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I was wondering if there's anyone else out there who's read 'The One Kingdom' (The Swans War) by Sean Russell? And what they thought? I find it is a totally underrated book and I absolutely loved and would rate it one of the best fantasy books I've read.

Thanks, "Kokoro" sounds very much like what I'm looking for actually..I like the emotional/personal thing in novels, and I suppose my main interest in the Oriental theme is the fact that it involves people with such different cultures and traditions and views on life to the British/American...

I would definately recommend the Gormenghast trilogy by Mervyn Peake..his descriptions are riveting, and the setting is incredible..a gothic, magnificent castle. They're very atmospheric and amazing :)

Hi, I was wondering if anybody knew any good books that are about China, or Japan, preferably of the historical and/or adventure kind but I'm interested in any really. I just finished reading 'The Palace of Heavenly Pleasure' (Adam Williams), which is about 1900 China, and the Boxer Rebellion...

http://www.chriswetherell.com/elf/ It is pretty cool, I've done it for all my friends/relatives' names :P I got a little sad and obsessive.. But they're great names.

I grew up with Anne and I absolutely LOVE L.M. Montgomery! The Emily books are great too, has anyone ever seen the television series of them? I don't think it was overly popular, but I watched it and actually thought it was quite good. That was years ago now, though.

Hello:) And yeah, it's unfortunately not my real name of course..apparently it is my Elvish name (according to some random website..), but I liked the sound of it. :p

I was in the library today and noticed 'The Crimson Petal and The White' and thought it looked excellent, really interesting. Plus it got a lot of good reviews. So I definately think that should be the choice. :)

Hello, I'm new around here..and new to forums in general. So thought I might as well start off with a post here! I'm a book obsessive, I'm Anglo-Irish, live in London and I am a little bit starved of the company of fellow literary-enthusiasts.. Anyway, hello everyone! :)