When I first saw the trailer for Hunter Killer, I knew I wanted to watch it. Those are the types of movies I really enjoy. I’m a man of simple pleasures, I guess. I also thought it may have been based on a book, so I did some research on the production of the movie and found that it was, indeed, based on a novel called Firing Point, which was published in 2012.
TEOTWAWKI: The End of The World As We Know It. When it comes to books written about the collapse of American society, there are some real gems amongst the fodder. Less popular than the EMP fiction and Post-Apocalypse Zombie novels, the Societal Collapse novels are…
The Essential Guide To The Flashman Papers: If you ever wondered what the opposite of James Bond might look like, George MacDonald Fraser's Harry Flashman might be a good character to look at: while superficially a heroic individual of great charm, Flashman is actually a coward and a cad and is unrepentant about these qualities.
If you haven’t read a good horror novel this year, then now is the time to check one out! We have compiled 5 of the best scary thrillers in recent times and you are sure to find a good read in this short-list. And when it comes to the horror fiction genre, there are many more authors than King and Koontz! Let us know in the comments below if we missed a scarier one!
Many books have been written about war and the most powerful ones are anti-war in nature. Chiefly, because the author was either in war himself, or was witness to the carnage first-hand. Whether or not a book is an actual anti-war novel is not often clear, as the authors don’t usually assign such a label. Nonetheless, it is hard to imagine the graphic detail many of these books possess from being anything but—whether on purpose or not. You can decide for yourself.
Steven Pressfield gained mass attention when he wrote the best-selling masterpiece Gates of Fire, but he is a prolific author and has many more—and some arguably better—works than his novel about the Spartans at Thermopylae. I would argue that he is one of the best historic fiction authors of all times. If you only read Gates of Fire or haven’t read anything by him at all, then consider one of his many great books. Here is the short-list of his very best works.
Coming of age novels are great to read while young, but they are equally pleasant to read while an adult. I recently re-read some of my favorite novels from my more formative years and can say that most of the are just as good today as they were 20-plus years ago. And reading them as an adult gives a much different perspective than reading them as a young gun.
One of the most notable American authors of the 1920s and 1930s, Faulkner’s works really took off after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949. While much of his work take place in the south—he was a native Mississippian—his dense, complex prose makes him enjoyable for more advanced readers. Certainly, if you have yet to read one of his novels, it is worth the time to get to know this American great.
The full title should be: The one Book you Should Have Read in Grade School—But Probably Didn’t. Let’s face it, we were supposed to read a lot of books in grade school as part of the required reading curriculum, but few of us actually did. I didn’t get into reading until High School and really missed out by not reading some of the best classics in American literature. If you were like me, then here is the short-list of the books you missed out on.
When it comes to Clive Cussler books, the Dirk Pitt novels arguably put the author on the map as one of the best action-adventure writers. For those that have never read a Dirk Pitt novel, I envy you—you have a lot of great adventures in front of you. And for those that are already familiar, it may be time to re-read the classics. Here is the best Dirk Pitt novel—so far.
