I just finished up Conn Igguldens
Lords of the Bow, the second part of his Genghis Khan series.
There was this part in the middle where it focused a LOT on Genghis's family and I was just like "Come on! I wanna get back to Genghis tearing his enemies apart!" (his family is a lot less interesting...) but it eventually did get back and it really brought the book to a whole new level.
A rough start but an incredible ending which leaves me wanting the next part right now.
I've just started William Shatner's autobiography. You will never look at a sign-language using gorilla the same ever again. I also just finished Robert B. Parker's Potshot. It is one of his Spenser novels from a few years ago. Good tale as always.
Ticktock
after reading the occult detectives thread, I ended up trying 'To Battle Beyond' by CJ Henderson and have really been enjoying it. Lots of pulp atmosphere.
Also reading 'Coming of age in the milky way' a sort of beginners primer to the history of science and how we learned about the universe. Starts with the ancient greeks and I've just gotten to the 1700s.
Newton was an interesting character, but after reading this you'll really start to wonder about how stable Columbus was.
Currently reading Raymond Khoury's The Sanctuary.
“The monk who sold his Ferrari” inspired me to lead a simple life with a great balance, strength and courage. It’s written by Robin S Sharma. It is one of the very good books I have ever read. Highly inspirational lines….worth reading
Reading The Road, by Cormac McCarthy. An amazing book, really well writen, and far more emotional and moving than pretty much anything I have ever read. Everybody should read this book. It's basically a story of the love between a father and his son in a world where there's nothing left but their care for each other.
Hi Walker!
I am planning to get "Reading The Road" from the library.
I've been reading a lot over the last little while.
Books read include:
- Steve and Me by Terri Irwin
- Troy Trilogy - Lord of the Silver Bow, The Shield of Thunder, and The Fall of Kings all by David Gemmell.
- The Notebook (yes I know its a sappy romance novel but I was bored and had nothing better to do) by Nicholas Sparks.
- Stonehenge by Bernard Cornwell
I just finished The Dain Curse and have started rereading The Maltese Falcon again. Hammett's prose is still as sharp 70 years later. Just amazing!
Finished up Conn Iggulldens
Bones of the Hill last night, and I cannot think of a better way to bring in the New Year. After the slightly disappointing
Lords of the Bow, Conn comes roaring back to form here and has written an epic novel filled with incredibly realistic characters and bloody war scenes. A fantastic novel.
Fans of his Historical Fiction should definetely check out this series starting with
Wolf of the Plains (called Birth of an Empire in the USA),
Lords of the Bow, and now
Bones of the Hill.
And today I plan on starting Bernard Cornwell's
Azincourt, a novel I have been waiting to read for a good couple of months.