Hey book people! I want to get my dad some books for Christmas, but I'm not very well read when it comes to action/adventure stuff. Maybe you guys can suggest some authors I can check out.
What I do know: He's read and enjoyed the Left Behind series (although he felt is was drawn out). He likes the works of Bodie Thoene. He read Michael Crieghton's Sphere and thought the ending was lame (he likes solid, well explained endings, generally happy ones). He likes historical military topics and spy intrigue stuff.
Just throw any suggestions you can think of. This is a great chance for you to 'brag' about authors you like. You might end up helping out more than just me. Thanks in advance!
Recomendations for my dad?
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Esoteric - Posts: 1603
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How about historical military fiction? If so, then you might check out the Sharpe's series by Bernard Cornwall. I'm slightly hesitant to recommend them as they are at least PG-13 for violence, language and sexuality.
Ted Dekker is good. The ending to his book Thr3e will leave your brain a jumble on the floor. Thankfully, he straitens it out for you.
Sorry I can't think of more, but I'm mostly into Sci-fi and fantasy.
Ted Dekker is good. The ending to his book Thr3e will leave your brain a jumble on the floor. Thankfully, he straitens it out for you.
Sorry I can't think of more, but I'm mostly into Sci-fi and fantasy.
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Aside from Sharpe there are the O'Brian novels, which formed the basis for the film "Master and Commander". There is also C.C. Humphrey's novel "Jack Absolute", which is a spy/action novel of the American revolution as told from the Loyalist side (a refreshing change of pace).
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ooh. if your dad likes historical novels as well as spy and adventure novels, he would probably enjoy Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt series. my dad absolutely enjoys the books, and got my sister and i into them. personally, i like the more recent novels better, as Cussler's style has matured and they have less sex related stuff in them. the books can be read individually, but it really helps to understand what is going on in some of the later books if you have read the earlier ones. the first book in the series is the Mediterranean Caper, which i haven't read yet, but still sounds good. and if your dad likes classic cars, each novel features one of 'Pitt's cars,' which the author actually has in his massive collection. the books aren't historically accurate, but deal with events that could have theoretically happened, and are currently affecting the world of Dirk Pitt. Pitt is a marine engineer (i think), and each book involves James Bond like action as he goes in search of sunken ships, planes, trains, and treasure. some of the older books might be a bit hard to find, but most of them should be in any bookstore.
good luck Christmas shopping.
good luck Christmas shopping.
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I'm try some Ted Dekker books. Blink, notably. He's an awesome author.
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Esoteric wrote: He read Michael Crieghton's Sphere and thought the ending was lame (he likes solid, well explained endings, generally happy ones).
Heh. I guess he's not going to like the postmodern ones. XDDD
Esoteric wrote:He likes historical military topics and spy intrigue stuff.
Tom Clancy, of course, if he's into modern American military. Stephen Coonts as well.
The best historical books I would recommend would be those of James Clavell's, but they all deal with Asian history, so it depends on your father's taste.
And I guess no one's going to beat Ian Fleming when it comes to spy and intrigue, lol, but buy the ones whose movies your father hasn't seen. XD
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