Thursday Thirteen #26
September 13, 2007 12:07 pm
- Robert A Heinlein – Particularly for the Past Through Tomorrow stories but also his novels (which I’ve read most of)
- Harry Harrison – For The Stainless Steel Rat novels, Make Room! Make Room! and pretty much everything else except the Bill the Galactic Hero stories that I just can’t get into
- Frank Herbert – Dragon in the Sea, the Dune series and many of his other works
- JRR Tolkien – For The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit but I’m not bothered about the rest
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Bernard Cornwall – The Sharpe novels which are easy to read
- Raymond Chandler – The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely and The Long Goodbye but mostly for his style of prose
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C.S. Forester – For the Horatio Hornblower novels, The African Queen, The Gun and all his other novels I’ve read (which is most of them)
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Wilfred Owen – The only poet to make the list. His work is still so moving almost 100 years after his tragic death
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Dumas – For the swash and buckle of D’Artagnan Romances and The Count of Monte Cristo
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Alistair MacLean – For all his thrillers and adventure novels
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Terry Pratchett – For being funny, clever and prolific
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Ian Fleming – For Bond but particularly the short stories and novella which tell you more about Bond than many of the novels
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Nevil Shute – For Slide Rule and A Town Like Alice
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39 Responses to “Thursday Thirteen #26”
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Wow, i know all of them and agree with you on most of them. especially Tolkien, my favourite author!
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Ian Flemming is a great author. I also enjoy Stuart Woods for political thrillers. And Dumas is fantastic!!
I know many of them, but I don’t think I’ve actually read any but 3 and 4. Happy TT!
Wow, really good list. Now if only I had time to read.
I love Ian Fleming -> particularly for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang … lol!
Happy TT!
Raymond Chandler is one of the best. “Farewell My Lovely” and “The Big Sleep” are two of my favorite novels.
I know most of them but I haven’t read any of their books (apart from some of The Hobbit). Happy TT.
I agree with you about MacLeanand especially Bernard Cornwell, who is my fave author. I mention him in my own TT. I’m afraid I can’t get into Tolkien. I’ve tried Rings at least 4 times, never got going.
Harry Harrison!!
You read great stuff, Mark.
Dannnng, you read that much in a week?? Woowee…great list. Happy TT:)
oooooo,I’ll have to put these on my reading list. Happy TT!
It Always pleases me t see some f ny favorite authors shared by someone else. Harry Harrison has long been a favorite and thinking of him now may lead to a binge reread.Great TT
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With you on Ian Flemming…great list! Happy TT.
Holy Moly, you’re the first person I’ve seen mention the Stainless Steel Rat novels in years — they’re great! And yup, Frank Herbert, yup JRR Tolkien (but couldn’t get into Silmarillion – *yawn*), yup Raymond Chandler, yup C.S. Forester…
Great authors, and a great list! Happy TT, and thanks for visiting mine.
I don’t know them all, but Raymond Chandler and Tolkien get votes from me.
Great list! I don’t know if you have the same problem I do, but there is so much to read, so much I’d love to re-read (Somerset Maugham comes to mind) that there never seems to be enough time!!
Great TT!
My husband Nicholas (see above) is a huge Cornwell fan. I don’t really know most of those writers, but you’ve reminded me how much I liked Dumas and Frank Herbert.
Great list. I need to read more lately.
No Patrick O’Brian?
Thanks for visiting my blog! I only know 2 authors on your list(and JRRT is my fave)! maybe I should look for them. Happy Thursday!
I have honestly only read Chandler and to be truthful, he bored me to tears.
Woo ha, great list. I’m adding a few of those to my to-be-read list. I thought I have read Heinlein because he sounds so familiar, but I checked his list of work and I’ve read none! Dune is good! As for Tolkien, I only managed to like The Hobbit. I despise the LOTR trilogy. Heads up for Dumas too. I’ve read Terry Pratchett…I don’t really get it though, the wit and humour behind it. Ah well, the usual excuse applies: English is my second language. Hahaha!
Happy TT!
Oh, and plus? Tolkien says the chicken cross the road because the rings need to be destroyed. There are no other ways to do it. The chicken MUST cross the road.
I don’t read books often, but I am pleased to say I recognized some the titles you listed, and I have even read one or two of them. Happy TT.
Great list! I’m a fan of Ian Fleming, Tolkien, and Dumas myself.
Many of those are my “To Read…Someday” list, too. The only one I’ve actually read is Tolkein.
Thanks for stopping by my TT!
I love love love the Count of Monte Cristo. Great list!
some I have read…many I have not…good list.
Thanks for stopping by my T13. I have to agree with you on Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.
Great list! And you’ve given me a few to add to my own reading list.
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Thanks for coming by my blog. I love coming to read author and booklists.
And you chose so many great ones.
Happy TT
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Great idea for TT!
i have never really read a good book in a long long time…
thanks for visiting my TT.
wow … i like most of them!
great list!
Sigh. I do so love D’Artangnon. Sigh.
A great list! As a fan of the swash-and-buckle, there’s more than a few faves in the list…
I don’t think I have read anything by any of the authors on your list!
I like your blog description. Sounds like you’re a renaissance soul!
Thanks so much for stopping by my TT. Sorry I’m late making my rounds. Have a great weekend.
Awesome list, by the way.
Wow, I was surprised at how many of those I knew. Great list.
Have a nice TT!
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The Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favorite books of all time. My husband loves Terry Pratchett, and I am thinking of starting one of his complete collection. I hear the Discworld series is priceless.