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Aleksandr’s 2023 Year in Books
Take a look at Aleksandr’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.
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Aleksandr Voinov
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August 2009
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https://www.goodreads.com/vashtan
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Special Forces - Soldiers (Special Forces, #1)
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2009
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Dark Soul Vol. 1 (Dark Soul, #1)
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2011
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Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I (Special Forces, #2 part 1)
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2010
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Special Forces (Special Forces, #1-3)
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Dark Soul Vol. 2 (Dark Soul, #2)
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2011
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Dark Soul Vol. 3 (Dark Soul, #3)
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2011
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Dark Soul Vol. 4 (Dark Soul, #4)
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2012
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Special Forces - Veterans (Special Forces, #3)
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Special Forces - Mercenaries Part II (Special Forces, #2 part 2)
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Dark Soul Vol. 5 (Dark Soul, #5)
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Mid-2024 Update (Books Are Happening)
All the things I've written about in the previous blog entry are still ongoing. I'm going to the gym, lifting weight, getting healthier, my contract with Awesome Company was renewed for several more months, and I'm still writing books.
In fact, I've just typed "The End" under book #2. Over the weekend, I've plotted book #3, so we're looking at a trilogy. All of them are m/m, but book #3 also feat
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So far, I'm hating the self-conscious, bloated prose. Faulkner he ain't.
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“Some men want to win a gold medal, some want a family, some want to be rich, some want to be free, some want to kill other men, and some men want to do the right thing. Me, I only want you.”
― Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I
― Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I
“Vadim swallowed, felt his throat too tight to move, then, still staring at the bottle, smelling the desert and Dan, and himself, his hand reached to his side, opened the holster of the pistol. Took out the mag, took the bullet from the chamber, clicked the mag in place again, rolled the bullet between his fingers.
He looked at Dan, sideways, saw the man stare at him, all eyes, dark eyes, and the way the pale desert moon made his face a place of shadows.
He reached for Dan’s hand, opened the fingers and placed the bullet into the palm.
“This is the bullet you’ll use to kill me if I walk away again.” Because if I walk away again, I’ll be in so much pain I’m better off dead anyway.”
― Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I
He looked at Dan, sideways, saw the man stare at him, all eyes, dark eyes, and the way the pale desert moon made his face a place of shadows.
He reached for Dan’s hand, opened the fingers and placed the bullet into the palm.
“This is the bullet you’ll use to kill me if I walk away again.” Because if I walk away again, I’ll be in so much pain I’m better off dead anyway.”
― Special Forces - Mercenaries Part I
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“The truth is that banks are the last feudal kingdoms, their rulers omnipotent, divine warlords. Their key lieutenants are 'ronin' (wandering mercenary samurai) who roam financial markets ready to ally themselves to any warlord for a share of plunder. This is not the place to apply the latest management theory.”
― Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives
― Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives
“That is one thing I am sure of amid my many uncertainties regarding the literary vocation: deep inside, a writer feels that writing is the best thing that ever happened to him, or could ever happen to him, because as far as he is concerned, writing is the best possible way of life, never mind the social, political, or financial rewards of what he might achieve through it.”
― Letters to a Young Novelist
― Letters to a Young Novelist
“Only soldiers and labouring men can appreciate how glorious it really is to lie late in bed in winter-time. When your life revolves around having to to be at work at seven o'clock in the morning you know everything about that ghastly lep up still half asleep and the rush to put your head under a tap of ice-cold water with the barbarous object of shocking yourself awake.”
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“It is a matter of artistic instinct. In his own thoughts and feelings and way of doing things an actor is worth nothing or he is worth something. If he is worth something then he will try to be worth something more as is only normal in anyone who wants to get on. I can think of no other way to explain artistic development.”
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“It all boils down to instinct, good or bad. Artistic creation must be spontaneous. It comes from the heart; it has to pass through the brain; and still one needs the guts, and good old, indispensable technique, to bring it to the light of day. That, at least, is how I see the process, not that I have ever been able to pin it down very exactly in my own case. You hear a voice inside. You obey it, and produce whatever it told you to produce; and then you wait and see. And oh! The trouble you're in for.”
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Thank you for accepting my friend request! :)
Connie wrote: "Merry Christmas, Alek!"
And to you! Here's to a great 2016! :)
Helle wrote: "Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with lot of love, happiness and laugh to you and your family *big hugs* <3"
Merry Xmas to you too!
Merry Christmas, Alek!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEK....HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY XOXO
Yrisa wrote: "Hi, Aleksandr! Thanks so much for friending me!"Thank you for accepting! :)
Hi, Aleksandr! Thanks so much for friending me!
Lisa *-* GiViNg It To YoU wrote: "Happy New Year Aleksandr, good luck with 2nd round interviews coming up. So looking forward to 'The Birds'!! Lisa x"Thank you! Happy new year to you too! Let's rock this one!
Happy New Year Aleksandr, good luck with 2nd round interviews coming up. So looking forward to 'The Birds'!! Lisa x
Mel lives in Prosperityverse wrote: "Thanks for accepting ;-)Und mach ich :-D Vermisst du es? Uns ist es nach 2 Jahren in Macao eher schwer gefallen nach D zurückzugehen. Hauptsächlich wegen Klima und Essen. Die Probleme solltest du..."
