I recently re-read both Dirk Gently novels - I much prefer them to the Hitch-hiker series.
Best book I've read in a long time has to be "Sunshine" by Robin McKinley (which I guess would class as urban fantasy) - I read it over a weekend and just didn't want to put it down. Didn't get to the middle and have to read the end though boredom.
I'd second the rec for Pratchett, though the series doesn't really get going until the third or fourth book so unless you're a stickler for reading things in order I'd try one of the Witches or the City Watch books first.
Again in the supernatural/fantasy vein - the Dresden books by Jim Butcher are well worth a read.
A couple of crime writers I enjoy (both American) are Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder series) and Carol O'Connell (Mallory series - the heroine is a sociopath and a police woman). The writing style is a bit difficult, and they do need to be read in order, but worth sticking with.
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Date: 2007-01-31 02:29 pm (UTC)Best book I've read in a long time has to be "Sunshine" by Robin McKinley (which I guess would class as urban fantasy) - I read it over a weekend and just didn't want to put it down. Didn't get to the middle and have to read the end though boredom.
I'd second the rec for Pratchett, though the series doesn't really get going until the third or fourth book so unless you're a stickler for reading things in order I'd try one of the Witches or the City Watch books first.
Again in the supernatural/fantasy vein - the Dresden books by Jim Butcher are well worth a read.
A couple of crime writers I enjoy (both American) are Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder series) and Carol O'Connell (Mallory series - the heroine is a sociopath and a police woman). The writing style is a bit difficult, and they do need to be read in order, but worth sticking with.