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John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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John Peel
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The Secret of Dragonhome (Dragonhome, #1)
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1998
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7 editions
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Book of Names (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #1)
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1997
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13 editions
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Here There Be Dragons (Star Trek: The Next Generation #28)
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1993
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11 editions
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Doctor Who: Timewyrm - Genesys (Virgin New Adventures, #1)
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1991
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Book of Signs (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #2)
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1997
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Book of Magic (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #3)
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1997
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Book of Earth (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #5)
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1998
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9 editions
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Book of Thunder (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #4)
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1997
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12 editions
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Doctor Who: War of the Daleks (Eighth Doctor Adventures, #5)
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1998
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6 editions
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Book of Nightmares (Diadem, Worlds of Magic, #6)
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1998
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9 editions
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Phryne Fisher attends the Last Best Party of 1928, which might well be the last for someone, since an assassin has been hired to kill someone. But who is the assassin and who the target? I came to this book as a result of watching the "Miss Fisher's ...more |
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| The life of L. Frank Baum, creator and scribe of the Oz books. A gentle, readable account of his life and works. | |
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| Another book in the "Images of America" series, and - as always - a good read with fascinating historical photos. ...more | |
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| Typical soap opera nonsense, but the author doesn't even try to make a proper story of it. I can understand why there's virtually no action on screen (cheapness), but there is no reason to limit it in the books as well, since there is no increase in ...more | |
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| A thorough account of submarine warfare in the Pacific in World War II, told by the admiral in charge. Exciting stories of true events in that combat zone. | |
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| A detailed (sometimes perhaps too much so) history of the first three Secretaries of the Smithsonian Institution, as well as James Smithson, the founder. Lots of fascinating facts, most of which I certainly didn't know, along with several appropriate ...more | |
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| Two lesser stories by the prolific Andre Norton, "Eye Of The Monster" barely making 80 pages. In that, a young man on an alien world has to survive an attack by reptilian natives and help save the lives of a young boy and two other aliens. "Sea Siege ...more | |
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| The second of two collections of the "Thunderbirds" comic strips from the pages of "TV21", this finishes the original run. The stories are sometimes a bit far-fetched, and various Thunderbirds crafts get destroyed or damaged severely, which gets a bi ...more | |
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| A collection of short fantasy stories by "Lewis Padgett" (actually married-to-each-other writers) Henry Kuttner and C.L. Moore), most with a nasty twist in the tail. Funny, inventive and thoughtful, they are a great read for anyone. ...more | |
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| The Third Doctor and his friends at UNIT face an alien invasion of mind-possessing crabs, at the same time as the Master is planning his escape from jail. Both threats become one and the Doctor travels into the far distant future to try and save the ...more | |
“There's always the possibility that you're going to come across a record that transforms your life. And it happens weekly. It's like a leaf on the stream. There are little currents and eddies and sticks lying in the water that nudge you in a slightly different direction. And then you break loose and carry on down the current. There's nothing that actually stops you and lifts you out of the water and puts you on the bank but there are diversions and distractions and alarums and excursions which is what makes life interesting really. It's fantastic.”
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