I'm actually just about to head to Barnes & Noble for my lunch break, where I will be making a large purchase, so don't spoil me until I've devoured the rest of them. ;)
I really do have to read the Lymond chronicles one of these days, being the h/c freak that I am. I have been hearing about them for years, too.
I'm so sorry about the roommate thing. This is why I lived in a basement apartment when I was single, which was all I could afford - anything to live alone.
I hope you feel better soon. Oh, and when you are, I wouldn't mind a Remus/Sirius rec or two, if you have any. ;-)
I really do have to read the Lymond chronicles one of these days, being the h/c freak that I am. I have been hearing about them for years, too.
Ooh, trust me, you will love it. Look, you can get a used copy on Amazon for $.43!
As for R/S, did you read "Beyond the Veil" by Helene? I enjoyed that one. I haven't read anything else in a long time; I think that pairing got too depressing for me, what with the whole looming inevitability of death thing.
I haven't read that one - thanks! I have only read a couple of stories, so I'm still enjoying the angst. *g* I'm madly in love with Sirius, but it's hard to know where to look for the good stuff. I have no desire to even dip a toe into HP fandom otherwise.
Oh, YAY! Another convert to Dunnett - I couldn't be happier for you, Laura. ;)
And yes, there are two volumes of the Dorothy Dunnett Companion by Elspeth Morrison (and DD wrote some of the best entries) and they are marvelous compendiums of knowledge. And don't worry, you only have the next five Lymond books and then the eight volumes of the House of Niccolo to get through. Plus the glorious King Hereafter (the story of the real Macbeth and his wife Groa) and even the Johnson Johnson mysteries. No chance of running out of reading matter!
Ummm...a bit of history. I first read The Game of Kings in 1961, at the age of fourteen and was totally and completely hooked. I still re-read it regularly - as well as the rest of the Lymond chronicles - and still find bits I've missed on the umpteen other re-reads. (Lady Dunnett acknowledged - in Edinburgh in 2000 - that a few interesting/mysterious/fascinating bits had NEVER been caught by readers and now she's gone so there's no one to ask. *sigh
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She was totally having me on! And I loved her for it.
What a great story :) I told her that I had the same name (though spelled differently) as one of her characters and she looked slightly alarmed. I wondered if she thought I was going to sue for defamation of character *g*. She was an amazing woman...
I count meeting Dorothy right up there at the top of my list of "encounters with great and/or famous people" - just ahead of my big huggie-bear moment with Sir Ian McKellen. ;)
And you mean Kathi, right? Definitely my favorite female character in the Niccolo books (since Gelis is just mostly annoying).
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I'm actually just about to head to Barnes & Noble for my lunch break, where I will be making a large purchase, so don't spoil me until I've devoured the rest of them. ;)
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I'm so sorry about the roommate thing. This is why I lived in a basement apartment when I was single, which was all I could afford - anything to live alone.
I hope you feel better soon. Oh, and when you are, I wouldn't mind a Remus/Sirius rec or two, if you have any. ;-)
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Ooh, trust me, you will love it. Look, you can get a used copy on Amazon for $.43!
As for R/S, did you read "Beyond the Veil" by Helene? I enjoyed that one. I haven't read anything else in a long time; I think that pairing got too depressing for me, what with the whole looming inevitability of death thing.
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And yes, there are two volumes of the Dorothy Dunnett Companion by Elspeth Morrison (and DD wrote some of the best entries) and they are marvelous compendiums of knowledge. And don't worry, you only have the next five Lymond books and then the eight volumes of the House of Niccolo to get through. Plus the glorious King Hereafter (the story of the real Macbeth and his wife Groa) and even the Johnson Johnson mysteries. No chance of running out of reading matter!
Ummm...a bit of history. I first read The Game of Kings in 1961, at the age of fourteen and was totally and completely hooked. I still re-read it regularly - as well as the rest of the Lymond chronicles - and still find bits I've missed on the umpteen other re-reads. (Lady Dunnett acknowledged - in Edinburgh in 2000 - that a few interesting/mysterious/fascinating bits had NEVER been caught by readers and now she's gone so there's no one to ask. *sigh ( ... )
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What a great story :) I told her that I had the same name (though spelled differently) as one of her characters and she looked slightly alarmed. I wondered if she thought I was going to sue for defamation of character *g*. She was an amazing woman...
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I count meeting Dorothy right up there at the top of my list of "encounters with great and/or famous people" - just ahead of my big huggie-bear moment with Sir Ian McKellen. ;)
And you mean Kathi, right? Definitely my favorite female character in the Niccolo books (since Gelis is just mostly annoying).
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I'm glad you're enjoying the Lymond series. It does only get better.
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Yes, you really do. Be prepared for a wild ride *g*. So pleased you enjoyed them.
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