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by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 10:07 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: So here's what has been going on
Replies: 91
Views: 7852

[quote=""1lila1""]I liked the old rankings, myself. It encouraged participation too. If you want to be royalty instead of a peasant then post alot! :D [/quote]

Yeah, I liked that! I was very nearly royalty when it went pear shaped! One more week and I've had had a crown ;)
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 8:06 pm
Forum: Dorothy Dunnett
Topic: Dorothy Dunnett
Replies: 131
Views: 29261

Been to look in my copy of Queen's Play. It says: 'The soft body fell and its great paws, needle-sharp and fatal sank into the great cords and vessels of Luadhas's neck and spine......after a while the whimpering stopped....and the cheetah withdrew its claws.' And then later over the page 'saw the s...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 7:35 pm
Forum: Dorothy Dunnett
Topic: Dorothy Dunnett
Replies: 131
Views: 29261

[quote=""MLE""]Are you sure that it was the Lymond books, EC? I was watching for that all the way through the series, and never ran into it. Of course, there are a lot of details in DD, but since I was looking -- Actually, DD had loads of anachronisms if you want to be picky -- I remember Lymond quo...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 7:23 pm
Forum: By Author's Last Name R-Z
Topic: Quarterdeck By Julian Stockwin
Replies: 0
Views: 1007

Quarterdeck By Julian Stockwin

This is the fifth outing for Thomas Kydd. Pressed into the navy in the first novel of the series, titled Kydd, the hero has now toiled and sweated his way through bloody adversity to the lofty position of a Lieutenant on the quarterdeck. His posting is to HMS Tenacious, on service off the coast of N...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 7:19 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: amyb is back in the house!
Replies: 8
Views: 795

Glad you're back Amyb. It really was awful last week when the list went down.
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by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 6:17 pm
Forum: Dorothy Dunnett
Topic: Dorothy Dunnett
Replies: 131
Views: 29261

It took me 3 attempts to get into Dunnett but on the 3rd one, and in similar wise to Margaret, it was as if a key turned in a lock and suddenly I 'got' it. And once you get Dunnett, you realise she is in a league of her own. Having said that, I have still occasionally struggled. I haven't finished N...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 3:15 pm
Forum: Chat
Topic: Who hasn't made it to the new site?
Replies: 28
Views: 3112

Divia posts under another name at the Yahoo HNS e-list I believe. I've quit that list for the moment, but some of us are still around there. Perhaps one of the current members could post a notice?
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 3:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Descriptive Detail in HF
Replies: 38
Views: 3559

[quote=""Julianne Douglas""] There are so many good points made in the responses, the most important being, in my opinion, the importance of filtering the details through the perspective of the characters. On a related note, what about complicated political situations? Do you like to have genealogic...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 11:08 am
Forum: Historical Romance
Topic: Who are your favorite romance authors??
Replies: 98
Views: 24394

[quote=""Leyland""]One of my favorite romance authors who has been published since the 60's is Jane Aiken Hodge. My top picks are The Winding Stair, Watch the Wall My Darling, Greek Wedding, The Adventurers, Wide is the Water, Marry in Haste, and Escapade. [/quote] Leyland, Jane Aiken Hodge was one ...
by EC2
Wed August 27th, 2008, 8:32 am
Forum: Archives
Topic: What are you reading?
Replies: 1127
Views: 63059

Not HF at the moment. Terry Pratchett's Wyrd Sisters. However it has historical links. A decidedly different take on The Scottish Play with extra twiddly bits!

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