Well spent my weekend by watching X-Men : The last stand with my wife at Sunway. And then doing what I love most : reading.
1. Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
Do I have to ellaborate more? I guess most of u have read/watch the movie, but trust me, reading the books is totally different from watching the movie. In the book, the characters are more properly described and developed. You can feel/imagine the situation that they are in (based on how imaginative you are eh?) But overall for a person who loves conspiracy theory, this book is top notch. A recommended reading. p/s: Before start reading, U have to know that this story is totally fictious.
2. Angel and Demon - Dan Brown
This book actually need to be read before Da vinci code (IMHO) even tho both of those stories are not linked to each other (besides the protagonist Mr Robert Langdon the symbologist). More about conspiracy theory on Vatican city. Well a good book. Basically about one party (actually one person) in the vatican who against the liberalisation of the vatican onto certain topics/aspects. This person is actually the Pope's trusted clergy. So this fella plot the downfall/killing of the Pope and hijack the fav cardinals during the conclave and pointing all the evidence towards the ancient movement of renaissance. The Enlightment. Well it's up to Mr Robert Langdon to solve the mystery of missing cardinals. And not only that, this fella also plant a powerful bomb based on fussion tech developed by CERN in the heart of vatican.
My verdict? Up to the level of da vinci code. If Tom Clancy and Umberto Eco got fused together, Dan Brown would be the result. :D
3. Deception Point - Dan Brown
When a new NASA satellite spots evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory… a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election. With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Milne Ice Shelf to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable—evidence of scientific trickery—a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy. But before Rachel can contact the President, she and Michael are attacked by a deadly task force…a private team of assassins controlled by a mysterious powerbroker who will stop at nothing to hide the truth. Fleeing for their lives in an environment as desolate as it is lethal, they possess only one hope for survival: to find out who is behind this masterful ploy. The truth, they will learn, is the most shocking deception of all…
A suspence thriller ala Tom clancy's. A good reading. :D
4. The Bear and the Dragon - Tom Clancy
President Jack Ryan faces a world crisis unlike any he has ever known, in Tom Clancy's extraordinary new novel...
A high-level assassination attempt in Russia has the newly elected Ryan sending his most trusted eyes and ears — including antiterrorism specialist John Clark — to Moscow, for he fears the worst is yet to come. And he’s right. The attempt has left the already unstable Russia vulnerable to ambitious forces in China eager to fulfill their destiny — and change the face of the world as we know it...
I have to admit, Tom Clancy is my fav author. Especially Jack Ryan series. I've been following this Ryan fella starting from him being the CIA analyst till he became the POTUS. Tom Clancy is the master of conspiracy thriller, millitary stories where every details, every accounts will be told in such manner that I just simply can't put the books down. The Red Rabbit, Hunt for Red October, Cardinal of Kremlin, Patriot Games, Without Remorse, Debt of Honor, Executive Orders, The Red Storm Rising, The Bear and the Dragon, and recently The teeth of the Tiger. It seems like nowadays Mr Clancy concentrates more on Ops-Centre and Splinter Cells series. Well now u guys know how the hell did I get the nick Jack Ryan :D
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seems you've quite a taste :)
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