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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 » Sat December 8th, 2012, 7:00 pm

Still in England. Simultaneously in the 5th, 9th, and 14th centuries.
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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Lisa
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Posts: 1153
Joined: August 2012
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 » Sat December 8th, 2012, 7:11 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]Still in England. Simultaneously in the 5th, 9th, and 14th centuries.[/quote]
Is that all in the same book? If so I'm interested!

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Nefret
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Posts: 2992
Joined: February 2009
Favourite HF book: Welsh Princes trilogy
Preferred HF: The Middle Ages (England), New Kingdom Egypt, Medieval France
Location: Temple of Isis

Post by Nefret » Sat December 8th, 2012, 7:20 pm

[quote=""Lady of Bennachie""]Is that all in the same book? If so I'm interested![/quote]

Nope. Three different series that I'm reading (all at once, 'cause I tend to do that.)
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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Lisa
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Posts: 1153
Joined: August 2012
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 » Sat December 8th, 2012, 7:29 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]Nope. Three different series that I'm reading (all at once, 'cause I tend to do that.)[/quote]
Aww, that would have made an interesting timeslip novel.

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Tue December 11th, 2012, 9:54 am

Alternating between modern Oslo, and Victorian Whitby, but both at Christmas.
Currently reading "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth

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Vanessa
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Joined: August 2008
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 » Tue December 11th, 2012, 10:47 am

I'm in Rome, sampling delicious Italian food, being wooed by a frisky Italian!! The rumours are true! ;) :D
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: "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Tue December 11th, 2012, 11:16 am

[quote=""Vanessa""]I'm in Rome, sampling delicious Italian food, being wooed by a frisky Italian!! The rumours are true! ;) :D [/quote]

Yum! I've been to Rome and can vouch for the food, not too sure about the men though ;)
Currently reading "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth

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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Wed December 19th, 2012, 10:17 am

Still in Oslo (and other parts of Norway), and also Exmoor. Both non-HF.
Currently reading "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth

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fljustice
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Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Post by fljustice » Wed December 19th, 2012, 5:09 pm

Traveling around the world in 1889 (in opposite directions) with two intrepid "girl reporters."
Faith L. Justice, Author Website
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Madeleine
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Currently reading: "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth
Preferred HF: Plantagenets, Victorian, crime, dual time-frame
Location: Essex/London

Post by Madeleine » Wed January 2nd, 2013, 10:06 am

I'm now in Alaska.
Currently reading "Murder on the Ile Sordou" by M L Longworth

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