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[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi Rick, Thanks for the feedback. We like to know that members, not matter whether they be regulars or lurkers, enjoy the group discussions etc

The Burning Land is one of my fave two books from the Saxon series.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Just started David Krae's book Lucretia (which the links for this won't find).

[Bryn]

Found it (ever curious). Loving the cover.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Bryn wrote: "
Found it (ever curious). Loving the cover."

My copy in on Kindle...you don't get the full impact of a cover on Kindle. :)

[Bryn]

Margaret wrote: "My copy in on Kindle...you don't get the full impact of a cover on Kindle. :)"

True and a pity, but you can enjoy them online, or close-up on Amazon, at least...

[Traci]

history of the pelopnnesian war~ thucydides

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hi Traci,
here's the link to that book you are reading. Looks fascinating.
The History of the Peloponnesian War

[Chris]

Terri wrote: "Hi Traci,
here's the link to that book you are reading. Looks fascinating.
The History of the Peloponnesian War"

This is a great book, one of my favourite ancient texts and Rex Warners tranlation really does it justice, or at least I thought it did over 30 years ago when I read it. I'm pretty sure the translation will have stood the test of time just as the original text has. If Heroditus is the Father of history, then Thucydides is the Father of military history.

[Bobby]

Just started . Heard good things about it.

[Tasha]

Bobby wrote: "Just started . Heard good things about it."

You are going to LOVE it!! One of my favorite books ever.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Bryn wrote: "Margaret wrote: "My copy in on Kindle...you don't get the full impact of a cover on Kindle. :)"

True and a pity, but you can enjoy them online, or close-up on Amazon, at least..."

That's true. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Bobby wrote: "Just started . Heard good things about it."


One of my favourite books ever also. Apparently, to sticklers for the rules, it has some inaccuracies, but I don't think those inaccuracies affected the telling of a story that needed to be told and remembered.

[Dawn]

I have just finished and . I highly recommend the latter.

I have started , and .

[Anne]

I just started and it looks good so far.

[Anne]

Dawn wrote: "I have just finished and . I highly recommend the latter.

I have started

I lovedIn the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin Very good book.

[Dawn]

I think I'm about 80 pages into In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin and I think it's a great read as well, very interesting. I'm very curious about this time in German history and while I don't have a big interest in the American politics it has been fascinating nonetheless.

[Helena]

I'm into the 13th Century at the moment, as part of the "research" for my current novel. I like to read the competition. I just finished "Relics" Relics, which I enjoyed because of the unlikely hero, a very naive young knight. I've now started, Stallion at Sunrise. The English cover is terrible (I happen to have a German edition), making it look like trash, when, in fact, it is very solid historical fiction. The author, Martyn Whittock, is a scholar of medieval history teaching in the U.K.

[Simona]

Helena, they seem promising. I'll search them in my library's database.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hope you like it, Marina!

[Tim]

I just finished this: The Memory of Scent .

I feel like I've broadened my mind a bit by reading a book that was Historical fiction, was about the world of 19th century art instead of knights and battles, and still wasn't a romance. Review on my blog:
http://timhodkinson.blogspot.com/


Now back to 1356.

[Dawn]

It might be a little bit amazing that I only have 4 books on the go right now. :)

I'm still reading The Pickwick Papers and have been for about 2 months now.
I got Wolf Hall back from the library but it's so poopular that I only get it for 2 weeks so I doubt I'll finish it during this loan either.
I'm listening to Anarchy And Old Dogs which is just as funny as the first book.
And I just started Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945-1956. I've managed to read the introduction and a further 16 pages and I'm already in love with this book.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

I'm part way through The Secret Eleanor Not very impressed with it. The writer's style just doesn't suit me.

[Simona]

Dawn wrote: "It might be a little bit amazing that I only have 4 books on the go right now. :)

I'm still reading The Pickwick Papers and have been for about 2 months now.
..."
I'm glad you're liking dr. Siri. He's a favourite of mine.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I am reading .
Something different and so far enjoyable....of course it may not always be that way, but right now it is.

[happy]

Bobby wrote: "Just started . Heard good things about it."

I understand is is not HF, but I just finished Nelson DeMille's latest thriller



Set about three yrs after the bombing the USS Cole in Yemen.

I found it a fun entertaining read. Full of double and triple crosses. If you like DeMille, you'll like this. If you don't your probably won't.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Couldn't finish The Secret Eleanor. I kept wanting the slap her silly. :p

Am reading The Castlemaine Murdersnow instead.

[Dawn]

I watched one of the TV shows with Phryne Fisher. It was pretty good. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/phrynefisher/

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Dawn wrote: "I watched one of the TV shows with Phryne Fisher. It was pretty good. http://www.abc.net.au/tv/phrynefisher/"

The books are better, IMHO

[Dawn]

Maybe I'll give them a try then. The TV show didn't inspire an immediate need to go find the book but I like the era and it's pretty unusual to find one set in Australia.

[David]

Just starting The bloodletters daughter,
also working on The Name of the Rose

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

The Bloodletters Daughter looks interesting.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

As well as the book I mentioned yesterday, I am also reading
Along the Silk Road.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Dawn wrote: "Maybe I'll give them a try then. The TV show didn't inspire an immediate need to go find the book but I like the era and it's pretty unusual to find one set in Australia."

I love them. The character of Phryne is wonderful. And so are all the supporting characters. They don't need to be read in order as each novel is self contained and the references backwards are minimal. My favorites are Unnatural Habits, The Castlemaine Murders, Death Before Wicket, and Death By Water. I've read all of them (they're going on my read list as I reread).

[Dawn]

The library has quite a few so I shall add book 6 to my TBR (because it comes on CD) and give it a try next year.

[Carol]

Finally finished watching the series Foyle's war on Netflix--and thoroughly loved it. Now am reading The Fourth CrowAnd letting my Scot's self reacquaint itself to the lilt of the language. FinishedThe Tainted CoinAnd have Paul DohertyNew book The Straw Man waiting in the wings. I also am going to get toThe TorsoAndThe Draining LakeTo continue in my Nordic noir mode

[Alex]

I just started

[Bobby]

Started and just finished .

[Dawn]

I love Foyle's War too Carol, I'm re-watching some of them right now.

[Margaret, Sherlockian Sheila]

Carol wrote: "Finally finished watching the series Foyle's war on Netflix--and thoroughly loved it. Now am reading The Fourth CrowAnd letting my Scot's self reacquaint itself to the lilt of the language. Finis..."

Haven't placed my order for the Straw Man yet. It's not due for release until March, according to amazon.

[Carol]

Got mine thru amazon.uk

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Alex wrote: "I just started "


Will be looking for your rating, Alex, when you are done.

[Anne]

Terri wrote: "As well as the book I mentioned yesterday, I am also reading
Along the Silk Road."

I have the CD that Yo-Yo Ma and others made of music inspired from the Silk Road.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That's very cool, Anne.

[Mark]

Started tricked by Kevin hearne and land of hope and glory by Geoffrey Wilson.

Expecting good things from both.

[Dawn]

Links for Marks books, by Kevin Hearne by Geoffrey Wilson

If it is possible could you put in the links in the future Mark? Thanks :)

[Anne]

I am reading It was a freebie on Kindle when i got it and so far it is very good.

[Lovelyluny]

Im reading Deltora Quest. its awsome ^_^

[Lovelyluny]

Deltora Quest
radical ^_^

[Chris]

I'm reading God of War, by Christian Cameron not very far into it yet but good so far.

[Linda]

Sofia by Ann Chamberlin. HF about Islam in the 16th century.