Book thread

[TerenureJim]

Anno Dracula: The Bloody Red Barron great horror take on the madness of WWI, follows on nicely from the first Anno Dracula and is a very entertaining read.

Also for the movie buffs out there Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies is on offer at €9.99 in Chapters, usually you won't get that book for under €40

[TerenureJim]

Have read Game of Thrones + sequels, they are fantastic imo, but I would imagine Martin will die before the series is finished.

Dance was nearly finished in 2006 apparently, and here we are in 2011.

I'll also add that even if the books all get written it's seriously unlikely the TV series will get past season 2 or 3 imo.

Was digging looking for book ideas and spotted this, odd to think that Game of Thrones is likely to end next year or 2018 and Martin has yet to publish the final two books

[TerenureJim]

Fantastic news for Pratchett fans, just great editions

https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/the ... -continue/

[TerenureJim]

Lemmy, Whit Line Fever, flipping hilariously brilliant

[TerenureJim]

Anyone read The Battle yet?

[IanD]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rnnnj

For all Terry Pratchett fans out there. BBC 2 Saturday night 9pm.

[Peg Leg]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04rnnnj

For all Terry Pratchett fans out there. BBC 2 Saturday night 9pm.

Nice one Ian.

[offshorerules]

Anyone read The Battle yet?

About half way through at the moment. Interesting read.

[FLIP]

Reading Mike Ross's book Dark Arts. Very entertaining, at least for me as a fellow prop! Probably one of the better rugby auto biographies I've read in a while so far.

[OTT]

Just read Sevens Heaven by Ben Ryan. The story of his time with the Fiji 7’s team. Truly one of the best rugby books I have read. I highly recommend.

[JohnB]

I have just finished Thomas Mullen's novels, Dark Town and The Lightening Men. They're fantastic reads. The first is set in Atlanta, GA in 1948 against the backdrop of the appointment of the first 8 Black Police Officers. Apparently, the actual police officers were not allowed work out of Police HQ but were assigned to a basement in a YMCA downtown; they were only allowed to patrol the black part of Atlanta, known colloquially as Dark Town and they could not question white citizens. As well as being great thrillers the two novels are multi layered explorations of race, identity and tribal affiliation. The third novel in the series is coming out in July. I'm really looking forward to reading it.

[IanD]

Prior to the release of the 12th book (paperback) I am rereading The Last Kingdom series of books by Bernard Cornwell.

http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/?mgregion=gb

I really enjoy them as the books are light and easy to read - if the plot gets too deep there is another battle - and easy to pick up. Pure bubble gum fiction.

[John23]

Being in the vunerable category. I enjoyed reading a lot of Tim Marshall stuff. Very good geopolitical take on the world. Good news is golf in the morning

[RoboProp]

Reading Willie Anderson's autobiography at the minute. It's a good read. Very honest, warts and all

[Oldschool]

Reading Willie Anderson's autobiography at the minute. It's a good read. Very honest, warts and all

Thanks for the heads up.
Have the book and was about to start it but got sidetracked.

[JohnB]

I really enjoyed reading recently, the Arnhem trilogy of novels by Robert Radcliffe: Airborne, Freefall and The Bridge set against the backdrop of Operation Market Garden. He's a born story teller and knows how to craft a narrative. The first novels of his that I read over 20 years were Under an English Heaven and Upon Dark Waters. I highly recommend him.

[Ruckedtobits]

Members of the forthcoming Citizen's Assemble on Irish neutrality would be well advised to read the 2007 book by Clair Willis entitled That Neutral Island which was sub-titled "A Cultural History of Ireland during the Second World War".

In the very well researched book, Willis quotes widely from writing in the period from roughly 1930 - 45, largely by Irish writers, journalists and politicians in setting out the very complex debate that raged in Ireland and abroad over Ireland's decision to remain neutral before and during the Second World War.

The arguments on both sides of this debate are well documented and portray the complexities facing De Valera's Government during this fraught period of World discord. Whilst current world politics and military adventureism may not be quite as overt as during the pre-second World War period and communication were much more difficult and less generally available, the societal unrest was comparable.

A good read.

[TerenureJim]

Has anyone out there read Joe Abercrombie, any particular titles you’d recommend if so?

[Oldschoolsocks]

Has anyone out there read Joe Abercrombie, any particular titles you’d recommend if so?

They’re all good.

The First Law series is a great read, the wizard lad (can’t remember his name) is very entertaining, same goes for the inquisitor guy.

Oh and there’s loads of hack and slash

Edit: the wizard is Bayaz, the inquisitor lad is Glotka and the hack n slash lad is Logen Ninefingers.

[IanD]

For anyone who reads real paper books I have "borrowed" something similar from the other half. She got it for knitting but it is great for reading.

Gritin Neck Reading Light Rechargeable, Book Light Lamp for Reading in Bed, 3 Colors Eye-Protecting Modes, USB C Rechargeable, 80+ Hrs Runtime, Comfortable & Flexible Ergonomic Neck Round Design https://amzn.eu/d/2PzfTNL