ADVENTURE IN FICTION!
Irresistible tales of Adventure, Suspense, and Romantic Intrigue!
Fiction can take us on exciting, suspenseful
journeys to lands near and far; where we encounter heroes and villains, heroines
and seductresses.
My own definition of "fiction" as used here is that which cannot be characterized
as science fiction or fantasy. I do not include "romance", or what might be described
as "horror", simply because I have little experience with such works, though I
acknowledge their popularity.
Here I'll present my own favorite fictional authors and their creations, from raw western
sagas to modern adventure. Here you'll discover characters who dwell in our world; but perhaps
in the past. Here dwell pirates and princesses; spies and saboteurs; gunfighters and gladiators.
I've listed a character or particular favorite book in parentheses after the writer, in some
instances. I've also listed a few non-fiction books which are favorites of mine. I'll add
to the list as I work on this site.
These writers and books have provided me with immeasurable pleasure. I hope you discover
some you might enjoy. These are writers whose books, or at least one of whose books, I've
enjoyed. I discuss these writers and their works as I see them, positively and negatively.
The painting is by Julie Bell; a spectacular depiction of Zorro (about whom I've never read).
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- Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan of the Apes)
- Tom Clancy (Red Storm Rising)
- James Clavell (Shogun)
- Clive Cussler (Dirk Pitt)
- Alexandre Dumas (The Count of Monte Christo)
- Allen Eckert (The Frontiersman)
- Ian Fleming (James Bond)
- Ken Follet (Eye of the Needle)
- Frederick Forsythe (The Day of the Jackal)
- H. Rider Haggard (King Solomon's Mines)
- Jack Higgins (The Eagle Has Landed)
- Stephen Hunter (Point of Impact; Bob Lee Swagger)
- James Jones (From Here to Eternity)
- Stephen King (The Stand)
- Jim Kjielgaard (Children's stories)
- Dean Koontz (Lightning)
- Louis L'Amour (Hondo)
- Robert Ludlum (The Matarese Circle)
- Alistair MacLean (The Guns of Navarone)
- Bob Mayer (Green Beret adventures)
- John D. McDonald (Travis McGee)
- Larry McMurtry (Lonesome Dove)
- James Michener (Centennial)
- Christopher Nicole (The Regiment)
- Peter O'Donnell (Modesty Blaise)
- Mario Puzo (The Godfather)
- Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead)
- Wilbur Smith (Elephant Song)
- Mary Stewart (The Crystal Cave)
- Rex Stout (Nero Wolfe)
- Barbara Tuchman (The Guns of August)
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