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Yes I've read them all. It was ok but only started to get interesting when they went into the wall carvings. A similar story but done much better is his Weaveworld, where "Olde Englande" complete with magical beings, is kept hidden from modern man in the weave of an old rug. I know it sounds...

No, it is the same guy. The Abarat books for children / teens are just as way-out as Coldheart Canyon etc but with all the sadistic sex and nightmarish horror taken out. A bit like a pre-watershed version of a Cronenberg film.

I don't actually buy any books - I just borrow them from the library. I never read a book more than once so what is the point in owning it. It's also more ecologically friendly. But then I am biased being a librarian!

Many of his books have been adapted into films and he has directed or scripted many of them eg. the Hellraiser series and Night Breed. I've read all his books and have just got the second Abarat book to read. His imagination is so vivid that he can take you along to any other universe and...

I keep a "little black book" with all the books I read and the date of when I've finished them. I've kept this since 1987, so it's been useful to me in remembering what I have read, as I've long forgotten the plots etc of some of the less memorable books. I also alternate between a recently...

Hi! As you can see from my avatar and my desktop I've had a photo shoot session with the digital camera and my daughter's toys...

Indiana Jones underwater I haven't read any Wilbur Smith, but I find Clive Cussler's books choc full of adventure and easy escapism. I started reading them from Sahara onwards, so must find time to go back to some of the earlier Dirk Pitt ones. I also haven't tried any of the ones written in...

Transfers are my limit I agree with you about the second half of the novel. It was a bit aimless generally. I was expecting good things from this novel as I had seen such good reviews for Haweswater, but was disappointed. The descriptions of the quicksand at Morecombe and how it claimed its...