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World Without End 419 reviews
Ken Follett
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2007
Wonderful stand-alone sequel!
+ world without end
+ Fabulous Book
+ Good novel
+ Wonderful read!
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The Lord of the Rings (Movie Art Cover) 1002 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
Lord of the Rings Book Review
+ Amazing trilogy
+ Great book, great illustrations, great buy!
Hello there,
I am about half-way through the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am loving it. I am amazed at how Tolkien is so descriptive in his writing and puts so much thought to it. The first one-hundred pages are a little rough, but after that it is impossible to put the ...
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The Godfather (Signet)364 reviews
Mario Puzo
Signet, 1983
If you liked the movie, you'll love the book
+ You liked the movie...you love this!
+ Good to Read It Again
Did the movie leave you begging for more? Well, there are the sequels, but this story is the strongest one, and the book gives you all the extras that would never fit into one film. Get the book and many of the side stories that were only touched on in the film will suddenly spread out before you ...
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The Religion: A Novel (Tannhauser Trilogy)57 reviews
Tim Willocks
Tor Books, 2008
Experience the Siege of Malta Firsthand
+ Loved it
+ Watch out Cornwell and Pressfield
+ Strongly vivid historical fiction
+ The Religion
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The Fountainhead967 reviews
Ayn Rand, Leonard Peikoff
Signet, 1996
Fairy Tale
+ More traditionally novelistic, tells the backstory of Atlas Shrugged
+ Fountainhead
+ Why Was This Book Written?
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The Pillars of the Earth1300 reviews
Ken Follett
Signet, 1990
Great choice by Oprah
+ A must read
+ Simply Brilliant
+ A page-turner about cathedral construction? YES!
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Monsoon (Courtney Family Adventures)95 reviews
Wilbur Smith
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2000
WHO IS WILBUR SMITH ?
+ Wilbur Smith does it again
+ One of the first...
MONSOON? TITLE SOUNDS GOOD, I`LL TRY IT. BUT WHO IS WILBUR SMITH? I NEVER HEARD OF HIM, NOR HAVE ANY OF MY FRIENDS. WELL, I`LL TRY THE BOOK, WHAT CAN I LOSE? I`LL TELL YOU WHAT I LOST ONCE I STARTED THE NOVEL- SLEEP!!, I JUST COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I READ THRU THE NIGHT. WHEN FINISHED, THE FIRST ...
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River God: A Novel of Ancient Egypt241 reviews
Wilbur Smith
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1995
Terrific story with lots of cultural info as well
+ River God is great reading
+ Interesting
+ Enjoyable read
+ Great book
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Shogun305 reviews
James Clavell
Dell, 1976
A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope
+ What every Japan lover wishes for...
+ Great Read
+ Good stuff
+ Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul!
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The Seventh Scroll83 reviews
Wilbur Smith
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996
A Rip-snorten African Adventure
+ Enjoyed it - but not a quick read
+ Another excellent Wilbur Smith novel
+ This man can write!
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A Dangerous Fortune84 reviews
Ken Follett
Island Books, 1994
KEN FOLLET DOES IT AGAIN
+ Surprisingly Good
+ Page turner from page 1!
I STARTED WITH PILLARS, THEN WORLD WITHOUT END AND THIS WAS MY THIRD KEN FOLLETT BOOK AND I MUST SAY, I WAS THRILLED AGAIN!!! I LOVE HOW INVOLVED I BECOME IN HIS CHARACTERS LIVES, AND WITHOUT FAIL SEX EVERYWHERE!
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A Place Called Freedom66 reviews
Ken Follett
Fawcett, 1996
Good read
+ Short but good read
+ A Place Called Freedom
I felt that this book was well-researched and the characters nicely rounded. I learned a few things about coal mining among other things, and I always love it when I pick up a historical novel and learn new facts!
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The Sword and the Scimitar3 reviews
David Ball
Arrow Books Ltd, 2004
The Siege of Malta: Mediterranean History & Fiction at Its Best
+ one of the finest books i ever read
The same novel by the same author was also titled under the novel name of "Ironfire."
If you like:
the Mediterranean history, the Crusades, the Ottomans & Bernard Cornwell, then surely you will enjoy this book.
It is a story of 3 main protagonists: Nico Borg, Maria Borg & Christien deVries ...
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Aztec241 reviews
Gary Jennings
Tor Books, 1997
lost civilization come alive
+ Unforgettable
+ A great historical novel that doesn't bog down
+ Good, gory read
+ Amazing journey through pre-Columbian Central America
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Atlas Shrugged1547 reviews
Ayn Rand
Signet, 1996
Written in the 50s and is coming true today.
+ But wasn't the real Atlas--from Greek mythology--he who held the SKY, not the Earth?
+ Now more than ever...
+ The best
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Birds of Prey (Courtney Family Adventures)84 reviews
Wilbur Smith
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1998
Bird of prey
+ great swashbucking fun
What a great surprise to find this book in perfect conditon at such a great price. thank you also for your promptness
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The Sword and the Scimitar3 reviews
David Ball
Arrow Books Ltd, 2004
The Siege of Malta: Mediterranean History & Fiction at Its Best
+ one of the finest books i ever read
The same novel by the same author was also titled under the novel name of "Ironfire."
If you like:
the Mediterranean history, the Crusades, the Ottomans & Bernard Cornwell, then surely you will enjoy this book.
It is a story of 3 main protagonists: Nico Borg, Maria Borg & Christien deVries ...
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The Seventh Scroll83 reviews
Wilbur Smith
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996
A Rip-snorten African Adventure
+ Enjoyed it - but not a quick read
+ Another excellent Wilbur Smith novel
+ This man can write!
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Shogun305 reviews
James Clavell
Dell, 1976
A Classic Epic of Breathtaking Scope
+ What every Japan lover wishes for...
+ Great Read
+ Good stuff
+ Loosen the Jesses on the Falcon of Your Soul!
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World Without End419 reviews
Ken Follett
Macmillan Publishers Ltd, 2007
Wonderful stand-alone sequel!
+ world without end
+ Fabulous Book
+ Good novel
+ Wonderful read!
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