A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Classical World
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Though many of the sexual practices of the Ancient Greeks and Romans are known and accepted today,...
Traitors or Rome (Eagle #18)
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The enthralling new Cato and Macro adventure in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire...
The 39 Steps (2008)
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Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life...
Queen of Blood (The Cross and the Crown #4)
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Queen of Blood, Book Four of the Cross and the Crown series, continues the story of Catherine...
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Histories of the Unexpected
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In this fascinating and original new book, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a journey of...
Alison Pink (7 KP) rated The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus #2) in Books
Jan 15, 2018
I wasn't crazy about The Lost Hero. It was good, but just not what I was expecting. The sequel on the other hand was amazing! I could have easily stayed up all night reading it, if I didn't have to go to school & teach 20 4th graders the next day.
There was so much going on. Percy is back! I was thrilled about that. He is tossed into a very interesting situation by stumbling upon a Roman version of Camp Half-Blood. To make it worse, he can't remember much about his life before then, except for Annabeth of course!
I can not wait for the next installment. I'm keeping my figres crossed that it is just as good as this one! You've got a lot of work ahead of you Mr. Riordan, if you are going to accomplish that task!
Awix (3310 KP) rated Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition) in Tabletop Games
Jun 10, 2019 (Updated Jun 11, 2019)
This revised edition switches the whole system to a percentile basis, the first big change in many years. It's not a substantial alteration and most of the system is unchanged. It is still a little crunchy compared to some modern narrative-heavy games, and there are a few tricky questions you have to resolve if you want to play an extended campaign, but this is, as ever, an immensely engaging and enjoyable game when played with the right group.
David McK (3372 KP) rated Arrows of Fury (Empire, #2) in Books
Jan 30, 2019
Truth be told, however, I found this to actually be rather dry: it never really held my attention, or seemed to me that the plot took off in any shape or form. It probably doesn't help that all the characters seem very generic (I got the impression that the novel was more concerned with the minutiae of the Roman Legions than with characterization), with similar-sounding names: so much so, that half the time you have to keep flicking back through the book to find out who is who!
All-in-all: I doubt I'll be picking up the third book in the series anytime soon.