What are you currently reading ?

[getagrip]

Just started The Battle of Cannae by Mark Healy, one of the Osprey History series. I find his style somewhat stiff and wordy, but he knows his subject and the illustrations and maps, as you would expect from Osprey, are first class.

I may have to look into this one too

[Leman]

Getting stuck in to Blucher, the rule book, at the moment. A rather unusual situation for me as I am painting non-Napoleonic figures for other rules at the same time. One of the most innovative ideas to come out of these rules is the opponents control of the momentum dice. I would strongly advise getting a game with someone who already has the rules as £28 is a hefty investment (almost as much as a Pendraken starter army). I did this and was impressed enough to get them, but then I like big diorama type bases.

[Techno]

I, too, have just finished Bernard Cornwell's Waterloo. I agree entirely with Westmarcher. A good, readable novelist's account marred by trivial errors of fact.

If it's as enjoyable as Mr Cornwell's usual work....may have to see if the library have got an audio version.
Cheers - Phil

[NTM]

I'm reading the latest two books of Cornwell's Warrior chronicles. Finished the pagan lord last weekend now getting stuck into the empty throne. Helps with motivation to get some armies painted for Dux Bellorum.

[Westmarcher]

I'm reading the latest two books of Cornwell's Warrior chronicles. Finished the pagan lord last weekend now getting stuck into the empty throne. Helps with motivation to get some armies painted for Dux Bellorum.

Was about to start The Empty Throne which I was given as a Christmas present. By the looks of things, I have a few earlier books to read first? 

[Techno]

Love that series !
Cheers - Phil

[Leman]

Was about to start The Empty Throne which I was given as a Christmas present. By the looks of things, I have a few earlier books to read first? 

I think it's five or six.

[NTM]

It's actually the eighth in the series

[Westmarcher]

I think it's five or six.

It's actually the eighth in the series

Dilemma. Do I read it now or dig the others up in the local library first? I've read most of the Sharpe stories out of sync so suppose I could read The Empty Throne now (besides Cornwell wrote the Sharpe series out of sync). Thoughts anyone?  (thanks in advance)

[mollinary]

Dilemma. Do I read it now or dig the others up in the local library first? I've read most of the Sharpe stories out of sync so suppose I could read The Empty Throne now (besides Cornwell wrote the Sharpe series out of sync). Thoughts anyone?  (thanks in advance)

Purely from a personal point of view, I would try and read this series in chronological order if you can. The history of this period is confusing enough as it is, without juggling the order of events! 

Mollinary

[Techno]

I'm with Mollinary on that.
I listened to them somewhat 'out of sync' from the library, to start with....(Though I've gradually treated myself to the whole series now.)......If you listen to them in the wrong order, you'll have a few 'spoilers'.
Cheers - Phil

[NTM]

I'd also suggest reading them in order as there are several story arcs to follow.

[Westmarcher]

Oh, well, as far as The Empty Throne is concerned it looks like its, "Roll up that map: it will not be wanted these ten years." (Pitt the Younger on receiving news of Austerlitz).

What you say makes sense, guys. Thanks.

To the library!

[Techno]

Finished 'King's gold'. Not bad at all.
Making a start on 'A Game Of Bones', by David Donachie.
Sounds promising, so far.

Cheers - Phil.

[Hertsblue]

Just started Panzerkrieg: The Rise and Fall of Hitler's Tank Divisions by Peter McCarthy and Mike Syron. I thought at first it was going to be a superficial run-through of WWII from a German perspective, but having got further into it I find there are some useful insights and background information.

[kustenjaeger]

Greetings

Dipping in and out of 'The Eagle Unbowed' by Halik Kochanski on Poland and the Poles in WW2.  Interesting but grim reading in places.

Regards

Edward

[Westmarcher]

Slowly ploughing my way through the Sharpe series. About to start "Sharpe's Honour" after which I only have three more to read. Trouble is, I'm always reading something in between. Who knows when I'll start Cornwell's Dark Ages stuff!

[mollinary]

Slowly ploughing my way through the Sharpe series. About to start "Sharpe's Honour" after which I only have three more to read. Trouble is, I'm always reading something in between. Who knows when I'll start Cornwell's Dark Ages stuff!

Worth waiting for, and worth the effort, I think.  For me Cornwell's best work was his "Warlord Trilogy" on Arthur, but some of the Saxon books come a close second

Mollinary

[fsn]

I'm just starting "The Battle of Waterloo, a series of accounts, by a Near Observer*".

It has gatefold maps and diagrams! It has C19th casual racism, and soaring hyperbole, with copious footnotes ** and has chapters called things like

FURTHER PARTICULARS

OF THE

BATTLE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

FROM

DIFFERENT SOURCES

What's not to love?

*Anyone else thinking of the Two Ronnies Phantom Raspberry blower being written by "Spike Milligan and a Gentleman"?
**Like this one

[Fenton]

Worth waiting for, and worth the effort, I think.  For me Cornwell's best work was his "Warlord Trilogy" on Arthur, but some of the Saxon books come a close second

Mollinary

Agree with this entirely, through I did think the Vagabond series was better than the Saxon books which in a way were too similar to the Warlord Trilogy