug...

Imagine hordes of the beasts charging across the prairie at you, blood in their eyes and snorting fire.

[Seeley]

I just started Brad Meltzer's Fifth Assassin. Only got a couple chapters in before I had to quit. It looks promising.

[Rizwan]

After couldn't deciding for a week on what A/A to read from the pile of books on my table lebeled "next read", which include several Cusslers, Rollins, couple of Ludlums (Matarese Circle,Parsifal Mosaic) and a DuBrul (The Medusa Stone), one a whim started today The Breach by Patrick Lee. Right now almost in the middle, and so far so good, though I thought it'd be more techno-scifi thriller than a chase thriller....Lets see how it goes.

Anyone read The Breach Trilogy? any comments about the series?

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm slowing down (on purpose)...again. I think I'm going to put all the library books aside...again...and do a reread of .

[Ctgt]

Rizwan wrote: "After couldn't deciding for a week on what A/A to read from the pile of books on my table lebeled "next read", which include several Cusslers, Rollins, couple of Ludlums (Matarese Circle,Parsifal M..."

No, but I have the first two waiting in my tbr pile.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

I've read the Parsifal Mosaic and Liked it, but that was years ago. The Ludlum books written by Ludlum have never disappointed me. The latest one he wrote (that I know was him) was "The Sigma Protocol" and I thought it was really good. My favorite Ludlum is still "The Holcroft Covenant" though, I may be the only one there.

I rad the Riddle-Master of Hed Trilogy a long time ago too. It's cool Epic fantasy. I tend to group it more with the "Farsea Trilogy" and less with the Sword of Shanara types, but, that may be to much of an artificial construction.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I read it back in the year it came out...I think '75, but it might have been '76. Of course the sequels came out later.

Yeah I went through a phase where I read all Ludlum's books to. He was a great writer.

[Danielle The Book Huntress , Literary Adrenaline Junkie]

Just a reminder that the poll for the April group read closes tomorrow. If you're a member, you're eligible to vote and participate in the group reads, so don't miss your chance.

http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/80...

[Jim]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I'm slowing down (on purpose)...again. I think I'm going to put all the library books aside...again...and do a reread of ."

Excellent trilogy. It's been a long time since I read it, too. That would be a great group read.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm game if anybody wants to do a buddy read. I read Od Magic recently and it reminded me of the trilogy (especially the first volume) and I wanted to reread it.

[Ctgt]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I'm game if anybody wants to do a buddy read. I read Od Magic recently and it reminded me of the trilogy (especially the first volume) and I wanted to reread it."

Sure Mike, just let me know.

[Mike (the Paladin)]

I'm starting it tonight probably. I figure anyone wants to join in can. We can post as we go if anyone wants to. We can just leave it informal.

[Jim]

I just got my first 3 Robert Crais books in the mail. Not sure what I'll feel like when I finish Down Among the Dead Men: A Year in the Life of a Mortuary Technician. That should be today. It's been a while since I read a fantasy & that's a quick one, although I really want to read Fugitive Prince by Janny Wurts, too.

[Ctgt]

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "I'm starting it tonight probably. I figure anyone wants to join in can. We can post as we go if anyone wants to. We can just leave it informal."

So I went in to the library to pick up a copy and they had it shelved under juvenile. Would you consider this a kids book?

[Lance]

Jim wrote: "Imagine hordes of the beasts charging across the prairie at you, blood in their eyes and snorting fire..."

I have my vorpal sword ready.

[Janey]

I recently started by Michael Connelly which I'm enjoying so far.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

I've finished Short Timer and started Escaping Life by Michelle Muckley. Escaping life is a murder mystery with some wonderful imagry and character sculpting. Not an action/adventure, certainly not, but still a read that I'm enjoying.

[Greg]

I'm into The Mediterranean Caper by Cussler. This is the first of his books I have decided to read.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Greg wrote: "I'm into The Mediterranean Caper by Cussler. This is the first of his books I have decided to read."

