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vxf · 07-01-2011, 05:46 PM

I have not read the entire thread, so I apologize if this has been said before.

But I am truly disgusted by Dan Brown... and it's nice to see I am in no poor company.

Now, to the more useful stuff. If you truly like the 'Dan Brown' style, then, as others have said, I would say Stephen King is the... ahm.... King.

Another author that is a page turned is Michael Crichton:

THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, Knopf, 1969
THE TERMINAL MAN, Knopf, 1972
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, Knopf, 1975
EATERS OF THE DEAD, Knopf, 1976
CONGO, Knopf, 1980
SPHERE, Knopf, 1987
JURASSIC PARK, Knopf, 1990
RISING SUN, Knopf, 1992
DISCLOSURE, Knopf, 1994
THE LOST WORLD, Knopf, 1995
AIRFRAME, Knopf, 1996
TIMELINE, Knopf, 1999
PREY, Harper Collins, 2002
STATE OF FEAR, Harper Collins, 2004
NEXT, Harper Collins, 2006
PIRATE LATITUDES, Harper Collins, 2009

Everything there is engaging...

On a completely different note... if you fancy the type of Brown conspiracy theories but want something with literary value, I would recommend Umberto Eco. Brown borrowed with both hands when 'writing' Davinci's Code from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum. He just left out the intelligent and well written parts.

EDIT: I apologize, didn't realize this was a zombie-thread. I just spotted it...

07-01-2011, 05:46 PM	#390
vxf Guru Posts: 944 Karma: 1490348 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Norman, OK Device: Sony PRS 350, 900, 950; Kindles (ALL of them!); Kobo Aura One	I have not read the entire thread, so I apologize if this has been said before. But I am truly disgusted by Dan Brown... and it's nice to see I am in no poor company. Now, to the more useful stuff. If you truly like the 'Dan Brown' style, then, as others have said, I would say Stephen King is the... ahm.... King. Another author that is a page turned is Michael Crichton: THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, Knopf, 1969 THE TERMINAL MAN, Knopf, 1972 THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, Knopf, 1975 EATERS OF THE DEAD, Knopf, 1976 CONGO, Knopf, 1980 SPHERE, Knopf, 1987 JURASSIC PARK, Knopf, 1990 RISING SUN, Knopf, 1992 DISCLOSURE, Knopf, 1994 THE LOST WORLD, Knopf, 1995 AIRFRAME, Knopf, 1996 TIMELINE, Knopf, 1999 PREY, Harper Collins, 2002 STATE OF FEAR, Harper Collins, 2004 NEXT, Harper Collins, 2006 PIRATE LATITUDES, Harper Collins, 2009 Everything there is engaging... On a completely different note... if you fancy the type of Brown conspiracy theories but want something with literary value, I would recommend Umberto Eco. Brown borrowed with both hands when 'writing' Davinci's Code from Eco's Foucault's Pendulum. He just left out the intelligent and well written parts. EDIT: I apologize, didn't realize this was a zombie-thread. I just spotted it...