Question:
Anyone can recommend a great thriller / sci-fi / mystery novel?
anonymous
1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Anyone can recommend a great thriller / sci-fi / mystery novel?
23 answers:
timelord1962
2006-06-11 23:20:17 UTC
The Hyperion Series by Dan Simmons.Consisting of:Hyperion,The Fall Of Hyperion,Endymion and The Rise Of Endymion.

The Greatwinter Trilogy by Sean McMullen.Consisting of:Souls In The Great Machine,The Miocene Arrow and Eyes Of The Calculor.

Two great Science Fiction series that blew me away.Of course, there are many more.Way to many to fit here.

A few good S/F authors:Issac Asimov,Arthur C.Clarke,Larry Niven,Orson Scott Card,Greg Bear,David Brin's Uplift novels.
Theatre Guy
2006-06-11 07:21:43 UTC
Thrillers:

The John Sandford "Prey" series, starting with "Rules of Prey " and going to the most recent "Broken Prey" - Lucas Davenport is an interesting series character, and the series is a lot of fun. Read them in order though, Davenport goes through some changes throughout the series.



Sci-FI:

1) Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner - Hard to find, but it is a masterpiece of dystopian SF



2) Ilium, by Dan Simmons - Troy recast as SF; fascinating and superbly done.



3) Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert Heinlein - You may love it, you may hate it, but it's the most important SF Novel of the last 50 years



4) The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman - If Tim O'Brien wrote SF, he'd have written this. Angry , moving, eloquent, it's a grunt's eye view of galactic conflict.



5) The Mote in God's Eye, by Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle - The GREAT first alien contact story



Mystery:

1) anything by Dashiell Hammet, Raymond Chandler, or P.D. James



Horror:

Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons - psychic vampires and fabulous



Song of Kali by Dan Simmons - The "Heart of Darkness" of Horror novels - Harlan Ellison called it the greatest first novel ever written.
anonymous
2006-06-11 06:40:44 UTC
If u like good cop stories..I could recommend u the "In Death" Series by J.D Robb aka Nora Roberts. There are 21 books in this series so far the first Naked In Death and her most recent Memory In Death. Not a bad series even though I started in the middle and have been bouncing back and forth. James Patterson, Robin Cook, Dean R Koontz are in the thriller genre as well as mystery. Depending on ur taste, not too bad of authors.
Bob S
2006-06-11 11:17:47 UTC
I know a couple of people have suggested "The Da Vinci Code", but seriously...don't waste your time. It's mediocre, at best. If you're looking for something, fun, and kind of a guilty pleasure, maybe check out the Diana Gabaldon "Outlander" series. I keep finding them in the romance sections of certain stores, but it's not really in that genre. There's a lot of action, some sci-fi, and a romance intertwined. But the writing is pretty funny. Diana Gabaldon has a pretty good sense of humor and irony.
anonymous
2006-06-11 07:51:24 UTC
Dresden file book series by Jim Butcher.There are 8 books in the series beginning with stormfront. It narrates the story of Harry Dresden,chicago's only professional wizard.He stands between the general population who is ignorant about the supernatural world and the monsters-vampires,werewolves,fey.He is aided by Bob,a talking skull.Karrin Murphy-a police officer and Thomas-a white court vampire.



Another good series is the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.The books provide an alternate take on vampires.People who are unjustly murdered call upon Artemis(Greek goddess) and she grants them a day to avenge themselves.After that they are recruited to her army to fight against evil.Be warned this series is romance based.



The door to december by Dean Koontz.A psychiatrist's daughter was kidnapped by her ex-husband years ago. When the daughter is finally found, the real fight begins. One by one the people who held her captive become mysteriously tortured and killed. Everyone is afraid the young girl will be next.



The mystery unravels as to what happened to the young girl while she was kidnapped. The young girl, Melanie, is unable to speak, but her mother soon learns that the young girl went through extreme torture as her father used her for a rat in his experiments.
StatIdiot
2006-06-11 11:57:36 UTC
The stainless steel rat. There is a whole series of these books and I found them to be great sci-fi/mystery novels.
ranzyupyeah
2006-06-11 06:38:11 UTC
Micheal Jackson
NICK B
2006-06-11 13:37:41 UTC
Recomend "The stars Like Dust " by Issac Assimov



Also Harry Potter series, anything by Edgar rice Burroughs,or Andre' Norton.
petewentzluvr16
2006-06-11 06:42:16 UTC
The author Lois Duncan writes really good books. She wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer(IT WAZ AWESOME!!!)

Also I heard Pete Wentz's Book "A Boy With A Thorn In His Side"
?
2006-06-11 21:30:16 UTC
"False Memory" by Dean Koontz. It's literally a roller-coaster ride of a novel, including mind-control, betrayal, brainwashing, a chilling protagonist, and a collection of innocent people struggling against a palpable evil that is intent on destroying their lives and minds. IT'S AMAZING.
celtic_goddess_wannabe
2006-06-14 18:53:07 UTC
IF YOU LIKE DEAN KOONTZ TRY "ODD THOMAS" AND THEN READ "FOREVER ODD" IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST ONE.
:)☮♥
2006-06-11 10:31:07 UTC
the Da Vinci code (i know its a film but its a book to)
anonymous
2006-06-11 08:25:26 UTC
the best one which you will thank me a billion for is





trust me on this one, you will love it.



"Death note"





http://www.z-gfx.com/deathnote/dn_vol01/



go there to start reading. give it a chance! after the first chapter you will be hooked trust me hahahaha!!! doesnt it deserve best answer?!
sa
2006-06-11 07:50:57 UTC
"Believed V iolent" by James Hardley Chase
synchronicity915
2006-06-11 07:49:26 UTC
Try the Dune series by Frank Herbert. Great storytelling, excellent sci-fi, and the tale he spins always remains relevant.
?
2006-06-11 06:44:41 UTC
Ok, don't hate me for this.



"The Last Rejection" is a mystery/sci-fi book.



Feel free to take a look at it or don't.



Forgive me for the shameless promoting.
fantasy_lady428
2006-06-11 06:47:08 UTC
Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.He also wrote The Divinci[sp]Code which is good too.
bortiepie
2006-06-11 06:38:41 UTC
Loved Jurassic Park , Oryx and Crake and Kiss the Girls in those genres.
televisionmademewhatiam
2006-06-11 06:37:34 UTC
On The Beach.
oh, yes!
2006-06-11 07:10:26 UTC
Neuromancer by William Gibson... but if you are into that sorta of genre, you may likely have read it already!
inmyopinion
2006-06-11 06:52:27 UTC
Anything written by Philip K. Dick
blueeyes_jdh
2006-06-11 06:38:11 UTC
readers digest 1930 s
Diya Sen
2006-06-11 06:45:14 UTC
"Barmuda Traingle" - is The Best


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