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I've just read The Terror by Dan Simmons, really enjoyed it. Was looking at The Abominable as a follow up but the first review on Google Play says it reads like a climbing manual!
Anyone got any good recommendations?
I'm thinking I'd like some sort of gripping period horror again.
Last time I asked for recommendations on here I got some crackers, but I could really do with something for bedtime tonight!!
Mo Hayder - Birdman. Serious crime squad / horror.
A bit left field. Ben Aaronovitch - Rivers of London. Police procedural / detective meets magical London. Harry Potter for grown ups.
Benedict Jakka - Alex Verus series. Magic in modern London.
Dan Simmonds earlier stuff is brilliant if you havent read it (hyperion, olympos etc)
BUT its a lot more sci-fi, Drood which ive not read might be a good shout tho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drood_(novel)
or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_List_of_Seven
Michelle Paver - Dark Matter & Thin Air.
Both are creepy horror stories set in cold remote places, Antarctica (pre war) and the Himalaya (post war) respectively and both are well worth reading.
Not horror more murder mystery. But I quite enjoyed this by ES Thomson. Sets the scene very well.
http://www.librarything.com/work/15803933/reviews/136012190
Well, I'm going to go with thin air by Michelle paver for tonight, it's been recommended by Richard & judy so it must be good!
Will be putting Rivers of london on the to do list and the synopsis for drood sounds pretty interesting!
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Rubbernecker, By Belinda Bauer
84K by Claire North. It’s only just come out, so I’m only about a quarter of the way through. Dystopian story showing the ultimate result of government handing everything over to private enterprise which becomes the de facto government. It takes a bit of getting used to, Claire, (actually Catherine Webb), does this thing with dialogue where sentences just trail off part way through, a trait I’ve noticed some people actually have, but it’s the first time I’ve seen it done in print, and it’s rather effective.
I’ve recommended books by this author before, under her other name of Kate Griffin, her Matthew Swift books are slightly similar to the Ben Arronovitch books, in that they’re urban magic, but there’s no actual detective involved.
Thanks for that Kate Griffin recommendation. I've just finished the Alex Verus series by Benedict Jakka, or more like waiting for the next book to be released. I'll give that a go.