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Sam Reynolds: Islands in the Sky - Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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Nick Harkaway, John le Carré's son, has gone back to the 1960s with a new novel featuring his father's anti-hero, George Smiley.
But is this the missing link in le Carré’s oeuvre, asks @ddguttenplan, or is there something awry?
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D D Guttenplan: Smiley Redux - Karla’s Choice by Nick Harkaway
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In the nine centuries since his death, El Cid has been presented as a prototypical crusader, a paragon of religious toleration and the progenitor of a united Spain.
David Abulafia goes in search of the real El Cid.
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David Abulafia: Legends of the Phantom Rider - El Cid: The Life and Afterlife of a Medieval Mercenary by Nora Berend
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