A Wilful Woman Hardcover – 1 December 1988
by Michael Talbot (Author)
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In the newly settled wilds of Australia, sergeant and convicted arsonist Joe Cribb struggles to protect and better himself among fellow criminals, and to keep the love of the strong-minded Kitty Brandon
Publisher : Alfred a Knopf (1 December 1988)
Language : English
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Maryelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Very well written look at early Austrailian history.
Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 7 March 2015
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The book was a sequel to another book by Michael Talbot that described the voyage that took the first Australian settlers to their destination. This book is about that first year on the unknown island which became a new country.
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The book was a sequel to another book by Michael Talbot that described the voyage that took the first Australian settlers to their destination. This book is about that first year on the unknown island which became a new country.
The only disappointment was that there was another book to continue the sage.
To the Ends of the Earth
Michael Talbot
3.25
8 ratings3 reviews
519 pages, Hardcover
First published May 12, 1986
Original title
To Ends of the Earth
About the author
Michael Talbot41 books231 followers
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Michael Talbot was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1953. As a young man, he moved to New York City, where he pursued a career as a freelance writer, publishing articles in Omni, The Village Voice, and others, often exploring the confluence between science and the spiritual.
Talbot published his first novel, The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life as an Avon paperback original in 1982; though never reprinted, it is regarded a classic of the genre, frequently appearing on lists of the best vampire novels ever written, and secondhand copies have long been expensive and hard to find. His other horror titles, both cult classics, are The Bog (1986) and Night Things (1988).
But despite the popularity of his fiction among horror fans, it was for his nonfiction that Talbot was best known, much of it focusing on new age concepts, mysticism, and the paranormal. Arguably his most famous and most significant is The Holographic Universe (1991), which examines the increasingly accepted theory that the entire universe is a hologram; the book remains in print and highly discussed today.
Michael Talbot died of leukemia in 1992 at age 38.
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Pierre Roux
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January 14, 2018
Very long winded but as an attempt as a historical fiction not bad. It speeds up at the end
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December 11, 2022
Had a hard time connecting with the main characters, went in too many directions, too long.
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Doyle Sinclair
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November 28, 2009
One of my favorite novels. This is the story of the initial settling of Australia, by British sailors transporting convicts to Botany Bay.
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Very well written look at early Austrailian history.
==To the Ends of the Earth
Michael Talbot
3.25
8 ratings3 reviews
519 pages, Hardcover
First published May 12, 1986
Original title
To Ends of the Earth
About the author
Michael Talbot41 books231 followers
Follow
Michael Talbot was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1953. As a young man, he moved to New York City, where he pursued a career as a freelance writer, publishing articles in Omni, The Village Voice, and others, often exploring the confluence between science and the spiritual.
Talbot published his first novel, The Delicate Dependency: A Novel of the Vampire Life as an Avon paperback original in 1982; though never reprinted, it is regarded a classic of the genre, frequently appearing on lists of the best vampire novels ever written, and secondhand copies have long been expensive and hard to find. His other horror titles, both cult classics, are The Bog (1986) and Night Things (1988).
But despite the popularity of his fiction among horror fans, it was for his nonfiction that Talbot was best known, much of it focusing on new age concepts, mysticism, and the paranormal. Arguably his most famous and most significant is The Holographic Universe (1991), which examines the increasingly accepted theory that the entire universe is a hologram; the book remains in print and highly discussed today.
Michael Talbot died of leukemia in 1992 at age 38.
3.25
8 ratings3 reviews
Pierre Roux
2 reviews
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January 14, 2018
Very long winded but as an attempt as a historical fiction not bad. It speeds up at the end
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AndrewKnoke
45 reviews
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December 11, 2022
Had a hard time connecting with the main characters, went in too many directions, too long.
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Doyle Sinclair
13 books
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November 28, 2009
One of my favorite novels. This is the story of the initial settling of Australia, by British sailors transporting convicts to Botany Bay.
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