tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post9127080167998578275..comments2024-03-17T14:31:27.014-04:00Comments on Fantasy Book Critic: "The Oracle of Stamboul" by Michael David Lukas (Reviewed by Liviu Suciu)Roberthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15006565422867420980noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-90186185096074149622011-02-24T10:41:26.393-05:002011-02-24T10:41:26.393-05:00Chad: thanks for the kind words; hope you read it ...Chad: thanks for the kind words; hope you read it and enjoy it as much as me<br /><br />kyodnb:The action takes place in Constanta only for a while - the title is accurate after all - but Bucharest is mentioned and some details are given all sounding well; the author got the atmosphere of the 1880's pitch perfect imho and that was one of the things that made the book such a hit.<br /><br />The excerpts from the (fictive) book Eleonora finds, The Hourglass are actually more about Romanian stuff than the Oracle book itself and there the author sounds authentic also - good names, reasonable action...Liviuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04615405766065227026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-80527383673930075292011-02-24T04:59:00.010-05:002011-02-24T04:59:00.010-05:00hmm...the Constanta thing sounds interesting :) I ...hmm...the Constanta thing sounds interesting :) I saw that the author has nothing to do with Romania, but he was for a few years in Turkey, so i`m curios about how he wrote about the town.<br />even if it`s about another period of time than ours. and you made me interested in the book, too..let`s not forget that ;)kyodnbhttp://www.cititorsf.ronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438041449595085165.post-87029864252502580312011-02-17T19:19:54.663-05:002011-02-17T19:19:54.663-05:00Wow, you certainly got my attention. I'll be ...Wow, you certainly got my attention. I'll be keeping an eye out for this.Chad Hullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17774092046594256969noreply@blogger.com