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What Are You Reading? February 2011

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EC2
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Post by EC2 » Sat February 26th, 2011, 2:30 pm

Just finished and enjoyed a non historical thriller - Dead Like You by Peter James -if you liked Silence of the Lambs, you'll probably enjoy this.

I'm now onto something a bit different and back to recent historical - reading A Pair of Silver Wings by James Holland about a Spitfire pilot - superb so far.
Les proz e les vassals
Souvent entre piez de chevals
Kar ja li coard n’I chasront

'The Brave and the valiant
Are always to be found between the hooves of horses
For never will cowards fall down there.'

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Post by SonjaMarie » Sun February 27th, 2011, 6:57 pm

I've finished "The Tudor Secret: The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles #1" by C.W. Gortner (324pgs, 2011). I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the next one.

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Post by SonjaMarie » Mon February 28th, 2011, 12:12 am

I've finished "King Rufus: The Life & Murder of William II of England" by Emma Mason (235pgs, 2008)*. This is the 2nd book in my Kings/Queens of England challenge. Not an easy read and also wasn't cheap, but it was a good look at the short tumultuous reign.

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Post by LoobyG » Mon February 28th, 2011, 11:32 am

Finished 'Mistress of Rome' by Kate Quinn and thoroughly enjoyed it, hooked from beginning to end :) Looking forward to her next book 'Daughters of Rome' being released in April time, just trying to decide what to read next!

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Post by Madeleine » Mon February 28th, 2011, 3:03 pm

Visiting an old friend - the Stephanie Plum series, with "Eleven on Top", by Janet Evanovich.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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Post by fljustice » Mon February 28th, 2011, 3:56 pm

Reading a classic SF for a break: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It moved from "commuting book" to "fireside book" because it grabbed me.
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Post by Brenna » Mon February 28th, 2011, 4:17 pm

Finished Metamorphosis: The Sorcerer by Jack Whyte last night. One of my favorites of the series thus far. Started The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent. Pretty good so far.
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Post by sweetpotatoboy » Mon February 28th, 2011, 5:06 pm

Not historical fiction - in fact, so far I don't know what the hell it is - but just started Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.

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Post by MLE (Emily Cotton) » Mon February 28th, 2011, 5:17 pm

[quote=""fljustice""]Reading a classic SF for a break: Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card. It moved from "commuting book" to "fireside book" because it grabbed me.[/quote]
I need to read that. I read Ender's Shadow on a packtrip (the hubby's book; mine turned out to be a tent-wallbanger) and was fascinated at how Card told two stories from different points of view during exactly the same time and at the same setting.

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Post by Vanessa » Mon February 28th, 2011, 5:58 pm

[quote=""sweetpotatoboy""]Not historical fiction - in fact, so far I don't know what the hell it is - but just started Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood.[/quote]

Sci fi, isn't it? Apocalyptic, I think. I read it a few years ago and I believe The Year of the Flood is a sort of sequel.
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