Mehr die Sprache und die Leute als die Stimmung. :) Ich glaube nicht, dass ich wieder zurueckkehren wuerde, ehrlich gesagt, wobei hier Winter eher kuehl, grau und nass sind, und von daher waere Schnee schon schoen. :)
Very nice to meet you, too! :)
Thanks for accepting ;-)Und mach ich :-D Vermisst du es? Uns ist es nach 2 Jahren in Macao eher schwer gefallen nach D zurückzugehen. Hauptsächlich wegen Klima und Essen. Die Probleme solltest du in England ja nicht haben... Mir is immer so kalt :-(
And, nice to meet you!
Plam wrote: "Thank you so much for the friend invite! That was quite a surprise!!!"Hi Plam - no problem. :) Thanks for accepting!
Thank you so much for the friend invite! That was quite a surprise!!!
Sonia ~I want MARCO back & Ricky Roman's One and Only in an alternate universe~ wrote: "Thank you very much for the being my friends on GR! :D :D :D :D"Thanks for "fanning" me - and I hope you enjoy A Taste for Poison. :)
Thank you very much for the being my friends on GR! :D :D :D :D
Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "For today, Aleks!Thanks! So nervous. :)"
Me too! I would die if I were on your place! But please, live! :))"
Hopefully, I'll even be writing. :)
Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "For today, Aleks!Thanks! So nervous. :)"
Me too! I would die if I were on your place! But please, live! :))
Lena♥Ribka wrote: "For today, Aleks!"
Thanks! So nervous. :)
Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Happy birthday, Aleks! Have a nice day with your family and friends and a lot of useful birthday's gifts! ;))
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LOL, thank you!
Helle wrote: "Happy Birthday Aleksandr I wish you a great day with family and friends :-) Hugs"
Thank you! :)
Happy birthday, Aleks! Have a nice day with your family and friends and a lot of useful birthday's gifts! ;))
Mich wrote: "Hi Aleks! Is there any place on the internet where I can still buy, get my hands on, read, Gorgon 1 & 2? I have scoured the internet...and can't find them anywhere...:(I might have an ocd issue wi..."
Send me an email to vashtan at gmail dot com? :)
Hi Aleks! Is there any place on the internet where I can still buy, get my hands on, read, Gorgon 1 & 2? I have scoured the internet...and can't find them anywhere...:(I might have an ocd issue with reading all your books, and it's driving me nuts that I can't find these. :)
Hayatunnufus wrote: "Thanks a lot for confirming my friend request! I just finished reading Special Forces yesterday and I'm totally blown away! It goes straight to my shelf-of-fame :D"Thank you! :)
Thanks a lot for confirming my friend request! I just finished reading Special Forces yesterday and I'm totally blown away! It goes straight to my shelf-of-fame :D
Ezinwanyi~still loves Spartacus wrote: "Hey Aleks,that new book Hostile Ground looks so good. I just preordered it at Riptide. I can't wait for it!!"
Thanks!
Hey Aleks,that new book Hostile Ground looks so good. I just preordered it at Riptide. I can't wait for it!!
Thank you! It's been interesting so far. :)
Happy New Year, Aleks! Let it be the great one!;)
Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Merry Christmas, Aleks! Have a wonderful time over Christmas!Merry Xmas! :) I'll be baking gingerbread and finishign a novel, so all's well...."
I want a photo as a proof! ;)
Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Merry Christmas, Aleks! Have a wonderful time over Christmas!Merry Xmas! :) I'll be baking gingerbread and finishign a novel, so all's well. :)"
Can I have a ..."
I'll try the version from the Great British Bake-Off book. I'll keep you up to date how it turns out.
Aleksandr wrote: "Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Merry Christmas, Aleks! Have a wonderful time over Christmas!Merry Xmas! :) I'll be baking gingerbread and finishign a novel, so all's well. :)"
Can I have a proofed recipe for a gingerbread? ;)
I have never tried it!
Lena♥Ribka wrote: "Merry Christmas, Aleks! Have a wonderful time over Christmas!"
Merry Xmas! :) I'll be baking gingerbread and finishign a novel, so all's well. :)
Merry Christmas, Aleks! Have a wonderful time over Christmas!
Helle wrote: "Merry Christmas and happy holidays
Hugs and kisses xxxxx <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Helle"
Awww, thanks. :) Same to you!
Bucletina wrote: "Thanks for accepting my request ;)"Thanks for requesting! :)
Cory wrote: "Thanks for the friend request! I've loved every book of yours that I've read! HUGE Special Forces fan!!"Thank you for accepting. :) I read (and liked) several of your reviews today, then saw we weren't friends yet. I fixed that, with your permission. :)
Thanks for the friend request! I've loved every book of yours that I've read! HUGE Special Forces fan!!
Stephanie wrote: "Thanks for the friend request! I'm a huge fan :)"Thank you! You sent me a lovely email aaaages ago, and I realised I hadn't friended you. I've rectified the situation. :)
Barbara wrote: "Thanks for accepting my request. I start reading the Dark soul series, and love your books so far, your work was highly recommended by a friend of mine!
See you around!xo"
Oh, Dark Soul is a really good place to start. Thanks for reaching out. :)
Thanks for accepting my request. I start reading the Dark soul series, and love your books so far, your work was highly recommended by a friend of mine!
See you around!xo
Hi Christine - glad you like it. :) It's some of my very best stuff. :)
Hi, Aleksander. I'm really enjoying the Dark Soul series. Thank you for recommending it!
Ezinwanyi~For you, Agron wrote: "thank you! I was about to friend you too.I look forward to reading more of your books."
Thank you, and thanks for accepting. :) Let me know if I can help in any way. :)
