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Originally Posted by ATDrake

Tim Powers

I think you'd like Tanya Huff's Confederation aka "Valour" novels

I'd also consider getting Maureen Jennings' Murdoch Mysteries series of historical mysteries

Titan also have a few Mercedes Lackey and Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (the series reprinting the assorted public domain crossover mashups by established writers such as Fred Saberhagen) at that price point, if you're interested.

Some quality semi-humorous non-fiction about ancient Rome and Greece by classicist Peter Jones

• Martin Jensen's "The King's Hound"
• Possibly Leena Lehtolainen's Maria Kallio series.
• Aaron & Charlotte Elkins' Alix London mystery series

Wow - thanks for the thought you've put into this.

Tim Powers - I remember reading The Drawing of the Dark some 30 years ago and loving it. I think I shall add some of his to my list, possibly including The Drawing of the Dark.

I don't think I've read anything by Tanya Huff or by Maureen Jennings but those series do sound fun.

I'll have a look at the Titian offers. I'm not so sure about the non-fiction. I have the first two of the Martin Jensen series, I'll look at the Maria Kallio books, and you're right - the Alix London series are right up my street and there's one that I haven't got yet.

Originally Posted by ATDrake

Recent Hugo Award-winner Liu Cixin's The Dark Forest, 2nd in his Three-Body Trilogy of which the 1st book was the award-winner, is just £0.99 from Head of Zeus (published by Tor in North America).

Tim Powers' Declare is just £1.79 from Corvus, and I very highly recommend this as an awesome mashup of John le Carré and biblically-referential Lovecraftian sensibilities for a brilliant Cold War secret history horror spy thriller.

Head of Zeus also have a bunch of Brother Cadfael mysteries if you don't already have the lot

I read a short by Liu Cixin and wasn't thrilled, so I'm reluctant to jump into the novels. Translated works are tricky - one never knows if it's the author or the translator that's the problem.

That Tim Powers does sound fun, and some Tim Powers are going on my list definitely.

And yes, I already have all the Brother Cadfael books.

Originally Posted by Apache

I know you have been reading Jack Campbell's Lost Fleet Series. You should add his parallel series Lost Stars. The first is Tarnished Knights and follows characters from the Syndicate Worlds.

A good thought, but those books are already in my TBR pile

Originally Posted by Fbone

Do you already have the rest of Ben Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series?

Also a good thought. I have the first five, so unless there's a good offer, I'll wait to get any further volumes.

Thanks again for all these suggestions!