First thing, this book is a crime story written by a French author. Nevertheless, it takes place in the US. The description of rich American people are quite funny. The CIA seems like an organisation of killers... But, don't worry, nobody really believes it. It is just "French" perception, a bit exagerated...

Once again, Leigh Greenwood delivers a fascinating read. From the very first page, I was drawn into the fast-paced, suspenseful action. Eric and Claire's romance blooms as they try to figure out why she has been accused of corporate espionage. One of the hallmarks of Greenwood's writing is that not only the hero and heroine are interesting - the secondary characters are, too! Readers familiar with his classic Seven Brides series will smile when they see certain scenes from those repeated in this contemporary setting. The story is fresh, snappy, and at times comical. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! A definite winner and a definite keeper!

Greenwood was a participant-observer in the practics of the British magical and wiccan communities. She spent several years working in groups around london, both 'high magic' and wtchcraft groups. Unlike some earlier studies of this sort, Greenwood does not attempt to 'explain away' the results of her training. Instead she uses a more modern anthropological approach that recognizes the validity of the experiences magicians have of the 'otherworld' and attempts to find its meaning.
Very interesting for magicians and scholars alike.

I have had this book some years ago, but unfortunately I haven't. I am trying to find it in Spain since 1993 without results.

This is a 2nd edition Monster supplement for the Forgotten Realms setting. The material in this apendix comes in a three hole punched format so that it can be added to the three ring binder monstrous compendium. Each creature takes up one to two pages and are in alphabetical order as are all the compendium entries. This allows the material to be kept separate or integrated into the main compendium as the owner desires.

The descriptions and art are great, each mosnter has physical descriptions, combat statistics, culture, behaviour etc.

There was a second appendix for the FRs but this provides such basic staples as the crawling claw and the darkenbeast

In the further adventures of Phryne Fisher, she is travelling by train to Ballarat in 1920's Australia, but her journey is rudely interrupted by a cloud of chloroform. She helps a girl with amnesia and a woman whose mother died on the train trip. Go Phryne !!

I saw this book on accident one day while visiting a friend. She had borrowed the book from a co-worker because she was starting a new flower garden and didn't know where to start. I was quite impressed with the pictures, also the instructions on planting beds, containers, and borders. It has suggestions for the seasoned gardener and everything the new gardener needs to know. My Mom is in the process of purchasing a new home and this book will make a great Mother's Day gift.

Like the previously printed "Pages from the Mages," Prayers is a companion supplement providing information on the some of the rarer magical books/devices found in TSR's Forgotten Realms world. However, its descriptions are concerned with 'holy' relics instead of wizards' spellbooks. As with that book, it provides good, detailed information and descriptions to aid a player or Game master in adding it to his own role-playing campaign. For those who are adherents to the Forgotten Realms mythology, it remains fairly consistent and incorporates many of the official changes that have developed in that game world. Becuase most of the rules information is placed in the book, a person can generally get by without extensive knowledge of the Realms' pantheon. This allows players to incorporate any of the relics into other, non-Forgotten Realms, game campaigns if they like, with little modifications. The only fault in this material is that some of the ideas for the holy books/relics are somewhat convoluted or odd in their explanations. This may require a more thorough understanding of the gaming rules and possibly alterations to make it less confusing for actual play.

This time out Phryne Fisher is investigating murder and mayhem at the theatre production of the Gilbert & Sullivan show 'Ruddy Gore' in Melbourne's 1920's. With her new lover helping out Phryne must solve the mystery before any one else dies. I love the atmosphere of the Phryne Fisher books, I've been to Melbourne and many of the places she writes about are still there and the books have added much magic to my travelling.

The first (and rarest) adventure in Ed Greenwood's most highly esteemed adventures, Shadowdale begins the dramatic tale of the Time of Troubles. The gods walk the Realms! Thrown into exile by some unfathomable power, the avatars desperately vie with one another for the Tablets of Fate, the only key to unlocking their mortal prisons. Chaos fills the land, wild magic rules, nature itself revolts, epic battles between hated rivals come full force, and amidst it all, the hapless PCs... a wonderful adventure for levels 5-8, not to be missed.