tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post437468419216250796..comments2024-03-19T09:45:22.274+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: The Thousand NamesRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-8887358479164790182013-10-08T08:28:12.384+01:002013-10-08T08:28:12.384+01:00Bluebear Jeff,
I am pleased to read that you are ...Bluebear Jeff,<br /><br />I am pleased to read that you are enjoying the book. I must admit that it is not a genre of book that I usually enjoy, but once I started to read it I found it difficult to put down.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-79314001747164310052013-10-08T03:56:19.224+01:002013-10-08T03:56:19.224+01:00Well, Bob, I purchased this book because of your p...Well, Bob, I purchased this book because of your post . . . and I'm hooked.<br /><br />Thank you very much, sir.<br /><br /><br />-- Jeff<br />Bluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-65048775537965423902013-09-24T14:47:18.465+01:002013-09-24T14:47:18.465+01:00Arthur1815,
I must admit that I have my doubts .....Arthur1815,<br /><br />I must admit that I have my doubts ... but he is an American so I suppose that it might be his real name.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34748147605327147442013-09-24T14:45:34.406+01:002013-09-24T14:45:34.406+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
I suppose that the name is not ...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I suppose that the name is not very different from the ones that you mention ... but it does sound as if it has been created as a <i>nome de plume</i>.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-65853410234640195522013-09-24T14:43:09.606+01:002013-09-24T14:43:09.606+01:00Archduke Piccolo,
I like the nineteenth century s...Archduke Piccolo,<br /><br />I like the nineteenth century setting of the book. It is a bit different from the usual Middle Earth-like worlds that feature in most fantasy books that I have read.<br /><br />I have read quite a few of Harry Turtledove's books and found them to be of a rather variable quality. I have not read LOST LEGION, but I may well give it a try.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-88119239027743947592013-09-24T14:37:07.482+01:002013-09-24T14:37:07.482+01:00Mosstrooper (Tony),
It certainly is a memorable n...Mosstrooper (Tony),<br /><br />It certainly is a memorable name ... but I'm not sure that I would enjoy having it as my first name!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34489290891978614572013-09-24T14:26:56.224+01:002013-09-24T14:26:56.224+01:00Surely it's not his real name?Surely it's not his real name?arthur1815https://www.blogger.com/profile/12333670394529977263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-22288881866881275492013-09-24T13:05:16.616+01:002013-09-24T13:05:16.616+01:00Speaking of authors' names: this one is no we...Speaking of authors' names: this one is no weirder than Dashiell Hammett or Elmore Leonard... :-)Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-50170892228183787022013-09-24T13:03:35.510+01:002013-09-24T13:03:35.510+01:00I must look into this - it sounds a bit like my so...I must look into this - it sounds a bit like my sort of thing. Incidentally, if you haven't encountered his books before, you might try Harry Turtledove's 'historical' fantasy - especially the 'Lost Legion' ... I think it's a trilogy. <br /><br />The premise of Lost Legion is that in the middle of a desperate battle with Gauls, a Roman legion gets caught up in come kind of magical (?) vortex and transported to another civilized planet, together with the Gaulish chieftain, who had been a bit overenthusiastic.<br /><br />The world to which the legion is teleported bears a remarkable similarity to the Byzantine Empire of around 1050 A.D. Archduke Piccolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533325665451889661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-34084414162887344802013-09-24T11:54:17.977+01:002013-09-24T11:54:17.977+01:00What a name ! , wish I'd been christened Djang...What a name ! , wish I'd been christened Django rather than the pedestrian Anthony William ! , TonyMosstrooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08744308664219116701noreply@blogger.com