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Ten Great Holiday books for blokes
Sacred GamesSacred Games by Vikram Chandra
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
An absolute epic. Multi-layered multi-charactered tale of a gangsters self perpetuated downfall. India's 'The Godfather' meets 'The Sopranos'.
Monster Island: A Zombie NovelMonster Island: A Zombie Novel by David Wellington
Buy new: £4.79 / Used from: £1.75
Schoolgirls with machine guns shooting zombies in post apocalyptic New York. Need I say more?
The Siege of KrishnapurThe Siege of Krishnapur by J.G. Farrell
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £1.87
Action and adventure by the bucketload.
Catch-22Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
Buy new: £5.94 / Used from: £1.61
The most seriously warped look at war and it's consequences ever written. It's also seriously funny.
Consider Phlebas (The Culture)Consider Phlebas (The Culture) by Iain M. Banks
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £0.01
Non-stop Sci-Fi action and adventure. Pure class.
American TabloidAmerican Tabloid by James Ellroy
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Stunning crime novel centred around the true events of the Kennedy assasination.
Devil May Care (James Bond)Devil May Care (James Bond) by Sebastian Faulks
Buy new: £7.59 / Used from: £3.20
Bond is most certainly back. A great no-brainer action/adventure read.
Shogun (Hodder Great Reads)Shogun (Hodder Great Reads) by James Clavell
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £3.50
Adventure on an epic scale. Captures the beauty and brutality of medieval Japan.
The HobbitThe Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Buy new: £3.49 / Used from: £0.01
A classic adventure story. So much better than Lord of the Rings, and mercifully shorter too.
The StandThe Stand by Stephen King
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £4.55
King's best by far. Post apocalyptic hell, page turning heaven.