Early Tim Powers is rather weird. Late Tim Powers is very weird. The last one I attempted in a long time was 'Medusa's Web' and I almost put it down until I got into the story.
Early Tim Powers is rather weird. Late Tim Powers is very weird. The last one I attempted in a long time was 'Medusa's Web' and I almost put it down until I got into the story.
Code Name: JET STREAM
https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-Repub...e%27s+republic
America’s growing political and cultural divisions have finally split the United States apart. Now, as the former blue states begin to collapse under the dead weight of their politically correct tyranny, a lethal operative haunted by his violent past undertakes one last mission to infiltrate and take out his target in the nightmarish city of Los Angeles, deep in the heart of the People’s Republic of North America.
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Good fast read. I hope there's more planned!
Just a dog chauffeur that used to hold the dumb end of the leash.
Started Why Leaders Eat Last, just finished #askgaryvee
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Great story and incredibly well written. I'm very glad a friend who rowed crew in college recommended it. Had she not suggested it I might have skipped over it. I liked it so much I bought copies for several friends and relatives for Christmas.
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"Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" Then I said, "Here I am. Send me." - Isaiah 6:8
I've been reading the Charles Stross series about the Laundry - a British secret agency to fight incursions from the Elder Gods like Cthulhu.
Their issue weapons are Glock 17s, Hands of Glory and a Basilisk (turn you to stone) software app in digital cameras. Kind of fun. Best weapon carried - a violin made of human bones taken from living victims. When played - you are not going to have a good day.
Oh, they have a geas that makes the 17 and holster invisible to the general public - so that eases carry and printing issues.
So this is available for pre-order:
https://www.amazon.com/Straight-Talk...+armed+defense
- It's not the odds, it's the stakes.
- If you aren't dry practicing every week, you're not serious.....
- "Tache-Psyche Effect - a polite way of saying 'You suck.' " - GG
If youre looking for recreational reading rather than thoughtful stuff, I just started reading Lee Childs Jack Reacher series. Good, easy, fun reading.
Just finished Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors. Good read. Haven't read WW2 historical books for a while. Have to dive in again.
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If you liked that, may I recommend The Fleet at Flood Tide?Originally Posted by Lon
https://www.amazon.com/Fleet-Flood-T...sap_bc?ie=UTF8
Also, this one is good as well:
Neptune's Inferno: The US Navy at Guadalcanal
https://www.amazon.com/Neptunes-Infe...sap_bc?ie=UTF8
Have been listening to a number of Bernard Cornwells historical fiction works. Started with Agincourt, then 1356, then a number of the series in 900s Britain, Sword Song, The Flame Bearer, Warriors of the Storm, and others. Been good fun.
ETA: The Archers Tale was also pretty good.
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