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What are you hoping for from this Cotton Malone book?

I'm hoping for another action-packed book and an exciting adventure.

Wondering how the dynamics of the team will change without Henrik

>3 bhabeck: Will certainly be interested to see what happens given this. I'm hoping they pick up to the standard of the earlier books in the series.
I also want a good history element within it.
Is it too much to hope Stephanie Nelle will be killed off in this one? 😂

>4 Andrew-theQM: Stephanie has started to grow on me...something I definitely didn't think I'd say after book 1...lol. I would like to see Pam back at some point - she and Cotton were interesting together

>5 bhabeck: That would be fun.

I'm also curious to see what direction this takes with Henrik gone.
I'm hopeful for an exciting adventure featuring Malone and Casseopeia. I'd like to see Malone's son again and agree it would be good to have Pam make an appearance.
Stephanie has not grown on me. I wouldn't mind if she stayed behind her desk--well in the background.

>7 bluebird_: That's my feelings about Stephanie!

I hope I like this book more than I did the first time I read it...which was years ago.

Andrew is in his busy period just starting back to school so here is the schedule for our group read:

Schedule for Group Read of The Emperor’s Tomb by Steve Berry.
#6 in the Cotton Malone Series.

Friday 8th September : Prologue and 1 to 12
Saturday 9th September : 13 to 28
Sunday 10th September : 29 to 43
Monday 11th September : 44 to 57
Tuesday 12th September : 58 to 71
Wednesday 13th September : 72 to 82

>10 EadieB: Thanks Eadie. I set up the Group last night but forgot to post the schedule on here. Only slightly differently posted on the Group to the above.

Friday 8th September : Prologue, and One to Twelve
Saturday 9th September : Thirteen to Twenty-Eight
Sunday 10th September : Twenty-Nine to Forty-Two
Monday 11th September : Forty-Three to Fifty-Six
Tuesday 12th September : Fifty-Seven to Seventy
Wednesday 13th September : Seventy-One to Eighty-Two

>9 Carol420: That's not promising!

>12 Andrew-theQM: I remember now why it only got a 3.5.

>9 Carol420: >12 Andrew-theQM: Every kick don't make through the uprights but part of the fun is the journey itself so at the end we will see where we are

>14 ColinMichaelFelix: Couldn't agree more.

Sorry to be late with Saturday's questions, was in the middle of a forest and their internet service was down. Just got back to land of the living.

>16 Andrew-theQM: So you couldn't call Cotton to help you. Not good...but glad you found civilization again.

>16 Andrew-theQM: What were you doing playing Robin Hood?

>18 EadieB: Oh good one Eadie. Maybe Andrew will send us a picture of him in his green tights:)

>19 Carol420: Would love to see that!

This must be close.....

>21 Olivermagnus: I never realized that Andrew's nose was so pointed:) And where are his green tights? Don't tell me he's lost them in those evil woods!

>18 EadieB: Actually we weren't far from Sherwood Forest as it happens! We booked into one of our local campsites to recover from the first week at school. Unfortunately if no phone line, people can't get hold of you! 😂First week always intensely busy!

>21 Olivermagnus: He's far more handsome than me!

>23 Andrew-theQM: Glad to hear to survived the first week!

>25 EadieB: Only just, hardly opened a book last week. Two of the days I read less than 20 pages. Unheard of. Need to get back into a routine! Hoping the Group Read does that for me.

>26 Andrew-theQM: Hard to get back to work after a nice relaxing summer!

>26 Andrew-theQM: That's the problem, I think I relaxed too much and it is far from a 9 to 5 job, and you want everything running right from the first day.

>28 Andrew-theQM: And you are looking forward to retirement and can't wait!

>29 EadieB: Sounds good to me, I can travel round the UK in my Motorhome, making it my own personal mobile library and reading, reading, reading!

>30 Andrew-theQM: Sounds like fun to me! I like that idea of a mobile library. You can visit charity shops and drop off the books you read and pick up new ones.

