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Solifelike
| Tuesday, October 28, 2003 - 11:35 pm
Anyone here read Ken Follett? He is a wonderful author. He's a historian and writes wonderful historical fiction. Long before I wanted to even attempt to read books of war and conflict, I was reading his "Lie Down With the Lions" about the Russian war against Afganistan. Believe me, it is worth a read. He also wrote: Pillars of the Earth (MY FAVE. Takes place in 1100's, about the building of a catherderal. Fantastic story for both men and women. I have owned 20 copies of this book and given each away to inspire others to read it. NEVER a COMPLAINT! ) Night Over Water (Transatlantic Flight, murder and mayhem) A Dangerous Fortune (1800's Banking) Key to Rebecca Eye of the Needle Man From St Petersburg (WWII storylines, spies.) Place Called Freedom (Slave era USA, with a wonderful foreward explaining what inspired the book. He'd found an ancient box buried in his garden, when he broke it open he found human manacles. The thought that someone buried them in a chest, deeply, meant they'd meant to hide them forever. The story was born from this.) Wings of Eagles (This is a story about something Ross Perot really did. It is a true story, about Ross paying for a team of mercenaries to go into the Middle East and save some of his oil field workers who'd been kidnapped.)
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Slothkitten
| Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 8:31 am
Solifelike,I like Ken Follett.Eye of the Needle and Pillars of the Earth,especialy. And,he's handsome!
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Solifelike
| Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 9:45 am
>>>>And,he's handsome! <<<< (SlothKitten) Um yeah...that doesn't hurt either does it? LOL I have a friend who loves to read like I do, and when he goes to the book store he checks several things, before buying a book. 1. Age of the Author. 2. How many books the Author has written. 3. Publishing Date. Here's why: 1. Is he young? My friend doesn't want t get hooked on an author who might drop dead and leave him hanging. LOL 2. Is he a one hit wonder? 3. WAS he a one hit wonder and long gone now? Actually, I always thought his reasoning was hysterical, but it's true. I hate when I reach the end of an authors collection and I have to wait for more to come out. ;0
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Slothkitten
| Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 2:04 pm
Image of Solifelikes's friend's checking his "list",sighing,shaking his head no,sadly but firmly crossing name of writer off the list..rotfl! On the other hand,nothing like discovering a new author with a fat bookshelf that publishes at least once a year. One hit wonder's..To Kill a Mockingbird...Gone with the Wind....anymore come to mind?
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Lyra
| Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 6:42 pm
I just recently discovered this author, and really enjoy his books. I've liked everything I've read so far: The Pillars of the Earth The Key to Rebecca Code to Zero (I really liked this one) Jackdaws
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Solifelike
| Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 7:57 am
I totally forgot Code to Zero. Loved that book. I found it at Goodwill and my dad saw it, and asked to borrow it for the week, he had a business trip. So I loaned it to him. He read it while sitting in the airport, and then reread it 2 more times before he got home that week. Rare for him. WHAT IS JACKDAWS about? I had not even heard of that one yet? I also have "Hammer of Eden" in my stack to read. Anyone read it yet?
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Lyra
| Thursday, October 30, 2003 - 4:47 pm
Solifelike, Jackdaws takes place in France, World War II. excerpt from Amazon: It is 1944 and the Allies are preparing for the invasion of Europe. In the occupied town of Sainte-Cecile, the French Resistance is preparing to blow up the chateau that now houses the crucial telephone exchange connecting the French telephone system to that of Germany. Felicity Clariet, known as Flick, is a British secret agent... When Flick returns to France it will be as part of an audacious, quickly assembled plan to put female spies in the chateau as telephone operators and cleaners, enabling the Allies to destroy the ability of the Exchange to warn Germany in advance of the landing on the beaches of Normandy. Jackdaws is based on a true story. The Special Operations Executive sent 50 women into France as secret agents. Thirty-six survived.
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Crazydog
Member
09-26-2002
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 10:59 am
Ken Follett is one of my favorite authors, and my favorite book of his is "The Pillars of the Earth". Wonderful. I think he does much better with the spy thrillers and the historical fiction than he does in some of the recent books. I disliked "Code to Zero" (essentially about a plot to cause a huge earthquake) and "The Third Twin" (some commentary on human cloning). He should leave the scientific thrillers to Michael Crichton and concentrate on what he does best. I really liked "Jackdaws" as well. Just picked up his newest in paperback "Hornet Flight" so hopefully I will get around to that soon.
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Lyra
Member
04-14-2003
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 2:11 pm
Crazydog, Code to Zero wasn't the earthquake one, it was about the space launch in Cape Canaveral. The earthquake story was The Hammer of Eden, and I didn't like it nearly as much as some of his older stuff as well. I liked Hornet Flight, and I've read pretty much all of his books that my local library branch carries, I need to start going to other branches soon.
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Crazydog
Member
09-26-2002
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 3:21 pm
LOL Lyra, I know I read Code to Zero but I can't even remember it! You're right, "The Hammer of Eden".... one of my least favorites. But I do remember "Zero" came out after "Eden" and it was an improvement. Still, there's nothing like his World War II thrillers!
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Marysafan
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, January 28, 2004 - 4:49 pm
Oh great! I was told that Pillars of the Earth was right up my alley...so I found a paperback copy (I haven't got around to it yet..but I will soon). Then I located two other hardbacks by this author and thought..."Well, if he is that good, I should get these too!" They were "The Hammer of Eden" and "the Third Twin"!! Great! Just great! My luck!
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