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The House of Thunder: A Psychological Thriller of Masterful Suspense
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In a cavern called The House of Thunder, Susan Thorton watched in terror as her lover died a brutal...
David McK (3835 KP) rated Night Watch (Discworld, #29; City Watch, #6) in Books
Jan 28, 2019 (Updated May 26, 2026)
2018 update: "Truth! Justice! Reasonably-priced love! And a hard-boiled egg!"
2016 update: Following (Sir) Terry Pratchett's death in 2015 to his 'Embuggerance', I recently came across a blog where the author of said blog was reading all of the Discworld books in order from the first to the last. One of the last entries in the said blog was when he rated the books, from his most to least favourite, and then asked his readers to do the same and later published those responses.
In both cases, 'Night Watch' - which, I think, was one of the last before Pratchett was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's - was in the top 10, so I decided to go back and re-read it ...
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One of Terry Pratchett's more recent Discworld novel, in which he makes use of the good old time-travel sci-fi trope to move Commander Sam Vimes of the City Watch back in time to an earlier portion of his life-time.
Vincent Van Gogh: His Spiritual Vision in Life and Art
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An From Samos to Soho: The Unorthodox Life of Joseph Georgirenes, a Greek Archbishop
John Penrose Barron and Lucy Melville
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Born on the small Greek island of Melos, Joseph Georgirenes became a monk on Mount Athos and was...
