Books - What Are You Reading / What Do You Recommend?

[RMAC757]

Looks like William Forstchen has a sequel to One Second After scheduled to release late summer.

I haven't had a chance to read those yet. Was One Second After pretty good? people seem to like it a lot. I need to read it. Glad this thread is keeping some traction.

I'm excited to see that Antony Beevor has a new book out, Ardnnes 1944. I've really enjoyed some of his others. They are not really fast reading but if you enjoy detailed military history he is one of the best. I think Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 were two of my favorites. Beevor may not be as exciting as Ambrose but he knows his stuff and presents it well. The best comparison would be Rick Atkinson' Liberation trilogy. Maybe a little drier.

Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think

[buffalobo]

I haven't had a chance to read those yet. Was One Second After pretty good? people seem to like it a lot. I need to read it. Glad this thread is keeping some traction.

I'm excited to see that Antony Beevor has a new book out, Ardnnes 1944. I've really enjoyed some of his others. They are not really fast reading but if you enjoy detailed military history he is one of the best. I think Stalingrad and The Fall of Berlin 1945 were two of my favorites. Beevor may not be as exciting as Ambrose but he knows his stuff and presents it well. The best comparison would be Rick Atkinson' Liberation trilogy. Maybe a little drier.

Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think

"One Second After" is very good. Forstchen is a good writer. I read it 3-4 yrs ago and have reread it twice since. While it is not my favorite (mostly because I like long multi book stories) post apocalypse story it is usually the one I loan out when introducing noobs to reasons for prepping/preparedness.

[GilpinGuy]

"One Second After" is very good. Forstchen is a good writer. I read it 3-4 yrs ago and have reread it twice since. While it is not my favorite (mostly because I like long multi book stories) post apocalypse story it is usually the one I loan out when introducing noobs to reasons for prepping/preparedness.

I second that. One of the best SHTF books out there.

Another one from Forstchen that I loved was "Day of Wrath". Scary story, but I think it's close to what will happen in the US one of these days.

[Fentonite]

I second that. One of the best SHTF books out there.

Another one from Forstchen that I loved was "Day of Wrath". Scary story, but I think it's close to what will happen in the US one of these days.

Just ordered it, thanks for the link..

[Circuits]

Has anyone read the The Martian yet? I've been eyeing it for a bit and wonder what people think

I thought the Martian was great, and have even re-read it twice since first reading it. Looking forward to the movie.

I recommend it, and you can find it for free to read online if you look (it was originally released for free on the author's website), though buying it will help to support the author, and I think it's worth the price for a good read.

If you don't like science and a weird sense of humor, pass it by, though - it'll just read like a MacGyver script unless you're hip to its vibe.

[GilpinGuy]

I read The Martian a while ago and really liked it. He definitely has a weird sense of humor.

[Irving]

Reading the Morrigan's Cross trilogy by Nora Roberts. Terrible. It is a vampire novel and I expected the fantasy aspect to be weak as I was.under the impression that she is a romance novel author. However, the "romance" portions of the book are just as bad, if not worse, than the fantasy portions.

[Irving]

I hear TimK is currently working on a book. Excited for it to be done.

[Slapps74]

Is anyone reading the "Holding Their Own" series by Joe Nobody?

[killianak9]

Is anyone reading the "Holding Their Own" series by Joe Nobody?

Just picked up "Holding Your Ground"
By Joe Nobody.
That one is next