What Novel(s) Are You Currently Reading?

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I'm well underway on War of the Rats, a historical novel about the battle of Stalingrad where Russia's and Germany's then top snipers hunt each other. It's quite an engrossing, detailed read by David L. Robbins.
 
_Burr_ I like Vidal's take on historical figures. I know it's partly fiction, but it's really funny.

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So many pistols, so little money.
 
I read little fiction - reality outdoes it every time (except for SciFi, and sometimes that's a tossup).

Currently into Ballantine Books' #20,
"Tanganyikan Guerrilla" (German East African Campaign 1914-1918).

Donald's Morris' Zulu book is in the pipeline for a re-read (see link about movie "Zulu").

So many books, so little time.
 
Just finished Nelson DeMille's The Lion's Game, a long novel about this really nasty terrorist who's taking revenge for the 1985 bombing of Libya. Pretty good read, and the protaganist is a wonderful, sarcastic, world-class smartass.

Waiting for my Dad's copy of The Wizard War to come back from my uncle. It's a book on British scientific intel work during WWII. If you can find a copy, buy it!!

I was at the book store this morning and saw that there's a new Stephan Hunter novel out, starring Earl Swagger (BTN's Dad.) I'm waiting impatiently for this one to show up at the library.

Later,
Chris

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"TV what do I see, tell me who to believe, what's the use of autonomy when a button does it all??" - Incubus, Idiot Box
 
Tom Clancy's "Rainbow Six." Not really impressed yet!?

Next one on the list is "1984." I know, I know, I should have read that years ago. :rolleyes: I'll use the excuse that I went to public schools.

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"When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise."
--Proverbs 10:19
 
Currently:
"The Source" by James Michner
"Creating Equal" by Ward Connerly
Next up:
"Churchill on Leadership" by Steven Hayward
"The Indwelling" by Jerry Jenkins & Tim LaHaye
...and whatever else catches my eye aside from the books already on order from the History Book Club...

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"...and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one."
Luke 22:36
"An armed society is a polite society."
Robert Heinlein
"Power corrupts. Absolute power - is kinda cool!"
Fred Reed

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Just finished "Play Dead" by Leo Atkins (also known as Clay Harvey).

Great book and funny as all get out! You really need to read "Flash of Red". This guy is what we all hope to be.
 
I just found my copy of "The weapons shops of Isher" while moving some boxes in storage. I had forgotten how much fun the old sci-fi books can be. (timely too)
 
Oatka: Contact Battery Press. They've reprinted Von Lettow Vorbeck's book on his campaign in East Africa. It's a must read for Von Lettow Vorbeck fan.
 
Currently trying to get through Shogun by James Clavell and Milton's Paradise Lost at the same time. I've read Shogun several times before but I have a hard time putting it down. Paradise lost is less engrossing, but worth the effort.
 
"Prelude to Glory" is set in the time of the revolution. What is unique about this book, and it's sequels are the references to source material used to put them together.

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I just finished Tom Clancy's "Op-Center-Divide and Conquer." It wasn't near as good as some of the earlier OC books.

Next in line? Hmmm, the 2 latest Clive Cussler novels when I next go to the library.
 
Currently rereading "Trinity" by Uris....want a really good read, find a copy of "The Devil's Guard"...forget who it's written by.
 
Sarum by Rutherfurd--about halfway though it, year about 1200 AD.

Re-reading James Lee Burke's books. Excellent stuff. Just saw the TNT cable production of his Heaven's Prisoners the other night. Very true to the book. Series character is Dave Robicheaux, Cajun cop/PI. Set, of course, in the Bayou Teche area. Burke has another short series--just two books, beginning with Cimmarron Rose, these set in Texas Hill Country.
RR

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Right now I am working on PALAS by L. Neil Smith (3rd or 4th time), SERPENT GATE by Michael McGarrity and I've just started POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter. I've got Hunter's BLACK LIGHT to get to next.



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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
 
I just started Point of Impact after several recommendations here on The Firingline (so far, I'm hooked). I'm also in the middle of Heinlein's The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (a good libertarian tale). I lost interest in Rainbow Six about 1/4 of the way through it. It wasn't bad, but with all the other stuff in my guilt pile, I didn't see enough there to keep me reading it. I'll eventually get back to it (yeah, right!).

For non-fiction, I'm 3/4 through reading Hackworth's About Face and have cracked the cover on Ambrose's Undaunted Courage.
 
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