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[SKT]

@GraemeE nice…looking forward to your thoughts.

[Daysleepers]

I’m new here, and I’ve searched through and I can’t see anything mentioning my favourite author.

Christopher Brookner writes in the genre of “tartan noire”. Which basically means Scottish darkly comic crime novels. He is funny and writes some of it in Scots which is interesting for an Englishman. But they’re brilliant, sometimes absurd.

More recently they’ve been less funny and more crime focussed, but very well written. Be My Enemy is my favourite.

It’s about a corporate getaway in the highlands where they are under siege by pay to play murderers, one of which manages to cut his own head off with garden shears whilst slipping on snooker balls.

[mclaincausey]

It’s taking me a lot of time to find time to read but working on “This Isn’t Happening” from @GraemeE witb Skunk Works hot on its heels by way of @pechelman ’s suggestion. I listened to a podcast (Acquired’s Lockheed episode) that probably was largely informed by Skunk Works and am itching to learn more about that operation.

I have a PDF about the SR71 (Sled Driver) after that.

[steelworker]

Hell, yes.

[tody]

@steelworker that sounds pretty grim and bleak. put it on my wishlist!

[seawolf]

Does anyone have any book recommendations for someone that needs a book that's hard to put down?

To give you an idea of what I'm into, here are a few things that I like:

Sci-fi:

• Star Trek: The Strange New Worlds series is one of my favorites, and of course DS9.

• I enjoy Star Wars to a lesser degree overall—it's fine in general—but the Andor series was exceptionally well done.

• Dune

Fantasy:

• Lord of the Rings

• The Wheel of Time series

• etc.

I'm sitting here trying to think of other genres I like, and I guess I've never tried to verbalize it before, so it's making that difficult! Mystery could be cool I guess. And I like a good heist.

I appreicate any and all recommendations. Thank you!

[SKT]

@steelworker added to my list

[SKT]

@seawolf I can recommend the “Dragonriders of Pern” series by Anne McCaffrey. I read the series when I was a kid and recently reread…they still hold up and she does a nice job of world building. I’ll try to come up with some more

[Tago Mago]

@seawolf Dark Tower series by Stephen King?

[Tago Mago]

@seawolf if you’re ok with a slightly more lighthearted and comedic series how about Terry Pratchett?

[steelworker]

Ursula LeGuin "The Left Hand of Darkness "

[seawolf]

@Tago-Mago I’ve read about half of it but I put it down years ago.

[seawolf]

@Tago-Mago thank you! I’m up for light hearted for sure.

[seawolf]

@steelworker thank you! I’ll check it out.

[steelworker]

@seawolf said in Books:

@steelworker thank you! I’ll check it out.

Seriously a helluva writer.

[Jett129]

@steelworker said in Books:

Ursula LeGuin "The Left Hand of Darkness "

I had totally forgotten about her. Great recommendation. She also wrote The Lathe of Heaven. I would also recommend anything by Arthur C. Clarke.

[Jord]

@seawolf Have you ever read Stormlight Archive series by Brandon Sanderson?

I actually haven't read them yet... but I've been told great things by people that love sci-fi

If not that, I really enjoyed the Dark Tower series by King, think I've yet to start the 6th one yet...

[seawolf]

@Jord I'll check out the Sanderson! Thank you! I've also heard great things, but it was years ago and I forgot all about it.

[seawolf]

@Jett129 Thank you!

[steelworker]

@Jord my son had good things to say about Sanderson