josuff247

I am currently reading "The good guy" by Koontz.
I like its style. It keeps me interested, has a good story,
and readys faily quickly.
I barely ever read, but I want to get more into reading,
so these types of books seem to be a good start.

FYI, I like, Thrillers, adventure or Sci-Fi.

mlemmond

The Tomb by F. Paul Wilson

Nick Danger

The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers.

The first time I read it, I was up until 4AM. A few years later I lent it to Mrs. Danger. She was up until 4AM.

The_Cube

Some good quick reads I enjoyed that may relate to your interests:
Replay(sci-fi with an interesting story)
Sphere(sci-fi adventure)
I am Legend(sci-fi adventure)
Tyranosaur Canyon (adventure)

Billy Batts

I don't know whether any of these will be your cup of tea but here's a list of some of my favorite fiction titles. I'm not much into fiction and these are some that really kept my interest.

Dennis Lehane's Kenzie and Gennaro Series
(Great mystery/P.I. series)
http://www.amazon.com/Dennis-Lehane-...723186-0014249

The Phineas Poe Trilogy - Will Christopher Baer
http://www.amazon.com/Phineas-Poe-Ju...9308866&sr=1-2

The Contortionist's Handbook - Craig Clevenger
(Not really a quick read but one of the most satisfying I've ever had)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/193...d_i=159692151X

The Wheelman - Duane Swierczynski
http://www.amazon.com/Wheelman-Duane...9309006&sr=1-1

The Blonde - Duane Swierczynski
http://www.amazon.com/Blonde-Duane-S...9309006&sr=1-1

Any of Chuck Palahniuk's first 5 books
http://www.amazon.com/The-nbsp-Work-...723186-0014249

Books of Blood - Clive Barker
(You didn't mention horror/short stories but if you're into that type of thing, they don't make them much better)
http://www.amazon.com/Clive-Barkers-...9309411&sr=1-1
http://www.amazon.com/Inhuman-Condit...309500&sr=1-23
http://www.amazon.com/Flesh-Clive-Ba...309510&sr=1-27
http://www.amazon.com/Cabal-Clive-Ba...309510&sr=1-25

movielib

The Keep by F. Paul Wilson is vastly superior, probably my favorite horror novel of all time. But any of Wilson's "Repairman Jack" novels are very good.

movielib

Read Koontz's Life Expectancy, his best book in the last decade. My favorite all-time Koontz book: Dark Rivers of the Heart. Other great ones: Dragon Tears, Lightning, Midnight, Phantoms, The Bad Place.

Ms. M

The great thing if you like Koontz is that he has tons of books out there to enjoy and, while they may not all be great, almost all are at least readable. I'd add Watchers and Odd Thomas to movielib's above recommendations.

And an author that I like whose works are a little ridiculous but full of fast-paced action is Matthew Reilly (Ice Station, Temple).

mlemmond

I love The Keep but a for an adventure story with a great character that is a page burner you won't beat The Tomb plus if you like it, it opens the door to the whole Repairman Jack series.

movielib

The Tomb is also the second book of the Adversary Cycle (six books of which The Keep is the first; then #3 The Touch, #4 Reborn, #5 Reprisal, #6 Nightworld). Another great Wilson series.

I would also recommend the LaNague Federation Trilogy, Healer, Wheels Within Wheels and An Enemy of the State.

And I always read the Repairman Jack novels as soon as they come out. The next one, Bloodline is being released on September 18.

Tom Banjo

Some classic Koontz you'd like: Lightening, Watchers, Strangers. I especially recommend the first one as a quick, easy read. The other 2 are more lengthy and build slowly.

djmont

I didn't like Bloodline as much as Harbingers (last year's Repairman Jack book), but it's very enjoyable. The series is back on track after a few that I didn't care much for. (I'd actually given up on it there for a while.)

josuff247

Thanks! I will put all of these on my list.
One question though...
Books with recuring characters such as repairman jack or Odd,
do they need to be read in order or are they stand alone stories?

djmont

Opinions differ on the need to read series in order or not... I usually come down on the side of reading them as written. I think you'll nearly always enjoy the stories more if you follow the progression and development of the series as the author wrote them. (And you'll also avoid spoilers that way.)

For Odd Thomas and Repairman Jack, those are two where it's probably more important than most to read them in order. Otherwise, you'll lose a lot of what's going on.

movielib

Did you read the $66 Gauntlet Press edition of Bloodline? I've been waiting for the standard edition out next week.

Probably my favorite Repairman Jack novel is All the Rage.

djmont

If I paid $66 for a book, I don't think I'd be able to read it. I'd be too afraid I'd ruin it!

I read the ARC a couple months back.

movielib

Aaah of course.

I would like to get those Gauntlet Press editions but I can't justify the price. I do, however, have a copy of All the Rage which I found cheap on Amazon a few years ago. Numbered copy 212/475, signed by Wilson and the illustrator. I did not use it as a reading copy.