>31 EadieB: That would be the plan, as well as finding great coastal locations to read.

>32 Andrew-theQM: Sounds wonderful

>30 Andrew-theQM: Is your wife going to object when we all show up to go with you? Better prepare her now.

>34 Carol420: We will definitely need a bigger vehicle because I have a huge library.

>34 Carol420: >35 EadieB: I'll show her this thread to prepare her, we will definitely need a bigger motorhome! Possibly one of those big American RVs.

FYI: I emailed Loranne re: all the spam threads. Hopefully all of them (and the user) will be removed from LT. Wasn't sure how else to report these.

>37 bluebird_: Thanks, the SPAM does seem to be becoming a big problem. Usually they are all deleted fairly quickly but it doesn't hurt to alert her.

I flagged them until I was going cross-eyed. Hopefully someone will notice.

>39 Carol420: I'm sure they'll be deleted eventually, but if more than this group is targeted then it may take a while. I think this is the worst it's ever been.

>40 Andrew-theQM: None of the other groups that I belong to are effected...so far. It's just annoying. I think somehow it's on a system that just allows it to keep repeating itself.

>41 Carol420: All computerised I would imagine.

>36 Andrew-theQM: Can't wait for your retirement. I want to put Scarborough Castle on our list to visit along with the Peak District. They definitely need books at their hotel for people visiting there.

>43 EadieB: You can't! Lovely view of the sea from Scarborough Castle, but a bit of a steep hill to get to the top - know it well! Although have to admit some better Castle examples around other than Scarborough Castle.

>44 Andrew-theQM: OK you can be the driver and take us to all the nice places.

>43 EadieB: Some others to consider off the top of my head : Alnwick Castle, Conwy Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Bodiam Castle, Caernarfon Castle, Carlisle Castle, Beaumaris Castle, Edinburgh Castle, Dover Castle, Warwick Castle, Tower of London, Stirling Castle, Cardiff Castle, Leeds Castle, Arundel Castle ...this calls for some good research.

Should keep us busy!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/galleries/B...

>46 Andrew-theQM: Doesn't look like we will be bored with all these castles to visit.

I love castles!

>48 Sergeirocks: You can come too when Andrew retires. Then we can hold our group reads in our large mobile library while we visit the castles and any other tours that Andrew (the driver) will put together.

>48 Sergeirocks: I love castles too. The older the better. Ask my poor hubby how many he has visited in Ireland & Scotland and waited...and waited...and waited..and waited....

>49 EadieB: We'll have to hire a driver so Andrew can read and lead the discussions. Maybe if he presents this opportunity to his wife she will be more receptive to having her motor home taken over.

This is just a test to see if I can post.

I'm having the same problem.

If the post is too long it won't accept it.

It's fixed now I believe.

>54 Carol420: Being at work all day I didn't know there was a problem.

>48 Sergeirocks: >50 Carol420: Surely everyone loves castles and lighthouses! Also love walled cities/towns like Chester, York and Berwick-Upon-Tweed.

>56 Andrew-theQM: My beach house is decorated with lighthouses.

>57 EadieB: Now that's a thought, could we have a beach house too?

>55 Andrew-theQM:

>58 Andrew-theQM: Of course we can and a cook and maid too.

>60 EadieB: We can survive without them, or order in. Don't want other people getting in the way of the reading!

>59 Olivermagnus: That sounds good to me! Not stopped in the past week and a half since I got back to school.

>61 Andrew-theQM: I thought Lynda's comment about work was meant about the beach house hence the cook and maid but I see see was talking about your job.

You may be interested in this video if you can watch it outside the UK, only 6 minutes long.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/magazine-39708249/terracotta-army-the-greatest-arch...

>51 Carol420: and >52 Olivermagnus: Thought this was just an issue with my computer. I didn't have time to investigate. Glad it's fixed.

Not bad for a book that had such a variety of ratings from the participants. Ended up with a 4.38 Overall rating.

>66 Carol420: That is a surprise!

>64 Andrew-theQM: An amazing undertaking, and a very special find.