OT-Reading Materials

When I got mine, the first books I bought were my favorites - the ones I read over and over. Nora Roberts, Mercedes Lackey, Tamora Pierce, and Jayne Ann Krentz are most of the authors. Unfortunately, I couldn't get all my favorites - some because the authors won't allow digital copies of thier books to be sold, and some because the books have been out of print for a looong time.

Don't forget that "Elizabeth Peters" is also "Barbara Michaels" and they are both actually Barbara Mertz - see

I was first introduced to her books by a young librarian in my local public library more than twenty years ago. He said "do you like mysteries that are kind of funny, and sarcastic, but very good and very well written?" Naturally I said yes, please. The first one I read was "Ammie Come Home" and the second was "Legend in Green Velvet". Although the latter is somewhat outdated now, I still find it absolutely hilarious, and both of them are still on my shelves, as are most of her other books. Many of the Michaels ones have recently been reissued in paperback. I did finally get tired of the Amelia Peabody series, which were really extremely good, but I thought it should have ended with - I think it was "He Shall Thunder in the Sky" - in which all the loose ends of the series appeared to be tied up. However, she kept on writing them, I imagine her publishers were not about to give up such a lucrative series. BTW, my alltime faves in her series books are those featuring Jacqueline Kirby, but she apparently is not going to write any more of those in the near future.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

And I missed her when she was in Boston years ago (it seems ancient history now)

Never did find the Ammie -

Have you read Summer of the Dragon Bones - I think she's the 'prototype' for Vicki. And The Camelot Caper is funniest one ever

See if you can get Ammie Come Home on Inter-Library loan. It really is worth it, IMO. Also, "Shattered Silk" and "Stitches in Time" follow on from it. Yes, of course I have "The Camelot Caper" and "Summer of the Dragon" (no bones on the end of the title). If you liked that one, you might also look for "The Sea King's Daughter".

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

Read those two - so I'll see if the library can find Ammie for me

Actually, Summmer had several titles along the way. I used to read her fan page; my paperback copy is either from the UK or Canada (can't go check easily) - I have sleeping boys in my living room) >If you liked that one, you

Will do - looks like there a fair number of her more recent stuff I've missed. Thank you

Ok, for the technically unsavey lady from Australia from Australia....what the heck is a Kindle? As for #1 book....Lord of the Rings! Sandy

It's an e-book reader. Here's a link to the Amazon website that will explain it:

I read a couple of these. Katie Mac Allisters..giggled.......but I think they are of a curtain age group/genre. Won't bother again.

Hmm - which ones did you read?

Cheryl