I'll second BMW's suggestion, but not really in the genre you're looking for.
Anything by Peter F.Hamilton would be good, I'd probably start with Great North Road as a stand alone novel, or if you're really interested, try the commonwealth & void trilogy's in that order. Cheers, Andy C Sent from my iPad > On 12 Apr 2016, at 05:38, <[email protected]> > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > "The First Fifteen Lives Of Harry August" by Claire North. > > > Very entertaining indeed. > > > BMW > > > PS probably better if we turn this Leeds list into a Book/Wine/Holidays forum. > > > > > > On Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 11:51 AM -0700, "Nick Allen" > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Philip K Dick > JG Ballard > > American Gods by Gaiman is pretty good despite the lousy last 30 pages. > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 11 Apr 2016, at 16:23, {broken-address} Graham White >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> If you prefer authors with a bit of a reputation then anything by Neal Asher >> or Gary Gibson, with the Neal Asher books you need to read them in the right >> order. >> >> Also the Humanities Fire trilogy by Michael Cobley is pretty good - proper >> galaxy spanning space opera! >> >> If you are willing to give an unknown author a try then I recommend: >> >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Exiles-The-Progenitor-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B003UYUWE2?ie=UTF8&keywords=dan%20worth&qid=1460387742&ref_=sr_1_6&s=digital-text&sr=1-6 >> >> >> That lot should keep you going for a while :-) Better than watching LUFC >> anyway :-( >> >> For fantasy with attitude try Joe Abercrombie or Richard Morgan. >> >> Cheers >> >> Graham White >> >> >> On Monday, 11 April 2016, 17:06, Richard Naef >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I'm off for a few days holiday and struggling for a couple of books to take >> with me - tho cos I'm cycling it'll be electronic versions. >> >> >> >> I'm into Science Fiction and recently amused myself with re-reading all of >> Iain M Bank's books. Now for obvious reasons he's not going to write any >> more, so I'm looking for a new obsession. >> >> >> >> So a couple of questions to the list hive mind; >> >> >> >> any recommendations for SF writers in the hard SF vein of Banks?, I don't >> like the term space opera but I guess that is kind of the thing I'm looking >> for, space ships, big lasers, weird tech etc >> >> >> >> thinking about nonSF, I've never read any of Neil Gaiman's books and heard >> they are very good and recommendations on where to start? >> >> >> >> Just don't anyone mention that feckin' games of thrones shit............ >> >> >> >> ttfn >> >> >> >> Richard >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> >> MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
