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Originally Posted by flunkie44
I read Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six last summer, and I just bought Patriot Games and The Bear and the Dragon to read over the summer. I really like Tom Clancy.
Any authors similar to Clancy that share the same genre of writing? Also, are Robert Lundlum's books any good? I mean, I know they are, but has anyone here read them?
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Ah, Rainbow Six, that's my favourite Clancy novel. As far as other books, Ludlum is not too bad. If you want some adventure mixed in with Clancy, I'd say a good number of Wilbur Smith novels would do the trick. Wild Justice was fairly enjoyable, from what I recall. He also writes a few books set in Ancient times, such as River God (Egypt). All fairly entertaining reads, in my opinion.
My reading list at the moment:
William Gibson - Spook Country
Deborah Cadbury - Space Race
And someone mentioned Musashi? Classic novel, that one. Like a whimsical War and Peace. Flunk, I'd recommend Spook Country if you want something like Clancy, but a bit more pop-cultural and media-savvy. It's not too bad.
Anyone else here into cyberpunk? It's almost cliche to mention Gibson, so I'll mention Richard Calder. His Dead Boys/Girls/Things trilogy was evocative and surreal. Amazing read.