Member: lizzy50usa

I loved the Trickster books as well--although you need to read the earlier Tortall books to fully appreciate them, they are now my favorite books for that setting! Bloodhound is the sequel to Terrier and quite good, but quite different from the later period Tortall books.

posted by ronincats at 8:04 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

And yes, we love loads of the same authors. Georgette Heyer, Lee and Miller (the Liaden books are one of my favorite series), Wrede, Bujold, McKinley, Norton (look in my library for Nortons!) and Schmitz are very dear to me. What did you think of Pierce's latest, Bloodhound? And Here, There be Dragons was just recommended to me--what did you think?

posted by ronincats at 7:50 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

I wondered if I would be able to get into Territory because it was so different from Bull's other works, but once I got into Mildred's POV, I was hooked and read the rest of it eagerly. She was my favorite character. I really enjoyed the portrayal of the women in the book. Hope you can find a hook to pull you in as well.

posted by ronincats at 7:47 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

Came to check you out because you are one of three of us who own Deepest Roots by Sheila Moon. And then I find that we share 437 books in common, so I'm going to add you to my interesting libraries. My library is also books that I own, but I keep a reading log on the 75 Book Challenge and the 100 Book Challenge.

posted by ronincats at 4:32 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2009

Sorry I left off... WW2 by Benn ... Billy Boyle a former Boston Detective now on Ike's Staff...

posted by ckNikka at 2:23 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2008

Hi - To answer your question about military SF -I checked out your Sci-Fi Fantasy section and I noticed you are into David Weber and Eric Flint... I have not read them extensively. I did read Sci-Fi Fantasy all through my youth and college. In recent years my interests have tended to be noir and hard boiled stuff... My favorites in your collection are Joe Halderman - he wrote a book called the Forever War... Paul Anderson's Ensign Flandry -read all of those when I was younger...Lois McMaster Bujold read most of her stuff when I was younger... Friz Lieber ...I loved his fantasy stuff... with Fafard and Mouser... Robert Zelanney... loved his stuff too... You did not mention CJ Cherryah... I still enjoy her Invader series... Also Robert Jordan Wheel of time... and on Military SF book you have not mentioned would be Robert Lynn Asprin' first book... the cold cash war... it is about what is happening now in the world but was written years ago... I also recommend the new Mysteries taken place during WW2 - by

posted by ckNikka at 2:19 pm (EST) on Jul 19, 2008

Hi - Nice library! We share a lot of books. I look forward to surfing your library to get some new reading. Tony Lowell is great but hard to find...Of course your liking Garrett P.I. speaks volumes for your sense of humor! don't you wish Paul Mann and Charles Knief were picking up there pen again! Thanks for taking the time to share!

My warmest Aloha! Cliff

posted by ckNikka at 5:26 pm (EST) on Jul 14, 2008

I had read The Cloistered Walk by Norris and was very impressed by it. So I bought a couple of other books by her. I have to confess I haven't read Virgin yet. Have you?

posted by lizzy50usa at 3:10 pm (EST) on Jul 3, 2008

Hi, Lizzy. We share some 20 books, a rather eclectic selection. I'm writing to ask you how you came to choose Kathleen Norris' The Virgin of Bennington? Martha Huntley

posted by MarthaHuntley at 7:38 pm (EST) on Jun 28, 2008