Reply With QuoteNo intellectuals here - just aspiration - all equal so long as we keep enthusiasm and determination uppermost.
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Minette Walters. I have read everything I could get my hands on.
(My choice is so different to all you intellectuals, I feel like a phillistine)
And I can't spell!
She was not quite what you would call refined, she was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. Mark Twain
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No intellectuals here - just aspiration - all equal so long as we keep enthusiasm and determination uppermost.
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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Just finished a book by Bernard Cornwell - The Pale Horse. This is the second in a trilogy - the first being The Last Kingdom. Thoroughly enjoyed both and eagerly await book 3. Loved his Arthur trilogy as well.
"Step sideways, pause and study those around you. You will learn a great deal."
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His name rang no bells so googled - he's the author of Sharpe (as seen on TV) and got an OBE recently. Prolific writer. Most impressive.
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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Suggested Reading / Favourites
I recently read A Wild Herb Soup by Emilie Carles and I can thoroughly recommend it.
The author was born in 1900 into a poor peasant family in the High Alps of sth east France.
She kept a diary .......
I love reading about true lives, my special interest is probably in the late 1800s, but this book was full of surprises.. I found myself saying ''Well well well '' several times.
It is written in a simple , easy style and a good page turner.
Good read too, if you like to holiday in that area.
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reading material
I may also be a philistine but i don't care!
I read a lot of different stuff.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Moonheart by Charles De Lint is a favourite.
James Barclay,James Clement,Raymond Fiest/Janny Wurts, Terry Pratchett.
Anne McCaffrey,ELizabeth Moon,Mercedes Lackey.
The Late great Philip K Dick and David Gemmel.
Murder/Mystery
Kathy Reichs
Michael Connolly
Faye Kellerman
Jonathan Kellerman
Tami Hoag
Vamp/Fantasy
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Laurell K Hamilton
Tanya Huff
Lilith Saintcrow
Charlaine Harris
Kim Harrison
and this is just the modern stuff
Perserverence is the Key
Searching Hazel,Campbell,Sutherland,Bremner,Calder,Gunn.
Jacquie
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Has anyone heard of Kerry Greenwood? She is an Australian author who has written a series of books around a central character called Phryne Fischer. They are set in 1920's Australia and are a good read, interesting historically and very funny and with a bit of detective work thrown in, gripping plots. Well that's what I reckon anyway.
She was not quite what you would call refined, she was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. Mark Twain
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This the one?
http://www.allenandunwin.com/Authors/greenwood.asp
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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Yep, I am waiting to buy her latest. I emailed her once to tell her that I liked her books and she has helped me with agent recommendations and tips on writing. She is a bit of an odd bod though. When I asked her about writing groups she was very definate about how bad they were. I think she is a tad paraniod. She was encouraging though and very helpful about publishers and agents etc...
She was not quite what you would call refined, she was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot. Mark Twain
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Wilbur Smith - Courtney family series
I keep returning to a set of 7 books by Wilbur Smith about the Courtney family in Africa. Starts out with 2 young boys and sees them grow up through war, relationships et al, and then moves on to the lives of the children/relatives of those boys. They're a great read.
- When the Lion Feeds
- The Sound of Thunder
- A Sparrow Falls
- The Burning Shore
- Power of the Sword
- Rage
- A Time to Die
And Thank You Kingetter - as I was getting the above titles I've just found out that there are another 4 books in the series which I never knew about...
so I'm going to go and order them right now!
- Golden Fox
- Birds of Prey
- Monsoon
- Blue Horizon
Cheers
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Wilbur Smith is the bees knees.Originally Posted by Bobinovich
I've read all 30 of his books....the Courtney Series is undoubtly his best stuff....you're in for a treat with those other four books!
You get what you give
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Any others of his you can recommend then Saveman? Winter'll be here soon enough so I'd like a nice stack of material to keep me going during my 'hibernation' period!!!
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I'd certainly agree about Wilbur Smith - a very readable author. I never read enough of his books myself - my loss!
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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Highly recommended:
Sunbird (Very original - mind boggling)
RiverGod (fans favourite)
The Seventh Scroll (Indiana Jones style adventure- great fun, sequel to RiverGod)
Elephant Song
The Eye of the Tiger (first WS book I read)
Hungry as the Sea
Wild Justice
The Ballantyne Series is worth reading too.
You get what you give
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What ya waiting for?
You get what you give
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Heh Heh! And lose time off the forum, reading?What ya waiting for?
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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I think Eye of the Tiger sounds like it was my first as well.
"A family tree can wither if nobody tends it's roots"
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