I need a new fiction author to follow

[Dinochrome]

How about a different take on vampires? Brian Lumley wrote a long series called "Necroscope" about Harry Keogh, a young man who can hold long conversations with the dead. From childhood, most of his friends were in cemeteries; they teach him their skills and their knowledge and once in a while they will come out of their graves to help him. The Wamphyri in the stories are thousands of years old and have been preying on mankind since ancient times. Harry and his dead friends go to war against them. The series is a dozen big volumes long. Lumley's other books are sequels to H.P. Lovecraft stories.

[randy]

Oh, Forgot Larry Bond, who worked with Clancy on wargaming Red Storm Rising IIRC.

[rightisright]

Cormac McCarthy. All The Pretty Horses is one of my favorite fictional books of all time.

[RangerWT]

You might try two of my favorites, Clive Cussler and James Rollins. Cussler rights several series, but the Dirk Pitt stories are what he is famous for. I personally like his Oregon Files books. James Rollins writes stand alone books as well as a series call Sigma Force. Book 7 of the Sigma Force series (The Devil Colony) just came out this past summer. All of Rollins books are action/mystery/thrillers that dip slightly into both history and the paranormal.

[arctictom]

Umm Ted Bell , and the Alex Hawk series , WEB Griffin series all of them are good , John Sandford , detective series are good, did any one mention Vince Flinn nice series, James Patterson, Don Winslow ( The Winter of Franky Machine very good) .

Also check our thread on what are you reading

[Frankingun]

+1 to Larry Correia's Monster Hunter and Dead Six. We've talked about them so much here, I'm surprised you have'nt read them.

[Darrell]

I've recommended Gene Wolfe before. Though his work is sometimes classed as sci fi, it's not really. Very engaging stories, they'll make ya think. Try Soldier of the Mist as a starter, about a mercenary in ancient Greece who loses his memory on a daily basis. His Wizard Knight (two books) is good if you like fantasy. His Urth of the New Sun cycle (four books, with a couple of sequel series) is classic, perhaps not the best to start with; it's very involved and rather dark at times.

[Captain Wheelgun]

Some military history based novels by Patrick O'brien. 21 books that should all be available at your local library. Language style from 1790's-1820's. Sailing, geography, life aboard a sailing ship. Pretty good stuff. 21 books should keep you occupied at least til Christmas.

+1 for O'Brian's Aubrey / Maturin series. The first book is 'Master and Commander'. This is one of the two books from the series that the Russell Crowe movie was based on. This series was also one of David Drake's inspirations for his 'Lt. Leary, RCN' series.

Along those same lines, I also recommend C.S. Forester's Hornblower series.

[Mike OTDP]

Some military history based novels by Patrick O'brien. 21 books that should all be available at your local library. Language style from 1790's-1820's. Sailing, geography, life aboard a sailing ship. Pretty good stuff. 21 books should keep you occupied at least til Christmas.

+1 for O'Brian's Aubrey / Maturin series. The first book is 'Master and Commander'. This is one of the two books from the series that the Russell Crowe movie was based on. This series was also one of David Drake's inspirations for his 'Lt. Leary, RCN' series.

Along those same lines, I also recommend C.S. Forester's Hornblower series.

I'dd add my recommendation for Dewey Lambdin's Alan Lewrie series. Dudley Pope's Ramage books are good - and an interesting counterpoint to Hornblower, as Pope was persuaded to write fiction by C.S. Forester. Julian Stockwin's books are OK, but not as good.

[Rich]

Jerry Pournelle comes to mind, either solo or in collaboration with Larry Niven, though their stories are mostly set in a future that will never be thanks to the breakup of the Soviet Union. Their "Fallen Angels" is a must read.

Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch and Robert Crais's Elvis Cole crime thriller fictions are good, as is Harold Coyle's military fiction.

Oh, and keep an eye out for books by Tom Kratman. He's good too.