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Post by eclecticreader10 » Sun October 19th, 2008, 4:40 am

In the 16th century with the Tudors.

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Post by Vanessa » Sun October 19th, 2008, 12:44 pm

I'm in two time frames in Cambridge - one if the 1940s and the other in the 1990s. I seem to be visiting graves at the moment!
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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat October 25th, 2008, 3:01 am

Egypt, 1799, with Ethan Gage trying to solve the mystery of the Book of Thoth.

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Post by Carine » Sat October 25th, 2008, 1:16 pm

[quote=""SonjaMarie""]Egypt, 1799, with Ethan Gage trying to solve the mystery of the Book of Thoth.

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That sounds very interesting SonjaMarie ! How do you like it so far ?

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Post by Susan » Sat October 25th, 2008, 3:46 pm

In 1173 in the guest chamber at Loches Castle in the Loire Valley. Eleanor and I are awaiting the wrath of her husband. (In real life I am procrastinating grading papers, but I'd rather be at Loches Castle!)

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Post by Misfit » Sat October 25th, 2008, 4:13 pm

[quote=""Susan""]In 1173 in the guest chamber at Loches Castle in the Loire Valley. Eleanor and I are awaiting the wrath of her husband. (In real life I am procrastinating grading papers, but I'd rather be at Loches Castle!)[/IMG][/quote]


:D :D I'd be procrastinating about grading papers myself. I took a long weekend to read it even though I could have done better things. Scrub the tub, wash the windows, replace the blinds, shampoo the carpet. No, I read.

Thanks for the picture of the castle.

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Post by SonjaMarie » Sat October 25th, 2008, 5:24 pm

[quote=""Carine""]That sounds very interesting SonjaMarie ! How do you like it so far ?[/quote]

I'm really enjoying it. It's the sequel to "Napoleon's Pyramids", and I'm nearly down with it. The author is actually from my state, which is nice too!

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Post by Susan » Sat October 25th, 2008, 5:45 pm

[quote=""Misfit""]Thanks for the picture of the castle.[/quote]

You're welcome. Perhaps when I have some time I'll post some photos and information on the castles in Devil's Brood. I think it is interesting to learn about actual settings.
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Post by Alaric » Tue October 28th, 2008, 6:03 am

1135, and Stephen is about to snatch the throne off Empress Maude.

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Post by SonjaMarie » Tue October 28th, 2008, 6:08 am

France, late 1600s, learning about the Affair of the Poisons (nonfiction).

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