Kindle nearly empty - pimp me some reads

Jalapeno

Preferably not Biogs.

Historical romps, SF (esp. Operas), Crime, Caper, pretty broad taste.

Hit me !

fatherjack

Terry Pratchett/Discworld?  If so, I'd recommend the City Watch books - Guards! Guards!, Men at Arms, Feet of Clay, Jingo, The Fifth Elephant, Night Watch,  Thud, Snuff.

Peter F Hamilton?

Jalapeno

Probably help if I listed what I've read (generally already bled the author dry already)

Elmore Leonard
Simon Scarrow (Legion series)
Bernard Cornwell (Saxon and Grail series) - might give Sharpe a go
Alastair Reynolds
Vernor Vinge
George Pelcanos
George RR Martin
Neal Asher
Robert Harriss
Sarah Paretsky
Neil Gaiman
Stuart Macbride
Chandler / Hammett
James Lee Burke
Lee Child
James SA Corey

Jalapeno

Read all I want of Pratchett,  and done Peter F Hamilton to death

Thanks - more ! more !!

martinw

Have you read "The Machine Stops"?

E.M. Forster predicts the internet and foretells how life might develop by the end of the 21st century. In 1928.

Jalapeno

ooh sounds good - ta.

Add William Gibson - read all his stuff

Bogwhoppit

Kinky Donkey Buggery - the return.

boogieman

Historical stuff: If you haven't read any of the Shardlake books by CJ Sansom they're worth a go.

Stuart Maconie's books are good too, humorous stuff like Bill Bryson, but better.

Grunfeld

I really enjoyed Ben Aaronovitch, Rivers of London.

I wanted something easy going after reading a ton of heavy stuff and this fit the bill perfectly.  Basically, a story of a couple of rookie coppers and it's a police procedural except the London of the book has echoes of previous times, with ghosts, and war-time settings, all mixed in with the present day.  I liked the way the supernatural elements have to be played down so everything looks normal on the surface.  Fun book.  There's a series and I'll be reading more.

WYNIR0

Very much enjoyed the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie

http://www.joeabercrombie.com/books/

VimFuego

Jasper Fforde, Eyre Affair and so on. tell you what else I enjoyed in a kind of a Neil Gaiman theme, The Borrible trilogy by Michael de labretti

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Borrible-Trilogy-Borribles-Metropolis/dp/0330490850

 

tho billed as a teens book, so was Pullmans dark materials series, and it's almost as good in some repects. Or tom sawyer is a childrens book.

 

Paul_C

found on http://www.pornokitsch.com/science_fiction/ I'm currently reading, and enjoying http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ancillary-Justice-Ann-Leckie/dp/0356502406

HippoPete

On the crime front, may I recommend Robert Crais. Somewhat modern day LA noir. Light hearted in places and hard hitting too if that makes sense.

HAL9000

If you like Gaiman, you'll probably like The Night Circus.

 Also, a strange and sometimes difficult read, but worth a go - House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski.

Lixarto

Go to project gutenberg.

John_P

Sounds like you'd like the Conn Iggulden books.   I'm guessing you've read them but if not, he did a series in rome around Julius C, a series about the Mongols and has just started a new series set in the wars of the roses. link

I'm guessing you've read the lastest Legion book by Scarrow and the new Saxon one by Cornwell.   I also liked his Arthur books (warlord? series).

PolarityMan

everythign by A;asdair Reynolds and Ian M Banks, that should take care of your SF for a bit

PolarityMan

doh, didnt spot Alasdair Reynolds in your first list...Ian M Banks is definitely worth a look.

Paul_C

Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon/Broken Angels/Woken Furies/Black Man

China Miéville - Perdido Street Station/Iron Council/The City and the City/Kraken

viz

Yes iain m banks, but also iain banks, e g Complicity or dead air for starters.

PolarityMan

Paul_C said:

Richard Morgan - Altered Carbon/Broken Angels/Woken Furies/Black Man

I enjoyed altered carbon but forgot to check out any of his other stuff! thanks for the reminder.