Not about the Conqueror, but A Memory of Lions is my absolute favorite piece of historical fiction, and the writing I aspire to. Centered on a minor nobleman building his new English holdings, it is set a few years post-Hastings, and is a great story of political oppression, the scars of war, passion, family, honor, hideous violence ... and change. The characters here, all of them, are gripping. Please don't let the cover fool you into thinking it's a Harlequin romance. This writing has blood pumping in its veins.
I kind of just a tiny bit adore the hell out of it.
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Posted by DianeL
I love Parke Godwin! Lord of Sunset, Memory of Lions, Sherwood/Robin and the King and Firelord are my faves. His take on Beowulf is also excellent - The Tower of Beowulf.Not about the Conqueror, but A Memory of Lions is my absolute favorite piece of historical fiction, and the writing I aspire to.
[quote=""DianeL""]Not about the Conqueror, but A Memory of Lions is my absolute favorite piece of historical fiction, and the writing I aspire to. Centered on a minor nobleman building his new English holdings, it is set a few years post-Hastings, and is a great story of political oppression, the scars of war, passion, family, honor, hideous violence ... and change. The characters here, all of them, are gripping. Please don't let the cover fool you into thinking it's a Harlequin romance. This writing has blood pumping in its veins.
I kind of just a tiny bit adore the hell out of it.[/quote]
I loved that book! And it's on my keeper shelf.
I kind of just a tiny bit adore the hell out of it.[/quote]
I loved that book! And it's on my keeper shelf.
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Like I didn't love it here enough, now I dig *y'all* even more. Godwin is seriously my ultimate. (At the Amazon link, you might recognize one of those reviewers.) He was just incredible.
In his non historicals, has anyone read "Waiting for the Galactic Bus" and/or "The Snake Oil WARS" ... ?
Eep - thread drifting. Ignore me!
In his non historicals, has anyone read "Waiting for the Galactic Bus" and/or "The Snake Oil WARS" ... ?
Eep - thread drifting. Ignore me!
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The pre-modern world was willing to attribute charisma to women well before it was willing to attribute sustained rationality to them.
---Medieval Kingship, Henry A. Myers
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---Medieval Kingship, Henry A. Myers
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Now that you mention Godwin, his book on Harold (Lord of Sunset??), has parts of the narrative from William's POV IIRC. That one didn't rock my boat, but still worth checking out.
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Since we were just talking about Parke Godwin, thought I would say rest in peace.
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The pre-modern world was willing to attribute charisma to women well before it was willing to attribute sustained rationality to them.
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---Medieval Kingship, Henry A. Myers
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[quote=""Chiliarch""]I have not been able to find any description of this novel. Does anyone know whether it really is about William?[/quote]
I couldn't find one either, which is why I was unsure. The only suggestion that it's about him is someone on Goodreads tagged it as William the Conqueror and Matilda. If you're a member at GR, you could send the user a private message and ask.
I couldn't find one either, which is why I was unsure. The only suggestion that it's about him is someone on Goodreads tagged it as William the Conqueror and Matilda. If you're a member at GR, you could send the user a private message and ask.