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    To all my friends from the U.K.

    I have been to Oxford a number of times, to the eagle and child as well. (Had my bachelor party there, involved a 'A worlds end' type pub crawl.) The pub is easy to miss as its on the outskirts slightly but well worth it. Regarding places to stay in London if you book well enough in advance you...
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    42. Elizabeth Haydon Discussion

    I loved the first three novels....Then I read the 4th and 5th. If I remember correct I gave them to the cats to play with. Haven't touched them since as I was extremely disappointed. _____________________________________________ WWW.THECROWNSOFALMACH.CO.UK
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    Glossaries

    I find whenever a book introduces a new term, concept or idea a glossary is a must. There have very few books I have read that do not have some sort of glossary attached. Sometimes I refer to it because of the pronunciations.
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    Dragons in Ancient Rome

    Sounds like a good concept. When I first read this the first thing that came to my head was using one of the founding myths of Rome. For example the brothers Romulus and Remus being raised by wolves. Its no great leap to replace wolves with Dragons? And have them appear continuously throughout...
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    English names in a fantasy novel

    I agree in that it really does not matter as long as the names are not overly elaborate that it becomes impossible to remember the name. I always find the pronunciation part the hardest, especially if the author has used apostrophises or hyphens, I find that the use of the formers confuses where...
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    Greetings.

    Hello All, Clearly I am the new guy so please be nice :) I live in the UK, originally from the South East coast before moving to the midlands where I currently reside with my wife Leanne, and three Cats: Harlow, Speckled Jim and Fraya. I came here looking for a supportive and friendly...
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