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May 21, 2014
The System, by Teschelle Combs
Here is the link for The System, by Teschelle Combs, featured author on https://www.goodreads.com/author/show…
May 20, 2014
Stealth
Fierce, magnificent and proud. Approach with caution.
May 19, 2014
May 15, 2014
Trivia Re The Seventh Sentinel.
When I sat down for lunch with my husband and friends ,who we hadn’t seen for more than thirty years, I turned up my nose at the dish of roasted goat. After all, it conjured up memories of my late Uncle’s goat stew that he used to make whenever we went on picnics to the Botanical gardens in Zimbabwe. Into an enormous pot, over a coal fire, my uncle would gleefully toss in freshly killed goat (I kid you not), potatoes, lashings of garlic and an assortment of vegetables. I loathed it! Instead I feasted on crunchy bread with soft innards, and fruit, all the while ignoring my uncle’s indignant “Eh pa, what’s the matter with you?”
I say ‘turned up my nose’, but in actual fact I couldn’t smell anything because I had the flu. Totally bunged up nose, temperatures of 40 C, and not much of an appetite. All this on our tour (research) of the sites mentioned in The Seventh Sentinel. I ordered a plate of Bacalhao, salted cod fish, soaked overnight in water, then prepared with layers of onions, potatoes, eggs, garlic and parsley, and need I say, drowned in olive oil. Usually a delicious traditional dish, but with no olfactory senses, after two bites, I gave up. But my hubby didn’t. He persuaded me to try some of his roasted goat; the house special. I managed a small portion of ribs and despite my illness, it was scrumptious. So I decided that this was what my Sentinel would eat.
If you are ever in Tomar, Portugal, this is the place to eat and don’t be tempted by the other items on the menu. Try the roasted goat, and the local beer, you won’t be sorry. In my mind’s eye, I could see the thugs leaning on the rail overlooking the river Nabao, and there really was a lone black swan there, jostling for titbits amongst the other ducks. I love ducks, as a child, we had two called ,Tar Tar (spelling is debatable, but that’s how it’s pronounced), and Ne Ne.
May 6, 2014
New Book
The Prophecy of Arcadia, by M H Soars. A YA paranormal/fantasy is available on Amazon. The first in a series of the Arcadian Wars.
April 27, 2014
The destruction of The President’s Elephants. Zimbabwe’s flagship herd.
Came across this book, Battle for the President’s Elephants, by Sharon Pincott. The book is available from Amazon.
Sharon Pincott, from Queensland, Australia, gave up her life down under and appointed herself as the caretaker/guardian/conservationist of the Presidential Herd, in Zimbabwe. Over 13 years of hard voluntary work, Ms Pincott built up an amazing relationship with these wild elephants. However, despite her best efforts, this magnificent herd is now on its way to extinction, partly because of the on going land grabs and silence from the Environment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, to her pleas for help. The man certainly does not live up to his name.
If you go to the site below, you can read more about this tragic event.
http://blog.africageographic.com
April 22, 2014
Prince Lestat
Having read Anne Rice’s vampire series, I am excited to learn that her new book Prince Lestat will be released on the 28th October. It seems a long way away, but at least it will give me a chance to re read her previous books. In my humble opinion, Ms Rice’s books are still the best in the vampire genre. What do you think?
April 1, 2014
The Seventh Sentinel – Synopsis
Originally posted on The Seventh Sentinel:
Moments before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D., the seven Archangels remove powerful artefacts from the Jewish temple. These are given into the safekeeping of seven men. Through out the ages, these men and their descendants become known as the Seven Sentinels.
In medieval times, the Seven Sentinels formed various military Orders as a cover for their activities. Today, of the Seven Sentinels, two are dead and two have turned rogue, which means only three remain to carry out their roles.
A war rages between Heaven and Earth. It is up to the newly empowered Seventh Sentinel to stop the rogues and Fallen Ones, from using these artefacts to gain control of the souls of mankind. Can the Seventh Sentinel endure?
“I was highly impressed with the attention to detail and the amount of research done to make this book an engaging and fast-paced read. Well done! I suspect…
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