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Alle boeken van aspe gaan over dezelfde personages

Pieter van in is een uitgebluste politieman als we hem tegen komen in het eerste boek.
Versavel: partner of Van in
Hannelore Martens: de sexy subsituut



Boek 1: Het vierkant van de wraak

De positie van Ludovic Degroof een van de machtigste en rijkste mensen van Brugge komt in gevaar wanner er ingebroken wordt in de juweelzaak van zijn zoon Ghisliam. De waardevolle juwelen worden niet megenomen, maar ter plaatse opgelost in een bak konings water. De inbrekers laten een raadselachtige handtekening achter. Pieter van In heeft al snel door dat er meer aan de hand is dean Drgroof laat blijken en wanneer zijn kleinzoon ontvoerd wordt, wordt het alleen nog erger. Kan Van in de kidnappers op tijd vinden, Daarvoor moet men het boek lezen.


Boek 2:De midasmoorden:

Paniek en chaos wanneer in brugge door een reeks misdaden wordt opgeshrikt. Een geheimzinnige foto, een kneedbom... Een aartsmoeilijke zaak voor Van In

Boek 3: De kinderen van Chronos

In de tuin van De Love, een gerestaureerde boerderij in de ongeving van Brugge they find a dead body, With the aid from hanalore, Pieter tries to solve this mystory. He finds out that Delove ooit een lustoord fungeerde voor tal van prominente figuren waaronder de machtsgeille lodewik Vandal. Zal Pieter ook dit kunnen oplossen zelf als hij naar de hoogste kringen van de regring moet???

Boek 4 Blauw bloed:
Hanalore de vriendin van pieter krijgt een telefoon van haar EX, Maar ze weet niet dat hij haar gebrijkt om zijn wraak te volbrengen tegen de koning van België, Zal pieter de koning en hanalore kunnen redden of moet hij genoegen nemen met maar een

Dat zijn alle boeken die ik van Aspe heb maar er zijn er veel meer

Very short sidenote : She also wrote a book from which the name Arhu originates ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Really? Cool, I like her work! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Let put lots of Arhu to celebrate!

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I think the title was something with "story of night with dawn" ? ... Sorry, I cannot recollect it anymore ...

"The book of night with moon" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Ive never read it but Ill have to track it down now.

From Kirkus Reviews
Fantasy set in the universe Duane created in a YA series (Deep Wizardry, 1990, etc.). Cats are intelligent and have their own language, Ailurin; feline wizards with their human counterparts keep transit gates open and the world safe from disasters and invasions. Three New York wizards, house pet Rhiow, neurotic Saash, and dumpster resident Urruah, are detailed by the Powers That Be to repair a malfunctioning gate beneath Grand Central Station before a train accidentally gets hurled into another dimension. In the train tunnel the three battle hordes of rats and rescue a kitten, Arhu, who, though resentful and hostile, is destined to become a wizard, too. Next, the trio must travel into an alternate world of the past, Downside, to locate the gate's power source--but the locals are dinosaurs, and very belligerent. Then the investigators' human Area Advisory vanishes; they discover a magic spell written in Ailurin on an ancient Egyptian papyrus; Arhu develops a talent for seeing the future; and it becomes clear that they're being opposed by a dinosaur wizard backed by the evil Lone Power. Often intriguing, with a well-worked backdrop, but it's hard to find a logical or emotional connection between cats and dinosaurs. Still, fantasy-loving ailurophiles will curl up and purr. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Neil Gaiman - Neverwhere

An early book from the author of American Gods.

From the back cover:

Dark, funny, immersive, insightful. About the people who have "fallen through the cracks".

Niel Gaiman is always good. They actually made a TV series of Neverwhere that was pretty good. I never did see it all though. Thanks Rincewind <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

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Deep Wizardy by Diane Duane

Yes its a kids book, but this comes a close to perfection as a book can get. Pepare to get in touch with your inner hippy.

Kit and Nita are newly made wizards. They are pitted against the evil lone power, the entity who intoduced death, and represents entropy, the eventual death of the universe. After blocking his purpose in the last book, Kit and Nita are taking some break time with their parents on a long island beach.

Enter hotshot the dolphin, crying with distress that a whale is wounded. Nita and Kit transform into whales and head off to save the whale from sharks. They discover that she too is a wizard, and that the magic she has to perform, "the song of the sea", is essential for the survival of not only whales, but humans too. The last time the magic failed, Atlantis sunk beneath the waves.

Twelve singers are required for the song, 11 whales, of which Nita and Kit are two, and the Pale Slayer, Master of sharks, ageless master of death.

The Pale slayer has to be one of the best charachters I have ever encountered in my reading. Its one of those cases where you wish you'd thought of it. I Hope I've given you enough to make you want to read this book, but not enough to spoil it.

Well done Diane. 9 out of 10.

Does anyone actually read these?

