Comments on: The Scroll Thief is available now & a competition

By: RFLong

RFLong — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:27:15 +0000

Thanks everyone. The last couple of days have been a bit of a whirl. But one I am enjoying immensely.

So *drumroll please*

the winner is Deirdre!

Yay!

I’ll be in touch with you shortly.

By: Julie Trevelyan

Julie Trevelyan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:54:00 +0000

Congratulations! Every time I’ve seen the book cover as your RD avatar, I’ve been curious…would love to read it. I love, love, loved fantasy when I was younger, and I’m still a huge fan of any kind of adventure story with a healthy dose of romance! It looks wonderful.

By: Deirdre

Deirdre — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:47:20 +0000

When I was younger I found the Myths and Legends series in the library and devoured most of them (there were a few unavailable in Galway but I tried) I loved the Norse legends and the Greek and Roman ones (made parts of doing a degree in Classical Civilization more interesting).

I got a box set of C S Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia at 7 and loved it. I also loved Enid Blyton as a kid. When I was a little older I ran out of reading material and a neighbour introduced me to Andre Norton and Anne McCaffrey and that was the downhill road to SF fandom! I have an ambition to read all of Andre Norton’s books at some stage, I think I’m about 25% there!

By: RFLong

RFLong — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:29:15 +0000

Of course The Wind in The Willows qualifies.

there is nothing – absolutely nothing, half so worth doing as – simply messing around in boats!

As well we know.

By: e

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:26:09 +0000

Congrats on your latest release – the cover looks great & I can’t wait to read it.

As for my favourite adventure story – it HAS to be The Wind in The Willows by Kenneth Grahame. Now I know its not an adventure story in the traditional genre but I’ve had plenty of adventures from ‘messing around in boats’ …..

By: C.L. Holland

C.L. Holland — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:36:13 +0000

When I was a child, I used to read the Willard Price “Adventure” books (Volcano Adventure, Jungle Adventure” etc etc), about two brothers who visit remote places looking for endangered species in order to protect them from poachers.

I can’t remember much about them, apart from the cure for snake venom in the eyes (wash them out with milk). The first time I got one out from my middle school library the librarian asked me, “You do realise they’re for boys?” I’d been reading them for a while, and it had never occurred to me they weren’t something I was “supposed” to read.

By: RFLong

RFLong — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:14:09 +0000

Ooo yes, A Wrinkle in Time was one of mine too.

Thanks Natasha!

By: Natasha Moore

Natasha Moore — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 12:12:54 +0000

Congrats on your new release! It looks great! One of my favorite stories growing up was A Wrinkle in Time! I loved that story!

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:00:15 +0000

I used to read almost anything and everything I could get my hands on when I was a kid. I loved the Hardy Boys stories. They were awesome. I loved all the Fairy Tales growing up too. Cinderella, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Rapunzel. You name it I loved it.

By: Sandie

Sandie — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:32:57 +0000

Ruth, I think my favorite early one was ‘Robin Hood’. That was a very long time ago. Another was the story of ‘Alladin’. That is a very old story that has been told and re-written often. Then there was fantastic ‘The Three Musketeer’s with the ever famous quote “One for all, all for one”

These are the type to stick in your memory for a lifetime.

Thanks for jogging my memory.

Sandie