New Amelia Peabody!

Not exactly breaking news, but Elizabeth Peters’ website is announcing a new Amelia Peabody book “River in the Sky” to be released April 2010.
After some frantic Googling, here’s a blurb courtesy of Simpleng Kaligayahan:
Still banned from exploring the Valley of the Kings, Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid amateur sleuth wife Amelia are spending a [...]

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Re-Read Challenge: Elizabeth Peters’ “The Mummy Case”

I made the deadline this month!  Just.
Right, after umm-ing and ahh-ing about the choice of books, I went for an Amelia Peabody book.  Despite only stumbling onto this series relatively recently (I read the first one just over two years ago, and the first book “Crocodile on the Sandbank” was written back in 1975), [...]

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The Second Quarter of 2008

In my January-March wrap up, I forgot to mention the major book-related event in January – I got my Sony Reader.  And Catherine Asaro’s “The Ruby Dice” was the first ebook I read on it.  It’s funny how that sticks in my mind.  I think the first 50 or so pages, my main thoughts were [...]

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The First Quarter of 2008

Okay, I’ve been wondering how to go about doing this, and I think I’m going to start off with a month-by-month review, based on notes made in my trusty reading spreadsheet. 
 
January
Highlights for me were Patricia Briggs’ “Iron Kissed” (urban fantasy), Eileen Wilks’ “Night Season” (urban fantasy) and Catherine Asaro’s “The Ruby Dice” (science fiction).  [...]

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You Can Never Have Too Many Books…

I’m still around three-quarters of the way through Stephenie Meyer’s “Breaking Dawn” (am rather entertained despite the rather jaw-dropping storyline – more on this later), but yesterday was release day for some books I’ve been anticipating…
Elizabeth Peters’ “The Laughter of Dead Kings” (mystery): The long-awaited Vicky Bliss is out!  Definitely the next book I’m reading.
Ann [...]

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It’s Almost Here…

My “New Vicky Bliss!” entry tends to be one of the most popular posts on my blog for some reason.  Probably partly due to the fact that Ms Peters has a minimal web presence – I can’t remember the last time her website was updated! 
According to Amazon, “The Laughter of Dead Kings” will be [...]

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123…

I’m normally too lazy to do memes, but this is a nice easy one that has been doing the rounds for quite some time. 
1. Pick up the nearest book.
2. Open to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the next three sentences.
5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.
Err… my nearest book is actually [...]

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Weekend Thoughts

To all those who said I should definitely read Elizabeth Peters‘ “Night Train to Memphis”, thank you!  I read it last night, and now am impatiently waiting the next instalment in the Vicky Bliss series.  I do think her later books are better than the earlier ones – there’s added depth in characters and relationships, [...]

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Books for April

ETA: I’m rubbish - I completely forgot about Jo Beverley’s “A Lady’s Secret” (historical romance).  Seeing it in the bookstore today was a nice surprise!  It’s set in the Georgian era, and I’m pretty sure it’s part of her Malloren family series.  I’m also getting her two-in-one traditional regency reissues, ”Lovers and Ladies”, when it appears on the shelves.  Ms [...]

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The Year in Review – Part 3

My favourite books of 2007 – roughly in reading order:
** Patricia Briggs‘ “Blood Bound” (urban fantasy) – The second book in her Mercy series didn’t disappoint.  I’ve just finished the third (“Iron Kissed”) and can safely say this is one of my all-time favourite series.  It stands out from the hundred and one werewolf urban fantasy [...]

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