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We love books. Tell us about your favourite books and authors, and why they are so good. And while you're at it - having dined out for years on the time I threw Dan Brown out of a train window - tell us who to avoid.

(I helped save b3ta! Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 5 Jan 2012, 13:40)
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Sci Fi at its best
Altered Carbon
Broken Angels
Woken Furies

All by Richard K Morgan. These books are gritty, stylish, hard and raw. Think cyberpunk crossed with detective crossed with a few shots of absinthe.

Anyone read his fantasy books?
(I helped save b3ta! sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 19:08, 9 replies)
I enjoyed 'Altered Carbon'
Haven't read any others....
(I helped save b3ta! Larry Death Anger Pain Fear Aggression, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 19:30, closed)
I have
I am in the process of re-reading'Altered Carbon'

I am also looking forward to reading Alistair Reynolds latest novel once its out later this month
(I helped save b3ta! discobunnywalker, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 19:40, closed)
just going to order Revelation Space
I like my space operas
(I helped save b3ta! sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 20:14, closed)
Black Man is well worth a look too.

(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Fri 6 Jan 2012, 20:31, closed)
^this^
that one was good as well
strange how its called Thirteen in the US rather than Black Man though
(I helped save b3ta! sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 0:51, closed)
Maybe UK retailers are not quite so knee-jerk over OMGracism

(I helped save b3ta! drimble he'd been white, he'd been black, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 17:20, closed)

I've only read his SF books and love them esp the first two in your list. need more!
(wino.NZ The Ayatollah of rock n' rolla..., Fri 6 Jan 2012, 21:57, closed)
I also
read Market Forces by him - not quite as good as the ones listed above but if you like his style you will enjoy it.
(I helped save b3ta! sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 0:54, closed)
I liked those a lot, but...
...Market Forces left me cold. I never really bought into the main premise, and the rest of it came across as an extended play session of Road Wars.
(I helped save b3ta! Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 10:08, closed)

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