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Im becoming a huge fan of these two authors.

Especially Sidney Sheldon, he's a remarkable writer.

And Stephen King is amazing too. Though I've only read "The Shining" of his but I surely want more to more of his.

Sidney Sheldon adds a tremendous pace to the plot is what attracts me more.

Share your thoughts on these two authors.

I read only a few of King's books--I became disenchanted with his macabre writing. I began to wonder if he was that dark all the time or if he wrote from childhood (or adult) nightmares!

But, give me a Sidney Sheldon book any day...He was so thorough in details, transcontinental story line, romance, intrigue, etc. I always enjoyed reading his books and have several. I was sad when he died and I knew I would not be 'waiting' for his latest book to come out.

Yeah!

I also got maudlin after I knew there won't be any more books from Sidney Sheldon.

And well Stephen King had that dark times in his The shining as well and the other book titles also suggest he's the king of horror.

Both are good indeed in their own way, eh.

I am currently reading Stephen King's Dark Tower series. It is a bit different from the rest of his stories as it is more of an adventure/quest as opposed to horror (although it does have macabre elements). If you like King's style but don't care for the horror genre, I highly recommend The Dark Tower books.

This is a new info to me. Its amazing how authors like Stephen King use a character to go on with giving it a author's name.

"The Stand" would be included in my reading list ahead.

In here his books are not much as available like those of Sidney Sheldon and all. Yet I'll not stop my search for them.

Jenn-Anne: I've been looking forward to read his Dark Tower series but haven't got a chance. His style is unique and includes it all. He has written so much and it would be wonderful to read them in near time.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Stephen King is too dark and twisted for me. He jumps all over the place and it's hard to know what the plot is because of the many story lines and characters running at the same time. Works for movies but not books.

I have read a few of Sydney Sheldon's books and I agree he is a remarkable writer.

Well the only book that I read was made a movie as well under the same title The Shining, haven't watched the movie. After reading the book only i came to know about it.

I haven't heard Sidney Sheldon's books been made into a movie. If they have then it would be truly amazing. But the books itself provide the thrills and spins.

The Tommy Knockers and Misery were made Movies too if I remember correctly. I read the books before the Movies. I stopped after Tommy Knockers. Never read the shining or seen the movie. I must check it out.

Sidney Sheldon's books would have made amazing Movies, I agree.

Oh I see. That is really good to know. with good casting and all the right stuffs for a movie, his movies will be worth watching.

I also agree that its always better to read first than watch. Most of the time there are differences in movies and not the same instances stand out there.

This is the second suggestion for "The Stand", first one was from Druid Dude.

Surely will check it out. Lengthy books are terrific if they don't have small fonts and congested lie the classics. i have had that experience with "David Copperfield".

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R. Barri Flowers is the author of romance, mystery, and thriller fiction with a dozen Harlequin titles published. He enjoys traveling around the country and abroad to scope out potential settings for future books. An avid reader, he especially loves historical fiction and narrative nonfiction books. His new Harlequin Intrigue title, Chasing the Violet Killer, is available now.

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