Dean Koontz is my favorite right now because everything I get of his has been good. I also love Paul Levine (Jake Lassiter novels), Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child (RipTide, Reliquary), John Sandford (Lucas Davenport novels), Ridley Pearson (Never Look Back, Hidden Charges, Blood of the Albatross), Tim LaHaye (Babylon Rising novels, Left Behind novels with Jerry B. Jenkins),James Patterson (The Jester), Stephen Hunter (Pale Horse Coming). Jack Ketchum (Off Season, Off Spring, Joyride), and Desmond Bagley (High Citadel). Alright I am done. That is just a few of my favorites.
2006-06-10 15:37:04 · 10 answers · asked by RussellMania 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
lee child--the killing floor, die trying,, tripwire
vince flynn==memorial day
matthew reilly==these 3 need to be read in order,, very intense action packed books:
ice station
area 7
scarecrow
his other books are "the contest",, 7 deadly wonders
greg iles==24 hours,, the quiet game, mortal fear,, sleep no more
robert mccammon==gone south,, the wolfen,, stinger
these are only a few of my favorite also
2006-06-10 19:12:01 · answer #1 · answered by kitty4115 5 · 5⤊ 3⤋
Geoffrey Chaucer - The Canterbury Tales
Charles Dickens - Bleak House, A Tale of Two Cities
Wilke Collins - The Moonstone, The Woman in White
Bram Stoker - Dracula
Robert Louis Stevenson - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
JRR Tolkien - The Lord of the Rings
Joseph Conrad - Heart of Darkness
James Joyce - Dubliners
Kurt Vonnegut - Mother Night, Slaughterhouse Five
Erich Maria Remarque - All Quiet on the Western Front
Nikos Kazantzakis - Zorba the Greek, The Greek Passion
Graham Greene - The Third Man, Ministry of Fear, The Heart of the Matter
Eric Ambler - Background to Danger, Cause for Alarm, A Coffin for Dimitrios, Journey into Fear
Alan Furst - Night Soldiers, Dark Star, The Polish Officer
Hans Hellmut Kirst - The Night of the Generals, Brothers in Arms, Last Stop Camp 7
John Le Carre - The Spy who Came in from the Cold
Dan Simmons - Song of Kali, Phases of Gravity, Carrion Comfort
John Brunner - Stand on Zanzibar, The Sheep Look Up
Robert Heinlein - Stranger in a Strange Land
Neil Gaiman - American Gods
Peter Straub - Ghost Story
Stephen King - 'Salems Lot, The Shining, The Dead Zone
Raymond Chandler - Farewell my Lovely, The Little Sister
Dashiell Hammet - The Maltese Falcon
James M. Cain - Double Indemnity
Cornell Woolrich - The Bride Wore Black, Rendevous in Black
Lawrence Block - The Matt Scudder series
Laura Lippman - The Tess Monaghan series
Steve Hamilton - The Alex McKnight series
2006-06-10 21:39:41 · answer #2 · answered by Theatre Guy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anne McCaffrey - Dragonriders of Pern series, Crystal Singer series, Talent series
Julian May - Pliocene & Milieu sagas
J.R.R. Tolkien - Lord of the Rings
Mercedes Lackey - Herald series
Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child - Thunderhead, Riptide, Cabinet of Curiosities, Relic, Reliquary
Alexandre Dumas - The Three Musketeers, 10 Years Later, Man in the Iron Mask
Arturo Perez-Reverte - The Fencing Master, The Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, Alatriste
James Rollins - Deep Fathom, Sandstorm, Map of Bones
Frank Herbert - Dune
Connie Willis - Doomsday Book, To Say Nothing of the Dog
Roger Zelazny - The Chronicles of Amber
Jeff Noon - Vurt
Michael Chrichton - Jurrasic Park
Robert Pirsig - Zen & the art of Motorcycle Maintence
Henry David Thoreau - Walden
Fyodor Dostoevsky - Crime and Punishment
Edgar Rice Burroughs - Lord of Torn
2006-06-10 16:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by quasipuca 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So you like Desmond Bagley and Dean Koontz.I recommend Door to december by Koontz.Its terrific.I've read everything by Desmond Bagley.My favorates are Landslide,The Vivero Letter.
I also recommend Jim Butcher's Dresden files book series.There are 8 books in the series beginning with Stormfront.It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey etc.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.
2006-06-10 21:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Dracula by Bram Stoker
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
2006-06-10 17:11:53 · answer #5 · answered by jamie5987 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JK. Rowling, Shakespeare, Sir Author Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe and Agatha Christie- All works are worth a read
2006-06-11 09:36:39 · answer #6 · answered by kerfos1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee is probably my favorite, followed closely by Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. Both books have enormous significance, and make me understand the world. (Not that the world is a good place, mind you, but at least you know you aren't the only one who thinks it is majorly messed up.)
Just for fun, I'd say Tony Hillerman's Navajo series are also fabulous reading. Excellent mysteries, wonderful description of a culture, and of the stark beauty of the landscape.
2006-06-10 16:08:14 · answer #7 · answered by Tray 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol. Mark Twain - Huck Finn.
2006-06-10 15:41:45 · answer #8 · answered by Sully 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Terry Pratchett is a total hoot! A little bit of Harry Potter, mixed with Monty Python, and Kurt Vonnegut!
My favorite of his: "The Last Continent" ( a great spoof on Austrailia)
2006-06-10 15:54:30 · answer #9 · answered by sunnyjay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my favorite authors are j.r.tolkien(lord of the rings),Christopher paolini(eragon,the eldest),Micheal critchen(Jurassic park,prey,disclosure),j.k.rowling(harry potter series),oskar luts(spring),jack London(white fang,call of the wild),Stephen king(pet semetry,et al),Dan brown(deception point,DA vinci code) and lots more i cant recall
2006-06-10 20:44:50 · answer #10 · answered by aman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