Another couple to add to the list are Kerry Greenwood's Cassandra, which covers the siege and fall of Troy, and its sequel Electra, which deals with the aftermath. Although I think Medea is the best of Greenwood's Delphic Women trilogy (soon to be reissued) these two are also vivid and original. Although very much of their time in their feminist perspective, Greenwood's novels are not wishy-washy tales at all, but full of blood, sex, squabbling gods and ancient mysteries.
As I said elsewhere, it's interesting to make a comparison with MZB' Firebrand, written around the same time, which is much heavier and more melodramatic in tone.
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The Trojan War
[quote=""annis""]Another couple to add to the list are Kerry Greenwood's Cassandra, which covers the siege and fall of Troy, and its sequel Electra, which deals with the aftermath. Although I think Medea is the best of Greenwood's Delphic Women trilogy (soon to be reissued) these two are also vivid and original. Although very much of their time in their feminist perspective, Greenwood's novels are not wishy-washy tales at all, but full of blood, sex, squabbling gods and ancient mysteries.
As I said elsewhere, it's interesting to make a comparison with MZB' Firebrand, written around the same time, which is much heavier and more melodramatic in tone.[/quote]
I'm waiting for Electra to be reissued; it's on my TBR list.
As I said elsewhere, it's interesting to make a comparison with MZB' Firebrand, written around the same time, which is much heavier and more melodramatic in tone.[/quote]
I'm waiting for Electra to be reissued; it's on my TBR list.