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The Firebrand

by: Marion Zimmer Bradley (author)

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Blending archaeological fact and legend, the myths of the gods and the feats of heroes, Marion Zimmer Bradley breathes new life into the classic tale of the Trojan War-reinventing larger-than-life figures as living people engaged in a desperate struggle that dooms both the victors and the... show more

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9780451459244 (0451459245)

ASIN: 451459245

Publish date: May 6th 2003

Publisher: Roc Trade

Pages no: 608

Edition language: English

Category:

Fantasy, Science Fiction Fantasy, Novels, Science Fiction, Epic Fantasy, Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Feminism, Greece, Ancient, Mythology

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Lisa (Harmony) rated it

12 years ago

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Marion Zimmer Bradley is most famous for Mists of Avalon, which retells the legends of King Arthur through a feminist--and feminine--perspective, centering it not on Arthur or Merlin or even Guinevere but a sympathetic Morgaine. I admit I'm not much a fan of that book. I am a big Marion Zimmer Bradl...

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Sandra @ My Fiction Nook rated it

13 years ago

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I read this a LOOONG time ago, and really liked it. MZB had an uncanny knack for bringing out the women's roles that history has forgotten.

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Slightly Off Center Books rated it

15 years ago

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Interesting retelling of the fall of Troy and the Kassandra story. It was a nice quick read for summer.

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Dutch rated it

15 years ago

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Loved this book. Nice escape in to fiction-meets-fantasy/mythology/history. There is so much beauty described from such every day activities that just the writing alone captured my interest. Historically, let's not kid ourselves as this is fiction. If you want to know more, research the internet...

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What I'm reading rated it

16 years ago

http://writerlibrarian.booklikes.com What I'm reading 4.0 The Firebrand

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I read it many, many years ago. I remember reading it in almost one siting and having a really good impression of Aeneas and just wanting to strangle Paris. Not much has change. Zimmer Bradley knows how to write a good tale. Told from the point of view of Kassandra, the seer that predicts the fall o...

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