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Quote of the Week: "Whereas some states possess an army, the Prussian army possesses a state" - Voltaire (real name: Francois-Marie Arouet), French writer and philosopher (1694-1778)
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Murazor
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 Posted: 2012-02-11 05:34am |
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So... it seems that Samuel Youd (John Christopher being his best known nom de plume) died in early February at the highly respectable age of 89. Thought that some people here might have read at one point or another some of his books and would want to know. I think that I'll be re-reading some of his very well-written young adult novelettes. |
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Lord of the Abyss
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Posted: 2012-02-11 08:18am |
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Village Idiot
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That takes me back; I read his Tripod books as a teen. At least he made it all the way to 89.
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Terralthra
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Posted: 2012-02-11 10:01am |
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Sith Devotee
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I fondly remember the Tripod books from my childhood.
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R1X5.13
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Posted: 2012-02-11 07:45pm |
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Redshirt
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Wow, and I just finished rereading The White Mountains.
Still 89 is quite a life.
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Lord Relvenous
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Posted: 2012-02-12 01:38am |
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Jedi Master
Joined: 2007-02-11 11:55pm
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Wow. I had completely forgotten about these books!
Hmm, well I guess here's one guy that was benefited by his 89 years of life. I'm sure there were many out there.
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Alerik the Fortunate
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Posted: 2012-02-13 04:46pm |
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Jedi Knight
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Too bad that he has passed. I read and enjoyed those books as a child, and had entirely forgotten who the author was. I would recommend them to any young reader.
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