A Few Good Reads?

We don't have a television, so we tend to read a lot. Here's our list for reading over Christmas & New Year 2000. Maybe you'll enjoy them too?

The "Verdict" notes give our reactions after having read the books.

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The Moor - Laurie R. King

One of the Mary Russell series of detective novels. Surprising as it may seem, Mary is the wife of Sherlock Holmes. In this book the pair revisit the scene of the "Hound of the Baskervilles".

To discover how that came about you'll need to read the earlier books in the series!

Verdict: This book was a disappointment. A great idea, sadly wasted. This is the first time we've been disappointed by a Laurie R King book.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Bantam Books	Paperback 1999	0553579525	369	Yes

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Midwinter of the Spirit - Phil Rickman

Phil Rickman doesn't write horror books, which is good because I don't read them. He does however write thrillers with an element of the supernatural. Having started with Wine of Angels we have now read all his books. All have been really good reads, so we don't expect to be disappointed by this one.

Verdict: Well up to standard. Another good read.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Pan	Paperback 2000	033037401X	544	Yes

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The Fifth Elephant - Terry Pratchett

Yet another Ringworld novel from Terry Pratchett, this time sending Sam Vimes. captain of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch out to the Uberwald...

Verdict: Manages to combine the Vampires from Carpe Jugulum with Sam from the City Watch and Dwarf Bread. Very enjoyable.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Corgi	Paperback 2000	0552146161	459	Yes

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The Ape Who Guards the Balance - Elizabeth Peters

Amelia Peabody, Victorian Egyptologist, and her family set out on another adventure...

Verdict: Another good read.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Morrow/Avon	Paperback 1999	0380798565	444	Yes

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Mallory's Oracle - Carol O'Connell

So far we have only read one book by Carol O'Connell, Judas Child, but that was one of the best books we read last year, so we are interested to see what else she has written.

Verdict: Very different to Judas Child, but still excellently written and we'll certainly be buying more in the Mallory series.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Arrow	Paperback 1995	0099433818	256	Yes

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J.K. Rowling

We've decided that it's about time we checked out what the fuss is about. It will be very interested to see how Harry Potter compares to the quality of Susan Cooper's "The Dark is Rising" sequence of books.

Verdict: Great. We've since read all the other's too.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Bloomsbury Children's Books	Paperback 1997	0747532745	223	Yes

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Good Omens - Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman

An older, non-Ringworld Terry Pratchett collaboration that we've not read yet.

Verdict: Excellent.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Corgi	Paperback 1991	0552137030	384	Yes

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Northern Lights - Philip Pullman

Another children's book, but a good book is still a good book whatever the age of the reader. This is the first book in the well recommended "His Dark Materials"" trilogy.

Verdict: Superb. We've since read the other two parts of the trilogy too.

Publisher	Edition	ISBN	Pages	Amazon.co.uk
Scholastic Point	Paperback 1998	0590660543	416	Yes

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