Thanks, Alexias. As noted, I'm trying to see if the only people who got the "wrong" cover (not the one they wanted) all pre-ordered. Right now, that's what it's looking like.
Anybody else order the hardcopy (not ebook), and if so, which cover did you get and when did you order it?
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- Sun Jul 14, 2019 6:54 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 34991
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 11:35 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 34991
Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Excellent. Glad to hear that. I emailed them yesterday evening, and they've already got it fixed, so that's wonderful news. And I'm glad you got the cover you wanted. Out of curiosity, when did you order it? Was it a pre-order or did you order it after it's official release on July 1? (I'm trying to...
- Sat Jul 13, 2019 6:45 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
- Replies: 39
- Views: 34991
Re: Dancing with the Lion (novels on the young ATG)
Moving back to this one. The novel has been out for a bit, and if folks are interested, there are several reviews on Goodreads, all from people I don't know, so don't worry, the deck isn't stacked with "friends and family." Ha. The current aggregate is a 4.32, nothing below 3 stars, but ob...
- Thu Jul 04, 2019 1:09 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Power causes Brain Damage?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4259
Re: Power causes Brain Damage?
Hi, Sikander. Sorry for the slow response (book stuff). In any case, I think you make some good points here, particularly about differences in how one came to power between now and then. I definitely don't think Alex was a psychopath (although I think some of my colleagues might argue that point, ha...
- Thu Jun 27, 2019 9:46 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Power causes Brain Damage?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4259
Power causes Brain Damage?
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/power-causes-brain-damage?utm_source=pocket-newtab This is utterly fascinating, not just for modern folk, but for thinking about Alexander. (And why a figure like Hephaistion who grounded him/"mirroring," might have been so critical that when he died, Ale...
- Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:03 pm
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Visit to Vergina
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3153
Re: Visit to Vergina
Hi, Delos. Thank you for posting the link to this. I'm enjoying going through the images!
- Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:54 pm
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
So Hephaistion is not afraid to stand out and flaunt his Athenian ancestry. He seems like an interesting character to follow. I'm glad he isn't presented as insecure and bowing down to Alexander constantly. Hephaistion is an interesting character, in that one could interpret him several ways (and h...
- Fri May 31, 2019 4:19 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
You are not the only one to ask. I actually got this question on Tumblr, too, so let me just link to that: https://jeannereames.tumblr.com/post/185180479754/thank-you-for-the-books-i-enjoyed-reading-the Hephaistion's style is found on Athenian red-figure pottery for boys about 14-18, albeit earlier ...
- Tue May 28, 2019 12:34 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Hi, Rosegarden. If you're interested in Alexander novels, as Alexias already mentioned, Mary Renault is the old standby. :-) It is quite safe for younger readers, so I can't imagine that your parents would be upset. It's safer than mine, frankly. You might also consider Judith Tarr's THE LORD OF THE...
- Tue May 28, 2019 12:25 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
https://jeannereames.net/Dancing_with_the_Lion/history_story.html That's the author's note. It explains several of my choices. I mentioned it a while back on maybe another thread that those familiar with Alexander might want to read the note first, so they know why I made the choices that I did. :-)...
- Sun May 19, 2019 5:25 am
- Forum: Discuss Alexander the Great
- Topic: Amphipolis video
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3642
Re: Amphipolis video
Thanks for this. It's one of the places we didn't get to.
- Sun May 19, 2019 12:02 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
That's at Aigai, not Pella (check the header above the video *grin*). And yes, you're looking towards the Khalkidike's Pallene peninsula way in the distance. There are only 3 videos from Pella, all in the lower town, and 3 from Vergina/Aegae. Most of Aegae was shut down, as they're doing restoration...
- Fri May 10, 2019 2:01 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Now that I've posted the covers on social media, I can put them here. I expect everybody will catch the historical error on cover #2. ;) I didn't realize she was going to use architecture or I could have given her a visual pun by suggesting the Temple to Hephaistos in the Athenian agora. Ha. Both of...
- Wed May 08, 2019 2:19 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Ha, yeah. There are rather a lot of them. One is sideways and I don't know how to rotate it, and another I rotated while taking it, and can't fix that, either. Definitely don't have a future as a video person. LOL.
- Tue May 07, 2019 6:45 am
- Forum: Book reviews
- Topic: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
- Replies: 33
- Views: 28584
Re: Dancing with the Lion: preorder is open
Thanks, Alexias and Eclipse. FWIW, the official website is open, although it's still a work in progress as I have fun things to add, but need to learn how to write HTML code for audio, etc. :-) Yet I note it here for the "History to Story" page in particular, as that's the Author's Note at...