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Posted By: the_ts Dec 26, 2004 - 09:09 am

Well what are your favorites? Are there any that are undoubtedly the best romantic adventure novels? When I say romantic I dont mean one of those extremely gay (well not really) chick flicks, but rather a really good adventure with a great love story attached. (Sorta like the new Starwars films)

Posted By: Bmat Dec 26, 2004 - 12:13 pm

Princess Bride

Posted By: Magus Dec 26, 2004 - 08:00 pm

Hmmmm... My mom reads a lot of J.D. Robb, the one's under her other name, and other like her. But that might be bordering on the book equiveilent of "chick-flick".

But with a good romantic story...

Deception Point by: Dan Brown was awsome, and had a more then decent romantic subplot. It's complexe both politically and informatively, and concerns the possibilty of NASA finding other lifeforms from space.

Cloud of Sparrows by: Takashi Matsuoka (I think you spell it like that) was an awsome book as well. It dealt with a group of American Missionaries going to Japan in the 1800's, each with their own agenda. They are played host to by a Japanese lord who has the ability to prophesize, but was himself prophesized to only have three visions in his life. It's quite rivetting. IN fact I just got the book's sequel, Autumn Bridge for Christmas.

Ummmmmm...

Needful Things by: Stephen King. AWSOME! Second or third greatest book ever written in my opinion, I cannot decide which slot to place it. It concerns Castle Rock Maine when a mysterious man named Leland Gaunt, whom I suspect to be Walter from Steohen King's Dark Tower series, sets up a shop called Needful Things in town. It is an awsomely coplex and thrilling story with a strong romantic storyline and a powerful message on American consumerism/materialism. It is itself quite similer, but oh so different, from the episode of The Twilight Zone entitled The Monsters are Due on Elm Street, which is the greatest episode of that show.