[quote=""Russ Whitfield""]I've always quite fancied Jack Whyte's series, but I've not quite got round to sorting out ordering it. Things to do list![/quote]
It is a great series, really worth the investment. It is very different from Mary Stewart's series on Arthur, but a "good" different.
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September 2010: What Are You Reading?
[quote=""annis""]Posted by Telynor
Is this Barbara Hambly? Dragonsbane is one of my favourite BH novels. She's been on my must-read list ever since I discovered her Darwath trilogy back in the '80s. I love the Ladies of Mandrigyn as well.
Her HF is not to be sneezed at either. Search the Seven Hills aka the Quirinal Affair is set in ancient Rome and is a story about early Christianity - excellent - and the Benjamin January mystery series set in 19th century New Orleans are also very good.[/quote]
Yes it is! I've been reading her books, since, oh, forever. There's been a few clunkers in there, but on the whole, she's great.
Is this Barbara Hambly? Dragonsbane is one of my favourite BH novels. She's been on my must-read list ever since I discovered her Darwath trilogy back in the '80s. I love the Ladies of Mandrigyn as well.
Her HF is not to be sneezed at either. Search the Seven Hills aka the Quirinal Affair is set in ancient Rome and is a story about early Christianity - excellent - and the Benjamin January mystery series set in 19th century New Orleans are also very good.[/quote]
Yes it is! I've been reading her books, since, oh, forever. There's been a few clunkers in there, but on the whole, she's great.
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I downloaded Rival to the Queen by Carrolly Erickson today. So far, so good.
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[quote=""javagirl""]C.W. - Thanks for sharing about The Astronomer. I've been pondering whether to get that one. Also, will be interested to hear what you think of The Eight. Had it in my hands to get from the library a while back and a good friend of mine whose reading opinions I usually share told me not to bother and I put it back. But I've wondered about it several times since then.
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I will. A friend recommended The Eight to me; I'm traveling these next ten days so it seemed like a good travel companion book. Just in case, I'm also bringing Idelonso Falcones's La Mano de Fatima (Hand of Fatima) which, despite the monumental success of his Cathedral by the Sea , will apparently not be published in the US. This second novel has a great premise - the Moorish insurrections of the 1500s - but it's also a serious tome, clocking in at 945 pages!
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I will. A friend recommended The Eight to me; I'm traveling these next ten days so it seemed like a good travel companion book. Just in case, I'm also bringing Idelonso Falcones's La Mano de Fatima (Hand of Fatima) which, despite the monumental success of his Cathedral by the Sea , will apparently not be published in the US. This second novel has a great premise - the Moorish insurrections of the 1500s - but it's also a serious tome, clocking in at 945 pages!
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THE LAST QUEEN
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[quote=""Tanzanite""]Been reading The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell the last couple of days.[/quote]
IIRC you are a Cornwell virgin (as am I).
I'm reading Seventrees by Janice Young Brooks. 1800's Kansas, three generations of what I assume are strong female characters. Just me cuppa.
IIRC you are a Cornwell virgin (as am I).
I'm reading Seventrees by Janice Young Brooks. 1800's Kansas, three generations of what I assume are strong female characters. Just me cuppa.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""SonjaMarie""]I was looking at recommendations over at Amazon UK and came across "Nemesis" by Philip Roth which is fairly new, so I'm thinking it's that one.
SM[/quote]
There is an Agatha Christie by that title, but I'm reading the Lindsay Davis one. It's the latest Marcus Didius Falco enstallment. I'm really liking it--it's been too long since I read one of her books.
SM[/quote]
There is an Agatha Christie by that title, but I'm reading the Lindsay Davis one. It's the latest Marcus Didius Falco enstallment. I'm really liking it--it's been too long since I read one of her books.
I"m about 3/4 of the way through The Last Kingdom and I am enjoying the story. Now that I'm reading it, it's not really the kind of thing I'm usually interested in but I heard such good things about it and Cornwell that I decided to give it a try. I'm sure I never would have picked it up on my own. I'll definately keep reading the series.