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Very cool, Richard! Judging by sketal remains there were many women warriors in ancient Britain, but some scientists think skeletal examination is no conclusive. This is.
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(Quote) That would be my opinion as well. Note that several women were found among the British dead at Waterloo, not just the one mentioned. Mary Dixon, a 17 year veteran. Most battles they didn't bother checking the sex of the dead, and I don't kno…
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(Quote) Yes. Role-playing games. I have written military RPGs set from the Napoleonic era to the near and into the far future. Some of the most extraordinary gaming I have ever participated in.
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(Quote) That bothered the HELL out of me! I NEVER got used to it! (Quote) I noticed that too! I do like he was from the Magdalens, but his dialogue didn't convince me he was... Great character though!
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There were women who disguised themselves as men in order to serve, both as officers and as crew. There were typically several women serving in various capacities ON warships of the time, as specialists of various sorts, most of them married to offi…
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The historical accuracy of the book's view of the War of 1812 was crap. The American Navy was one on one much better than the British Navy, as reflected in the single ship battles. This was because of better ship design, and better crew. The America…
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The characters were, I think what drew me in and ultimately why I liked the book. She was very good at making individuals who resonated as real. The exceptions were the Bad Guy and the Heroine. I don't think either felt like real people. I cared far…
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I felt it was a Romance-Napoleonic Naval mashup that worked better than it should have. O'Brien did this brilliantly in the Aubrey-Maturin books, but O'Brien was a stunningly gifted writer. The different perspective - that of a Jane Austen heroine …
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What was the translation we are going to use? I'll need to get it!
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(Quote) I would be!
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(Quote) Sorta like Firefly...
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I think in the book, it was inferred that it was their ONLY chance at survival. as these apes were all but extinct in the wild. But yes, a lot of people over here really like animals, and like to go see them. Not everyone, mind, but it's a big count…
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In the words of the immortal Tina Turner, "what's love got to do with it?"
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(Quote) I am in full agreement there. It's not NOT science Fiction...
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(Quote) Why I was thinking "side-effect" there...
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(Quote) The Bonobos were wonderfully drawn. I don't know if this is a deliberate policy or a side effect of something else, but it does have that quality in the end.
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(Quote) Romance was not the word I would use either...
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(Quote) :o
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I was totally sucked in, lived the story, and finished with over half the month left. I read another couple books in the meantime, and had to refresh my memory from my notes
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(Quote) I was considering having the players play the bonobos, actually. My players would love it! But then I have those players....
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The ending shocked me. I had stopped for the day before half a page from the last sentence because I had no idea it was about to end. I was like "Whaaaat?". No wrap up, no resolution, no preparation, just stoppage. I occasionally write son…
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(Quote) Hmmm - I thought it was why she was so remote and observant, as she could not share in normal lives, at least she could watch them, and this led directly to her science.
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(Quote) I was referring to her actions after the hysterectomy, when she was free from the pain.
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(Quote) Hurricanes?
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(Quote) The Theory of Bastards was what was motivating Frankie as she began to get involved with the Bonobos, as they didn't seem to follow the Theory.
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Research Institutes and Wildlife Sanctuaries, and the institute is both, primarily run on the income from endowments and a lot of corporate funding, with visitors bringing welcome cash - not just tickets but snacks and souvenirs - and the occasional…
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That last is very true!
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Damn! I meant to ask what people felt about this! It's in my notes, and I just missed it!
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Yeah - I kept seeing the romance foreshadowed and hoping I was wrong... but I wasn't
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As to the people visiting, most had children with them, who did not have Bindis. which makes sense.