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Coritanian
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 24 September 2007 : 9:33:43 PM
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Just started reading The Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia). He uses some big words; too much for my tiny little mind!
So when the centurion and those with him, who were guarding Jesus, saw the earthquake and the things that had happened, they feared greatly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God!”
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Ankhsy
Homosapien
United Kingdom
7861 Posts |
Posted - 25 September 2007 : 12:24:38 PM
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Just finished reading John Simpson's "A Mad World, My Masters" - vignettes of his travels around the globe whilst reporting for the BBC. A really good read! It certainly is an eye opener of the stories behind the documentaries and news reports. Because the anecdotes are in small bites, it's a easy book to pick up and put down, although I was enthralled and kept reading.
"We are Starfleet officers, weird is part of the job."
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Slavkov
Dinosaur
United Kingdom
225 Posts |
Posted - 28 September 2007 : 4:36:34 PM
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Yes, I read his 'Strange Places, Questionable People'. Very enjoyable. Especially some of the antics he got up too with his Father when he was a sprog.
Finally getting round too Robert Harris' 'Imperium' and Procopius' 'The Secret History' about Justinian's Court.
Enjoying them so far.
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Nocoolname
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
163 Posts |
Posted - 30 September 2007 : 7:20:58 PM
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Just finished reading "Death's Head" by David Gunn (thanks for the suggestion Parm). A very enjoyable read. Between the augmentations and the cocky artificially intelligent gun it felt like a cross between Richard Morgan's "Altered Carbon" and Michael Marshall Smith's "One of Us", both of which I'd recommend. Just started reading William Gibson's (of Neuromancer fame for those not in the know...) "Spook Country".
Adios...
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Andy130
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 02 October 2007 : 11:26:57 AM
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About half way through the first 'game of thrones' book by George R. R. Martin. Was basically mithered to read it by a friend, and im glad he did. Its a fantastic read so far. The characters are very real and very colourful and the story is building at just the right speed to keep you turning the page without losing the neccessary details. I Will definately be moving onto the next in the series straight after.
Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 October 2007 : 1:02:24 PM
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you need to mate, its so involved if you take a break between books you will forget whats going on, im reading feast for crows...and alsmost wish i had waited until dance with dragons was out...
Centurion Parmenion
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Andy130
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 02 October 2007 : 1:50:28 PM
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haha. yeah i got that impression :)
had just that problem with robert jordans wheel of time series. (which im not sure will be completed now, very sad news about his recent death)
Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 02 October 2007 : 3:06:57 PM
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thats something i dont have to worry about as the wheel of time never appealed to me so i never even read book 1
Centurion Parmenion
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Andy130
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 02 October 2007 : 4:04:11 PM
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was great at first, then started to become somewhat like wading through treacle towards the end. but when you start these things its impossible not to see them through :)
Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?
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Laidback
Invertebrate
Thailand
180 Posts |
Posted - 06 October 2007 : 7:41:45 PM
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I've read quite a few good books lately. The last few have been .....
Michael Marshall Smith's "One of Us" which Nocoolname recommended in a thread a few months back ............ cheers i really enjoyed it.
Crusade by Robyn Young ........... I thought Bretheren was Ok but not fantastic ............ I enjoyed the second book a bit more, but again wouldn't rave about it .......... can't quite put my finger on why ........... still worth a read though.
Sword Song by Bernard Cornwell 4th book in the Saxon series ........ I've read all of Bernard Cornwell's books (except the last Sharpe one) and this is fast becoming my favourite series.
Command by Julian Stockwin .............7th book in the Thomas Kydd series. As the series progresses i'm really starting to enjoy it more and more............. The Admirals Daughter (book 8)is out in a week so i'm looking forward to reading it.
"The Boys From Bagdad" by Simon Low ........ Auto-biography of an Ex French Foreign Legion soldier who worked as a Private Military Contractor (mercenary guarding convoys etc) in Bagdad in 2004/2005. ............ Not the best book of that type i've read but quite interesting reading about his time in Iraq.
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The Delayer
Dinosaur
United Kingdom
260 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 10:09:53 AM
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| Reading Fuisiliers by Mark Urban on the Royal Welsh who fought in virtually every battle of the American Revolution pretty good book and one of the few on the British side. |
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 11:59:13 AM
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reading Killing Rommell by Steven Pressfield ... not a bad book so far.. a bit divverent to some of his other work
Centurion Parmenion
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Andy130
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 1:47:50 PM
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Have to let us know how it goes. Big fan of Steven Pressfield. Assuming this is non-fiction?
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 2:19:02 PM
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No its a fiction book, but its written in story and journal format...not bad so far!!
Centurion Parmenion
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 3:05:11 PM
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About this Book
Autumn, 1942. Hitler’s legions have swept across Europe; France has fallen; Churchill and the English stand isolated on their island. In North Africa, Rommel and his Panzers have routed the British Eighth Army and stand poised to overrun Egypt, Suez, and the oil fields of the Middle East. With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the British hatch a desperate plan—send a small, highly mobile, and heavily armed force behind German lines to strike the blow that will stop the Afrika Korps in its tracks.
Steven Pressfield brings to life the flair, agility, and daring of this extraordinary historical commando unit, the Long Range Desert Group. He describes in detail the tactics, weaponry, and specialized skills needed for combat under extreme desert conditions. He captures, too, the camaraderie of this “band of brothers” as they perform the acts of courage and cunning crucial to the Allies’ victory in North Africa. As in his acclaimed earlier novels, Pressfield combines historical accuracy and edge-of-your-seat battle scenes to create riveting fiction.
