Action/Adventure Aficionados discussion

I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Isn't Brando Sanderson finishing The Wheel of Time series for the late Robert Jordan (if not then who?)"

Yes. I have not read one book in the Wheel of Time series. I have the first two sitting on my shelf, but it seems pretty daunting, especially with some comments I have read about the middle of the series. I'm still not sure I will ever get around to the series.

I second that about the Wheel of Time series. I have most of the books on my Nook. Seeing that the number of books is 14 I think, that sure is a daunting task.

Chris wrote: "I second that about the Wheel of Time series. I have most of the books on my Nook. Seeing that the number of books is 14 I think, that sure is a daunting task."

Plus, I really hate to leave a series unfinished. With the last book coming out, I may wait to see what the general consensus is for the entire series before deciding.

Chris wrote: "I second that about the Wheel of Time series. I have most of the books on my Nook. Seeing that the number of books is 14 I think, that sure is a daunting task."

I'm with you guys on the Wheel of Time, at least i completely understand. 14 books and they aren't exactly thin volumes either. I've read 10 of them and lost steam. I got to a point where I had figured out how the end would look and wondered why he didn't just get there.

Chris wrote," I got to a point where I had figured out how the end would look and wondered why he didn't just get there. ..."

Yeah, My Hero and I did about the same thing. It was taking so long between books that we kept losing the thread. And then he died on us.

This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't seem to find anything in this genre. (does it even exist?)I find the whole christian mythology quite interesting. So looking for something along the lines of the 'Supernatural' tv show...........in a book.

It would be cool to have a book about the war between demons ad angels from the pov of a anti-hero type demon.

Perhaps the makings of my first novel.......

Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't seem to find anything in this ..."

I can't remember exactly, Umar, but Lori Handeland's post-apocolytic series has some of that. Also, there is an indie pub by Charles Sutherland called the Dragoneers that uses Christian mythology (and a few other kinds.)

You might also try Lilith St.Crow. None of these are one-on-one angels/demons, but they are mythological from a Christian perspective.

Flaming Dove would probably fit what you're looking for, Umar.

Or Kim Harrison's "Witch" series.

Flamin dove looks intriguing......... May have to give that a go

I hope it works for you, Umar!

It's not a book, but here's an action adventure oriented fantasy story... dragons.... pirates... lunch...

THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON
By Ogden Nash

Copyright Linell Nash Smith and Isabel Nash Eberstadt

Belinda lived in a little white house,
With a little black kitten and a little gray mouse,
And a little yellow dog and a little red wagon,
And a realio, trulio, little pet dragon.

Now the name of the little black kitten was Ink,
And the little gray mouse, she called her Blink,
And the little yellow dog was sharp as Mustard,
But the dragon was a coward, and she called him Custard.


Custard the dragon had big sharp teeth,
And spikes on top of him and scales underneath,
Mouth like a fireplace, chimney for a nose,
And realio, trulio, daggers on his toes.


Belinda was as brave as a barrel full of bears,
And Ink and Blink chased lions down the stairs,
Mustard was as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard cried for a nice safe cage.


Belinda tickled him, she tickled him unmerciful,
Ink, Blink and Mustard, they rudely called him Percival,
They all sat laughing in the little red wagon
At the realio, trulio, cowardly dragon.


Belinda giggled till she shook the house,
And Blink said Week!, which is giggling for a mouse,
Ink and Mustard rudely asked his age,
When Custard cried for a nice safe cage.


Suddenly, suddenly they heard a nasty sound,
And Mustard growled, and they all looked around.
Meowch! cried Ink, and Ooh! cried Belinda,
For there was a pirate, climbing in the winda.


Pistol in his left hand, pistol in his right,
And he held in his teeth a cutlass bright,
His beard was black, one leg was wood;
It was clear that the pirate meant no good.


Belinda paled, and she cried, Help! Help!
But Mustard fled with a terrified yelp,
Ink trickled down to the bottom of the household,
And little mouse Blink strategically mouseholed.


But up jumped Custard, snorting like an engine,
Clashed his tail like irons in a dungeon,
With a clatter and a clank and a jangling squirm
He went at the pirate like a robin at a worm.


The pirate gaped at Belinda's dragon,
And gulped some grog from his pocket flagon,
He fired two bullets but they didn't hit,
And Custard gobbled him, every bit.


Belinda embraced him, Mustard licked him,
No one mourned for his pirate victim
Ink and Blink in glee did gyrate
Around the dragon that ate the pyrate.


Belinda still lives in her little white house,
With her little black kitten and her little gray mouse,
And her little yellow dog and her little red wagon,
And her realio, trulio, little pet dragon.


Belinda is as brave as a barrel full of bears,
And Ink and Blink chase lions down the stairs,
Mustard is as brave as a tiger in a rage,
But Custard keeps crying for a nice safe cage.


1936

I, Curmudgeon wrote: "It's not a book, but here's an action adventure oriented fantasy story... dragons.... pirates... lunch...


THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

By Ogden Nash

Copyright Linell Nash Smith and Isabel ..."

Mudgeon, I taught you well. That was in a book from which I was read to as a child. (That sentence defied my ability as the Grammar Guardian.)

Destroyertmen is a series I keep meaning to get to.

Patricia wrote: "Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't seem to find anyt..."

Try this book, it kind of fits the bill.
Swan SongRobert R. McCammon

The Destroyer series, e.g.



Is an action series chock full of fantasy/magic stuff at times.

I already own...well more books than I like to admit to that I'm meaning to get to. LOL.

Alan, the Destroyers are not shorts, but they aren't massive either. Around 250 page mark as paperbacks. The first is free on kindle



But it and #2 are kinda slow. #3 and up are much better.

