Originally Posted by
McD
What kind of stuff are you into?
There’s an author called Matthew Reilly that I like, his books are usually pretty fast paced. I’ve been reading his books (and I’ve read the ones I enjoy several times each) for about 20 years, and he describes his writing style as that he’s trying to write books that read like action movies, which is a decent description tbf.
Jack West Jr series (7 books, all titled counting down to one - Seven Ancient Wonders, Six Sacred Stones, etc) - Indiana Jones style, action/mythology/fantasy. The books all build into one another, so there’s an overarching story that runs from the first book to the last.
Shane Schofield/Scarecrow series - focus is on an American Marine who finds himself in severe situations that normally have national/international ramifications - Die Hard in the military kind of thing. Less fantastical than the Jack West books but still excellent and very very fast moving, the sensational is almost like reading in real time, if that makes any sense :greengrin These books all relate to the same primary characters, but are more standalone.
Contest - about a tournament to the death amongst several alien species, with an unknowing human dropped into the battle unprepared
Secret Runners of New York - combination time travel and apocalyptic future, primary characters are all teenagers
Mr Einsteins Secretary - a fictional life story of a very intelligent young woman who encounters Einstein as a teenager and interacts with him several times over her life, leading to her spying on the nazis and other activities
Cobalt Blue - novella about a battle between superheroes of Russia and the US
There are other books by the author, however I’ve not read them yet or chosen not to. I’ve listened to all of these bar one on audible, and they’re good if you like those sorts of stories.
Another author I have generally found good is Dan Brown. His books can stretch belief (to varying degrees) but they’re enjoyable.
Angels and Demons
The Da Vinci Code
The Lost Symbol
Inferno
Origin
Deception Point
Digital Fortress
Michael Crichton - his works that have been turned into films speak for themselves (Jurassic Park, etc), but there’s a number of novels that are decent as audio books (some are a bit dated but still good)
Jurassic park
Rising sun
Disclosure
State of fear
Micro
Sphere
One tip about Audible - if you can, find unabridged versions of the books you want where possible. Those are the ones that are read verbatim as you’d read them, if it’s an abridged version then it’s been cut down, often quite dramatically, can be the difference of several hours in the audio, so as you can imagine it can change the experience of the content.
