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[Nate]

Derek, I don't think I've ever run into someone who didn't like that book. I think you'll dig it.

[[deleted user]]

Thanks! Every review that I read, by members of A&M, was very positive. I need one that I enjoy after slogging through Dawn Of Empire.

[Mark]

[Dawn]

Any good so far Mark??

[Mark]

Dawn wrote: "Any good so far Mark??"

yes, the world building is one of the best i have ever read across all genres.but will see how the story goes.

[Jane]

Just started Memnon. Only read 4 chapters so far, but the book's enjoyable. It seems like it will read fast.

[Jean-luc]

Just finished reading Marching with Caesar-Anthony and Cleopatra: Part II-Cleopatra, so far the last book of that series. It seems that there will be at least another book following that and I am looking forward to it. Great research as usual from R.W. Peake.

[Darcy]

Just finished Resistance, starting Jack Dawkins and At Drake's Command.

[Linda]

TopazLeon Uris.

[Simona]

I couldn't resist, so I've started Last of the Amazons. The opposite reviews I read made me curiouser and curiouser.
If I was a cat I would have been definitely dead.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Let's see how this goes. I will be waiting on tenterhooks to see what you think.

[Jane]

Terri wrote: "Let's see how this goes. I will be waiting on tenterhooks to see what you think."

Same here.

[Jane]

Just finished Seven Houses in France: A Novel, Belgian Congo at the time of King Léopold II of Belgium [early 1900s]. I plan to read next The Terrors of Ice and Darkness. Not only does it look intriguing but it might be an antidote against the high heat/humidity weather we'll be getting for the next few days... :)

[Bryn]

Jane wrote: "...I plan to read next The Terrors of Ice and Darkness..."

Had to look, like the title. Oh, I have his The Last World lined up to read soon -- on Ovid (to follow on from Virgil, The Death of). When 'soon' is I don't know.

[Jane]

Yes, I have it on my To Read list too. I wonder how close in style this author is to Hermann Broch. I hope not too close; I don't feel like cudgeling my brain for awhile.

[Bryn]

No, he's much easier. No stream of consciousness that I can see. My copy is less than 200 pages too.

[Jane]

That's good to know, thanks, Bryn. I just picked up The Terrors of Ice and Darkness to start it. It looks easier and it's only 228 pp.

[Jane]

Bryn, you might like Terrors... It's really good so far, 4 chapters in: easy to understand and easy to read.

[Jane]

Marina, that was a good one. I read it years ago. The movie w/ Kirk Douglas was good too.

[happy]

Wasn't it Charlton Heston? - It's been years, but I enjoyed the book (and the movie)

[Jane]

You could be right -- I was thinking about the one about Van Gogh -- Lust for Life.

[[deleted user]]

Done with Gates of Fire which was great. About to start The Killer Angels Thanks happy.

[happy]

Enjoy Derek - probably the best Civil War novel written in the last 40 yrs ( I include his sons work )

[Chris]

Am nearly half way through Mandarin Gate, Eliot Pattison one of his murder mysteries set in Modern Tibet under Chinese rule. The main character, whose name is Shan, is a Han Chinese former investigator who spent five years in the Tibetan gulags after pushing his investigation into high up members of the communist party in Beijing too far. In the camps he was befriended by imprisoned Tibetan lamas who help him survive. In the current book he has been released and living a somewhat marginal existence with his best friend one of the lamas. I don't want to give away too much but if this sounds anything like your cup of tea start with the first in the series The Skull Mantra, which is in my view nothing short of brilliant. They are best read in order as they each reveal more about the main characters and make it easier to understand the circumstances they find themselves in. They are a cross between a murder mystery, political thriller and indictment on Chinese rule in Tibet. I've found the whole series great, though not all as good as the first two or three. I don't think I've given any less than 4 stars.

[Bryn]

Chris F wrote: "Am nearly half way through Mandarin Gate, Eliot Pattison one of his murder mysteries set in Modern Tibet under Chinese rule..."

Tempted by setting & content even if I'm not in the mystery/thriller habit.
There's a Mongolian detective series, with a bit of politics I think but reviews seem poorish:
http://www.goodreads.com/series/52352...

[Phair]

I love Pattison's mysteries of Colonial America series starting with Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America and also his post-apocalyptic mystery Ashes of the Earth: A Mystery of Post-Apocalyptic America. Looking forward to more in these series.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

I hgave often wondered what that Bone Rattler was like, Phair. You are the first person I have met on GR who has read it I think.