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Today picked up a copy of Neil Gaiman's Stardust , which should be a good read, but have recently taken another look at Graham Oakley's Church Mice series... Yes, kid's books. But with incredibly detailed illustrations (that add a lot to the stories, and frequently provide an entirely different perspective), and a church cat named Sampson (who's taken a vow never to harm mice), and, well... here's a sample.

The Diary of a Church Mouse starts out:

"My New Year's Resolution this year was to start work right away on the Story of My Life, but I'd hardly finished one sentence before up breezes Arthur and says that really it's best to wait until you're very old before you write your life story because by then you'll know what happens in the last chapter. I said that it was more likely that by then you'd have forgotten what happened in the first. But he says no you wouldn't, not if you kept a diary. Well, I must say, that sounded a pretty good idea which is quite surprising because Arthur doesn't have many of those. For once I'm going to take his advice. So here goes.
1st January Absolutely nothing happened.
2nd January Ditto
3rd - 8th January Very uneventful."

(Things finally got going after the snowfall on January 11th...)

If anyone is interested in, this is a complete book scanned in its entirety:The Church Mice in Action

Hi Roncewind,
The book sounds very interesting, but I fear that a mouse might eat his diary when food gets too scarce. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />

Poor Sampson, he is so long suffering. I have been a fan of those books since I was a kid, and now make a point of introducing them to my nephews and nieces. Half the fun is in the artwork, the look on Sampsons face sometimes, he is really regretting that vow.

Stardust is quite enjoyable with some good artwork to boot. It wasnt quite what I was expecting (I thought it was a graphic novel) but Im glad I stuck with it!

Really glad to hear that, Mandrake! You are the first person I've come across who knows these books, and I think it's a pity because they are so much better -- in terms of both language and art -- than most of the "popular" children's books today... And they're such fun, too! Sadly, not one of the series titles is available in our largest bookstore chain...

I cant believe they are out of print either. I have to borrow them from the library. I think I have read at least 4 or so different stories. There are more but I havent found them. The two mouse leaders who always get Sampson (and the rest of the mice)into the worst situations. He really should eat them <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. Has anyone read these wonderful books?

prrrrrrrrrr.

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By the gods Ive read so many books since my last post its unlikely Ill review them all, so lets just do one that I quite enjoyed huh?

Catseye by Andre Norton

Troy Horan is a refugee from a galactic war, orignally welcomed to the rich pleasure planet of Korwar in the heady rush of the war, things soon sour as the war drags on and finally ends in a stalemate. Relegated to the makeshift town called the Dipple, with no friends or family, his prospects are grim. There is little hope for the future for a "Dippleman", chances of a job are slim, chances of citizenship even less. So when he gets a temporary job at an exotic pet shop in the city things are looking up.

Unfortunatly things are not what they seem, Troy realises that he can communicate mentally with some of the animals. When the owner of the petshop turns up dead, Troy is on the run, not just for himself, but for animals that flee with him.

I really enjoyed this book, it is quite short but has great atmosphere. The writing is well concieved and when Troy eventually arrives in the wilderness realises the tables have turned, and now relies on the animals for survival and not the other way around. The animals are not overly humanised and think and behave in a very believable manner. Seeing him become part of their world is very satisfying and I reccomend this book to all animal lovers.

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Terry Pratchett : Night Watch.

A Story on Time, Revolution and Coppers.

I read it yesterday, and to me it's one of PTerry's best books so far. But I must admit that I don't know all books of the Discworld saga.

Mr. Vimes becomes victim of an accident ... an heavy accident. It has something to do with Time.

He learns how to build things up, keep others in shape, and make the world a better place just by being a policeman - a "copper".

It's very deep and hilarious at the same time, and full of references to things in scientific areas. Especially sociology. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

I'd give it 8-9 out of 10 points, because I'm quite impressed. But, you know, tastes can be different ... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Look to Windward

Iain M Banks

800 years ago during the Culture's war with the Idrians, a great war crime was comitted and two stars sent nova, destroying all the life they suported. The light from the first star has just reached the Culture Orbital Masaq, the light from the second may not.

Composer Ziller is a Chelgrian, a race of feline like creatures, in self imposed exile on Masaq. Now the Chelgrians have sent an envoy to entreat him to return to his homeworld, or at least that is how it would appear, but everyone has their own agenda and who can tell who's pulling the strings behind the scenes and who can truly be trusted.

I really got a kick out of this book, it deals with technology well and while a lot of it is not stuff that has never been seen before in sci-fi, Banks implements it very well. His characters are well drawn and likeable and there is some really funny dialogue between them. His future humans, The Culture, are well realised and quite interesting. I couldnt help but sense a certain amount of social commentary behind the witty lines and there are a few points where one of the characters slips a profound comment in amonst their jibes. I reccomend this book if you are a sci fi fan. I'd never read a Culture book before but I think Ill have to go and look up the others in the series now, though I should point out that having read the others is not necessary to enjoy this book.

8 out of 10


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Apologies for the edits. Lots of typos and stuff!