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Gordon Doherty
Goodreads Author
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in Glasgow, The United Kingdom
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April 2011
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Legionary (Legionary, #1)
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2011
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Odyssey (Assassin's Creed, #9)
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2018
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Viper of the North (Legionary, #2)
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2012
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Strategos: Born in the Borderlands (Strategos, #1)
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2011
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Land of the sacred Fire (Legionary #3)
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2013
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8 editions
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Son of Ishtar (Empires of Bronze, #1)
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The Scourge of Thracia (Legionary, #4)
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2015
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Gods & Emperors (Legionary, #5)
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2015
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Empire of Shades (Legionary #6)
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2017
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The Blood Road (Legionary, #7)
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2018
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5 editions
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The Mother River
The famous 'Iron Gates' on the River Danube. The River Danube, named after the Celtic or Scythian Mother Goddess Danu, goes by several other names. The Greeks knew it as the Istros (meaning 'strong, swift'), the Phrygians as the Matoas (bringer of luck), the Mongolians as the Thona.After the Volga in Russia, the Danube is the second longest river in Europe, running through ten modern countries. Read more of this blog post »
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"What novella supposed to do . Get you interesting in read the main stories.
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Gordon Doherty
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L.M. Affrossman:
Get outside. The world exists outside your head, and the real stories are there.
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Gordon Doherty
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The Bronze Age Collapse
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Bill wrote: "Thanks for your hard work."
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"The Dark Earth
(Empires of Bronze #6) by Gordon Doherty BLURB The time will come, as all times must, when the world will shake, and fall to dust… 1237 BC: It is an age of panic. The great empires are in disarray – ravaged by endless drought, shaken by fe" Read more of this review » |
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Gordon Doherty
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Death from the Waves - the Sea People
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Bill wrote: "Great stuff!! Just finished the Legionary series and now you have me hungering for the Bronze series (it will be in the queue soon)."
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Gordon Doherty
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Gordon Doherty's
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In short: yes, it is historically accurate.
'Granum' was the Latin word used to refer to grain or crop of any kind. This translates broadly into English as 'corn'. Prior to 1492, the term was used in common parlance as a catch-all to refer to whicheve See Full Answer |
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Troy's Absent Saviours
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Bill wrote: "I think I'm remembering this correctly. Apparently there is some evidence that there was significant climate change (little ice age) abou
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Gordon Doherty
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Add book to series please?
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Mantvydas wrote: "Done: https://www.goodreads.com/series/2668..."
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“The first draft of anything is shit.”
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“This will be the greatest discovery since the extinction of dinosaurs.”
“Assuming dinosaurs did exist, that is,” Derkein said.
Alex shook her head. “Couldn’t just let me have this moment, could you?”
― Talisman of El
“Assuming dinosaurs did exist, that is,” Derkein said.
Alex shook her head. “Couldn’t just let me have this moment, could you?”
― Talisman of El
“Treacherous ashes hide
The fires through which you stride”
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The fires through which you stride”
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Paul wrote: "Thank you very much for the friends add.Wish me luck on your goodreads giveaway :-)
"Most welcome, Paul. Fingers crossed for you on the giveaway - not long to go now ;)
Thank you very much for the friends add.Wish me luck on your goodreads giveaway :-)
Lucinda wrote: "Dear Gordon,I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, and for acepting the request. I am looking forward to reading your work (which looks increadible!) and discussing books..."
Cheers Lucinda,
I look forward to chatting with you too. I'm hoping to have more time to really get involved in GoodReads in the next few months, so I'll see you on the forums and discussion boards.
Best,
Gordon
Dear Gordon,I would like to thank you for being my friend here on GoodReads, and for acepting the request. I am looking forward to reading your work (which looks increadible!) and discussing books and authors with you.
Kind Regards
Lucinda x
Look forward to reading your work. Thanks for the add. Have a wonderful week.
