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[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

'Run on' sentences are a pet hate of mine.

[Gentian]

Jane wrote: "I've just started

It is the 16th century, and basically it's the Hospitallers against Suleiman the Magnificent. This is a time period I know very little about.
I..."
I have been hoping for something set in this period so will keep an eye out for it.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh good on you, Marina! Sounds like a terrific plan to me.

[Mark]

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "'Run on' sentences are a pet hate of mine."

I agree. It's so easy to break something up into smaller sentences. I'm a few pp. farther along. The soldier-of-fortune hero is now about to meet the Grandmaster of the Hospitallers. The sentences are now normal. Dialogue helps. I'm noticing that descriptions consist of run-on sentences but not action or dialogue.

[Linda]

Nanyang by Ian Stewart. I started this book yesterday. The first chapter is promising.

[Kate]

Reading The Absolutist right now. An excellent, moving story on a WWI soldier trying to put the pieces back after the war, and haunted by the memory of his fellow soldier and lover who died in the trenches. But it's so harrowing I've had to read it in small chunks!

[Jane]

The Religion is reminding me so much of Rafael Sabatini, swashbuckling tales of many years agoRafael Sabatini but with more modern language and more violence. Errol Flynn was famous for the movie versions of several books.

Now, Tannhauser has met the heroine, Countess Carla, and is off to Malta to find her long-lost son...

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Kate wrote: "Reading The Absolutist right now. An excellent, moving story on a WWI soldier trying to put the pieces back after the war, and haunted by the memory of his fellow soldier and lover who died in the..."

Boy, that does sound harrowing.

[Nate]

I don't know who mentioned it in this thread but I started Aztec and I'm really enjoying it so far.

[Crystal]

I liked Aztec! Enough to keep my eyes open at the used book store for more in the series.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Crystal. It is good to see you are still alive! :-)

[Crystal]

Thanks Terri, though I had to get on the laptop to comment. My Nook & GR are conspiring with each other apparently and forcing me over to the mobile version which I don't like at all. LOL
The show I was working on finally closed, it was a bear of a show for some reason, plus lots of personal stuff at the same time.

I'm currently reading New Rome Rises: Dux Imperatorius as an ebook. Written by the husband of a college friend. Alternate recent history into present time, though obviously, alternate. I'm on the fence about it so far, but only 150pg into an over 1000pg book. It may just be that I don't like one of the characters.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I would not want to use GR via the app either. Especially since it is not the full featured site. I removed the app from on my Tablet ages ago. I go straight to the website.

[Crystal]

I don't have the app, but when I'm on my tablet there's always a "go to mobile site" button at the top of the page and starting last night the browser on my tablet has just been going to that version of the website instead of the full site. Very annoying. You get like 3 words per line in the discussions because the text is so enormous.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Oh the mobile site thing at the top of the page. Oh yes. That is annoying. ON my Tablet that's why I use Dolphin Browser. So I don't have to deal with that all the time.
Most browsers on mobile devices, ie Opera, have that at the top.
Dolphin and Firefox are the only ones that don't I think.

[Crystal]

The Nook is sadly proprietary, I'll have to see if I can get another browser or if I'll have to load it onto the SD card and run it from there or what. It seems most sites think I'm on a phone and send me to that version, which must drive other tablet users nuts too, not all Android devices are phones people! lol

[Betty]

Jane wrote: "I've just started

It is the 16th century, and basically it's the Hospitallers against Suleiman the Magnificent. This is a time period I know very little about.
I..."
Jane, it is one of my favorite books, in spite of sometimes getting full of its own violence, and have read it several times. I rated it 4*, and reviewed it on Amazon. I don't remember if I also posted my review here.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I am not sure about how the Nook works. But have you checked that you have it 'turned' to desktop as opposed to mobile in the browser settings?

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

This is the Browser I use, Crystal. I see they are available for your nook.
http://dolphin-browser.com/2012/02/do...

[Crystal]

Just downloaded it and will have to check it out when my battery is recharged. The cord is a bit short for comfy use, but a quick app download I can manage.

Thanks for the tip!!!

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

No prob. I can help you work anything out with that browser.

I don't know how different the Dolphin Nook app is to my Dolphin app for tablet, but I can help with any questions.

The first thing you may want to do is to go into settings and set Google as the home page. And then also in settings, change the setting from Mobile to desktop. :)

[Dawn]

I decided that I have had enough of reading only 2 books at one time so I have 4 on the go now. :)

I finished Arms of Nemesis by Steven Saylor. So far so good with this series.

I started Death of a Squire by Maureen Ash
Ship of Rome by John Stack
and
Ragtime in Simla by Barbara Cleverly

I'm on a bit of a historical mystery kick right now, I want to get a bit farther into a bunch of the series I've started. :)

[Crystal]

Using it now! Thank you Terri!

[Monica]

Dawn, I like the Maureen Ash series, but with so many I will go through the library system to read. (My thanks to Mark for suggesting them.)

[Darcy]

I like the Maureen Ash series too, but the last two books only come in the larger paperback size, whilst the previous 4 were the smaller ones. Probably it's terrible that I don't continue reading a series due to the change in print format...

