Member: ThrillerFan

I like Greg Iles, but not Bently Little. I read The Resort and thought it was awful. Okay here's the run down a friend of mine suggested: Relic, Reliquary, Thunderhead, Cabinet of Curiosities, Still Life of Crows, Brimstone, Ice Limit, Dance of Death, Book of Dead and Cemetary Dance. I thought htere was more, but if you want to get real in depth on the cross overs try http://www.prestonchild.com/faq/pangea/ I don't think it has any spoilers, but its been a while so I'm not sure if it mentions people who could have possibly died in any of the novels.

posted by Tara714 at 3:36 pm (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

I received an advanced copy of Map of Bones years ago, so that was my first James Rollins experience. I loved it, so I've collected the rest of his books and just started on them a few months ago. Reading them back to back, it seems to me that his writing just got better and better with each book. Just my opinion. I'll probably re-read map of bones next and see if that falls in line with my logic :) As for Douglas Preston/Lincoln Child the Pendergrast novels are great, but if you like adventure novels that deal with archaeology/anthropology/history cjeck out their stand alone novel Thunderhead. Two of its characters actually show up in some of the Pendergrast novels. I can get you a list of the order novels should be read in reagards to characters if you would like. It's been a while since I read Steve Berry, but I rank him up there with James Rollins. I read teh non-fiction Amber Room before I read Steve Berry's and I remember how impressed I was about how acurate the details were. If your a history buff then definitly check him out.

posted by Tara714 at 9:30 am (EST) on Nov 3, 2009

Why does the snowflake melt?
To enliven spring flowers.
Why does summer sun blaze?
To ripen the garden.
Why does the leaf fall?
To bring forth beautiful snow…
Why do the seasons dance so?
To embrace us in the sacred circle.
- Sacred Circle, "Mystical Poetry," Deborah Morrison

posted by theoldman at 8:46 am (EST) on Sep 3, 2009