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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Aeneas, we have uncannily similar tastes in books.
I've been meaning to pick this up. I enjoyed Summer of Night.
I just added this to my Chapters wishlist yesterday. I've been meaning to read a Kearney book for a while now. Anything in particular you recommend?
In another strange coincidence, I have Tim Power's the Stress of Her Regard on my wishlist; it's about Byron, Keats, Shelly, and vampires... So if you like Powers and Byron, that might be a good choice.
How are you enjoying it? I read it last year and really liked it. Hastings has the journalist's flair for snappy writing and the telling anecdote. Dan Carlin's hard core history segments on the subject are a good companion.
You're a better man than I. Didn't make it past the first book.
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Kearney: I have read pretty much everything he has written. Started with "A Different Kingdom" years ago and loved it. Followed that with "The Way To Babylon" and "Riding The Unicorn" Then I read his newer stuff: "The Ten Thousand", "Corvus" and "Kings Of Morning"
Finally I found his Monarchies of Gods books.
Tim Powers: Of course I have read Stress Of Her Regard! And everything Powers has written. Quite fond of "Drawing Of The Dark" It has Vienna under siege by the Ottomans, fantasy, and BEER!
Max Hastings: Great book. I wish certain poster(s) on here would read it. There are some who have very set ideas about why WWI happened, and this sort of book could perhaps open their eyes a little.
Richard Evans: Man what a slog. I hate to not finish what I start, and this was a loaner from VladtheImpaler. What a thorough examination. I will admit it is a stuggle, but I do want to finish. I just keep reading other things instead. Bad sign I guess.