This is a good one Greg. If you like it, I recommend Inca Gold next...it is my favorite!

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

Lisa wrote: "Greg wrote: "I'm into The Mediterranean Caper by Cussler. This is the first of his books I have decided to read."

This is a good one Greg. If you like it, I recommend Inca Gold next...it is my fa..."

I second Inca Gold! (and throw in Raise The Titanic! and Treasure)

[Seeley]

That's what I need, a Cussler week. I just resigned from an Indie book review site due to the high number of badly written books. I read Notorious Nineteen to remember what fun reading could be, then I started Brad Meltzer's Fifth Assassin (not feeling it...) but I could really use a good Cussler book. Thanks all!

Peace, Seeley

[Ctgt]

Greg wrote: "I'm into The Mediterranean Caper by Cussler. This is the first of his books I have decided to read."

I'll be interested to hear what you think.

[Rizwan]

I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Greg wrote: "I'm into The Mediterranean Caper by Cussler. This is the first of his books I have decided to read."

This is a good one Greg. If you like it, I recommend Inca Gold next...."

I'll throw in NIGHT PROBE & CYCLOPS along with the others mentioned. If you want 100% pure edge-off-seat breathless action and suspense without much regard to characterization, its hard to beat CYCLOPS. And for a great story with depth, structure and yes, characterization, along with usual action & a nice little mystery to throw in, NIGHT PROBE! is one of the best Cussler has ever written.

I second TREASURE, one of my other favorite. Also I'd recommend starting with PACIFIC VORTEX! which is chronologically Dirk Pitt's first adventure.

[Ctgt]

Just finished The Defector which I really enjoyed, well done Mark. I'll get my review up in a day or two. Starting The Riddle-Master of Hed and The Passage.

[Travis]

finished almost done with a bit of swashbuckling in

[Rizwan]

Travis of NNY wrote: "finished almost done with a bit of swashbuckling in "

WHOA! No one does swashbuckling better than the great Rafael Sabatini. Captain Blood is awesome, but my favorite is The Black Swan.

And I should REALLY get around to read the epic Stand and It one of these days. How did you like it?

[Travis]

The Stand was good but don't read it expecting alot of action because there is very little. there is though almost too much detail and too many pages to tell the story, but it is well written and I gave it 4 stars. As for the age old debate of Swan Song vs The STand I give Swan Song a half star higher rating than the stand because a little more action and much more destruction.

[Travis]

Now its hopefully finishing soon The Geneva Decision because I've been a month on it for no good reason. Then I'm also working on The Dirt: Confessions Of The World's Most Notorious Rock Band then hopefully taking a break back into Louis L'amour's Sackett Series which after the death of Barnabus Sackett I had to take a break of before moving on.

[Ctgt]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Louis L'amour's Sackett Series"

Oh man, I love the Sacketts! Recently re-read the first four or five. Also,
Last of the Breed is still one of my favorite books.

[Travis]

Like so many my grandfather loved Louis enough to where we buried him with a couple of L'Amour books. Since they are basically a sacred item all his books are above the garage still which must include about 90% of the entire Louis L'Amour catalog just boxes and boxes I gotta print off a master sheet and try to inventory and organize them one of these days

[Rizwan]

Travis of NNY wrote: "Like so many my grandfather loved Louis enough to where we buried him with a couple of L'Amour books. Since they are basically a sacred item all his books are above the garage still which must incl..."

Louis L'Amour's westerns are some of my most cherished books of all time. The Daybreakers & The Sackett Brand are my all time favorite Sackett novels, but seriously I read & re-read most of the Sacketts countless times. Aside for Sacketts, my other absolute favorites would be The Kilkenny Trilogy (The Rider of Lost Creek-The Mountain Valley War-Kilkenny) and The Lonesome Gods. I can't say enough how much I love these and his other westerns!

Recently started reading Comestock Lode, but put down after a few pages and for whatever reason never got to take back. Anyone read it?

[Ctgt]

Rizwan, have not read that one, but it's on my list now.

