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June 28
A Good Clean Fight Tim gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
A Good Clean Fight (Paperback)
by Derek Robinson
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read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "tended to ramble around a bit between the main protagonists.
good appreciation of the horrors and rigours of war, from various points of view - airmen on both sides, SAS desert troops, ground crew on both sides etc.
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June 19
Tango One Tim gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Tango One (Stephen Leather Thrillers)
by S. Leather
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read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "the beginning seemed very dissociated from the middle section, essentially a book in 3 parts: recruiting the agents; establishing the story around the main character; the story itself. It took me a while to get into the establishing phase.
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Enchanters' End Game Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Enchanters' End Game (The Belgariad, Book 5)
by David Eddings
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recommended to Tim by: Sylv
read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "Again, good pace of commentary, and does finish the story well, leaving one with no bitter aftertaste of feeling cheated by the ending. There are enough openings left to follow other threads, without wishing they'd been completed here.
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Castle of Wizardry Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Castle of Wizardry (The Belgariad, Book 4)
by David Eddings
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recommended to Tim by: Sylv
read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "Could have been a good end point to the saga, but yet more continuation is promised as there's more than just a happy ending. the apce is kept up, and the plot still drives on further. "
Magician's Gambit Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Magician's Gambit (The Belgariad, Book 3)
by David Eddings
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recommended to Tim by: Sylv
read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "continuation of the story, again fascinating. no lapse in pace or drive, unlike other sequels. good editing! "
Pawn of Prophecy Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Pawn of Prophecy (The Belgariad, Book 1)
by David Eddings
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recommended to Tim by: Sylv
read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "very easy read, riveting tale, even though there has to be a lot of scene setting, this is told as stories rather than in a ponderous historical fashion. "
Queen of Sorcery Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Queen of Sorcery (The Belgariad, Book 2)
by David Eddings
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read in June, 2008

Tim Tim said: "as this follows on from book 1, couldn't really be read as a tale in its own right, since there is no scene setting as such, only ancient history in the prologue. "
June 03
The Hacker and the A... Tim gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Hacker and the Ants (Paperback)
by Rudy Rucker
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read in January, 2005

Tim Tim said: "took a while to get into the universe - strange as it is so like our own it could well have been. not quite as enjoyabe as white light, althoguh only read the once, as opposed to a number of times for the latter. "
Blue Mars Tim gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Blue Mars (Mars Trilogy, Book 3)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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read in February, 2007

Tim Tim said: "Not quite as enjoyable as the first 2 books, although still a good continuation of the practical side of colonisation, a little too much delving into introspection form the main characters for my liking - felt very much like trying to milk an idea to...more "
Green Mars Tim gave 5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars to:
Green Mars (Mars Trilogy, Book 2)
by Kim Stanley Robinson
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read in October, 2006

Tim Tim said: "the story started in Red Mars taken to step 2. the original colonists have moved on into development, fractures in utopia are showing through. Again a well handled practical look at living on a colonised world. "



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