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Funny that ive gone all sci fi of late im re-reading the riverworld books im about to finish the first one :stars:

I have recently aquired the full series of the "White gold wielder" series "The chronicles of Thomas Covenant". 30 years since I last read them. But seven 800 page books is some going.

Well, finally finished Matter and really enjoyed it. Would go back and re-read others in the Culture series but there is just too little time in life to spend reading the same book again! Thomas Covenant. Read those when at 6th Form. Even wrote a couple of essays about them, but then I did manage to answer 3 questions on my CSE English Lit exam using Lord of the Rings as the book rather than those we'd studied! I fancy reading the new Covenant books - anyone know if they're any good? - but feel I should read the others again first and just can't face it. Can also recommend Neil Stephenson as well. Andy

Nathaniel's Nutmeg by Giles Milton. http://www.booklore.co.uk/PastReviews/MiltonGiles/NathanielsNutmeg/NathanielsNutmegReview.htm

Vampire Lestat at work,Tommy Richard Holmes at home :)

Nathaniel's Nutmeg is a great book. Never trust a Dutchman...

An interesting booklet on paddlesteamers during WW2, taken by the navy and used as support ships, flak vessels, minesweepers. A large section on "Dynamo" and the service these vessels provided in the evacuation of the BEF. Not into ships as a rule, but this is fascinating :eh:

The Rising Tide - by Jeff Shaara, much like his WW! book there is a large amount of anti-British bias, but this is less so then the WW1 book and it is much more enjoyable.

Just finishing off Rifles which as you all said, is a terridic book and I shall be purchasing more Urban stuff. Next I'm also going back to some SF, finally tracked down all the Books of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe, read teh first one years ago and reread it not so long ago - terrific. My lady bought me Conn Iggulden's Khan books as well that need delving in.

Ive just read two Riverworlds and i needed a break from it and having all my dads books ive got loads of WW1 stuff to get through

Next up is "The Green Hell" by English on the Chaco War between Bolivia and Paraguay 1932-5. Then I think it'll be Bull's "German Assault Troops of the First World War" followed by "Portsmouth Customs Letter Books 1748-50"

He also wrote a book about Whiskey which I can recommend as well although it is sprinkled throughout with his politics. Andy Iain M Banks is brilliant - strongly recommend all of his sci-fi, but especially Excession, who's final page is one of the great jokes of sci-fi. Since I like his politics and whisky (you git that 'e' out of there boy!) I'll have to go looking for that one. He writes as Iain Banks when he writes fairly straight 20th C novels ie 'The Cement Garden'.

After a reading a few french books on history (Histoire de l'Empire des Habsbourg, Napoleon et la Conquête de l'Europe 1804-1810), I decided I needed a break and so started World War Z, a birthday gift from the girlfriend, a few days ago. It's a very entertaining read and I'm really enjoying it, the only thing is it's so good I almost finished it already!

On my trip to frejus I bought - Les troupes de marine, quatre siecles d`histoire. Which is excellent (be it hard work to translate), some great photos and illustrations.

He also wrote a book about Whiskey which I can recommend as well although it is sprinkled throughout with his politics. Andy Iain M Banks is brilliant - strongly recommend all of his sci-fi, but especially Excession, who's final page is one of the great jokes of sci-fi. Since I like his politics and whisky (you git that 'e' out of there boy!) I'll have to go looking for that one. He writes as Iain Banks when he writes fairly straight 20th C novels ie 'The Cement Garden'. I really enjoyed Wasp Factory.

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