https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ Jacey Bedford's Journal - Dreamwidth Studios Mon, 07 May 2018 21:39:04 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios jacey personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/2078309/1441986 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/ 100 45 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/588308.html Mon, 07 May 2018 21:39:04 GMT https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/588308.html <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1362685481l/17365093.jpg" alt="What Kings Ate and Wizards Drank" width="250" height="387" align="left" />A book about fantasy worldbuilding for writers. Some useful tips, especially for beginners. It's heavily into food and food history from a fantasy preoccupation with stew to provisioning an army. Recommended</span><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=jacey&ditemid=588308" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/588308.html booklog food history research non-fiction books reading booklog 2018 public 2 https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/587638.html Mon, 07 May 2018 21:18:09 GMT https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/587638.html <span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"><img src="https://images-eu.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51xn23zlWlL.jpg" alt="Foundation" width="250" height="380" align="left" />A remarkably readable popular history, not too deep and academic, but a quick reminder from 15,000 years ago (the Neolithic), through Roman rule, the Dark Ages (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) and the medieval to 1509, the death of Henry VII. This is the first in a six volume set, easily digestible and informative.</span><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=jacey&ditemid=587638" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://jacey.dreamwidth.org/587638.html booklog history research non-fiction reading booklog 2018 public 2