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archersangel ([personal profile] archersangel) wrote in [community profile] books2009-12-05 05:44 pm

in time for x-mas shopping


in time for x-mas shooping; fiction books that i recommend. your mileage may vary.


WARNING! there may be spoilers in the reviews

buried pyramid by jane lindskold

the silver wolf by alice borchardt
warning! strong language & "adult" situations

firebird: a trilogy by kathy tyers 3 books; firebird, fusionfire & crown of fire
the story has christian undertones

duchess of milan by michael ennis
a fictional telling of true events

forever amber by kathleen winsor
not the most joyful book ever, but makes you feel like you were there

the great game by dave duncan. it's 3 books:
past imperative
present tense
future indefinite

snare by katharine kerr

poland by james a. michener
fictional telling of historical events

the saracen blade by frank yerby

the cat who...... mysteries by lilian jackson braun

the mrs. murphy mysteries by rita mae brown

the midnight louie mysteries by carloe nelson douglas

the sarah kelling mysteries by charlotte macleod

the amelia peabody mysteries by elizabeth peters

the james bond novels by ian fleming

the harry potter series by j.k. rowling

angels & demons by dan brown

jurassic park by michael chrchton
hardly resembles the movie, i'll leave that up to you if it's good or bad

people of the.... series by kathleen o'neal geer & w. michael geer
 
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[personal profile] shallowness 2009-12-12 09:08 am (UTC)(link)
Yes on the Amelia Peabody mysteries. I'm slowly working my way through them. If you enjoy those, you might like Sarah Caudwell's Hilary Tamar mysteries. There's no central romance or Egyptian location, but there is a very similar wit in the series.