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caleb72 · 12-06-2015, 05:27 AM

I've just skimmed through my reading for the last 4 years. I've read quite a few indie books and some have been great - some, not so much.

I really enjoyed M. H. Mead, who wrote Fate's Mirror, The Caline Conspiracy and Taking the Highway. These were Cyberpunk/Futuristic Sci-Fi. Lots of fun.

I thought The Scavenger's Daughter by Mike McIntyre was very good for a darker serial killer novel.

I thought Gary Ballard had a great trilogy called The Bridge Chronicles. I thought the second book was a bit of a disappointment, but really enjoyed the first and third. These are Sci Fi/Cyberpunk.

I've liked all books I've read from Simon Royle. He's in the middle of a couple of trilogies, but TAG, Bangkok Burn and Bangkok Wet were all great. Those last two are mob-style thrillers set in Thailand - great stuff.

Glen Krisch wrote a few horrors and is a good writer. I wasn't completely sold on all his stories, but I definitely enjoyed the writing.

Thomas Brookside wrote a couple of historical re-tellings with a twist that I thought were really good; The Last Days of Jericho and De Bello Lemures were both very clever and I still think about them sometimes - years later.

I thought The Speed of Winter by B Morris Allen was brilliant. It was only a novella and meant to be part of a quartet which never seemed to go anywhere, but I don't regret reading this dark Science Fiction novella at all.

I've enjoyed all the books I've read by Alisa Tangredi. I particularly liked a dark urban fantasy called The Puppet Maker's Bones.

Chris Ward wrote a trilogy called The Tube Riders which was a dark YA post-apocalyptic piece that I found inventive - even if it did go a little bit far by the end of the trilogy. He also wrote a psychological thriller called Head of Words which impressed me.

Martuk the Holy by Jonathan Winn made a big impression on me. This was an historical fantasy that starts in the great and bloody Mayan empires. There was something visceral about his writing that mesmerised me.

I've enjoyed a few novels by Marcin Wrona. I think he writes fantasy well. His Moonlit Cities trilogy was definitely worth my time.

I really loved both of John A A Logan's books that I've read. Big fan of his writing. His fiction is fairly dark mystery/thriller. Are all the works of Scottish authors dark?

Andrew Levkoff wrote a great historical mystery called The Other Alexander. I've lined up his sequel to read.

John Carnell (another Scott) wrote a fantastic novel called Thugs Like Us. Another dark drama.

Jeff Carlson has written some great Sci-Fi thrillers. I'm lining up more of his books to read.

And of course, I'm continuing to read Hugh Howey. I think he's the only one in my list who has been traditionally published.

I've read quite a few clunkers too of course and there are a number that were quite OK, but I wouldn't necessarily put them on the top of my list.

12-06-2015, 05:27 AM	#46
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	I've just skimmed through my reading for the last 4 years. I've read quite a few indie books and some have been great - some, not so much. I really enjoyed M. H. Mead, who wrote Fate's Mirror, The Caline Conspiracy and Taking the Highway. These were Cyberpunk/Futuristic Sci-Fi. Lots of fun. I thought The Scavenger's Daughter by Mike McIntyre was very good for a darker serial killer novel. I thought Gary Ballard had a great trilogy called The Bridge Chronicles. I thought the second book was a bit of a disappointment, but really enjoyed the first and third. These are Sci Fi/Cyberpunk. I've liked all books I've read from Simon Royle. He's in the middle of a couple of trilogies, but TAG, Bangkok Burn and Bangkok Wet were all great. Those last two are mob-style thrillers set in Thailand - great stuff. Glen Krisch wrote a few horrors and is a good writer. I wasn't completely sold on all his stories, but I definitely enjoyed the writing. Thomas Brookside wrote a couple of historical re-tellings with a twist that I thought were really good; The Last Days of Jericho and De Bello Lemures were both very clever and I still think about them sometimes - years later. I thought The Speed of Winter by B Morris Allen was brilliant. It was only a novella and meant to be part of a quartet which never seemed to go anywhere, but I don't regret reading this dark Science Fiction novella at all. I've enjoyed all the books I've read by Alisa Tangredi. I particularly liked a dark urban fantasy called The Puppet Maker's Bones. Chris Ward wrote a trilogy called The Tube Riders which was a dark YA post-apocalyptic piece that I found inventive - even if it did go a little bit far by the end of the trilogy. He also wrote a psychological thriller called Head of Words which impressed me. Martuk the Holy by Jonathan Winn made a big impression on me. This was an historical fantasy that starts in the great and bloody Mayan empires. There was something visceral about his writing that mesmerised me. I've enjoyed a few novels by Marcin Wrona. I think he writes fantasy well. His Moonlit Cities trilogy was definitely worth my time. I really loved both of John A A Logan's books that I've read. Big fan of his writing. His fiction is fairly dark mystery/thriller. Are all the works of Scottish authors dark? Andrew Levkoff wrote a great historical mystery called The Other Alexander. I've lined up his sequel to read. John Carnell (another Scott) wrote a fantastic novel called Thugs Like Us. Another dark drama. Jeff Carlson has written some great Sci-Fi thrillers. I'm lining up more of his books to read. And of course, I'm continuing to read Hugh Howey. I think he's the only one in my list who has been traditionally published. I've read quite a few clunkers too of course and there are a number that were quite OK, but I wouldn't necessarily put them on the top of my list.