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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 September 2008 : 11:36:57 AM
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Still have not brought myself to start the final book in that series....i know when its read, thats it no more gemmell books.....im going to wait a while then reread the series.
Centurion Parmenion
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Pete M
Single Cell Organism
Ireland
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 Posted - 02 September 2008 : 2:14:18 PM
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Originally posted by Parmenion
am readin Bones of the hills by Mr Iggulden
Centurion Parmenion
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  How'd ye get that so soon
Purple's a Fruit!!!!
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 September 2008 : 4:35:33 PM
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direct from Harper, have my 30 copies for my Parmenion exclusive Ltd edition, with Ink Stamp. {grin}
Centurion Parmenion
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Pete M
Single Cell Organism
Ireland
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Posted - 02 September 2008 : 5:10:39 PM
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And.... Is it good?
Purple's a Fruit!!!!
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 September 2008 : 7:14:02 PM
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certainly is so far mate!..not had a chance to read loads...its been a busy week at work
Centurion Parmenion
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LeeGregz
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
139 Posts |
Posted - 09 September 2008 : 9:52:59 PM
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just got me teeth stuck into Dark Fire, Sansoms second book in the Shardlake series. I loved the first book, a right page turner, and already after 50 pages this is too. Id really reccomend these books, anyone who fancies a great historical/crime read!
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
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Spartan
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
145 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2008 : 5:25:11 PM
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Just finished Wolf of the Plains. That was indeed an awesome book. Loved every page of it.
Just bought The Centurion and Lords of the Bow from Tesco (2 for £7) and am now reading Centurian again. Still after reading it twice it's still page turning.
Go tell the spartans, stranger passing by
the here, obedient to their laws we lie.
King Xerxes demanded that the Spartans lower their arms, to this Leonidas replied "Molon
Labe" Come and get them.
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LeeGregz
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
139 Posts |
Posted - 23 September 2008 : 9:47:06 PM
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After finishing the amazing shardlake series, im having a laugh reading 'Guards! Guards!' now =). I do love a bit of pratchett!
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
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Laidback
Invertebrate
Thailand
180 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2008 : 5:43:43 PM
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Just finished reading "Bones of the Hills" by Conn Iggulden. Thought it was a great book ............. really enjoyed it......... really enjoyed the whole series.
Currently reading "Josiah the Great" by Ben Macintyre
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2008 : 7:09:52 PM
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I've got all three books of the series but haven't started reading them yet. Readin Alex's "October Skies"...gripping!
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2008 : 8:07:15 PM
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on Lost army by manfredi
Centurion Parmenion
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
2020 Posts |
Posted - 24 September 2008 : 10:14:52 PM
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Just finished, to my dismay..... "Bones of the Hills"
Conn has really surpassed himself.... I could all most hear the hordes charging out onto the plains/desert and crashing onto the Arab armies.. I could allmost small death, the buring cities...... yet fell the love, tenderness, hatered, anger that flows through the mongols viens......
The whole series was outstanding, and has brought a complete new insight into how the Mongols lived, loved, fought and died..........
WOW!
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LeeGregz
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
139 Posts |
Posted - 25 September 2008 : 01:23:52 AM
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Talk about selling a book warren =D!! ive read all the emporer series, loved em, and ive all 3 of the new series, and judging by what people have said, theyve got to be next on my list!
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 25 September 2008 : 2:39:51 PM
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I too have read it and think the latest book is his best work yet....the man has a touch of the gemmell about his battles.
Centurion Parmenion
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30 September 2008 : 7:34:28 PM
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Just finished "Republic - The Pillars of Rome" by Jack Ludlow!
I found the book, to be almost a Doc-fiction history........ covering a span of some 40 odd years....... the story covers two main families, how they are bonded together, drift apart yet still stay loyal to each other (to a point), as the story progresses, additional family members are added, taking the story to new heights..... ending with a bit of an Anti-Climax, that is worth while reading...... The eagles burns!
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 14 October 2008 : 10:58:15 AM
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Just finished David Gunns new Deaths Head book, Maximum Offence, more of the same and jus a damn funny no-brainer read.
now onto Warrior of Rome
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If all the worlds a stage?
Where's my script???
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LeeGregz
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
139 Posts |
Posted - 14 October 2008 : 11:28:46 AM
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Started Cornwells The Winter King, enjoyable so far i must say !
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" |
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Laidback
Invertebrate
Thailand
180 Posts |
Posted - 16 October 2008 : 7:33:36 PM
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Last few books i read were:
"Azincourt" by Bernard Cornwell - Yet again another great story by him.
also - "Belching out the Devil" by Mark Thomas
Synopsis
Coca-Cola and its logo are everywhere. In our homes, our workplaces, and even our schools. It is a company that sponsors the Olympics, backs US presidents and even re-brands Santa Claus. A truly universal product, it has even been served in space. From Istanbul to Mexico City, Mark travels the globe investigating the stories and people Coca-Cola's iconic advertising campaigns don't mention such as: child labourers in the sugar cane fields of El Salvador; Indian workers exposed to toxic chemicals; Colombian union leaders falsely accused of terrorism and jailed alongside the paramilitaries who want to kill them; and, many more. Provocative, funny and stirring, "Belching Out the Devil" investigates the truth behind one of the planet's biggest brands.