Centurion Parmenion
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Andy130
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
64 Posts |
Posted - 08 October 2007 : 3:36:23 PM
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cheers :)
that sounds very good. love his style of writing and Ive always meant (but never gor round to) getting some dubya dubya 2 historical fiction. cant go wrong with Mr Pressfield as a starting point (if you dont count a thousand suns ^^ )
Did you have a good world when you died? Enough to base a movie on?
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
484 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2007 : 1:00:41 PM
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The Centurion by some guy called Scarrow.
Legends Never Die, Druss Lives! |
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6782 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2007 : 2:12:17 PM
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Was it proofed Dros or did you blag an airport copy from the publishers???
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
14676 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2007 : 2:29:05 PM
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There are proofs out there now Andy!!
Centurion Parmenion
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6782 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2007 : 4:36:19 PM
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well none are appearing my way  ho hum, I'll have to ask Simon nicely.....LOL
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drosdelnoch
Small mammal
United Kingdom
484 Posts |
Posted - 08 November 2007 : 10:16:27 PM
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Errr. Not checked yet, its a proof I think. Been looking forward to it and Im pretty much under orders from my Dad to make sure that he gets it by Christmas to enjoy on his time off from work.
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6782 Posts |
Posted - 09 November 2007 : 11:19:08 AM
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LOL, should be good from the very little snippets I've picked up.. and we all know Simon's a damn god story teller.
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Welsh Dragon
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 09 November 2007 : 6:21:38 PM
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At the moment I'm reading Wild Fire by Nelson Demille.
As for the book before that, I could tell you, but then I would have to kill you! |
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Fast Paul
Ape
United Kingdom
1006 Posts |
Posted - 09 November 2007 : 7:04:35 PM
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I read a book years ago called "Down to a sunless sea." Does anyone remember this, its about a post nuclear war with survivers in mid atlantic flight who land in the azzores then fly to the Antartic as the world has tilted off its axis. Ring any bells anyone?
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Laidback
Invertebrate
Thailand
180 Posts |
Posted - 10 November 2007 : 09:27:34 AM
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Originally posted by Fast Paul
I read a book years ago called "Down to a sunless sea." Does anyone remember this, its about a post nuclear war with survivers in mid atlantic flight who land in the azzores then fly to the Antartic as the world has tilted off its axis. Ring any bells anyone?
Never heard of it, but i looked it up on Amazon, and its written by David Graham ............... doesn't seem to be in print anymore
Is it any good?
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Laidback
Invertebrate
Thailand
180 Posts |
Posted - 10 November 2007 : 09:45:50 AM
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Sniper One by Dan Mills
I really enjoyed this book. Its fast paced, humorous and tells the story of a battle i knew pretty much nothing about. (The action where Private Johnson Beharry was awarded his VC is part of the story)
Synopsis
We all saw it at once. Half a dozen voices screamed 'Grenade!' simultaneously. Then everything went into slow motion. The grenade took an age to travel through its 20 metre arc. A dark, small oval-shaped package of misery the size of a peach ...April 7th 2004: a year to the day since the city had fallen. Saddam had been deposed. The Marines and the Paras were long gone and Southern Iraq rarely made it into the news. When Sgt Dan Mills and the rest of the 1st Batallion, The Princess of Wales' Royal Regiment flew in, they were supposed to be winning hearts and minds. They were soon fighting for their lives. Within hours of arriving in Iraq a grenade bounced off one of the battalion's landrovers, rolled underneath and detonated. The ambush marked the beginning of a full-scale firefight during which Mills killed a man with a round that removed his assailant's head. It was going to be a long tour. Like some post-apocalyptic Mad Max nightmare, the place had gone to hell in a handcart. Temperatures on the ground often topped 50c, sewage systems that had long since packed up, the stench of cooking waste and piles of festering rubbish that grew wherever you looked. Throat-burning winds, blast bombs and well-trained, well-organised militias armed with AKs and RPGs and a limitless supply of mortar rounds were the icing on the cake. If any of Mills' 18 man sniper platoon had thought that the people of Al Amarah were going to welcome them with open arms, they were forced to rapidly reconsider. For the next six months, isolated, besieged and under constant fire the battalion refused to give an inch. Cimic House, their HQ, may have been ****, but it was home. And its defence, the most intense the British army fought in 50 years, was a modern day Rorke's Drift. "Sniper One" is a breathtaking chronical of endurance, camaraderie, dark humour and courage in the face of relentless, lethal assault.
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Lanista
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
190 Posts |
Posted - 16 November 2007 : 4:48:46 PM
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I'm going back through my David Gemmell books...just started on "Last Sword of Power."
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Nocoolname
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
163 Posts |
Posted - 23 November 2007 : 9:39:54 PM
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| Well, I finished "Empire of Ivory" which was excellent (well done Naomi) and was just getting back to "Spook Country" when would you believe it, I stumbled accross the paperback version of "Centurion" by a Mr Simon Scarrow today. "Fantastic", says me and I snap it up in a trice :D |
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AndyCanty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
6782 Posts |
Posted - 23 November 2007 : 10:17:35 PM
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I need to pick up noviks new one at some point to keep the collection complete.
As to Centurion, you lucky git!
{note to self check Norwich Smiths....hehe}
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Nocoolname
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
163 Posts |
Posted - 23 November 2007 : 10:35:40 PM
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Andy,
It was the one highlight of a very crap day. I was due to travel from Euston but thanks to the trains being packed I had no chance and had to postpone till tomorrow.
Cheers
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Book Club what are you reading Part 2
