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[ Oh, looks like Astrid has something to say again - albeit not related to the draft, which she's obviously not on. No, this entry is brought to Luceti by her new attempt to read. Not that she's against reading - she read what little Berk had to offer, back home - but it is not her main hobby or even in the top ten.

But she's trying! Which is...something, anyway. ]

Hey. So, I assume some of the books in the library are from other worlds. I mean - I know they are, but I assume they're from the worlds of people here?

So I thought I might ask if anyone has recommendations. Preferably for something with action. But I'll try anything, I guess. That would make it a lot easier than just picking things at random based on title. ...Which is the worst way to choose a book, apparently. Or my luck is just bad today.

[ And if she sounds mildly uncomfortable asking for book recommendations, it's just because she's asking for book recommendations and that's entirely new and weird. ]

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-- you think the library has comics?

[ Guess who has never set foot inside it, Astrid. ]

...I'm not sure. What's a comic?

[ Guess who is unfamiliar with your comic shenanigans, Neku. ]

Like.. a comic book? It's all drawings and stuff.

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[Moiraine is still far, far more comfortable writing than anything else, so Astrid can expect a reply in legible but flowing script]

I saw a copy of the Travels of Jain Farstrider in the library, a book of adventures from my world. Perhaps that might be of interest to you?

[ Make her feel self-conscious about her own practical handwriting, why don't you! Okay, she doesn't feel that way, but she does raise her eyebrows. Impressive! ]

Jain Farstrider? What was he like? And it sounds interesting. Travels are definitely of interest to me, I mean.

[ She is jotting down that title to go find after she finishes sorting through recommendations. ]

He was a wander of some notoriety in the Borderlands to the north of my world. I have not met him personally, but I'm told that he disappeared several years ago attempting to reach Shara, a land far to the east.

[Moiraine's glad to provide something of interest, at least.]

In the tales, at least, he seems like quite a free spirit, with a quick wit and a good head on his shoulders.

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What type of action are you looking for exactly? Lots of fighting or is general adventure fine as well? There are some books that are heavier on the adventure than on fighting, after all.

Fighting is preferred, but general adventure is also acceptable. I like exploration stories? Brave new worlds, and all that.

[ Viking nature, maybe. ]

I think a good classic would be "Treasure Island" then, pirates, ships, hidden treasures and betrayals all around. "Gulliver's Travels" is a good one as well, very fictional though.

And... If you feel adventurous and want to give a try to books that are a bit different from what you asked, any novel by Natsume Soseki would be good. I've seen two of his works, Kokoro and Sanshiro at the library. Don't expect fighting in those thought, the exploration they do is more... Spiritual than physical. But they are still good.

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You could try the Princess Bride.

[She's not much one for fiction in general but that story will always be special for her]

[ Neither of those words - Princess or Bride - exactly interests her. Ack. Still... ]

What's it about?

It's about fighting, torture, revenge, monsters, escapes, true love, miracles...

[She smiles]

You should give it a try.

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Well, I doubt you'd be interested in the things from home that I usually look at [Being an ancient language even most scholars have a damn hard time with.] I know a few good books that're around there! Treasure Island for one is a great one. Recommended to me by someone I know. Oh, and if you like things with ruins, traps, and treasure hunting, then I suggest reading, uhh...hold on...

[Norma goes to collect the book in question, some shuffling and footsteps heard over the journal.] Indiana Jones! There's a series of these and they're pretty good.

What do you usually look at from home? [ Norma is probably 100% right, though.

The second part interests her immediately, though. ] Ah, someone else suggested Treasure Island, too. And the ruins, traps, and treasure hunting part? Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.

[ Although what kind of name is Indiana Jones? ] But thanks! I appreciate it.

Well, I actually study an ancient language back home, a really tricky one to decipher, though I'm probably the only one who can translate it exactly. Or, well, the only one of my kind, I mean. [Though she is bragging, it's the truth. Relares is an insanely complicated language, and she studied it for years.] So I doubt you'd be interested in a bunch of symbols and stuff you wouldn't understand, y'know?

But I can definitely bring over or help you look for the books I mentioned! I kinda hang around the library a whole lot, so I know my way around pretty well, I think. And I've got one of the two treasure hunting books on me now, if you want it.

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Treasure Island is a good adventure story. It's about pirates and treasure--Oh! And if the Library has a copy of Grimm's fairy tales, I'd definitely recommend that one. Not...not all the stories in it are all that action packed, mind, but there are quite a few that are.

[ Wow, this Treasure Island book has to be good - that's three votes of confidence and counting.

...Astrid duly moves it to the top of her to-read list. She is actually getting reasonably excited about this book. ]

Grimm's fairy tales? What are those about?

[ Flora takes a moment to think just how to explain the Brothers Grimm. It was a really, really strange assortment of tales, no matter how you looked at it... ]

Well, it's a collection of short stories! They're all different from one another, really, so I'd like to think there's a story there for everyone. Though, a good portion of them are very, ah...gruesome in one way or another. With wolf and dragon slaying and the like.

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Oh, I like fairy tales! Especially Grimm's fairy tales, whoever that is wrote a lot of them.

Someone else mentioned those, actually. They're a bunch of different stories?

Oh, they did? It's a bunch of stories though, yeah. Like the one about the bear who was actually a prince!

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[Guess who's got plenty of book recommendations? Actually, give her half a chance and Ami will be suggesting the entire contents of the library. But she's starting off well.]

You mentioned action, but are there any other genres you also like?

Adventure?

[ ...She has so many interests! ]

Nautical stuff and dragons, I guess.

Sherlock Holmes? What are those about?

[ YES, let them all distract one another with casual conversation! ]