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Дозоры. Ночной Дозор. Дневной Дозор. Сумеречный Дозор. Последний Дозор

Sergei Lukyanenko

The Gormenghast Trilogy

Anthony Burgess, Mervyn Peake

Arslan

M. J. Engh

The Last Ringbearer

Кирилл Еськов, Yisroel Markov, Kirill Yeskov

December 2013

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October 2013

31

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The Fox Valley Murders (Joe Bain, #1) - Jack Vance

reviewed: Another side of Vance, done well

Jack Vance was a genius in the SFF field, but he also wrote mysteries, including two books about Sheriff Joe Bain. This first...

The Fox Valley Murders (Joe Bain, #1) - Jack Vance

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Space Opera - Jack Vance

reviewed: Fun farce, but lacking the Vance magic

Vance plays on the phrase 'Space Opera' by offering ... space opera. The result is the very definition of farce, as a well-me...

Space Opera - Jack Vance

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The Languages of Pao - Jack Vance

reviewed: Vance exploring the ramifications of an interesting idea

I first read this book a long time ago. It was my first exposure to the idea that language shapes not just how one says thing...

The Languages of Pao - Jack Vance

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Round the Red Lamp - Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Dragon Masters - Jack Vance

reviewed: Good, but not great

Despite being one of Vance's more celebrated stories, a re-read didn't really change my view. I'd say it's a 3.5 rather than ...

The Dragon Masters - Jack Vance

reviewed: Touching, moving, and the best Conan Doyle I've read

I know Conan Doyle almost entirely from Sherlock Holmes and Professor Challenger. I like those stories a lot, and I downloade...

Round the Red Lamp - Arthur Conan Doyle

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Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey

reviewed: Better in memory

I read a lot of westerns when I was young - mostly Louis L'Amour and Zane Grey. I recall preferring Grey; maybe L'Amour's sag...

Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey

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