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good action/adventure
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Fantasy Moon
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The novels of Alexandre Dumas come to mind. One cannot go wrong with The Count of Monte Cristo or Musketeers series.
The waveguide
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I think Captain Blood by Sabatini is a good adventure book. Reads easily.
It can be also downloaded in Gutenberg for free
It can be also downloaded in Gutenberg for free
Barricade
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Hmmm, Matthew Reilly comes to mind, when I think of action/adventure. Not necessarily good action/adventure, but action/adventure nonetheless. Just be prepared for lots of short, basic sentences, all ending with exclamation points!!!!!
Same, his books aren't necessary deep, per se. But they are all exciting page turners
abecedarian
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I liked High Road to China by Jon Cleary..much better than the movie!
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angerball
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I tried one Cussler book, but couldn't get into it. I can't even remember what it was called, but it was something to do with the sea. The main reason I didn't like it, was that it was the middle book in a 'series' all featuring the same characters, who were very well established at that point. I had no idea who they were, so I found it very hard to stay interested.
The main reason I didn't like it, was that it was the middle book in a 'series' all featuring the same characters, who were very well established at that point. I had no idea who they were, so I found it very hard to stay interested.from what I understand cussler only writes a small fraction of the novels under his name. In my humble opinion some of the other authors have not managed the ability to keep the reader focused and the book liniar.
There used to be Tom Clancey, but from what I understand at this point he is not writting anymore, the books are published by others.
My vote has always gone to the Mack Bolan saga of books.
There used to be Tom Clancey, but from what I understand at this point he is not writting anymore, the books are published by others.
My vote has always gone to the Mack Bolan saga of books.
Sure but that's no reason to not read his early works. Hunt for Red October is great and so is The Cardinal of the Kremlin. Red Storm Rising is pretty much non-stop action.
Robert
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I tried one Cussler book, but couldn't get into it. I can't even remember what it was called, but it was something to do with the sea.
Except for his latest work, all of Cusslers works involve the sea. His main characters in two of three series are with NUMA, and the third (which I don't care for) involves a company of mercenaries that work off a ship. His early works are much better then the later stuff which he typically co-writes with another author.
Robert
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Red Storm Rising is my favorite. Don't forget Without Remorse.
When college took over my life, I never read anything after The Sum of All Fears.
Eventually I'll get around to reading the rest.
Robert
Active Member
I don't know about the caterpillar drive, but everything else was spot on. Did I mention that I'm retired navy? Anyway, The Hunt for Red October made him very popular in the naval community, especially the sub community.
Everything was so spot-on about Hunt for Red October that after it was published, the CIA had him debriefed.
CIA: How did you know about X?
Tom Clancy: Well, in Jane's it says A, and here it says B, and in this Time article it said C so it only makes sense that X.
CIA: ...
CIA: How did you know about X?
Tom Clancy: Well, in Jane's it says A, and here it says B, and in this Time article it said C so it only makes sense that X.
CIA: ...
