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Monday, 23 July 2012

Readings and Musings : Greece and Persia

I don't seem to be making much progress on the figure painting front, ho hum, as by the time I have sorted stuff out and placed it onto a mobile "painting tray" I soon find myself putting it all back away again with little or no forward progress  :(

The up-side I am reading more of the back log of those historical novels I have lurking on my shelves. I have just completed "Killers Of Men" by Christian Cameron (see below) and shamelessly enjoyed it tremendously: 


So much so I have now started "Marathon", part II of a his many-part(?) ancient series (see below):




It is a teasing series and has encouraged me to pick up (once again) "Herodotus: The Histories". I have skipped ahead to Book 7 which is post Marathon as it neatly ties in with the long term "Greeks in Peril" DBA Campaign 'historical project' I have been hankering over these past ten years. I now have all the DBA armies required (bar a few patch up jobs to do on a few bases) but now there is talk of doing it with Basic Impetus instead of DBA version 2.2. The question is whether is I can get my act together and arrange a firm "campaign day" or end up reading Book III in Christian Cameron's series over the summer instead.


What next: Consolidation of focus or divergence of project aims?
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3 comments:

  1. David Crook23 July 2012 at 05:42

    Hi Geordie,

    I have not seen these so will look for them as the whole Greek/Persian thing has been a bit of an itch for me recently.

    "Spartans! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty, for tonight we dine in hell!"

    All the best,

    DC

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  2. Monty24 July 2012 at 19:21

    Never heard of these Geordie, but they sound good - may have to check them out.

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG24 July 2012 at 21:48

    Well the Greeks always seem to be needing some sort of bail-out or heroic miracle to sort themselves out ;)

    It is a point I always come back to

    I feel I must really do it this time as I have all the pieces to play with, all I need now is the willing wargamers (or friends promised beer and a historical entertainment)

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