Paul

Mary Renault anyone?

When it comes to introducing young people to Historical Fiction there is no better author to start with than Rosemary Sutcliff.

In no particular order the best Fantasy Authors are David Gemmell, Steven Erikson, Tolkien, Martin, Abercrombie, and Mark Lawrence. Honorable mention to Tad Williams.

This magazine picture from 1966 was posted in a wargaming group I follow. Of particular interest is the gentleman at the back leaning over the table. That is Dave Arnesen, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons.

Looks like you are bought for by AIPAC, Trump and Musk. You support mass slaughter in Gaza, ethnic cleansing, and have absolutely no moral compass. A thundering disgrace to humanity.

Put on my Omega Railmaster to cheer myself up on this wet, miserable Thursday.

It is like the End of Times today. Non stop, bucketing rain from the heavens.

Steve Bannon found this out to his ruin. Once Trump clicks that he is being upstaged, Musk is gone. We are already looking at a repeat of last time.

We used to have a cat called Tiger. He was with us for 15 years. Found him abandoned as a kitten. He had an exciting life, mauled by a dog, poisoned, knocked twice. Lost one of his legs the 2nd time. The Big C finally got him.

Raining cats and dogs today. Time for a book.

Looking forward to it once I finish An Age of Madness. Love the person you have doing the Audio versions. He is brilliant.

Gladiator 2 is so bad.

"Each day provides its own gifts"

Just another damp, wintery morning here in Ireland. But on the bright side it is my last day of work for a week. So it really is a Happy Friday for me. Wish you all a good day and a great weekend ahead.

Nice to meet you Jessica 😉

Reading The Trouble With Peace by Joe Abercrombie at the moment. Really good 2nd one in the series. Orso is still my favorite character.

Great city.

We are going to need a lot of fantasy books to get us through the next 4 years.

Now what would make you think that 🤔

First watch photo. Wearing my Limited Edition Oris James Morrison today. Love the dial on this.

Just heard about Bluesky today so giving it a go. No musky scent around the place. That's a thumbs up.

Absolutely. Also something comforting browsing your own little, physical library at home.