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by michaelbolan
Tue October 18th, 2016, 10:49 am
Forum: Historical Fantasy
Topic: Arthurian Literature
Replies: 90
Views: 19917

Re: Arthurian Literature

Lawhead's Pendragon Cycle is fantastic. He manages to balance great stories with a compelling overall framework, all the while delving into the psyche of the individual characters. Beautiful writing. He also introduced me to many of the characters, themes and stories from the mythology/ literature o...
by michaelbolan
Tue October 18th, 2016, 10:44 am
Forum: Historical Fantasy
Topic: Pyridain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander
Replies: 24
Views: 5277

Re: Pyridain Chronicles by Lloyd Alexander

Lloyd Alexander has a lot to answer for. From the Chronicles of Prydain, I moved onto the Mabinogion, the Arthurian legends, then into Geoffrey of Monmouth's tomes, across the water into Lyonesse, through history into Charlemagne and Roland and across borders into central Europe. Which is where I li...
by michaelbolan
Tue October 18th, 2016, 10:37 am
Forum: Historical Fantasy
Topic: Raymond E Feist
Replies: 14
Views: 3825

Re: Raymond E Feist

OK, I'm biased. If you have a problem with me being a great fan of Feist, then you don't need to read any more. When I was 12, I went through the most literary rebellion of any tweenager - I stopped reading. Up to that point, I had been a precocious devourer or words, reading way way way beyond my u...
by michaelbolan
Tue October 18th, 2016, 10:29 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Greetings
Replies: 4
Views: 239

Greetings

Hello All, Do you ever find yourself clamouring to comment and then bottling up when you get the opportunity? Well, that's me when asked to introduce myself online... I am Michael Bolan, originally from Ireland, now resident in Czechia by way of a whole load of other places, including a very diverti...

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