About the Author
Mark Thomas has worked as a comedian for over twenty years. His activist, campaigning brand of comedy has been a thorn in the side of many politicians and corporations. He is one of a limited number of people to be awarded a UN Global Human Rights Defender Award and has also been awarded a Kurdish National Congress Medal of Honour amongst other citations. His three-year campaign to stop the building of the Ilisu damn in Turkey was ultimately successful and saved 78,000 Kurds from being displaced.
An interesting book, written with a bit of humour. He's also an excellent stand up comedian - if you ever get the chance to see him performing live i'd recommend it.
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Beerswimmer
Invertebrate
USA
119 Posts |
Posted - 17 October 2008 : 7:12:40 PM
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My Library just recieved Centurion, also I'm halfway through Atomic Lobster by Tim Dorsey. He's my second favorite author!
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KilboFraggins
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
157 Posts |
Posted - 20 October 2008 : 08:45:15 AM
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Right now I'm tossing aside 'The Final Reckoning' by Sam Bourne - tired, cliche'd, wannabee-Dan-Brown pulp. It's the second Sam Bourne book I've been hoodwinked into buying by the coverb blurb. Why do I do that? Why didn't I remember from suffering his last book that he's writing style annoys me? Grrrrr.
Anyway, I'm looking for something new to read now. Any suggestions? |
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Lanista
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 20 October 2008 : 1:34:02 PM
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i quite enjoyed Lost army, although at times you get the feeling the book is not quite right...it is after all a book written by a man, from the perspective of a woman, translated by a woman....im sure that had to lead to some issues!! LOL!!...worth a read though
Centurion Parmenion
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 27 October 2008 : 11:06:08 AM
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I'm currently reading Antony Beevor's "The Spanish Civil War". Having read his Stalingrad and Berlin, I'm sure he will do a good job of the telling of this. So far, it is eminently readable and engages one's attention.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 October 2008 : 1:57:31 PM
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Just finished reading " The Artic Event" by Robert Ludlum and James Cobb.
International Threat started 50 years ago, through an abortive strike, that brings both sides togther yet one side hold a 2nd deck of cards and willing to show them........ with a new player coming form "nowhere..." (Capitalism at its best) leading to s show off that enables the major players to sit at the same table, dealing with the past and current situation leading to future..............
I enjoyed the book, has wirting has got better, Robert has written a "lean" book, not much "flowery" discriptions of intrige - just the lean mean fighting machine a of scenaorio...... nightmarish possible!
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scarrow
Forum Admin
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Posted - 27 October 2008 : 6:28:23 PM
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I'm a big fan of Anthony Beevor. Fall of Berlin was one on my source texts whilst writing A Thousand Suns.
Right now, I'm finishing off the Riverworld series by PJ Farmer (for the umpteenth time) and getting reading to read Giles Milton's book on Roanoke/early Elizabethan colonization of America. Roanoke is a historical story I rather fancy covering in a book or two's time. |
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Beerswimmer
Invertebrate
USA
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Posted - 28 October 2008 : 02:56:10 AM
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Well, I've been there! And Jamestown, too. Tough place. New plants that may, or may not be edible, new animals, natives, and the crazy rules of religious fanatics, and the rule of the Crown to boot. Glad I wasn't there!
UT ALII VIVANT!!! |
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William
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
36 Posts |
Posted - 21 December 2008 : 12:43:36 AM
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Current book I am reading now is Berthern by Robyn Young. My brother has read all three books but didn't like the last one. So far I've read 100 pages and its pretty good so far. I have all three Troy books by the late great Gemill to read soon.
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21 December 2008 : 5:40:57 PM
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Yup, Alex, 'Berlin' is my favourite Beevor book, even better than 'Stalingrad'.
"To be clear-headed rather than confused; lucid rather than obscure; rational rather than otherwise; and to be neither more, nor less, sure of things than is justifiable by argument or evidence. That is worth trying for."
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Punk Reaper
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
62 Posts |
Posted - 16 January 2009 : 6:47:19 PM
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Gaius Marius JuliusCaesar
Single Cell Organism
USA
47 Posts |
Posted - 14 February 2009 : 9:45:44 PM
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The October Horse by Colleen McCullough-Robinson and Halo: Contact Harvest by Joseph Staten
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"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
World Of Warcraft is consuming my Life on Undermine Realm
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Book Club what are you reading Part 2
