I can't help but put in a comment- I LOVE CONNIE WILLIS, esp. Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog. They are not action books- but the characters and "events" stay with you. Doomsday Book was both depressing and uplifting. And I love the idea of time travel being used as an educational tool. I like action packed books too, in several genres, a few favorites at the moment being William Dietz (Legion of the damned- military SF), Harry Connolly (Child of Fire- urban fantasy), Richard Kadrey (Sandman Slim- more urban fantasy), Amanda Downum (The Drowning City), Matthew Sturges (Midwinter) the last two sort of sword/sorcery.
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