The Year-God's Daughter
Book one, The Child of the Erinyes series.Step into the Bronze Age. . . .Crete: A place of magic, of mystery, where violence and sacrifice meet courage and hope.Aridela: Wrapped in legend, beloved of the people. An extraordinary woman who dances with bulls.The north wind brings a swift ship and...
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Book one, The Child of the Erinyes series.Step into the Bronze Age. . . .Crete: A place of magic, of mystery, where violence and sacrifice meet courage and hope.Aridela: Wrapped in legend, beloved of the people. An extraordinary woman who dances with bulls.The north wind brings a swift ship and two brothers who plot Crete's overthrow. Desire for this woman will propel their long rivalry into hatred so murderous it hurtles all three into an unimaginable future, and sparks the immortal rage of the Erinyes.A woman of keen instinct and unshakeable loyalty. A proud warrior prince and his wounded half-brother. Glory, passion, treachery and conspiracy on the grandest scale."What seems the end is only the beginning."
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780983827719 (0983827702)
ASIN: B0060XMMSY
Publish date: November 10th 2011
Publisher: Erinyes Press
Pages no: 348
Edition language: English
Series: The Child of the Erinyes (#1)
Unfortunately what I thought was a great match for me as a reader turned out not to be when it came to The Year-God's Daughter. The author's style and the main characters did not work for me. The author's general writing style tends to leans towards and/or wholly embrace purple prose and waxing poet...
I read this book in instalments-I don't why, though. I mean it captured my interest completely and I actually cringed at Aridela's each childish mistake which means I actually felt something for the character. However, I still took my time finishing it. None of the male characters seemed even remote...