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I really want to read 'A Hero of our Time' by Lermontov, but I want to buy a good translation of it, as bad translations just ruin books for me and I'm quite picky. I want one that's very close to the original Russian, but also that flows well and has flare in English. I have heard mixed...

I read a book about seven years ago that I found in my local library as a child and thoroughly enjoyed. I cannot remember the name or author, but I am anxious to read it again as it was inspiring and beautiful. It wasn't a very long book, and it had a heroine in it, probably a young girl. I...

Has anybody read A Kiss of Shadows? I read some chapters of it in the bookshop and was wondering if people think it's worth reading? Is it really complete trash or is it genuinely a decent entertaining read?

I just bought the first book of Robin Hobb's 'Liveship Traders' trilogy as I've heard a lot about these books and was really interested to read them..can anyone tell me if it's okay to read the Liveship series without having read the Assassin books beforehand? Will it all be a bit confusing or...

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.

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...

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! :)