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Aesir Books will contain our latest reviews and eventually we will be releasing our own e book titles. SPQR A History of Ancient Rome, Mary Beard
As Dante had Virgil for his guide through Hell and Purgatory so Mary Beard had Cicero as her guide through the Roman republic. This is an important point and what makes the book so good. Instead of starting with the end of the Etruscan kings, through the republic and finishing with the Empire, Mary Beard... Read More »
Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin
Tales of the City is the first of a series of nine novels by Armistead Maupin. The first four novels were originally serialized in the San Francisco Chronicle. The fifth one was serialized in the San Francisco Examiner. The remaining books were written directly as novels. The book opens with the arrival of Mary Ann... Read More »
The Flintstones And WWE: Stone Age Smackdown! Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone, Warner
This modern take on the Flinstones is awesome particularly for those who appreciate US Wresting (WWE) :)) This original new movie sees bedrock being visited by some of the most famous WWE superstars. Fred, as a wrestling Promoter, convinces Barney to go head to head against WWE superstars, the results are hilarious. John Cenastone (John... Read More »
San Andreas, Brad Peyton, Warner
This is a very interesting disaster movie starring, among other Dwayne Johnson a.k.a. The Rock when he used to be a Wrestler. As the title shows it is about San Andreas Fault in California USA. Dwayne has a wife and a daughter, but he does not live with them. His wife is currently dating another... Read More »
Thor The Dark World, Alan Taylor, Marvel
In this sequel, Thor carries on fighting the evil forces. Chronologically it should be watched after Thor (1) and Avengers Assemble. This movie is directed by Alan Taylor and is much grimmer and darker than Thor (1). Thor has matured and is a much wiser warrior and his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) believes that Thor... Read More »
Thor, Marvel, Kenneth Branagh
Thor is the Marvel version of the Norse Aesir’s God of Thunder. This movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh and the super heroics are simply marvellous. In the Marvel Universe Thor is one of the founding members of The Avengers (aka Earth Mightiest Heroes). Thor travel between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard (the Home of the... Read More »
The Once and Future King, T H White
The Once and Future King was written by T H White and published in 1958. It is based on his previous works written between 1938-41. These consist of four parts, The Sword in the Stone, The Queen of Air and Darkness, The Ill Made Knight and The Candle in the Wind. A final part, written... Read More »
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince is a novella by the French author, aviator and poet, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. There seems to be a universal love for this book irrespective of country. Infact it is the fourth most translated book in the world. It has been translated into over 250 languages/dialects. At the beginning of the book the... Read More »
The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children’s novel by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961. The story is about a boy called Milo. Now we all, from time to time feel bored with what we are doing but Milo was like this “not just sometimes but always”. Wherever he was... Read More »
The Code of the Woosters, P G Wodehouse
The Code of the Woosters is another book covering the exploits of Bertie Wooster and his “gentleman’s gentleman” Jeeves. It was written by the comic master P G Wodehouse in 1938. It was initially serialised in America in The Saturday Evening Post from 16 July to 3 September 1938 and in the UK in the... Read More »
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