Techno-Thrillers discussion

http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24...

How about a list of bad techno-thrillers? I'll start with Douglas Richards' "Wired," on the list of good ones. I couldn't finish the book. It was poorly edited, the dialog was not believable, and I just didn't get pulled in by the premise.

Hey, Frank. Why not post this list to Amazon with a link to this group and see if you can get some traction that way?

John wrote: "How about a list of bad techno-thrillers? I'll start with Douglas Richards' "Wired," on the list of good ones. I couldn't finish the book. It was poorly edited, the dialog was not believable, and I..."

sounds like a great idea

John wrote: "Hey, Frank. Why not post this list to Amazon with a link to this group and see if you can get some traction that way?"

not sure i know how -

Frank wrote:

"not sure i know how -"

Very easy. Go here for directions. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custome...

What did you think of Daniel Suarez's novels?
"Deamon" and "Freedom" were decent, but "Kill Decision" was like he was trying to write to get a movie contract or something. "Influx" was better but I think he ran out of where to go for an ending. Overall they are good books and I gave all of them three stars or higher.

Looking for something in a similar vein to read in the future if you have any suggestions. If this group is active at all.

Hey Kurtis, doesn't seem like this group is very active, but maybe we can change that! I haven't read any Daniel Suarez so unfortunately can't help you out there. Might add these to my list though!

Elliott wrote: "Hey Kurtis, doesn't seem like this group is very active, but maybe we can change that! I haven't read any Daniel Suarez so unfortunately can't help you out there. Might add these to my list though!"

Elliott,
It was great to hear from you sorry I had to wait till the weekend to reply. Yes I would recommend reading his work. What are you currently reading or would you recommend in a Techo-Thriller?

Have you read any of Alex Berenson's books? He has a whole series about John Wells, a former CIA guy who saves the U.S. from all sorts of disastrous situations. I think the series is probably more espionage than techno, but I definitely recommend them. Much more complex and engaging characters than most thrillers.

Thanks for the suggestion, I just bought "The Faithful Spy (John Wells, #1)" I will let you know what I think.
I see from your homepage your a military veterinarian, what happens to the injured dogs from the war?

Cool, you'll have to let us know what you think here in the group.

Injured military dogs are usually initially stabilized by their handler or a nearby medic, and then treated by a military veterinarian like me at the closest base. There are two bigger vet hospitals, at Bagram and Kandahar, and they can do even more stabilization. For really severe injuries, the dogs are medevaced out to our main referral hospital in Germany where we have several specialists and round-the-clock care.

Those who read all or most of the Tom Clancy'so Jack Range series of books. In what order would you recommend reading them? In the order that they were written or in the chronological order of how the Jack Ryan'so story develops?

Boris wrote: "Those who read all or most of the Tom Clancy'so Jack Range series of books. In what order would you recommend reading them? In the order that they were written or in the chronological order of how ..."

For the most part, they were written in order. "Patriot Games" was written later but predates "Hunt for Red October". "Red Rabbit" was written close to the end of the series and chronologically is book #2.

I suggest you read in the order they were written. The characters are developed in that order. If you read them chronologically, you will 'meet' characters at the same time as Jack and Co. will, but you won't know who they are or why they become important.

Like to add one by Clive Cussler "the storm". Most of his books would not fall into this specific book group but this one definitely does.

Hey everyone, just joined the group. Got into technothrillers after reading a great new book called Lunar Options by T.R. Locke. I thought I'd share for those interested in books that change the world as we know it. Cool read.

Just wanting to share my last techno thriller experience: The Scorpion by John A. Autero was so terrible, I reviewed it as 1-star.
It's not so easy to find good books in this genre..

Change Agent by Daniel Suarez is finally available!

The Seventh Sun by Kent Lester is a new release and looks interesting.

Frank wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/24..."

Nice list Frank, gives me some great books to go and explore.