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Raven: Sons of Thunder - Giles Kristian

Raven: Sons of Thunder – Giles Kristian

Series: Raven 2 This is number two in the Raven series. There are three out (so far), Giles has moved on, but may return. As I have an aversion to hardback books (an environmentally damaging waste of paper, waste of bookshelf space, etc), I’m still waiting for the paperback version of the third, so I don’t know if that will be the last in the story, or if it will continue on.

You don’t need to…

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Review: The Prow Beast - Robert Low

Review: The Prow Beast – Robert Low

An outstanding sequel to the other Oathsworn sequels (the series is now up to number four).

It’s a good, gripping story, rich in detail and with plenty going on, both outwardly and inwardly. Many of the characters, especially our hero, get their personalities developed very satisfyingly. We really sympathize with them, through the good times, the battles to survive and the inevitable bad times.

A…

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Oor Wullie creator's house up for sale

Oor Wullie creator’s house up for sale

Deadline News reports the house once owned by the creator of  cartoon character, ‘Oor Wullie’, is on the market for just under £500,000. Hillbank House in Blairgowrie, Perthshire was home to Oor Wullie’s ‘father’, Robert Low, for over 30 years and is being sold through Clyde Property. It is said Mr Low was inspired to create the famous cartoon character – more often associated with his longtime…

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Review: Crowbone

Crowbone by Robert Low My rating: 2 of 5 stars

‘Crapbone.’

A complete load of cliched old cobblers.

What a disappointment. What a big fat, arrogant, bloated disappointment this was. I couldn’t quite put my finger is on why has it taken me so long to start reading this one but as soon as I got about 100 pages in, I managed it. A memory came back to me from the end of The Prow Beast (#4 in the Oath…

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Review: The Sea Road

Review: The Sea Road

The Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Sea Roadis an imaginative and beautifully written attempt to recreate the life of an Icelandic woman called Gudrun Thorbjarnadottir. If you have no idea who that is, that’s ok. Not many will know who she is. She is a Norse woman, who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, the wife of Karsefni, of the few Norse adventurers to have visited…

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Encounters 2014: Day Twenty

On at #Encounters2014 today:

@Lin_Anderson ... In Conversation at #MotherwellLib at 6pm.

Bannockburn 1314: The Lost Voices - @Robert_Low at #KilsythLib at 7pm.

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Encounters 2014 Countdown: 7 days to go - Robert Low

With 7 days to go until Encounters 2014 starts, we are announcing the visit of author Robert Low to Kilsyth Library.

What could be more topical than a visit by an author who writes about the great Scottish Wars of Independence? Robert Low’s current series of books, ‘The Kingdom Series’, focuses on the era of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and William Longshanks. The latest book in the series, ‘The Lion Rampant’, tells the story of the battle of Bannockburn and the surrounding events that lead to one of the most iconic battles in history. Robert Low will give us an insight into parts of the battle which sometimes history forgets and we will hear about the lost voices of Bannockburn. Whether you agree with the outcome of the independence vote or not, there is one thing we can all agree on, we are passionate about our Scottish history. Enjoy a night with top historical fiction author, Robert Low.

Booking available - 01236 823147

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Interesting article and take on NaNoWriMo - 

The LAST thing the world of books needs is more writers. This may seem like a 'fuck you' from someone who has cracked the Da Vinci Code of getting published and doesn't need the competition – but it isn't.

What the world of books needs is more readers.

If I can sit down and write, so can you – but why make it November and 50,000 words? If you think you can do that, then make October 'Research Month'. Make December Write The Other 100,000 Words That Make This A Novel month. In short – tell NaNo to go feck themselves and stop behaving like a writing tourist, dropping in for a look-see at the world I live in all year, every year.

I WANT people to write. I don't want people to think they can superglue their arse to a seat, chainsaw open their skulls and spill any old crap for a month – then stop.

Be a reader.

That's what I will be as I stage my National Not Writing Month in November.