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Robert’s 2024 Year in Books
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Robert Reid
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Audun and Morveria #2
I keep hoping that Audun will be more forthcoming in telling me about his adventures in Morveria.
Unfortunately he continues to drip feed me a word at a time.
Unfortunately he continues to drip feed me a word at a time.
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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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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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“So I can help you, but what do you offer in return?” he said. “The chance to rule all of mankind.”
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The Emperor, The Son and The Thief is available. Same lands 200 years later. The story of the red fire continues. The Empress #4 further explores the
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| A brilliant narrative telling the life of Henry V. The medieval world in all its gory is brought spectacularly to life. The personality of Henry the boy and the man is intimately crafted. I enjoyed the journey through medieval England and France. My ...more | |
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| This was a pleasant read which I quite enjoyed. The darker side of 19th century Ireland is well captured. The journey of the immigrants' challenges maybe slightly too easy in the story. I felt some of the character arcs were a little bit too obvious ...more | |
“At seventeen the young woman had worked out how to improve her future prospects; she would seduce the Prince.”
― The Emperor
― The Emperor
“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
“Ala Moire let out a scream of agony, but as he fell he released a flame of white from his open hand. Armon was engulfed in a white brilliance and experienced a pain he had never felt before in all his dark life. His black robes fell to the floor, and the tattoos on his face faded to grey. Then Armon dissolved in a sheet of white, gone to join his ancestors.”
― 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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