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Behold the book Advantages: Fantastic story Disadvantages: Could upset the devoutly religious Behold the Man is one of the hardest books to put down I have ever come across. You pick it up thinking "one chapter before dinner" and end up delaying dinner so you can read more, it is that compelling. Basically the book tells the story of Karl Glogauer. Bullied at school, as an adult he is looking for some meaning in life, both romantic and spiritual, and often one gets in the way of the other. Given the chance to travel back in time (a one ... ...try to discover the truth about the crucixion and Christ. Story alternates between Karls' life in our present, and his current life (the past) in Roman occupied Judea. His miserable school life, his failed relationships and his quest for the truth all intwine to make for a compelling and original tale, which climaxes in a shocking (but inevitable) conclusion. Apparently when the book came out, it was denounced in certain quarters as blasfamous, ... dalg 07.11.2002 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Behold the Man - Michael Moorcock	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
Ghosts of the living and ghosts of the dead ... Advantages: Eternal Champion novel, Can be read and enjoyed by any age group Disadvantages: Makes some assumptions that the 'Runestaff' books have been read Count Brass is the opening book from the second Hawkmoon set, entitled 'The Chronicles of Castle Brass', and takes place around 5 years after the events depicted in the 'Runestaff' series. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For those of you not familiar with Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion, I will take a short time to explain the character in general. The Eternal Champion is a warrior destined ... ...on the subject. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Count Brass is a continuation of the story of Dorian Hawkmoon, Duke Von Koln who, in the first set of books (The History of the Runestaff) was chosen as the champion of the Runestaff (one of the main 3 artifacts that exists throughout the multiverse) to fight against the insane empire of Granbretan, and who despite a handicap (which I cannot ... Gendibal 04.07.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Count Brass - Michael Moorcock	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
Closer to Heaven Advantages: Great character building Disadvantages: A little slow paced for my taste Fantasy and science fiction are genres that mesh well together. Some authors have written successfully across both genres, but not usually in the same story. Jaine Fenn has managed to combine both in one book and it's an interesting read. One night, a stranger is found lying unconscious in a bog just outside the village of Dangwern. He appears to have come from nowhere and, apart from a strange piece of cloth lying near his naked body, there is nothing ... ...Unfortunately, this includes the stranger himself, as he is suffering from amnesia and has no idea even where he is, much less how he came to be there. Fortunately for Sais, as he is nicknamed, the boy who finds him is "sky touched". This means he is soon to travel to the City of Lights to be tested to see if he is worthy of being a consort of the goddesses. The village elders permit Sais and the boy's mother Kerin to accompany him to see if anyone ... Soho_Black 19.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Consorts of Heaven - Jaine Fenn	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
It is not just about football! Advantages: It's very funny, and oh so true! Disadvantages: None The Disc, for those who don't know, continues to float in space, supported by the elephants who ride the back of the great swimming turtle A'tuin. The Hub about which the planet spins is a centre of great magic, and best avoided if you want to live a happy and contented life. At the outer perimeter is the great circle sea which unendingly streams over the rim into the void, which is best avoided if you want to continue to live at all. Most Discians ... ...Smeems, for instance, is the Candle Nave at the Unseen University. He has to worry about keeping the candles not just alight, but properly melted, artistically, gothicly, dribbled, as it were. Of course, there's Trevor to help. And there's Nutt. With two t's. Trevor Likely has a tendency to skive off work whenever possible, and to kick a tin can around. His dad was a legend. Nutt is… well, no-one's quite sure what Nutt is, even him. Goblin isn't ... hiker 07.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of The Unseen Academicals - Terry Pratchett	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...
From Dead to Worse Advantages: Good read Disadvantages: Lots of threads, can be confusing ...A failed attempt of takeover from werewolves in another area results in Alcide becoming the new packleader. This, however, comes with a price which is the death of a few weres in the community including the previous packmaster Patrick, Maria-Star, Alcide’s girlfriend. As for the vampires, the explosion in the vampire summit results in the loss of various main personnel in Queen Sophie’s court and the King of Nevada, Felipe, grabs the opportunity. ... ...Louisiana apart from Eric and his gang. Eric surrenders to the new regime and manages to keep his area. And with Sookie saving the King from the attack of the Sophie’s last surviving child, Eric is slowly gaining the trust of the new King. And as for our heroine Sookie, a surprise meeting with her great-grandfather Niall reveals her heritage of being part-fairy. This completes Andre’s discovery of Sookie having fairy blood. And also explains the ... medgenie 21.11.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of From Dead to Worse - Charlaine Harris	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability How does it compare to ...