Portrait of a Killer, Jack the Ripper Case closed by Patricia Cornwell

So I've heard Blackhawk ! They come highly recommended. (My favourite fantasy fiction of recent years is the Sword Of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind .. read them !!!)

Have your ever read the Shanara books by Terry Brooks? They are a must read too.

I'm reading "Timeline" by Michael Crichton. Crichton is an amazing, talented SF writer I liken to Jules Verne. As a young man with a MD education, Crichton pursues his love of writing instead and makes his first mega-cult classic, "The Andromeda Strain".

Of all his films, I like "Westworld", dealing w/ the classic man vs. machine dogma, but also gave a view into computer viruses-long before they came into public awareness.

"Disclosure" puts a savvy backwards spin on the then new and scary sexual harrassment issue--and shows all too well how such a legal contention can--and is--being abused.

"Sphere" and "Timeline" are novels far better than their film counterparts; Crichton can't always produce a mega-hit.

I'm not a fan of TV medical drama projects, but of the few "ER" episodes I've seen, Crichton well puts his medical expertise to work. In many ways, Crichton parallels Verne in that his works almost seem prophetic.

"Todays Science Fiction is tomorrow's reality."

Im reading James Pattersons.. The Jester... pretty good so far lol

First post Posted: Nov 29 2003, 03:30 PM

Please don't bring up old topics, start new ones instead.

Sorry Zenith, It was on the first page, I assumed it was a current topic..i didn't check the dates.

I just finished reading "The Right Stuff". Excellent book about the mecury space program and its effect on the gold war.
And for technical lit I just finished the latest issue of 2600 magazine, and am now starting on the latest K-1ine.