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LOL - not surprised with this. Apparently it's one of the top 100 books most likely to go unfinished. I see tons of copies of it show up in the thrift stores around here. I'm not even going to bother to try to read it. Has anyone seen the movie? I haven't.

Corrie, the lead female character in the Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child book, "Still Life With Crows" is reading a book called "Beyond the Ice Limit" in the book. "The Ice Limit" is the name of a previous Preston/Child book, and is one of their books for which many people would like to see a sequel written. Many of us are wondering if this wasn't some kind of harbinger of their intent to eventually write that sequel.

You can't go wrong with this book. Setterfield has an amazing command of the English language and the book has a "Dickensian" quality about it. It's a quiet little gothic mystery, that is very reminiscent of the work of authors like Dickens, the Brontes, and Daphne DuMaurier.

"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield is a book about books. The lead character owns a high end used book store in London. It's one of the most fantastic reads I've had in quite some time.

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Use bookmarks ALL the time. One of the bookstores puts one of their bookmarks in every book you buy from them - I have a huge collection of them now so there's NO excuse for dog-earing a book or laying it down open and flat. I don't lend them out so I don't have to worry about how other people are going to treat my books. /a pox on those who mistreat their books

Be forewarned though, "A Dream of Eagles" isn't true Arthurian fiction. The Skystone opens on the life of one of Arthur's great-grandfathers, before he's even met up with the woman he will eventually marry and co-produce one of Arthur's grandmothers. By the time you get to "The Eagles' Brood", you're reading about the lives of Merlyn, and Uther, Arthur's father. The two Sorcerer books cover Arthur's childhood. Jack's books aren't what you would call Fantasy literature. The explanation behind Merlyn's reputation as a Sorcerer is grounded in real life - no hocus-pocus majick going on in these books. They read as if they may just be what really happened in this "Dark Age" of the history of Great Britain. Jack is originally from Scotland, but lives here in British Columbia now. I've met him at book signings a couple of times and he's a very entertaining and nice person - with a fantastic Scottish accent.

If you like Arthurian fiction then I'd recommend Jack Whyte's series (known as "A Dream of Eagles" in Canada, and "The Camulod Chronicles" elsewhere) consisting of: 1. The Skystone 2. The Singing Sword 3. The Eagles' Brood 4. The Saxon Shore 5. The Sorcerer: The Fort at River's Bend (aka. The Fort at River's Bend) 6. The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis (aka. The Sorcerer) There's also a parallel and companion volume called "Uther" which takes place during the same time period as "The Eagles' Brood" but tells it from a different perspective. The series is narrative, and "Uther" is told in the third person. There were things that the narrative character in "The Eagles' Brood" wasn't privy to, that are cleared up in "Uther". The Sorcerer: Metamorphosis culminates in the crowning of Arthur as High King of Britannia. There's also a follow-up miniseries called "The Golden Eagle". It consists of: 1. Clothar the Frank (aka. The Lance Thrower) 2. The Eagle This series is narrated by the Lancelot equivalent, and tells of the life of Arthur as King. Jack has started a trilogy about the Templar Knights now. The first book in the trilogy, "Knights of the Black and White", was published last year, and the second book is due out this summer. But in my opinion, "A Dream of Eagles" is his best work, and one of THE best Arthurian series ever written.

Well, I did say if no-one here is able to answer it. And yes, I've given this forum a shout to a couple of women I converse with on an author's website where the three of us seem to be about the only people left posting there - the place has been dying a slow death over the last couple of years, and I don't think it's going to recover. The conversation between us has been dying out there over the past few weeks and I'm hoping that maybe we may be able to find us a home here - this seems like a nice friendly place.

My most recent acquisitions: Hardbacks of - The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George Byzantium by Stephen R. Lawhead The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco Lord of the Dead by Tom Holland Never Count Out The Dead by Boston Teran Trade papers of - The Light Bearer by Donna Gillespie (my second copy of this book) The Deed of Paksenarrion (my second copy of this book) Urshurak - created by The Brothers Hildebrandt and Jerry Nichols Eats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss Plus mass markets of all three books in Joy Chant's "House of Kendreth" series.

... and no-one here is able to answer it, you might be able to find some help here: http://www.cheftalk.com/forums/ They've provided answers for many of my cooking-related problems, and I've found answers to questions I've had for years just browsing there. It's populated by professional chefs from all walks of the food service industry. Just joined this forum on the recommendation of a friend, saw this section, and thought I'd let you know about this other forum I found a while back when I was in a bind.