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I used to like to read Science Fiction but I started getting tired of the new stories. Then I got into reading post-apocalypse stories such as the Horseclan series by Robert Adams. I also liked the Pelbar Cycle series by Paul O. Williams. If you have noticed, I have covered these author's in the past tense. Adams died and Williams hasn't produced a book that I could purchase in years. Since then, I have resorted to reading westerns, action, and war stories. Amateur radio got me interested in WWII in the Pacific. I ended up with QSL cards from all of the areas where there were major battles. Eventually I had to read about the battle and this led to purchasing a number of non-fiction history books on the Pacific. The naval battles were more like chess games and not the blood and guts of a land war. Navy Seal stories by Marcinko and Weisman are current favorites. I was a Tom Clancy fan well before I ran out of sci-fi author's to read. I think the answer to terrorism is Clancy's "Executive Order". You put out the fire and then go after the individual that gave the order. It looks like President Bush has added one feature and that is you also go after nations that harbor the terrorists.
There are a few exceptions to new Science Fiction that I find interesting to read. For example, Mark Canter published a book called "Ember From The Sun". It is about a Neanderthal woman that was created by implanting a frozen but still viable Neanderthal embryo in to a young NA girl. It is an interesting tale. I find that I can re-read it about once a year. I remember too much to read it at any more frequent rate.
Gear, W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal
I happened into the novel "Dark Inheritance" at the local "Book Warehouse. A $27 book for $7 is a deal. It becomes even more interesting when they start to talk about agumented bonobo apes. Umber can read and talks using sign language. There are some nasty blue eyed apes that are far too dangerous and get loose. There is also intrigue, murder, and redemption when the apes are saved. It works both ways because the apes also save their friends. It was an interesting book to read.