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Liltyger
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by Liltyger Fri May 21, 2004 8:36 am
If you are at all interested in this genre you need to pick up Patrick O'Brien's Aubrey/Maturin series, Starting with Master and Commander. It's starts slow but once you get into the battles you will really enjoy them. The books aren't too long but there are around 19 of them so this might be a good one to check out from the Library.
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by Kabol Fri May 21, 2004 8:55 am
There is a very fine line between historical fiction and romance novels.
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by Liltyger Fri May 21, 2004 11:02 am
On that note I will tell you to NEVER EVER EVER read any of Robert Jordan's historical fiction stuff, I don't remember what pen name he was using but STAY AWAY FROM IT!!!!
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by Yo Fri May 21, 2004 12:17 pm
Master and Commander was a good fucking movie as well.
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by Liltyger Fri May 21, 2004 1:12 pm
The book it was loosely based on Far Side of the World was one of the most boring if that gives you any idea of the quality of the rest of the series.
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by Kabol Fri May 21, 2004 2:32 pm
This topic just keeps getting worse.
Liltyger
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by Liltyger Fri May 21, 2004 2:50 pm
Thanks for contributing. I LOVE YOU KABOL!!!! You're the ray of sunshine in my otherwise humdrum life.
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by Payndar Circusdorf Fri May 21, 2004 3:14 pm
Liltyger 1, Kabol 0
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by Kabol Fri May 21, 2004 3:59 pm
Sorry but we went from romance novels in a topic started by liltyger (already a bad start) to non-WoT robert jordan novels to Master and fucking Commander.
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by Yo Fri May 21, 2004 4:15 pm
but historical fiction is great. Didn't you see Gladiator?
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by Phelps McManus Fri May 21, 2004 4:46 pm
The only good historical fiction I have read is Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet. Go read it.
In vino veritas.
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by Yo Fri May 21, 2004 5:26 pm
yeah go ahead and mail me that one
