Hey!! Let's get some action going! What are we reading?

[MickeyC]

Just finished Greeks Bearing Gifts by Philip Kerr and it was very good.

Next up Twisted Prey by John Sandford

[CRussel]

Originally Posted by drjd

Just finished the first book of Modesty Blaise series, by Peter O'Donnell. In her first adventure for British Intelligence with her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, must foil a multi-million pound diamond heist. They travel from London to the South of France, across the Mediterranean to Cairo before battling, against impossible odds, a private army of professional killers. Quite interesting read.

Yes, they were wonderful reads. Sadly, I haven't seen them in eBook format anywhere.

[PurpleStar]

Been reading a few quick romance novels to get more books read, but ugh I can’t take anymore love and happiness....lol So I picked up the new Star trek Titan book Fortune of War. Quality over quantity is always better I guess.

[Fbone]

Originally Posted by Fbone

Next, another library book, Halt's Peril by John Flanagan the 9th book in the Ranger's Apprentice series.

A continuation of book eight. Everything wraps up neatly. I did think Halt made a tactical error in behavior and Will was dumber in this book than previous ones. Those inconsistencies brought this down to three stars. This was still engaging and I look forward to the next installment. Rated C [3 stars].

Next TBD.

[ReadingManiac]

Originally Posted by latepaul

I also read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, which was short and very good.

That one has been on my radar!

[ReadingManiac]

Still on Savages. Things are coming out about what might be going on.

No spoilers.

[astrangerhere]

Originally Posted by astrangerhere

Since my last post I have completed:
This morning, I embarked on the 50+ hour audiobook of The Count of Monte Cristo.

And I am finished!

It is clear that this, much like Dickens, was written as a serial, and likely paid by the word. There were numerous twists and turns, larger than life characters, and repetitive themes that would have played well in a weekly newspaper.

Next up - Chris Brookmyre's Places in the Darkness on my Kobo and Kyung-Sook Shin's Please Look After Mom via audio.

[orlok]

Originally Posted by latepaul

It was. I enjoyed it. Less perhaps than my favourites of his but good nonetheless.

I also read A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, which was short and very good.

Not sure what's next. I have a couple of ideas but I'll decide tomorrow.

Originally Posted by ReadingManiac

That one has been on my radar!

Beware! Both my wife and I cried. And she read it at work, which was embarrassing...

[deback]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Yes, they were wonderful reads. Sadly, I haven't seen them in eBook format anywhere.

They are available, but they look like scans by someone (not retail versions), all of which need editing and reformatting (which I'm in the process of doing).

[issybird]

Originally Posted by deback

They are available, but they look like scans by someone (not retail versions), all of which need editing and reformatting (which I'm in the process of doing).

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[DMcCunney]

Originally Posted by deback

They are available, but they look like scans by someone (not retail versions), all of which need editing and reformatting (which I'm in the process of doing).

They are indeed available in illicit versions (and I've seen a set that is decently formatted), but MR is not the place to talk about it. MR is very much opposed to piracy and illicit versions, and I've been unable to locate valid retail versions.

Discussing such things can be hazardous to your site membership.
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[drjd]

Originally Posted by CRussel

Yes, they were wonderful reads. Sadly, I haven't seen them in eBook format anywhere.

I had purchased a few of this series in paperback format years back, and never touched them. In a recent frenzy to finish my pbook TBR list, I tried this one. It was wonderful indeed. I had read the Modesty Blaise comic strips in the newspapers ages ago, I'm surprised why these have not been published in ebook format so far. It's a pity. However, the paperback versions, though costly, are still available on Amazon.

[KyBunnies]

Originally Posted by drjd

I had purchased a few of this series in paperback format years back, and never touched them. In a recent frenzy to finish my pbook TBR list, I tried this one. It was wonderful indeed. I had read the Modesty Blaise comic strips in the newspapers ages ago, I'm surprised why these have not been published in ebook format so far. It's a pity. However, the paperback versions, though costly, are still available on Amazon.

Question when were these published? 1989 or 1873?

Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell (1989-04-27) Hardcover – 1873

[RobertLCollins]

Yesterday evening I finished The Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, the first book in her "Farseer Trilogy." It was quite an interesting and engaging novel. The world was unique, as was the magic, and the story was fairly compelling. I hoping I can get to the rest of the trilogy sometime. For now, though, I have one more book that I bought over the holidays to read.

[drjd]

Originally Posted by KyBunnies

Question when were these published? 1989 or 1873?

Modesty Blaise by Peter O'Donnell (1989-04-27) Hardcover – 1873

The paperback edition which I have was published by Souvenir Press Ltd, UK in 2005.
According to Wikipedia:

Modesty Blaise is a British comic strip featuring a fictional character of the same name, created by author Peter O'Donnell and illustrator Jim Holdaway in 1963. The strip follows Modesty Blaise, an exceptional young woman with many talents and a criminal past, and her trusty sidekick Willie Garvin. It was adapted into films in 1966, 1982, and 2003, and from 1965 onwards eleven novels and two short story collections were written.