[Chris]

Bryn wrote: "Chris F wrote: "Am nearly half way through Mandarin Gate, Eliot Pattison one of his murder mysteries set in Modern Tibet under Chinese rule..."

Tempted by setting & content even if I'm not in the ..."

In my view Eliot Pattison's Tibetan books are much better then Michael Walters's Mongolian ones. I did wonder if they might be something that would interest you Bryn. In some ways the setting and characters are more important than the crime, but the crime is still central to each book. Hard to explain exactly, but to me they have a different feel than most crime novels.

I have read Ashes of the Earth: A Mystery of Post-Apocalyptic America and I did once start Bone Rattler, but didn't really get into it, may try again at another time.

[Jane]

That was my feeling on Bone Rattler: A Mystery of Colonial America too, only I tried it twice. I wondered if it was just me. I don't think I will try again.

[Bryn]

Chris F wrote: "In my view Eliot Pattison's Tibetan books are much better then Michael Walters's Mongolian ones. I did wonder if they might be something that would interest you Bryn..."

Glad you mentioned them, Chris. I'm getting myself a 2ndhand of #1 The Skull Mantra :)

[Bobby]

Am into book #4 of Wool. Really enjoying it.

[Darcy]

Had a long bus trip today, and wanted to bring along something I'm already reading, but I don't like e-readers on buses - can't focus, and all the other books are massive or heavy, so I grabbed The Alchemy of Murder. Read a quarter of it and it's a bit odd in that there is one character in 1st person and the rest in 3rd, but the story itself is interesting. Sometimes I like these historical mash-ups...when well done.

[Jane]

Read SPQR VIII: The River God's Vengeance today. Started it and finished most while waiting for auto inspection this morning, then finished it up this afternoon. Delightful and light.

[Jaime]

I have just finished The Harbinger and found out good but not great due to some writing issues and questionable facts used by the author.

[Jaime]

I almost done with Petrus Romanus: The Final Pope Is Here. I should finish it today.

[Darcy]

Adding links for Jaime The Harbinger: The ancient mystery that holds the secret of America's future and Petrus Romanus, The Final Pope is Here

[Lia]

Just finished;
Medicus, Last of the Amazons, The Hangman's Daughter.

Still reading;
The Killer Angels, Warriors of God: Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in the Third Crusade, Wounds of Honour.

Next in line;
Lord of the Silver Bow, Terra Incognita, Roman Blood, Dissolution.
Probably I'll add one of A&MHF group reads for next month on this pile also.

[Dawn]

A couple of my favorite books are in your next in line section there Lia. I love David Gemmell and Roman Blood is the start of a great series.

[Lia]

Dawn wrote: "A couple of my favorite books are in your next in line section there Lia. I love David Gemmell and Roman Blood is the start of a great series."

I'm giving Steven Saylor's book a try because my library have complete books of Roma Sub Rosa Series. Glad to hear somebody in the group enjoyed his crafts.

Thanks Dawn. :)

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Hope you'll join some of us on the group read of Raven Blood Eye next month Lia. The author Giles Kristian will be joining us. :-)

[Lia]

Terri wrote: "Hope you'll join some of us on the group read of Raven Blood Eye next month Lia. The author Giles Kristian will be joining us. :-)"

Blood Eye looks promising and since the author willing to spare some of his time for the group, that makes picking less difficult. :)

Hmm... I probably will able to fit it my digital books time slot.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Super! :D

[Bobby]

Good news. I voted for Blood Eye and then saw it was way behind so I left town for a few days and ......magically, it wins. I'll be reading it.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

You should leave town more often. :-)

[Bobby]

My wife may disagree with that......uh, I hope.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Take her with you. :-)

[Bobby]

Remember....3 kids still living at home. We take turns staying at home when we travel. EXCEPT for going to Cabo San Lucas. We take all of them with us every year.

[Terri, Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yeah, I remember. I was just playin'.

[happy]

currently reading

The First Murder

It is #8 in the series, each book is a collection of short stories/novellas each written by different mediveal mystery authors using characters from there own serieses with a common theme tieign each story together - some mystical content ( hauntings etc).

[Simona]

Dawn wrote: "A couple of my favorite books are in your next in line section there Lia. I love David Gemmell and Roman Blood is the start of a great series."

Do you know if Stella Gemmell, the author ofThe City,is related to him?