conuly | Now that I've finally worked my way through most of the Discworld books...

You might also try the many non-Discworld books Pratchett has released -- he's got quite an avalanche of those too!

I'm not sure what of the below you might have already read, but since I know we have at least *some* of the same tastes (i.e. DWJ & Pratchett) here's some of the other things I've particularly enjoyed...

Diane Duane:
The Book of Night With Moon
To Visit The Queen
"Young Wizards" series

Patricia Wrede:
Magician's Ward

Wrede & Stevermer:
Sorcery and Cecilia

Susan Dexter:
Prince of Ill Luck
Wind-Witch
(any other books in that series)

Gayle Greeno:
The Ghatti's Tale (first in a 6-book series)

Have.. well, HAD all the Diane Duanes until Jenn stole them or Lizziey did. Will check out the rest, thanks!

Read Neil Gaiman! Anything by him is excellent, but Neverwhere is my favourite of his novels. He also wrote a book with Terry Pratchett called Good Omens, also very good.

Read Good Omens, will seach Gaiman alone up.

I posted about Neil Gaiman, actually.

Of all his books, Neverwhere was my least favorite*. American Gods was more interesting, and Stardust had a definitely fantasy edge if you want a world that's not mundania turned on its head.

*Neverwhere was spectacular, but I liked the others more. Go figure!

Oh I loved Neverwhere. I read it and then started again right from the beginning. The two bad guys are just like Mr Pin and Mr Tulip.

Most of the books I've read have been reccommended by you, or a combination of you and my friends reccommending the same books. So I'll just say that you shouldn't read Wheel of Time because they really start to suck after awhile.

Have you read the Last Hero, yet? I found it for £7.99 at Safeway instead of the £17.99 on the inside cover.

I find Tom Holt always good for a chuckle - he's got a slightly skewed sense of humour just like Terry. If I had to recommend one of his I think I'd go for Open Sesame. He likes to make a great play on words.

Philip Pulman's 'His Dark Materials' trilogy is quite good - I preferred the first and last books though.

If you like mysteries, I'd recommend Patricia Cornwell, Sue Grafton, James Patterson and Jonathan Kellerman.

Stephen King is always a big favourite of mine - the thicker the book the better in my opinion. A nice meaty story is just the thing to settle down with.

you mean i'm not the only one in the world who has read jonathan Kellerman? yeah, the alex deleware books were great. hey, if you like him you might like this other guy, damn i can't remember his name, but the boks are about archi mcnally. they're hillarious, but mysteries too...

Yes, I read the McNally stories too. I've just got McNally's Folly from the library. About to start it. The books are by Lawrence Sanders.

Have you read any Faye Kellerman? She's married to Jonathan Kellerman. Her books feature a detective named Pete Decker and his wife, Rina. Rina is Jewish and Pete is converting. The books are mystery/thrillers but you also get an insight into the Jewish way of life - as Rina is a traditional Jewish woman. This means she covers her hair when she goes out, isn't allowed to be in a room with a man unless the door is open... fascinating stuff. Plus the stories are excellent.

oh cool thanx. that actually sounds pretty good. have you seen the movie Along came a Spider? well, i am now reading the book. it is so different from the movie, i'[m shocked they have the same name. you might want to try it. :) and Fooly is good. i liked that one a lot. off to make a bottle for the brat, everyone say happy birthday to hime, its on the 12 of this month. ta ta

I've read all of the James Patterson books except for 3rd degree. Along came a Spider was my very first. I'm always disappointed in the films. I watch them but annoy my husband by commenting where things have been altered.

Another writer you may like is John Sandford. His detective is Lucas Davenport. They've made a film from one of his books and changed it so much I barely recognised it - for a start Davenport is white and blonde haired. In the film he is played by Eriq La Salle. Excellent books though. A few titles are Mind of Prey, Eyes of Prey, Night Prey....you get the picture. The Prey series, I think they're called. A couple of them have a follow on storyline.

Have you read Roses are Red and the follow up Violets are Blue? I was shocked at the ending of Roses.

Happy birthday to your littley :0)

Check out some comics by Donna Barr (http://www.stinz.com).

My favorite is Stinz, but another major comic character she has is the Desert Peach, a gay soldier.

Comics! W00t! *runs to check them out*

The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad by Fareed Zakaria.

A very interesting book written about a year ago. Talks about the conflicting views on what democracy should be, what democracy is, and how democracy fits into the cultures we're trying to force it on.

I highly recommend it.

Naw, dat deres one of dem islams, they just lie all the time. Durrrr...

Sorry, couldn't resist the urge to mock somebody. Will go check out the book as soon as possible.