3 StarsFirst off, I love the writing of Jon Courtney Grimwood. He is an exceptional author. This book is no exception, it is well written, detailed, and atmospheric. This book is a fantastic time piece and it really brings to life the 14th century.I am not sure why I lost interest at the halfway ...
Gave it until about half-way to get more interesting. It didn't.(I might have kept reading if the syntax had been less disjointed. At times it read as if a copy-editor had gone through and removed all past perfect tenses and at others as if dependent clauses had been turned into full sentences to...
The characters and fantasy historical setting are very interesting, descriptive and solid.However, the extreme violence and brutal acts of misogyny, though true to the period, are not for the faint of heart and quite disturbing. Also, women are categorized and labeled as seductive, sweet virgins...
We read this book for my speculative fiction book club and it was an interesting trip, not as thoroughly enjoyed by some members of the club as other books, but interesting nonetheless. The novel tells two stories, one of Lady Neku, a thirteen year old girl from the far future (maybe) who has go...
"Cyberpunk set in alternate-history North Africa?" says I. "Sounds interesting."And that was my first mistake.I was expecting William Gibson crossed with, oh, The Years of Rice and Salt. What I got was more in the spirit of Dan Brown--an action-adventure with pasted-on Exotic Setting.I should hav...