something to read

[marki961]

Now that the nights are drawing in I feel like settling down with a good book. I quite fancy an enviromental distaster novel set in the present or future. Any ideas would be appreciated

[China Doll]

Have you read Day of the Triffords? That's very good.

Also I liked The Time Machine.

Z for Zacherier (There's no way in hell I've spelt that right) is interesting but is a childrens book I think.

100 Years of Solitude is great but not really enviromental disaster exactly. Does deal with the decline of an area though.

I'm fairly sure Ian Banks writes some Sci Fi stuff under Ian M Banks, I'm not a big fan of things like that but he's a very good writer and i've a friend who says his Sci Fi stuff is ace so maybe give him a look up?

Hope you find what you're looking for.

[whiffey]

You could try Dean Koontz, The Taking.

Reviews here:

http://books.elliottback.com/archives/2005/07/ 18/dean-koontz-the-taking/

I listened to it as an audio book on several long walks, very absorbing.

[marki961]

Thanks WHIFFEY and CHINA DOLL. I've just got in from work so I'll invesigate your suggestions later.
Marki961

[jackthehat]

Have a look at 'The Chrysalids' by John Wyndham..........actually, most things by him are very good; The Kraken Wakes, The Midwhich Cuckoos; The troublw with Lichen; The day of the Triffids.........

Not terribly long books but excellent reads.

[marki961]

Thanks jackthehat. I think "The Kraken wakes" will be on my list along with chinadolls "100 years of solitude"
marki961

[spudqueen]

Stark by Ben Elton

[File Cutter]

John Christopher did some good env disaster books
the death of grass, the world in winter, wrinkle in the skin

Also read king blood by simon clark

[marki961]

File cutter, thanks for the John Christopher suggestion. I've just ordered "A wrinkle in the sun" plus "100 years of solitude" and "The Kraken wakes" that the others suggested. I can't wait for them to arrive so I can get started on them!

[jocon]

A couple more suggestions, if you're still checking this post -

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller, and Earth Abides by George R Stewart.

These now have classic status in sci fi.

[marki961]

Thank you for the tip jocon. I'm half way through the second of the books I ordered, so will soon be on the look out for new reading matter and they both look like very interesting reads.