Robin Phillips wants to read The Night Manager by John le Carré

The Night Manager by John le Carré
Individual greed takes the place of old world rivalries of great nations. Inside look at the international cartel of illegal …
Military history author (writing as Russell Phillips). Tabletop RPG and board game player. Lapsed wargamer.
Non-binary. They/them pronouns.
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Success! Robin Phillips has read 24 of 12 books.
Individual greed takes the place of old world rivalries of great nations. Inside look at the international cartel of illegal …
Murder on the Sysadmin Express
After accidentally solving two murders, Dale Whitehead hungers to stay in his apartment, hack virtual …
Murder on the Sysadmin Express
After accidentally solving two murders, Dale Whitehead hungers to stay in his apartment, hack virtual …
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TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURIST
Starring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the …
She shrugged. ‘Not really. There’s an annual award for the worst adaptation of an author’s work. I don’t know if you’ve heard of it. The BADs – Book Adaptation Disasters – and Joan was the winner three or four years ago.’
— Lights! Camera! Mayhem! by Jodi Taylor (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #15) (22%)
I love the idea of the BADs. Someone should make it a reality.
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TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURIST
Starring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the …
This is an excellent set of quick, simple skirmish rules, ideal for introducing kids to wargaming. Like Panzer Kids by the same author, it includes several scenarios with different win conditions. There's also a welcome section on game etiquette, including notes on how to be a good winner and loser.
Fight your own tabletop battles with toy soldiers! These basic wargame rules put you in command of toy soldiers fighting …
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TEMPORA, THE TIME TRAVELLING TOURIST
Starring Astrid Gustafsson as Helen of Troy - 'the …
Another good short story from Si Clarke (@clacksee@wandering.shop). I'm glad she's returned to the Mars Colony series, and I'd love to see a full-length book three. But then, I also want another full-length Vigilaunte Justice book, so maybe I'm just greedy 😎
It's a lovely, cosy short, told from Gurdeep's perspective. My only criticism is that it's very short and I wanted it to last longer.
Before they were tasked with planning the first permanent colony on Mars, Gurdeep and Georgie were just an ordinary couple. …
Some of the reviews say that the information is very basic. That may be true, but a lot of it was new to me, and given that it's very short (32 pages in paperback) and cheap (99p for the ebook), I didn't expect it to go into great depth, nor did I want it to.
My only complaint is that a full quarter of the book is back matter - about the author, quotes from clients, etc.
Vanessa Ugatti dramatically shifts the thinking for accountants, lawyers and consultants taking them from their own perceptions of not feelingthey …