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East of Constantinople, West of Shanghai


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One Thousand

This is the thousandth post on Karavansara.
It’s been along ride from the twentieth of January of 2013.
And there’s still a long way to go.

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Right now, I just wish to say Thank You! to all the readers of this blog.
To all those that commented, to all those that offered advice, to those that donated their guest posts.
Thank you!

I hope you had as much fun reading these pages as I had writing them.
See you in post 1001.
Cheers!


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Maureen O’Hara, R.I.P.

I just learned about the passing, at the age of 95, of legendary Hollywood star Maureen O’Hara.
Nicknamed “Miss Technicolor” for her fiery red hair, she was the heroine of many swashbuckler and adventure movies, and one of the icons of my misspent youth at the parish cinema, in such swashbuckler films as The Black Swan, The Spanish Main, Sinbad the Sailor and Against all Flags.

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Contact form

I’ve been made aware of the fact that it’s pretty hard to get in touch with me.
So far we’ve used the post comments – but now it’s time to do like professional bloggers do, and so I set up a contact form.
You can find the link up in the top right corner of the blog.

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Any message posted through the form will be delivered in my mail box – and I’ll reply ASAP.
And of course I will not sell your data or spam you.

 


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Ron Fortier reviews The Ministry of Thunder

acheron_the__ministry_of_thunderNow this feels… strange.
But good, too!

You see, Ron Fortier‘s Pulp Fiction Reviews was the first blog I started following when I decided to get deeper into this pulp thing. You’ll find a link in the blogroll here on the right, and Ron’s reviews blog is still my first stop when I’m looking for something to read.
Heck, the man has sold me dozens of books! – including a handful that have become my faves.

So try and imagine my reaction when, checking my feed today, reader, I found this…

“The Ministry of Thunder,” is a rollicking tongue-in-cheek over-the-top pulp winner that completely won me over within its first few chapters. It’s Indiana Jones meets Bill Barnes with a touch of Kung-Fun thrown in to spice things up. It is the first Davide Mana book we’ve read and we certainly hope not the last.

This is more than graduating.
This feels like getting a PhD in pulp writing.

And yes, I do hope Sabatini will be back, too.

Check out Pulp Fiction Reviews‘ full piece about The Ministry of Thunder.

Me, I’m throwing a little party.
Later!