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Robert Reid
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Sometimes small things make most impact
I have an older friend in a care home. His eyesight is not so good. He has a lady who reads to him once a week. Out of curiosity he purchased The Emperor. I have since given them The Son and The Thief. The two of them have read The Emperor and are half way through The Son. Both of them are now engrossed in the series and are trying to find more reading time. Two individuals both captivated by my s
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Ray's review
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The Son (The Emperor, the Son and the Thief, #2):
"So I read this shortly after finishing the first book and was surprised by how fast I went through it. It is shorter than the first book but still has a good story.
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The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4):
"Robert Reid’s The Empress shifts the spotlight to Sylva, transforming a former antagonist into a compelling and layered protagonist. Set after the events of the original trilogy, the novel explores exile, ambition, redemption, and the relentless purs"
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Roxier's review
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The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4):
"Okay so this book is enormous, and for the first fifty pages I was keeping one suspicious eye on the page count, but then Sylva gets lowered down a cliff in a basket during her escape from Lat and immediately starts interrogating the men who rescued "
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Sadly little change from yesterday - Top 10 still a bit ahead
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The Empress: (The Emperor, The Son and The Thief, #4):
"Sylva is not softened into easy heroism, which I appreciated. She is proud, wounded, calculating, maternal, This is dark, stately, sea salted, and full of old political ghosts.
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I don’t know what I would have focussed on but then I wasn’t exiled on Lat. However Sylva very much focussed on escape initially and by definition she had to gather information to plan the routes to escape. After a few failed attempts Sylva largely b
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A fascinating and humorous memoir One man’s story of his life in the Corporate world. Richard tells stories that many who have lived Corporate life will relate to. Interesting characters, some larger than life, some just getting on with their job. The ...more |
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| The Eagle and The Hart by Helen Castor is a remarkable work of historical non-fiction. So many names and dates to cope with. I do admire writers of historical fact. So much research must go into this book. How do you keep track of all the people and ...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
“The wizard broke out from his mountain grave
As his red fire filled the cave
The miners ran to escape their doom
All in its path red fire would consume
The fire would destroy Sparsholt
Before cannons at the Alol melt
On Tamin Plain the flax would burn
And reveal a name… Arin
The time of the wizard is here
Destruction, death and fear
Some say the world will end
Others say a child is seeking revenge
I am a minstrel and not a seer
All I know is…
The time of the wizard is here
Destruction, death and fear
Robert Reid – The Son”
― The Son
As his red fire filled the cave
The miners ran to escape their doom
All in its path red fire would consume
The fire would destroy Sparsholt
Before cannons at the Alol melt
On Tamin Plain the flax would burn
And reveal a name… Arin
The time of the wizard is here
Destruction, death and fear
Some say the world will end
Others say a child is seeking revenge
I am a minstrel and not a seer
All I know is…
The time of the wizard is here
Destruction, death and fear
Robert Reid – The Son”
― The Son
“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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