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Annmarie Banks
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Chauvet Horses, 30,000 years old
An individual human life can range from moments to a century. Yet even a century is a heartbeat when the entire span of human history is imagined. I am reading a book on the Siege of Malta and the Battle of Lepanto, two events that spanned decades, but in hindsight can be analyzed and discussed in an evening. It made me think about the complexity of existence a...
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The Hermetica of Elysium (The Elysium Texts Series, #1)
  4.13 avg rating — 39 ratings
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2011
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An Unfettered Mind
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2010
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The Key of All Things
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2012
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The Necromancer's Grimoire (The Elysium Texts Series, #2)
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2012
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Empires Of The Sea: The Final Battle For The Mediterranean, 1521-1580
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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
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The Hermetica of Elysium doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to pacing. From page one, you're throw in to Nadira's world and hit the ground running. Banks has a definite flair for the flow of her s... " Read more of this review » |
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I fell head first into the world of THE HERMETICA OF ELYSIUM and did not come up for air. Barcelona in 1494 is a world tortured under the guise of religion. Nadira is an incredibly interesting character, with great courage and fortitude. I don't w...
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“Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote
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