Favourite books?

[the dark side]

"Edge Of Danger" (Jack Higgens) great action, well written and described, very human charachters, and a plotline that is more than pertinant to todays polotics, being about oil greed and islamic terrorism, unusually, it actually makes you sympathise a little with the enemies cause, they are not just cardboard cut out "Abdul the dead terrorist" badguy stereotypes (hello EA), they actually have a genuine greivance. of course, they still get there backsides kicked in the end.

"Thunderball" (ian Fleming) perhaps the quintessential original James Bond Thriller, and better than the film, less action, but far more charachter, a great atmosphere, and more flawed and human James Bond.

"The Hunt For Red October" (Tom Clancy) Brilliant film (even with Sir Seans "shchottish" Russhian Capitain) better book, amazing how close the film stuck to the clancy novel, the book has the advantage of deeper charachter than the novel, with there thaughs and feelings described, including the reason why Marko Ramius Defects with the red october, as well as extending on the films ending to cover the subs "demise" once stripped of its tech.

"Firefox" (Clive Thomas),. again, amazing how close the movie was to the book, in fact clive thomas was so impressed with the film he rewrote the book so Firefox (Mikoyan Guryevitch MIG-31) was described as she looked in the film, in the original book, she looked more like a MIG-25 Foxbat. the book again has the advantage of more charachter than the film, amazing how exiting the battle between the 2 Firefox jets at the end is even in word form. my copy is the later one, after the film and has the films sleek and still futuristic today "Firefox" Design.

Hey, i Like action Thrillers...