[Dawn]

It's not a series I want to own so I'm just reading what I can get from the library.......I just looked into that and for maybe the first time ever the library has every book in a series. Very happy about that. So I will read them all no matter the format! ;)

[Monica]

Just finished this one. Gave it 4 stars, but could see it as 4.5 stars. An enjoyable read, but the way the author handled the role of the Druids/woodspeople left too much to supposition. I'm still not sure what the author's point was in bringing such limited bits and pieces into the story.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Crystal wrote: "Using it now! Thank you Terri!"


Terrific!! :D

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Dawn,
I thought you had read the John Stack book.
I want to know what you think...but I will ask you in the Roman thread so others may see your thoughts...:-)

[Jane]

I have recently finished I liked it but it was not outstanding. In places it was too graphic: too much mention of body parts and functions. I have a complete review on goodreads.

I've checked out several books from the library from different time periods and will decide soon on what I'll start next.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Jane wrote: "I have recently finished I liked it but it was not outstanding. In places it was too graphic: too much mention of body parts and functions. I have a complete revi..."


I have long admired that cover. A shame you did not find it knock out good, Jane.
I will keep it on my imaginary 'in no hurry' list.

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "Jane wrote: "I have recently finished I liked it but it was not outstanding. In places it was too graphic: too much mention of body parts and functions. I have a ..."

That cover WAS really nifty! Each picture was taken from some different Renaissance painting -- 2 on front cover, different one on the spine, another on the back cover. I've returned the book to the library so I don't remember what the original paintings were.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I like that one of the armour. Looks cool. :)

[Jane]

Have just started
which promises to be good. It takes place in the latter half of the 19th century during the time of Napoleon III. It concerns revolts of the Tuaregs [a nomadic Berber tribe in N. Africa] against French rule, about two brothers, and the doomed Flatters Expedition to build a Transsaharian railroad from Algeria to Equatorial Africa.

[Malynne]

I am reading Before Versailles. ;)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

That looks interesting, Malynne. I think I used to have it on my 'to read' list, but for some reason I took it off.


Before Versailles: A Novel of Louis XIV

[Dawn]

Welcome to the group Malynne. :)

[Simona]

Jane wrote: "Have just started
which promises to be good. It takes place in the latter half of the 19th century during the time of Napoleon III. It concerns revolts of the Tu..."

Sounds good but it isn't available for Kindle :(

[Jane]

Simona wrote: "Jane wrote: "Have just started
which promises to be good. It takes place in the latter half of the 19th century during the time of Napoleon III. It concerns revo..."

It probably will be at some point in the future. Maybe you can write Amazon a suggestion to add it to their Kindle titles. I've got the opposite problem; I sometimes read about titles that sound good, but they are only available on Kindle and not in book form.

[Sandra]

Just started Confessions of a Pagan Nun by Kate Horsley set around 500AD in Ireland. Has anyone read it?Confessions of a Pagan Nun: A Novel

[Dawn]

I haven't. Looks interesting though. :)

[Dawn]

I have finished Ship of Rome by John Stack. I liked it but not as much as his Spanish Armada story. Love that it's set in the fight against Carthage and I'm hoping the rest of the series is good.
and I finished Death of a Squire by Maureen Ash. It was a good second book to a series. King John (from Robin Hood fame) is portrayed in a more realistic view than I'm used to and the forestry laws were interesting to find out about.

I have started What Angels Fear by C.S. Harris and The Return of Captain John Emmett by Elizabeth Speller

[Bobby]

Dawn wrote: "I have finished Ship of Rome by John Stack. I liked it but not as much as his Spanish Armada story. Love that it's set in the fight against Carthage and I'm hoping ..."

Absolutely loved The Return of Captain John Emmett!!

[Dawn]

I am only 4 chapters into The Return of Captain John Emmett but I think it's pretty stellar writing and I'm already very caught up in the story. I'm expecting great things! :)

[Mark]

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Mark wrote: ""

I have read the first four in that series, Mark.

I found it far too romance and at times 'bodice ripper'.
There are many interesting facets to the books if one can overcome the romance and bodice ripping. I couldn't overcome it and stopped reading the series at book four.

[Mark]

I am enjoying it at the moment. Will see how it goes.

[Chris]

Dawn wrote: "I have finished Ship of Rome by John Stack. I liked it but not as much as his Spanish Armada story. Love that it's set in the fight against Carthage and I'm hoping ..."

I liked the second in the series more Dawn, so maybe you will find that too. I've got the third one in the series as well but have not started reading it yet. Interesting that you liked better as I've been planning on getting that one as well at some stage.

[Chris]

I'm 50 pages into and enjoying it so far, too early to tell if Stryker really is 'the Sharpe of the Civil War' yet. Although the relationship between Stryker and Skellen could easily be modelled on Sharpe and Harper. Also it seems a bit convenient that Stryker saved Prince Rupert and gained his trust in a similar way to which Sharpe saved Wellington and thus gained his trust. Perhaps less strong but still there is some similarity to .Iain Gale's Jack Steele series, where Steele fights in the battles but then is chosen by the Duke of Marlborough for secret and dangerous missions. However, I will suspend judgment until I've read much more of. This.