Iron Council by China Mieville
This is the third of Mieville’;s books to be set in the wonderful world of New Crobuzon, and so far my favourite of this ‘verse. I enjoyed Perdido Street Station, admired...
19 November 2005
Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer
ISBN: 0099465582 When Judith Taverner first meets Julian St. John Audley, the fifth Earl of Worth, things do not run smoothly. So when she discovers that he is her legal guardian...
23 October 2005
Sharpe’s Sword by Bernard Cornwell
ISBN: 0002214105 All the usual Sharpe ingredients are present here: war, women, and treachery. This is the fourth in the series, or at least was the fourth book published. It isn’t...
20 October 2005
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Moist Von Lipwig has just become Postmaster General, even escaped death to do so, the only problem is that the Post Office is more than a little run down. And full...
16 October 2005
Devil’s Cub by Georgette Heyer
ISBN: 0099465833 This is the sequel to These Old Shades, and deals with the Duke of Avon’s son; the Marquis of Vidal. He is as much a rake as his father...
6 September 2005
An Awfully Big Adventure by Beryl Bainbridge
ISBN: 0349116156 Set in the 1950′;s this is the story of Stella as she becomes part of a theatre group She lives with her aunt and uncle in a boarding house,...
5 September 2005
The Reverse of the Medal by Patrick O'Brien
Book 11 ISBN: 0006499260 Someone mentions Jack Aubrey and at once you think of sea battles and naval history, you may not think of Stock Exchange frauds and court cases, but...
27 August 2005
The Game of Kings by Dorothy Dunnett
ISBN: 0712600442 I read this book along with the Historical Fav. yahoo group. If it hadn’t been a group read I don’t think I would have picked it up, and I...
4 August 2005
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
ISBN: 0747581088SPOILERS for book 5, NOT for this book. Book six in the series and I really should have reread number 5 before this one but I didn’t. Ah well, I’d...
24 July 2005
1610: A Sundial In A Grave by Mary Gentle
ISBN: 0575072504 According to the mathematic calculations of the Hermetic astrologer Robert Fludd, 1610 is the pivotal year in deciding the world’s future. It is the year that the King of...
21 July 2005
The Grand Sophy by Georgette Heyer
ISBN: 0099426145 The thing about these Heyer books is that you always know how it is going to end up, but it doesn’t matter. When Sir Horace heads off to South...
21 July 2005
Orcs by Stan Nicholls
ISBN: 0575074876On the back of this book one the quotes says it: “Subverts traditional fantasy tropes by centring on the much-maligned orcs. It is quick, fast, dirty, very funny and often...
20 July 2005
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