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Vanessa
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Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Post by Vanessa » Fri April 26th, 2013, 9:01 am

I'm in bonnie Scotland in 1513 in the aftermath of the Battle of Flodden.
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Wed May 1st, 2013, 8:19 am

The Cotswolds.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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Vanessa
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Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Post by Vanessa » Wed May 1st, 2013, 10:19 am

I'm in Hampshire in 1911 and I'm having flashbacks. Just what is my secret?
currently reading: My Books on Goodreads

Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Mania" by L J Ross
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Sun May 5th, 2013, 10:51 am

Now in Cambridge 1898, trying to identify a young woman found floating in the River Cam.
Currently reading "Mania" by L J Ross

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Gabriele Campbell
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Post by Gabriele Campbell » Sun May 5th, 2013, 12:16 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]England, 9th century. The king is dying.[/quote]

Which book is that?

As usual, I read more than on book at the same time, so I'm in the Rakhlands, in Malaz Isle (when I'm not being swept into the Warren of Thyr or the Shadow Realm), and Britain at the time of Uther Pendragon, only there's another dimension where I meet Gilgamesh and Ishtar.

Writing wise (why not add that one? :) ) I'm crossing the Cuffese mountain towards Tullede* in AD 931, but my characters have to camp in the forest that night because the bad way delayed them.

* Better known today as Kyffhäuser and Tilleda.

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Vanessa
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Currently reading: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan
Interest in HF: The first historical novel I read was Katherine by Anya Seton and this sparked off my interest in this genre.
Favourite HF book: Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell!
Preferred HF: Any
Location: North Yorkshire, UK

Post by Vanessa » Sun May 5th, 2013, 1:28 pm

I'm on Findnar Island, just off the coast of Scotland, in the present day and also in 800 AD with the Picts!
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Books are mirrors, you only see in them what you already have inside you ~ The Shadow of the Wind

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Post by Gabriele Campbell » Sun May 5th, 2013, 1:42 pm

I wish authors would leave the modern part out of their Pictish or Viking fiction. ;)

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Lisa
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Favourite HF book: Here Be Dragons by Sharon Kay Penman
Preferred HF: Any time period/location. Timeslip, usually prefer female POV. Also love Gothic melodrama.
Location: Northeast Scotland

Post by Lisa » Sun May 5th, 2013, 5:39 pm

[quote=""Gabriele Campbell""]I wish authors would leave the modern part out of their Pictish or Viking fiction. ;) [/quote]

Agreed. Can anyone recommend any good non-timeslip Pictish fiction?

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Nefret
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Favourite HF book: Welsh Princes trilogy
Preferred HF: The Middle Ages (England), New Kingdom Egypt, Medieval France
Location: Temple of Isis

Post by Nefret » Mon May 6th, 2013, 9:05 am

In case anyone was wondering, I was reading Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series.
Into battle we ride with Gods by our side
We are strong and not afraid to die
We have an urge to kill and our lust for blood has to be fulfilled
WE´LL FIGHT TILL THE END! And send our enemies straight to Hell!
- "Into Battle"
{Ensiferum}

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Post by Gabriele Campbell » Mon May 6th, 2013, 4:19 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]In case anyone was wondering, I was reading Bernard Cornwell's Saxon series.[/quote]

OK, then I can guess which king. :)

Most of them didn't last longer than the coach of a losing soccer team in the 9th century. ;)

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