Alan wrote: "Damn 150 book! Are they all short stories?"

I thought there were more than that, but haven't kept track. I pretty much quit reading them around the 100 mark, never enjoyed them as much after the mid-60's when Sapir quit writing them. His political satire & style evened out Murphy's slapstick style. Great combination. I started reading them shortly after the series started, picking up the 3d one at a news stand at the train station in 1972.

I have read a couple of the later ones. The 'new' Destroyer series seems the same as the old, too. They're very quick reads. Full novels, but the writing is easy, so a couple of hours is all they take. Fun.

Peter wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't ..."

Peter, I'm glad I'm not the only one that made this distinction. Ordinarily Swan Song would be listed as Dystopian fiction, or Sci-fi, but, I'm with you, there was a strong fantasy thread running through Swan Song and even clearer than in The Stand there was a strong "Good vs. Evil" theme that existed prior to the Apocalypse.

Good call, good book! (one of my favorites of its type.)

You might look at A Kiss Before the Apocalypse. It's a mystery with a PI who was/is an angel.

Patricia wrote: "I, Curmudgeon wrote: "It's not a book, but here's an action adventure oriented fantasy story... dragons.... pirates... lunch...


THE TALE OF CUSTARD THE DRAGON

By Ogden Nash

Copyright Linell ..."

Love this. Have never heard of it before. Thanks for sharing.

Peter wrote: "Patricia wrote: "Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't ..."

One of my all time favorites, great book!

Jim wrote: "You might look at A Kiss Before the Apocalypse. It's a mystery with a PI who was/is an angel."

That looks intriguing, I'll check it out.

Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't seem to find anything in this ..."

This can be found in some of the Harry Dresden series by Jim Butcher

Umar wrote: "This is a bit of a stinker of a question. Hope you guys enjoy it:

Has anyone read a thriller set in a post apocolyptic world with elements of demons/ angels? I can't seem to find anything in this ..."

Have you looked at The Stand by Stephen King. It is post apocalyptic, has evil, a devil figure. Its not precisely a thriller but its scary good.

A very good sf book where the Church plays a big role is A Canticle for Leibowitz. Its not a thriller but its very good.

The Remy Chandler series by http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...

is good. Check out A Kiss before the Apocalypse

This is a dangerous section; most of my fantasy reading has lots of adventure, I could spend forever stuffing this list with my goodreads history!

Anyway, one of my recent favorites is this ongoing urban fantasy series by Rachel Aaron:



It's about a lame/weak/pathetic dragon who is treated as the loser of his family because he insists on being a perfectly sweet, reasonable, and nice guy. Circumstances force him to try to prove himself or be eaten, and in the process, he shows just how awesome he can be by acting as undragon-like as possible. This is a super fun series that is also very heartfelt and fast-paced! Highly recommended.

Watership Down - a classic fantasy/action/adventure novel.

Ahhh, Watership Down. I didn't remember it being action-y, just that it was an amazing book. But I suppose the rabbits do wage war!

I happen to be reading WD right now so when I saw your request I thought it would fit all the requirements :D

The action/adventure elements make this book impossible to put down.

The Pirate Ghost wrote: "I also think By Zelazny fits here. It's a multi-verse book but it's pretty cool. I really enjoyed these."

Hi Pirate,

I loved the Amber series and I've read them multiple times.

Jason wrote: "*Gasp*

No Dresden Files, Mike? lol

It's not high fantasy, sure, but it is urban fantasy..."

Hi Jason, I would count Urban Fantasy & Fantasy together from an action/thriller/suspense perspective.

For me the presence of action, thrills and suspense is more important than the genre in which it is placed.

There's kinda no story without action, thrills and suspense.

You can find action reads in most genres.

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "You can find action reads in most genres."

Hi Mike, agreed.

Traci wrote: "I did :) One of the better of these types of books I've read. My second favorite barbarian, after Conan of coarse."

I loved the Conan books, but I haven't read them for years.

The Pirate Ghost wrote: "If your looking for a good "best of both worlds" thing, with lots of action, at least at the end, there's a cool series about a Civil War Regiment (Union) that finds itself some how in a strange wo..."

I like those sorts of stories where a combat team gets "misplaced."

Mike (the Paladin) wrote: "This shows a huge difference in taste. Not only would I not call the Thomas Covenant Chronicles "action" I absolutely hate the books. I'm always interested in the different way books hit different ..."

I read the Thomas Covenant Chronicals once - and that was enough.

The whole Magician series by Raymond E Fiest, is IMHO excellent.

And has heaps of action.

I agree with Graeme on the Thomas Covenant Chronicles, once was enough back when they first came out. It doesn't sound as if they've aged well.

Graeme, have you read The Doomfarers of Coramonde? There's a sequel, too. Fun & good, an APC & its crew get caught up in a spell that brings them to another world to fight a dragon conjured by an evil wizard.

Hi Jim, that sounds cool.

I'm also reminded of and where for one reason or another very disparate technologies get mixed up - with high adventure results.

If I read that book by Anderson, I no longer remember it, but he used to be a favorite author. Loved his Flandry & several other SF books, although Three Hearts and Three Lions is my favorite. I'll keep it in mind.

As for Birmingham, I haven't gotten into that series yet, but I've loved his Dave books. They're a hoot. Again, a lot of disparity in weapons.

Hi Jim,

Birmingham's writing style is consistent, if you liked some of his other books you will probably enjoy his earlier work.

I would add Kate Elliott, John Gwynne, and Robin Hobb to this list.

Also the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik

The “throne of glass” series!! Its kinda YA type but it has lots of action and adventure, would recommend!