Adding to my collection...

I recently did another on of my amazon searches for books of interest and found three I believe I'll go purchase soon. Anyone read any of them, if so are they any good?1. The Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
2. The Origins of the Bible: The Facts and Fictions Behind the World's Greates Book by Samuel Graham.
3. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsTwo out of the three I found on top 5 lists, so I suppose they are very popular (of course The Hitchhikes Guide is..)If you notice a theme in these books, well ok Theology, Science Fiction, Horror/Thriller and have any books to recommend I'd appreciate it. (all dan brown books have been read so don't list them)

Thanks for the recommendations PaulK, I'll look into both of those.Mr Jack, what kind of books are they? Yes, I am an athiest but I really enjoy Christian theology. I guess if the book was about praising god etc.. I wouldn't like it but if it's about a conspiriacy or some theme related to christian theology I think I would enjoy it. Let me know, thanks alot.Any other suggestions from anyone?

ah excellent, thank you for the recommendations, looks like my trip to the book store might be a bit expensive. I actually have seen the movie "Dune," perhaps (well I am almost certain), it was based on the movie. It was a really crazy movie, anyways I'll check those books out.BTW It was amazing, as well as thinner.

Hmm, you've reminded me of something that I forgot to mention, I like the novels that incorporate fact with fiction, this way I am not just humoring my imagination. These books look great, thanks alot. Keep the list going if you wish, my wallet will just get smaller .Out of curiousity, I see everyone who has posted in this thread seems to enjoy reading, I wonder what is your favorite novel?*edited: I'll look into that, I'll admit curiosity always makes me go out and buy all the books I am interested in, I just wish I had the time to read them all. I wonder when they will come up with an invention that downloads information to your brain instantanously, or atleast at a fast rate.This message has been edited by Pradu, 02-24-2005 17:59 AMThis message has been edited by Pradu, 02-24-2005 18:00 AM

Ok, I read descriptions of each of the books and found them all interesting, hopefully in due time I can get a chance to read them all. Today I'll be heading to the store and this is the list I compiled.^ means that I will decide when I get there.1. ^ This Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti
2. The Origins of the Bible: The Facts and Fictions Behind the World's Greatest Book by Samuel Graham
3. ^ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
4. Shadowland by Peter Straub
5. The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible by Robin Lane FoxMy plan was to buy 2 Fiction and 2 Non-Fiction, However I can't resist a good book so I'll see how they "feel" when I look at them in the bookstore.Now to continue the book discussion.Well these are books I read a very long time ago but feel they must be mentioned.The Eight by Katherine Neville
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
1894 by George Orwelland of course......All of Arthur C. Clarke's Spacey Odyssey novels. Actually, any novel by Arthur C. Clarke, once I pick them up I can't put them down. I read 2001, 2010, 2061 and 3001 I think within a week and a half. Out of his other books I recommend, Rendezvous with Rama, and The City and the Stars.*edited for spelling errors.This message has been edited by Pradu, 02-25-2005 11:00 AM

I looked at the description of Childhood's End, it looks very good. I once ran across a box marked "free" with I think just about every Arthur C. Clarke paperback in it. I greedily took the entire box, I actually believe I have both of these books, I'll have to find them. I couldn't find the Tales from the White Hart description but any book by Clarke is surely good.This is taking me down memory lane, I also would like to add The Mark: The Beast Rules the World by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. Sadly, I have never read any of the previous novels in this series. I must admit it was hard to jump into the 8th installment but they do a good job of telling you in a few brief pages who the characters are etc...

Well, just got back from the book store if you can call it that (barnes and nobles). Basically, they didn't have much of what I was looking for. Out of the list I compiled I was only able to find The Present Darkness by Frank E. Peretti and 3. The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams. So I got though, I scoured the Christian, Religion, Philosophy, Chrisitan Bible etc... shelves for books that relate to the two I wanted but came up short. I did however decide to get 2 books, so after about an hour of looking I came up with...A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (figured it would spark interests for more books).
and
Prophecy by Frank E. Peretti.

Well, I am almost finished reading The Hitchikers Guide to the Galaxy, I can't put it down. I love how Douglas Adams tells this story. The way he writes keeps you really, well amused and it's hard to imagine someone thinking of things that are so odd.

Shockwave Rider sounds like it might be very interesting, I'll look into it.Finished the first Hitchhikers guide, have to say I really enjoyed it. It was an easy read (aside from some very unpronouncable made up words). I ddin't suspect I would get through it so quickly, I probably should have bought the collection pack, I already want to go to the book store to get The Restaurant at the End of the Universe.I started reading Prophet by Frank E. Peretti, so far I am only a few chapters deep. It's a bit dry when compared to HHGttG but as I know (movie) it will pick up.