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Offline Murdr

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Who are your favourite writers?
« Reply #30 on: October 17, 2004, 11:43:33 AM »
J.R.R Tolkien
Raymond E Feist
Early Tom Clancy
Steven King
J.K Rowling
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« Reply #31 on: October 17, 2004, 12:33:45 PM »
philp jose farmers
robert aspirin
whoever wrote the wuntver/ebenezum books
robin hobb
david farland.
j.k. rowling of course

i also enjoy some stuff by piers anthony(NOT XANTH) and ann mcaffrey(NOT THAT DRAGON CRAP). the shadow run books are allright, but i generally avoid that sort of "brand name" books.
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« Reply #32 on: October 17, 2004, 12:36:12 PM »
Don't remember the auther but the book "Arc Light" about ww3, best book evar!!!!!!
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« Reply #33 on: October 17, 2004, 12:47:17 PM »
Joseph Heller, Raymond Chandler, Bernard Cornwell, Derek Robinson, George Orwell and Len Deighton.
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« Reply #34 on: October 17, 2004, 12:59:15 PM »
In no particular order:

H. Beam Piper
O Henry
Robert Ruark
Ernest Hemingway
Jerry Pournelle
Gordon Dickson
Lawrence Sanders
Clive Cussler
Peter Capstick
Frank Herbert
Cesare Beccaria
Robert Heinlein
George Orwell
Andre Norton
David Drake
Mark Twain

btw, it's nice to see other Capstick, Cussler and Raurk fans    :aok
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« Reply #35 on: October 17, 2004, 05:51:37 PM »
I have been reading garage sale books I buy a entire box at a time, as no one author stands out after high school study hall but King.

One thing that sticks out is "Goralski" World War II Almanac: 1931-1945. Since I put it in the bathroom, haven't read a shampoo bottle in months, just BLENDER once in awhile.

This still has me wondering just how badass the 88 was.



Some of you WWII buffs could explain this to me. I mean, when the Tiger started rumbling the rocks in Saving Ryan, and the books off my living room shelf from the DTS, I was sure that would be the most terrifying weapon one could face, but real soldiers seems to not even care, it was the 88.

Why?

This book also documents how many guys shat themselves in combat and why. Good stuff.
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« Reply #36 on: October 17, 2004, 06:26:58 PM »
A couple of my favorites are Terry Brooks (Sword of Shannara series) and Robert Jorden (Wheel of Time series)
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« Reply #37 on: October 17, 2004, 08:26:29 PM »
Robert Heinlein, all his stuff.

David Drake

S.M. Stirling wrote a pretty good alternate history book titled "Marching Through Georgia." A good twist on WW2 alternate reality.
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« Reply #38 on: October 17, 2004, 10:12:03 PM »
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A couple of my favorites are Terry Brooks (Sword of Shannara series) and Robert Jorden (Wheel of Time series)


Pffft... Robert Jordan is horrible, IMHO. I got through about 3/4 of his first Wheel of Time book... far too unbearable to continue.
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« Reply #39 on: October 18, 2004, 02:22:11 AM »
john steinbeck
r. a. salvatore

creamo, you need to watch the movie "when trumpets fade" an hbo flick that is on dvd, to understand why 88s where so feared. it is my favorite ww2 flick.
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