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All time favorite..."Dune" by Frank Herbert
"Red Branch" or "Bard" by Morgan Llewelyn.
"The Brotherhood of the Rose" by David Morrell
"The Alienist" by Caleb Carr
"Lonesome Dove" by Larry McMurtry
Pretty much anything by Cormac McCarthy, Ray Bradbury or Robert Heinlein.
Thanks for the tip, I have not read his stuff in years.Quote:
Originally Posted by J-Dub
There were a couple of guys in my platoon, but in a different squad, that were big fans of his. So the books got passed around on deployments. I read a couple of his books, and really liked "Last of the Breed" the best.
I think you will enjoy it. Good luck to you with college, and your plans for serving your country.Quote:
Originally Posted by RancidSumo
Song of Ice and Fire because I'm a total nerd. Atlas Shrugged because Ayn Rand is a prophet. 1984 and Animal Farm though ironically Orwell was a democratic socialist (his anti-totalitarian leanings are far more interesting to me).
Dreams from My Father
Red Branch is a great book. It's been awhile since I read that one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gutshot John
The same person who recommended Red Branch to me, recommended Tigana, which I also enjoyed.
http://www.amazon.com/Tigana-Guy-Gav.../dp/0451457765
I read "The Alienist" a few years ago, pretty decent if memory serves.
"A Song of Ice and Fire" is probably my favorite fiction at this point. Martin just writes tremendously well, and his plots are incredible.
I'll have to check out The Ten Thousand, thanks for the tip!
It's not exactly fiction, but I grew up reading Peter Capstick's books about African hunting. I'm finally starting to get my stuff together for an African hunt of my own, and I find myself re-reading Capstick's older stuff again and again.
What you did there? I see it.Quote:
Originally Posted by lanesmith
You should read the recent Punisher MAX series, the ones written by Garth Ennis. Born, about the Punisher's origin in Vietnam, is one of the best story arcs I've ever read. It chronicles Frank Castle's last tour, his lone survival of an end of the movie Platoon-style firefight at Firebase Valley Forge, and the deal he makes so he can have his "war without end".Quote:
Originally Posted by Magic_Salad0892
Valley Forge, Valley Forge, about an attempt by Delta to apprehend the Punisher and also related to his time in Vietnam, will bring a tear to your eye if you are, or know, a Vietnam veteran.
Brotherhood is another good story arc written by Ennis, from the older MarvelKnights Punisher series. It's about his involvement with 2 NYPD detectives, one a wife beater, and the other with a gambling problem that leaves him beholden to the wrong people, and how they redeem themselves.
All of these story arcs are available in trade paperback (graphic novel) form on Amazon.
Doing what I can with what I got...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rider79