I used to be a big fan of Pronzini's Nameless Detective series, but lost track a few years ago. I should see whether any of the ones I've missed are still in print...
So what are you reading, now? Part V
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I managed to finish The Captain's Daughter, which makes me almost miss reading Peter David's books.
I'm on page 58 of Robert Greenberger's excellent (especially for the numbered books) The Romulan Stratagem. It drew me in almost from the beginning.
I'm on page 58 of Robert Greenberger's excellent (especially for the numbered books) The Romulan Stratagem. It drew me in almost from the beginning.
Finished Heat Wave. Not bad.
About half way though CSI: Shock Treatment and so far it's a good read
About half way though CSI: Shock Treatment and so far it's a good read
Here's the list:
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/nameless.html
The newest one, not on the list, is Camouflage and due out in June of this year.
Pronzini has pretty much been averaging 1 Nameless hard cover novel a year for quite some time.
Finished Heat Wave. Not bad.
About half way though CSI: Shock Treatment and so far it's a good read
Glad you're enjoying it so far.
The sequel to Heat Wave, Naked Heat, was fun, too.
Interesting, I've often wondered if the Heat Wave books were worth buying or just the show cashing in. As big of a fan of that show as I am, I guess I'll have to pick them up.
I liked Naked Heat more than Heat Wave - better paced, harder to figure out, much longer. I felt like the characters were better developed, too - more features matching the show's versions, but more distinctions, too, especially Nikki/Kate. It felt more like an independent story than the first book.
I also enjoyed Heat Wave, haven't read Naked Heat yet. The only problem is that I had a hard time picturing anyone other than the "real" people from the show, but that's not the author's fault.
I just finished my first Captain's Table series novel. Fireships by Diane Carey.
It seems to me that this story was originally written in the traditional third person. Perhaps as a standalone novel? But later adjusted to interpret at first person. I could be mistaken. It just seemed forced at the start and took me a while to hear Kathryn Janeway in the telling.
I would like to read another one of the series. So as to get a grasp of the frame that threads this series together. Any suggestions?
It seems to me that this story was originally written in the traditional third person. Perhaps as a standalone novel? But later adjusted to interpret at first person. I could be mistaken. It just seemed forced at the start and took me a while to hear Kathryn Janeway in the telling.
I would like to read another one of the series. So as to get a grasp of the frame that threads this series together. Any suggestions?
There's also the Tales From The Captains Table anthology, which covers all of the captains that didn't exist at the time of the novels (and Stargazer era Picard). This is actually the second time I've recommended that during this one posting session. Like I said on the other thread, I didn't read the whole thing, but the stuff I did read was either good or great.
I finally finished A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers, as my book club's selection for February. While interesting, it could have been a little shorter for my taste.
And FINALLY I'm re-entering the world of Trek Lit, with David Stern's The Children of Kings.
And FINALLY I'm re-entering the world of Trek Lit, with David Stern's The Children of Kings.
I am finishing up the first volume of H.G. Wells' The Outline of History and starting in on The Revolutionist by Robert Littell, which is the story of an American who travels to Russia to fight in the Bolshevik revolution.
Wow! Thanks again.
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