Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Please post quotes from your alternate history books, here. It can be a quote that showcases the alternate history aspect of the book, the writing style of the author, highlights a character, or just one that catches your fancy. If you are stuck, there is always page 46!

* no one else knew what she was, but she did --- and the knowledge ate her"

" death was permanent --and so was fear"

"one more piece of somethign old and precious will have disappeared"

From Victory of Eagles:

"Temeraire did not wish to argue in the least: Laurence sounded like himself again, if still drawn and perhaps unhappy, and that was worth anything; but privately he could not help a certain resentment that a conscience seemed to be so very expensive, and yet had no substantial form which one might admire, and display to one's company."

Melissa - I have been wanting to start this series, and was thinking I might read the first one of the series for our shelf this month.

readinghearts (Lyn M) wrote: "Melissa - I have been wanting to start this series, and was thinking I might read the first one of the series for our shelf this month."

I hope you enjoy it! I am not a big fan of fantasy series in general, and this one has its flaws, but I think these work as both historical fiction and fantasy.