That's wonderful news- I'm glad these books are getting another chance. I like the series title very much, too. I always had the same feeling about the three books - it seemed to me that KH originally wrote Bride of the Spear aka Lady of the Fountain without having a trilogy in mind, but they've become lumped together over time.Trifolium Books are thinking of calling it the 'Kingdoms of the North Trilogy' when they republish all three books later this year
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Ticia's 2012 Reading Log
Posted by Carla
I got them second hand on amazon. Bride of the Spear is available, used, for just over $5.I really want to read these but my library doesn't have them and they are out of print. I'm hoping to pick them up when the rerelease them.
Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Annis - You may very well be right. I have the same impression, partly because of the two-generation gap and partly because the source material is different, as Ticia mentioned. Connie Jensen at Trifolium could probably tell you for sure, as she is a close friend of Kathleen Herbert.
Brenna - as far as I know they should be out some time later this year, and will probably be released as e-books (Kindle etc) as well as print. I'll post an announcement on the forum when there's definite news, if you like.
Ticia - thanks! I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed Paths of Exile.
Brenna - as far as I know they should be out some time later this year, and will probably be released as e-books (Kindle etc) as well as print. I'll post an announcement on the forum when there's definite news, if you like.
Ticia - thanks! I'm delighted to hear you enjoyed Paths of Exile.
PATHS OF EXILE - love, war, honour and betrayal in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria
Editor's Choice, Historical Novels Review, August 2009
Now available as e-book on Amazon Kindleand in Kindle, Epub (Nook, Sony Reader), Palm and other formats on Smashwords
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Editor's Choice, Historical Novels Review, August 2009
Now available as e-book on Amazon Kindleand in Kindle, Epub (Nook, Sony Reader), Palm and other formats on Smashwords
Website: http://www.carlanayland.org
Blog: http://carlanayland.blogspot.com
Carla Nayland
24. Paths of Exile, 228 pp.
An account of the early years of Eadwine, later King of Deira and Bernicia. This was a re-read for me, and I'm glad I did. The story takes place in the early years of the 7th C. [The story dovetails nicely into the Kathleen Herbert books I've been reading about the same general era and place.] When Eadwine's father, King Aelle is defeated in battle. Eadwine, who would have died fighting, was dragged from the battle wounded and unconscious by his loyal retainers and is ruthlessly sought by the new king. The book has battles, a mystery, treachery, love, loyalty, courage and a story that held my interest from the first page to the last. I appreciated the author's notes, maps, and helps. I was left wanting her next book about Eadwine.
24. Paths of Exile, 228 pp.
An account of the early years of Eadwine, later King of Deira and Bernicia. This was a re-read for me, and I'm glad I did. The story takes place in the early years of the 7th C. [The story dovetails nicely into the Kathleen Herbert books I've been reading about the same general era and place.] When Eadwine's father, King Aelle is defeated in battle. Eadwine, who would have died fighting, was dragged from the battle wounded and unconscious by his loyal retainers and is ruthlessly sought by the new king. The book has battles, a mystery, treachery, love, loyalty, courage and a story that held my interest from the first page to the last. I appreciated the author's notes, maps, and helps. I was left wanting her next book about Eadwine.
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Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Ursula LeGuin
25. Lavinia, 288 pp.
I found this one of this month's Trojan War thread. LeGuin takes a minor character from Vergil's Aeneid and weaves a wonderful story about her. Lavinia is the only child of the king of Latium and learns from The Poet's ghost that she will marry Aneas, who is near the end of his long voyage from Troy and about to sail into the river near her home on the west coast of Italy. She know from the beginning that the Trojans will bring war to her people and hears the poet's recital of each death that will happen up to the death of her husband Aneas after only three years of marriage. Even so, she lives and tries to follow her gods and loves her husband and young son. Beautifully written and great detail about the land, the individuals, and the beliefs during that time.
25. Lavinia, 288 pp.
I found this one of this month's Trojan War thread. LeGuin takes a minor character from Vergil's Aeneid and weaves a wonderful story about her. Lavinia is the only child of the king of Latium and learns from The Poet's ghost that she will marry Aneas, who is near the end of his long voyage from Troy and about to sail into the river near her home on the west coast of Italy. She know from the beginning that the Trojans will bring war to her people and hears the poet's recital of each death that will happen up to the death of her husband Aneas after only three years of marriage. Even so, she lives and tries to follow her gods and loves her husband and young son. Beautifully written and great detail about the land, the individuals, and the beliefs during that time.
Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Rosemary Sutcliff
26. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Illiad, pp. 151
I have owned this book for several years, having bought it to add to my Sutcliff collection, but had not read it until now. What a treat. I last read the Illiad my freshman year in college, but Sutcliff's beautiful retelling, with her trademark lyric prose, brought the original to mind. Sutcliff wrote for young people, but I gladly join their number to sit at the feet of such a good storyteller. i read this as part of the Trojan War theme for this month.
26. Black Ships Before Troy: The Story of the Illiad, pp. 151
I have owned this book for several years, having bought it to add to my Sutcliff collection, but had not read it until now. What a treat. I last read the Illiad my freshman year in college, but Sutcliff's beautiful retelling, with her trademark lyric prose, brought the original to mind. Sutcliff wrote for young people, but I gladly join their number to sit at the feet of such a good storyteller. i read this as part of the Trojan War theme for this month.
Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Peter Benson
27. Odo's Hanging, 256 pp.
The making of the Bayeux tapestry as told by Robert, the mute teenage apprentice/foster son of the tapestry's designer. I wanted to like this book as I love the topic. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of Benson's writing style. Although there were many interesting revelations about the making of the tapestry and medieval life then, I was continually jarred by the disjointed narrative. It was unclear to me whether the narrator was mentally challenged as well as mute, or maybe he was just ruled by his hormones. Brief glimpses of self-important Bishop Odo and power-struggles about content were interspersed with long passages about Robert's attraction to and quite explicit seduction of the baker's daughter. My favorite parts were the bits where Robert describes various scenes from the tapestry. This will not be on my re-read list.
27. Odo's Hanging, 256 pp.
The making of the Bayeux tapestry as told by Robert, the mute teenage apprentice/foster son of the tapestry's designer. I wanted to like this book as I love the topic. Unfortunately, I am not a fan of Benson's writing style. Although there were many interesting revelations about the making of the tapestry and medieval life then, I was continually jarred by the disjointed narrative. It was unclear to me whether the narrator was mentally challenged as well as mute, or maybe he was just ruled by his hormones. Brief glimpses of self-important Bishop Odo and power-struggles about content were interspersed with long passages about Robert's attraction to and quite explicit seduction of the baker's daughter. My favorite parts were the bits where Robert describes various scenes from the tapestry. This will not be on my re-read list.
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Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Nevil Shute
28. Pied Piper, 322 pp.
What a wonderful book! Though not strictly HF, because it was written about a time in which Shute lived, this story takes place in France during the early part of WWII. As in others of Shute's books, the main story is told as a recollection by characters in the "present day"--in this case, a month or two after the events in the story. An elderly English gentleman [nb, at my own stage in life, I take umbrage at calling someone not yet 70 "elderly!"] on a fishing holiday in eastern France is called upon to escort two English children home. He agrees to what he thinks will be a 24 hour journey, but ends up caught in the German invasion of France, with not two, but seven children under 10 years old (including two Jewish children) trying to find a way out of the increasingly occupied country. Shute is a great storyteller and I stayed up into the wee hours to finish the book. If you haven't read this yet, you have a real treat in store.
28. Pied Piper, 322 pp.
What a wonderful book! Though not strictly HF, because it was written about a time in which Shute lived, this story takes place in France during the early part of WWII. As in others of Shute's books, the main story is told as a recollection by characters in the "present day"--in this case, a month or two after the events in the story. An elderly English gentleman [nb, at my own stage in life, I take umbrage at calling someone not yet 70 "elderly!"] on a fishing holiday in eastern France is called upon to escort two English children home. He agrees to what he thinks will be a 24 hour journey, but ends up caught in the German invasion of France, with not two, but seven children under 10 years old (including two Jewish children) trying to find a way out of the increasingly occupied country. Shute is a great storyteller and I stayed up into the wee hours to finish the book. If you haven't read this yet, you have a real treat in store.
Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
Laura Gill
29. Helen's Daughter, 307 pp.
When Helen sailed off to Troy with Paris, she left behind her nine year old daughter. While I might have been able to come up with her name, Hermione, I would have been hard pressed to remember anything else about her. Laura Gill has changed that with her excellent book. I felt like I really got to know Hermione and understand her problems. And she did have some challenges in her life. Besides being abandoned by her mother (and then by her father who went off with the Greek army to reclaim Helen and was gone for a dozen or more years) everyone thought she was probably tainted by her mother's moral flaws. She was affianced to a seven year younger cousin. She was kidnapped and forced to marry a stranger. And her former fiance, Orestes, whom she had grown to love, was insane after having killed his mother and her lover whom he had witnessed murder his father. The story is great, but made even better with the attention to detail by Ms. Gill who is clearly well versed in the customs and culture in that time. Don't miss this one. I've already ordered the book about Orestes, The Young Lion.
29. Helen's Daughter, 307 pp.
When Helen sailed off to Troy with Paris, she left behind her nine year old daughter. While I might have been able to come up with her name, Hermione, I would have been hard pressed to remember anything else about her. Laura Gill has changed that with her excellent book. I felt like I really got to know Hermione and understand her problems. And she did have some challenges in her life. Besides being abandoned by her mother (and then by her father who went off with the Greek army to reclaim Helen and was gone for a dozen or more years) everyone thought she was probably tainted by her mother's moral flaws. She was affianced to a seven year younger cousin. She was kidnapped and forced to marry a stranger. And her former fiance, Orestes, whom she had grown to love, was insane after having killed his mother and her lover whom he had witnessed murder his father. The story is great, but made even better with the attention to detail by Ms. Gill who is clearly well versed in the customs and culture in that time. Don't miss this one. I've already ordered the book about Orestes, The Young Lion.
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Tish
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac
"If you would tell me the heart of a man, tell me not what he reads but what he rereads." Nobel Laureate Francois Mauriac