Category Archives: Friday Forgotten Books

No Friday Forgotten Book Post (again)

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

Sorry, I’m missing FFB again this week. I’ve just been too busy as well as a little under the weather.  I will have my short story reading up Monday, such as it is.

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Forgotten Book: The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

this is the 253rd in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Xibalba Murders by Lyn Hamilton, Berkley Prime Crime, 1997, paperback, a Lara McClintoch archaeological mystery “The beginning of this journey was a phone call from Dr. Heran Castillo Rivas, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren

Posted on January 19, 2017 by

this is the 252nd in my series of forgotten or seldom read books  All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren, 1946 , Harcourt, Brace & Company political fiction  All the King’s Men portrays the dramatic political rise and governorship of Willie Stark, … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: Transfinite – the Essential A.E. Van Vogt

Posted on January 5, 2017 by

this is the 251st in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Transfinite – The Essential A.E. Van Vogt by A.E. Van Vogt, NESFA 2003 hardcover, science fiction short story collection These twenty-five stories are old, written between 1935 and 1950, … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2016 by

We wish you all the best for this Christmas and the upcoming year.

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Forgotten Books: The Willows at Christmas and The Willows in Winter by William Horwood

Posted on December 22, 2016 by

these are the 249th & 250th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The Willows at Christmas (2001) and The Willows In Winter ( 1994) by William Horwood, St. Martin, (US) hardcovers, illustrated by Patrick Benson I’d like to think that anyone … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Books: Escapade by Walter Satterthwait

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

this is the 248th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books Escapade by Walter Satterthwait, St. Martin’s Dead Letter, 1996, paperback, mystery, country house mystery, featuring Phil Beaumont & Jane Turner This is the first of three novels Satterthwait has … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Book: The London Blitz Murders by Max Allan Collins

Posted on December 8, 2016 by

this is the 246th in my series of forgotten or seldom read books The London Blitz Murders by Max Allan Collins, Berkley Prime Crime, 2004 paperback, mystery in historical setting The events in this book take place in February 1942, during a lull … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Books – comfort reading

Posted on December 1, 2016 by

It has been a stress-filled time of late, and when bad things happen, or sad news comes, or times are difficult, I turn to comfort reading to help me through. Comfort reading, for me, means reliable authors, favorite books, fairly … Continue reading →

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Friday Forgotten Book – the first two Dream Park novels by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

There are four novels in the Dream Park series. This Friday Forgotten review addresses the first two of them, written in 1981 and 1988. Dream Park by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes, Ace Books, April 1981, mass market paperback, science fiction … Continue reading →

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