What are you currently reading ?

Started by goat major, 03 November 2012, 06:40:05 PM

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Hertsblue

With the nights drawing in it's back to the Kobo for my waiting-at-the-station-for-the-other-half stints. That's because the little beast is back-lit and I can read it in the dark. Currently half-way through Not Ordinary Men, John Colvin's account of the Battle of Kohima in 1944. One disadvantage of the e-book, though - it's bind flipping back to the maps.
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Techno

Quote from: fsn on 24 October 2013, 08:48:30 PM
Lindsey Davis' Falco books are right riveting read.

Very enjoyable indeed....Hope your headache's better fsn !
Cheers - Phil

Hertsblue

If you're into ancient Roman sleuths try Steven Saylor's books based on the exploits of Gordianus the Finder. Real page-turners.
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Techno

Quote from: Hertsblue on 25 October 2013, 08:51:19 AM
If you're into ancient Roman sleuths try Steven Saylor's books based on the exploits of Gordianus the Finder. Real page-turners.

Thanks Ray... :-bd
Another author to ask the dear old library van to look out for.
Cheers - Phil

Lord Kermit of Birkenhead

You mean you still got a library service, are the books in English ?  ;)

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Ithoriel

At the risk of sounding like an online bookshop - If you like Falco and Gordianus you might also like R. S. Downie's Ruso, Rosemary Rowe's Libertus or David Wishart's Corvinus.
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clibinarium

Quote from: wurrukatte on 24 October 2013, 06:56:21 PM
Just started Christopher Duffy's 'by force of arms.

:D

Hey, me too! Its on Amazon at a reasonable price at the moment.

Fenton

I enjoyed the Ruso books..And Lindsey Davis has written a new book  ( well new to me)  about his son taking over the finder business
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get2grips

25 October 2013, 02:23:42 PM #353 Last Edit: 25 October 2013, 03:06:04 PM by get2grips
"The Weirdstone of Brisingamen": odd one I know but read it as a kid and it helped (along with The Hobbit and Rings) to get me into the fantasy genre.

Nice walk down memory lane  ;)

Fenton

If you like roman sleuths I always enjoyed Marilyn Todd and David Wishart's  works
If I were creating Pendraken I wouldn't mess about with Romans and  Mongols  I would have started with Centurions , eight o'clock, Day One!

Ithoriel

Quote from: get2grips on 25 October 2013, 02:23:42 PM
"The Weirdstone of Brisingamen": odd one I know but read it as a kid and it helped (along with The Hobbit and Rings) to get me into the fantasy genre.

Nice walk down memory lane  ;)

Read "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen" and "Moon of Gomrath" as a teenager on the promise from my Aunt that if I finished them by a certain time we'd go to Alderley Edge. The Edge at dusk after two days solid of reading those was really spooky
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I'll see the weirdstone and raise you 'The dark is rising' series by Susan Cooper.
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get2grips

Quote from: Ithoriel on 25 October 2013, 03:21:34 PM
Read "The Weirdstone of Brisingamen" and "Moon of Gomrath" as a teenager on the promise from my Aunt that if I finished them by a certain time we'd go to Alderley Edge. The Edge at dusk after two days solid of reading those was really spooky..


Love it...wouldn't mind going myself ;)

Quote from: mad lemmey on 25 October 2013, 04:32:29 PM
I'll see the weirdstone and raise you 'The dark is rising' series by Susan Cooper.

Don't know anything about it Lem :-/

Ithoriel

I'll second the recommendation of "The Dark Is Rising." As with Weirdstone the main protagonists are kids/teenagers but if that doesn't put you off they are an excellent read. Stole several ideas from them for my tabletop role playing campaign!

Others I'd recommend in a similar vein are "Giant in the Snow" and "A Rag, a Bone, a Hank of Hair"
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Techno

Thanks for the recommendations chaps !


Quote from: ianrs54 on 25 October 2013, 10:04:36 AM
You mean you still got a library service, are the books in English ?  ;)
IanS

I've never really looked Ian, to be honest...as I just grab as many audio books as think I can get through in three weeks.....But from odd 'scans' around the shelves I'd reckon 90+% are in English. ;)
Cheers - Phil.