What are you reading?
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Just finished the first Percy Jackson and the Olympians book, The Lightening Thief. Thought it was reallly good! Reading it to the girls now. They're loving it.
Now reading the latest Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris, Grave Secret. Good so far! I don't enjoy these as much as the Sookie books, but they're still really good.
Now reading the latest Harper Connelly book by Charlaine Harris, Grave Secret. Good so far! I don't enjoy these as much as the Sookie books, but they're still really good.
AgnesOgg said:
Space Captain Smith by Toby F-something, got that and the Osiris ritual by george mann for Christmas 
nothing else to do but read here now, because of the snow and cold.
Have just finished the last Felix castor (nr 5, I think) and enjoyed the series a lot!
nothing else to do but read here now, because of the snow and cold. Have just finished the last Felix castor (nr 5, I think) and enjoyed the series a lot!
ive just had the 4th felx castor book i will finish the raymond e fiest book before i read it tho. i want to meet juliet
Sort of sorry to tell you this Jan, but there are now five books in the Pendragon Cycle; Taliesin, Merlin, Arthur, Pendragon, and Grail. I only got as far as Arthur but I occasionally look for the set in book stores every now and again.
I think that these would have made a much better BBC TV series than the wishy washy, politically correct version called "Merlin" that they inflicted upon us.
I think that these would have made a much better BBC TV series than the wishy washy, politically correct version called "Merlin" that they inflicted upon us.
Oh gawd! Actually the grail part of the legends set my teeth on edge normally, but he dealt with the first 3 so plausibly (keeping the 'magic' but weaving it into real historic themes and events) so I s'pose it'll be OK 
Sooo agree about the BBC Merlin! I have a good friend out in Carolina who adores anything Arthurian and really likes Merlin for some reason I can't quite fathom as she's generally a stickler for canon - also a sucker for baby-faced lads though, so I guess I shouldn't really be so surprised! I don't know about 'politically correct' but they messed with the main characters far too much in my opinion - and my Welsh friend reminded me only this evening that the Celtic nations are indeed ethnic minorities too so what's wrong with making Guinevere an Irish or Welsh Princess like Morgana (whose accent is all over the flippin' shop! Is she related to Robert Shaw do you think? )?
The only bits that did impress me casting-wise was putting John Hurt in as the Dragon's voiceover and Richard Wilson as Merlin's mentor - Victor Meldrew would have had a fit! :twisted: And Anthony Head should, of course, stick to improper political comedy, vampires and coffee - he's a lousy Uther!
Sooo agree about the BBC Merlin!
I have a good friend out in Carolina who adores anything Arthurian and really likes Merlin for some reason I can't quite fathom as she's generally a stickler for canon - also a sucker for baby-faced lads though, so I guess I shouldn't really be so surprised! I don't know about 'politically correct' but they messed with the main characters far too much in my opinion - and my Welsh friend reminded me only this evening that the Celtic nations are indeed ethnic minorities too so what's wrong with making Guinevere an Irish or Welsh Princess like Morgana (whose accent is all over the flippin' shop! Is she related to Robert Shaw do you think? )? The only bits that did impress me casting-wise was putting John Hurt in as the Dragon's voiceover and Richard Wilson as Merlin's mentor - Victor Meldrew would have had a fit! :twisted: And Anthony Head should, of course, stick to improper political comedy, vampires and coffee - he's a lousy Uther!
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