Vladd Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Just found this forum and decided to jump right in. I am an ex civil servant who since being bribed by HMRC to go away is a, for want of a better term, house husband looking after my two daughters while my wife works to keep us all. My interest in books goes back many many years to the Pirate books I learnt to read with at school. Who knew what Roderick the Red, Gregory the Green, and Benjamin the Blue would lead to. I am a fan of thrillers, sci fi, fantasy, horror, in fact if its printed on paper I will read it. So I am looking forward to some interesting threads and any recommendations for books and authors I have missed out on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Welcome to the forum, Vladd! You'll find plenty of great recommendations here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello I must say, I approve of your name and picture, as well as (of course) of pirates! In fact, let me start recommending books to you right now (this is the first of a series; they can be read as standalones however, which is good as I'm not even sure whether anything after Book 1 was ever translated into English): Emilio Salgari, an Italian who never moved from Turin but was armed with an encylopaedic knowledge of distant lands and a staggering visual imagination, wrote a marvellous book called The Black Corsair (hopefully followed by The Queen of the Carribbean; Iolanda, The Daughter of The Black Corsair; and The Son of the Red Corsair). One of my absolute favourite books when I was younger, The Black Corsair tells of a nobleman driven from his native Italy and into a life of piracy by the slaughterer of his family, revenge against whom he swears after the murder at his hands of his brothers - the Red and Green Corsairs. It and its sequels are gorgeously, lusciously written (it is near impossible to believe Salgari never set foot in the Americas), as well as full of of action, romance, ideals. You name it, it's there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello Vladd! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello and welcome to the forum:mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Greetings Vladd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello Vladd and welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charm Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hey Vladd to the forum! (Love your username and av btw! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 to here, Vladd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hi to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamedward Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hi Vladd, Welcome to this lovely Forum! Lisax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Hello and welcome Vladd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlette Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Your avatar is very amusing, Vladd. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Welcome, welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hi Vladd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindseyandMatthew Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hi and to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladd Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hi all and thanks for the warm welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel kay Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Hi Vladd and Welcome. I've only been here a couple of weeks myself. It's good here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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