A book about a group of elderly retired men who form a club and get involved in all sorts of hijinks in their village.
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : May 7, 2023 6:54 pm
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The dogs-eye account of the story of 101 Dalmatians, and how they fought to stay safe from Cruela de Vil.
The Magicians of Caprona
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : May 12, 2023 2:38 pm
The story of a Tuscan family of stage magicians and how they take their highly successful magic act around the world.
War and Peace
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : May 19, 2023 1:15 am
A story about two countries that have been in war for so long they are struggling to find peace.
(I hope video game titles count?)
Nier Automata
It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
–C.S. Lewis
Posted : May 20, 2023 4:13 am
@arwen_daeneri31 Niles and Erica are left to do the family laundry in the 1980s with a new automatic washing machine, and find it has a programming fault.
The World That Perished
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : May 20, 2023 6:50 pm
When the Star Trek crew visit a planet, suspiciously like an Earth that looked as if it had once been inhabited, and where no life forms were found, they must find out why this world perished & what could have been done to prevent its demise.
The wind in the willows
Posted : May 21, 2023 5:54 pm
A trainee meteorogist does a year-long study of the microclimate of a riverbank near her home.
Down Under In Europe
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : May 21, 2023 6:42 pm
An Australian family go touring in various part of Europe which can be a real adventure, when dealing with Hungarian Forint, Polish złotys or the Czech Koruna & when that handy but expensive Euro doesn't always meet travellers' requirements when one is lucky if anyone understands English, let alone the Australian version of it.
The Water Babies
Posted : May 22, 2023 11:32 pm
A children's storybook about infant creatures of the water, both fictional and non-fictional.
Dare
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : May 28, 2023 6:55 pm
Two friends take on an unexpected challenge, which tests their courage.
The Game
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : May 29, 2023 1:58 pm
A group of children, exploring an abandoned factory, littered with discarded deodorant cannisters, made a game of setting them alight, like fireworks, but the game turned deadly, when the building went on fire, & the children were lucky to escape it alive.
Watership Down
Posted : May 31, 2023 5:10 pm
The account of a shipwreck as seen by locals on the south coast of England.
The Furthest Station
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : June 1, 2023 4:36 am
A minute-by-minute account of the full 8 1/2-hour train journey from London Paddington to Penzance, the southernmost and westernmost railway station in the UK.
Black Hearts in Battersea
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : June 1, 2023 3:09 pm
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A collection of anecdotes about piratical work in non-coastal areas, including Battersea.
Fiddler's Green
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : June 3, 2023 10:02 am
The memoirs of a travelling folk band in which Kermit the Frog unexpectedly had a star turn as a violinist.
Wuthering Heights
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : June 3, 2023 11:44 pm
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