[Mark]

Ctgt wrote: "Just finished The Defector which I really enjoyed, well done Mark. I'll get my review up in a day or two. Starting The Riddle-Master of Hed and The Passage."

That's great, many thanks - I look forward to the review! :-)

[Scott]

I finished Gone, Baby, Gone and I started the fifth in the series Prayers for Rain this morning.

[Tad]

Got a head start on next month's group read The Hammer and the Blade while I'm finishing up a couple others. Really liking it so far.

Almost finished with The Romanov Cross . Great book!

[Michael]

I am in the middle of The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes. a pretty conventional thriller so far, but the back cover assures me that the best is yet to come.

[Ctgt]

Tad wrote: "Got a head start on next month's group read The Hammer and the Blade while I'm finishing up a couple others. Really liking it so far.

Almost finished..."

Romanov Cross looks good, just added it to my list. Just finishedThe Riddle-Master of Hed, what a cool little book. Lot's of ideas and not many pages. Really takes you back to the day when books were not a mammoth undertaking(1000 pages).

[Rizwan]

Has anyone read the April read: The Hammer and the Blade? It looks intriguing, so I want to know if its a complete adventure with a proper ending or the start of a big ongoing series....I don't really want to start an epic sprawling saga like Wheel of Time or Sword of Truth, just a quick read.

[Rizwan]

Finished The Breach, and honestly, its a VERY fun read! I'd recommend to anyone looking for a good entertaining action-suspense novel with some scifi mixed in. Started now Ghost Country, the next one in the trilogy.

Here's my review: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ctgt]

Almost finished with The Thin Man, still working through The Passage.

[The Pirate Ghost, Long John Silvers Wanna-be]

I'm still reading Escaping Life by Michelle Muckley. It's not an action/adventure, so it's not really in this genre.

It is very good, uplifting and a wonderful read. I'd say it's a tense but cozy mystery with a healing theme. People get better, despite what's going on, not worse.

I'd catagorize it's more of a psycholgical thriller than anything with warm and personable characters that you'll feel like you know, or at least undersand by the end of it.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Rizwan wrote: "Finished The Breach, and honestly, its a VERY fun read! I'd recommend to anyone looking for a good entertaining action-suspense novel with some scifi mixed in. Started now Ghost Country, the next o..."

Nice review...It's on my TBR list...might have to move it up a bit!

[Tad]

Rizwan wrote: "Has anyone read the April read: The Hammer and the Blade? It looks intriguing, so I want to know if its a complete adventure with a proper ending or the start of a big ongoing series...."

I just started it so I can't say for sure, but it's referenced as The Tales of Egil and Nix (book 1). There are no other books in the series yet, but it looks like they are intended. If I had to guess, I would say each are planned to be self-contained adventures focused on the 2 heroes. I'm only about 15 percent of the way in right now. Really enjoying it so far though.

[Lisa P, My weekend is all booked up!]

Tad wrote: "Got a head start on next month's group read The Hammer and the Blade while I'm finishing up a couple others. Really liking it so far...."

It's good to see that some people are ahead of the game in their reading. I am soooooo far behind...still working on last months reads, and haven't even thought about other books I am wanting to read. I guess I need to find some spare time somewhere and just play catch up lol!

[Rizwan]

Lisa wrote: "Rizwan wrote: "Finished The Breach, and honestly, its a VERY fun read! I'd recommend to anyone looking for a good entertaining action-suspense novel with some scifi mixed in. Started now Ghost Coun..."

Many Thanks Lisa! For a fun time, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[Rizwan]

Tad wrote: "Rizwan wrote: "Has anyone read the April read: The Hammer and the Blade? It looks intriguing, so I want to know if its a complete adventure with a proper ending or the start of a big ongoing serie..."

Thanks for that helpful insight. To me, too, it looks more episodic than continuous, and if the characters & story are good, I don't think I'd mind much if some background details eventually build into an overarching story arc....Already have the ebook, so hopefully will read it soon.