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Jack Whyte
Birth date: January 01, 1939
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Merry Meerkat Marginalia
Merry Meerkat Marginalia rated it 10 years ago
3.5 Borrow it Self Purchase, Kindle Edition I’m pulled into the world and story very easily. This is a great (though not amazing) book. I love the characters and love the story. Robert the Bruce is a very likeable character. I did feel like the novel ended weirdly. I would have thought the book...
Tannat
Tannat rated it 10 years ago
This book basically covers the start of a Roman dystopia. Think Roman fundamentalists. Perhaps we could describe all mediaeval fiction as Roman dystopian fiction?It was mostly interesting, although Varrus does some really stupid things and there are some needlessly detailed descriptions.
Merry Meerkat Marginalia
Merry Meerkat Marginalia rated it 10 years ago
5 Stars, Buy it Kindle Version. Re-read review. As a side note, my cat Merlyn is named from a character in the series. Every bit as awesome as I remembered. Rich and full of detail. I absolutely love the two main male characters (Caius and Plubius). This book absolutely sucks you in, even on th...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This is the second book in the Camulod Chronicles, which began in The Skystone. The book deals with the legend of King Arthur, but unlike other treatments of the material I've read, it's entirely realistic, with none of the fantastical--that, in fact is it's fascination. I haven't read the series by...
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
This book is part of a series of books based on the legends of King Arthur. I've read quite a few books based on Arthurian lore, but this series is unique. It doesn't stand out for the quality of the writing, which is no more than decent. It does stand out for the imagination and verisimilitude with...
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