January 31st was the official end-date of the Seafaring Challenge, my first ever challenge. The challenge was to read nautical books and depending on how many you read, you could reach different ranks.
I planned to go for the rank of Admiral, by reading four books, but I only managed three, as I got a [...]

Posted on February 2nd, 2008 by Love
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His Majesty’s Dragon
by Naomi Novik

For the Here Be Dragons, First in a Series, Seafaring and A-Z reading challenges.
English
356 pages
Del Rey
ISBN: 978-0-345-48128-3
First line: The deck of the French ship was slippery with blood, heaving in the choppy sea; a stroke might as easily bring down the man making it as the intended target.
Back cover blurb:
Aerial [...]

Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by Love
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Flying Colours (part of the Admiral Hornblower Omnibus)
by CS Forester

For the End of Year Mini Challenge and the Seafaring Challenge.
English
155 pages
Penguin Books
ISBN: 0-14-011940-X (for the whole Omnibus)
First line: Captain Hornblower was walking up and down along the sector of the ramparts of Rosas, delimited by two sentries with loaded muskets, which the commandant had [...]

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by Love
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Kydd
by Julian Stockwin

For the Seafaring Challenge.
English
440 pages
Coronet Books
ISBN: 0-340-79474-7
First line: ‘The Honourable Member for Molton.’
Back cover blurb:
Guns. Guts. Courage. Discipline. Death.
The year is 1793. Europe is ablaze with war and men are urgently needed to man the ships. Press-ganged off the streets of Guildford, young wig-maker Thomas Paine Kydd must learn the harsh realities [...]

Posted on November 11th, 2007 by Love
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I just discovered the world of reading challenges and I just can’t get over how much fun it seems. Unfortunately, most of the ones I’m interested in don’t start until early ‘08, which left me wanting something to bite into right now. Thankfully for me, I then stumbled upon the Seafaring Challenge which started [...]

Posted on November 3rd, 2007 by Love
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