Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series

ficbot · 12-27-2009, 01:53 AM

Anybody read this? Is it any good? I am on a Sherlock Holmes kick right now and nearly done with all of the stories. I am looking for more Holmes-esque stuff and this looks interesting, but Fictionwise is missing the first few books (they have the later ones) and I am reluctant to start a series if I can't start right at the beginning.

cbell · 12-27-2009, 02:06 AM

The Mary Russell series is wonderful.

The Beekeeper's Apprentice (first in the series and one of my favourite books of all time) was offered as a free ebook a few months ago, on Laurie R. King's website, but I think that offer's finished. It was a badly formatted PDF, but I read it.

I think you should read the books in order, (you should definitely read Beekeeper's first), except for O Jerusalem, which should be read after Beekeeper's and within the first 4 or 5 books of the series.

http://www.laurierking.com/

texasnightowl · 12-27-2009, 10:18 PM

Love these...I've read all of them. I agree that you should def. read them in order. The Beekeeper's Apprentice really is wonderful and you really must start with it. I skipped the badly formatted PDF version that was free. Search it out in the library or a used book store. I own books 1 and 2 in paperback and have all the rest in ebook format, 3 and 4 in ereader and the rest in mobi (from fictionwise) and the newest in azw from amazon.

Editing to add: Beekeeper's Apprentice and #2 Monstrous Regiment of Women are available in Kindle format...does your ipod touch use the kindle app or do you use the Kindle for PC?

pdurrant · 12-28-2009, 06:10 AM

[QUOTE=texasnightowl;713781Editing to add: Beekeeper's Apprentice and #2 Monstrous Regiment of Women are available in Kindle format...does your ipod touch use the kindle app or do you use the Kindle for PC?[/QUOTE]

Thanks for this - I wanted to read these books, but I didn't find them at fictionwise and didn't look further.

However, I see the publisher is asking a rather high price for the ebook. Even with Amazon cutting the $14 to $9.99, it's more than I'm willing to pay at the moment. Perhaps when I've finished my backlog!

texasnightowl · 12-29-2009, 12:20 AM

Yeah, for some reason the first one, Beekeeper's Apprentice, is 9.99, but the second, Monstrous Regiment of Women, is 6.99. Go figure. Actually, I would pay 9.99 for it if I didn't already own it in paperback. When it drops or becomes available on Fictionwise, I'll bite and get it in ebook format too.

tompe · 12-29-2009, 12:29 AM

I think these books are better and more fun than the original Holmes books. Except maybe for The Moor which I think is the weakest one.

12-27-2009, 01:53 AM	#1
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	Laurie R. King's Mary Russell series Anybody read this? Is it any good? I am on a Sherlock Holmes kick right now and nearly done with all of the stories. I am looking for more Holmes-esque stuff and this looks interesting, but Fictionwise is missing the first few books (they have the later ones) and I am reluctant to start a series if I can't start right at the beginning.

12-27-2009, 10:18 PM	#3
texasnightowl Guru Posts: 699 Karma: 1001556 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Love these...I've read all of them. I agree that you should def. read them in order. The Beekeeper's Apprentice really is wonderful and you really must start with it. I skipped the badly formatted PDF version that was free. Search it out in the library or a used book store. I own books 1 and 2 in paperback and have all the rest in ebook format, 3 and 4 in ereader and the rest in mobi (from fictionwise) and the newest in azw from amazon. Editing to add: Beekeeper's Apprentice and #2 Monstrous Regiment of Women are available in Kindle format...does your ipod touch use the kindle app or do you use the Kindle for PC? Last edited by texasnightowl; 12-27-2009 at 10:36 PM.

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12-27-2009, 02:06 AM	#2
cbell Frenetic Posts: 590 Karma: 8181 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia Device: iLiad V2	The Mary Russell series is wonderful. The Beekeeper's Apprentice (first in the series and one of my favourite books of all time) was offered as a free ebook a few months ago, on Laurie R. King's website, but I think that offer's finished. It was a badly formatted PDF, but I read it. I think you should read the books in order, (you should definitely read Beekeeper's first), except for O Jerusalem, which should be read after Beekeeper's and within the first 4 or 5 books of the series. http://www.laurierking.com/

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pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,628 Karma: 306652114 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	[QUOTE=texasnightowl;713781Editing to add: Beekeeper's Apprentice and #2 Monstrous Regiment of Women are available in Kindle format...does your ipod touch use the kindle app or do you use the Kindle for PC?[/QUOTE] Thanks for this - I wanted to read these books, but I didn't find them at fictionwise and didn't look further. However, I see the publisher is asking a rather high price for the ebook. Even with Amazon cutting the $14 to $9.99, it's more than I'm willing to pay at the moment. Perhaps when I've finished my backlog!

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texasnightowl Guru Posts: 699 Karma: 1001556 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Device: Oasis 3, K4B(NT), K3/KK	Yeah, for some reason the first one, Beekeeper's Apprentice, is 9.99, but the second, Monstrous Regiment of Women, is 6.99. Go figure. Actually, I would pay 9.99 for it if I didn't already own it in paperback. When it drops or becomes available on Fictionwise, I'll bite and get it in ebook format too.

12-29-2009, 12:29 AM	#6
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