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Robert’s 2025 Year in Books
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Robert Reid
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Writer’s Block
Do you get writer’s block? How do you deal with it.
Well firstly I don’t really believe there is such a thing as writer’s block. I know there is writer discouragement when your stories are not read. I know there is writer’s confusion when you lose track of the story line and need to reset. I know there is such a thing as writer’s distraction when it is easier to watch TV or go on the internet. Writ Read more of this blog post »
Well firstly I don’t really believe there is such a thing as writer’s block. I know there is writer discouragement when your stories are not read. I know there is writer’s confusion when you lose track of the story line and need to reset. I know there is such a thing as writer’s distraction when it is easier to watch TV or go on the internet. Writ Read more of this blog post »
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| I was given this book in a book swap. I really liked the overall story and the medieval settings. I found the tale at times a little difficult to follow as it jumped from place to place and person to person, however that may have been because I read ...more | |
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"White Light Red Fire – Robert Reid (4 stars)
I felt this book in my chest. Not because it is gentle, because it is not, but because it is so clear about what conquest does to ordinary people who just want to farm, raise families, and watch the sun go " Read more of this review » |
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"White Light Red Fire opens in the 13th century of the Third Age, following the destruction of much of the earth by God as a consequence of Oien’s greed and wickedness. Oien, an aged alchemist, initially sought world domination before aspiring to reac"
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I think the civic structure creates in the citizens a passionate love for their land. They are not defending Bala through a feudal hierarchy which dem
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White Light Red Fire:
The first choice the defenders made was to meet the cavalry where the Pass of Ing narrowed between two steep cliff faces. The narrows were further tightened by building two stone bulwarks in the space between the cliffs. The Ember cavalry were furthe
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| I think Rory thought he was an MP but really he had a bit part in the TV series "Yes Minister". I couldn't decide whether to give the book 3* OR 4* - I went for the latter because it is a good and entertaining read. The temptation to 3* was because I ...more | |
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“At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince.”
― The Emperor
― The Emperor
“I believe the red stone was kept under lock and key in the dungeon far below Aldene Castle. I know that in 1507, when the Eldest visited Aldene, he was concerned about something dangerous that was held in Aldene’s dungeon.”
― The Thief
― The Thief
“In Esimore, Sulux was returning from tending to the herd as it grazed the summer pastures. The lone traveller was dressed in light blue clothing that shimmered white in the evening sun. The old prophesies had finally been fulfilled.”
― White Light Red Fire
― White Light Red Fire
“It is all around us now, in one God-forsaken territory after another. Blood sacrifice in the name of a better future. Only the dead like Tollund Man have seen the end of it. All we seem to have learned so far is that such killing never ends, never will.”
― Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past
― Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past
“Is there anything more dangerous than dissatisfied and irresponsible gods who don't know what they want?”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“In order to understand how thousands of isolated cultures coalesced over time to form the global village of today, we must take into account the role of gold and silver, but we cannot disregard the equally crucial role of steel”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“His gaze lingered on the ruins of the keep. Twenty-two years ago , he had made a promise in the shadow of those walls - a promise to uphold his family's claim to the throne.
In the end, he had done so much more than that. In the end, he had upheld his nation's claim to their kingdom.”
― Kingdom
In the end, he had done so much more than that. In the end, he had upheld his nation's claim to their kingdom.”
― Kingdom
“In so far as a story of the world can have a beginning, let it begin with Enheduanna , the first named poet.”
― The Story of the World in 100 Moments
― The Story of the World in 100 Moments
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