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Title: The Firebrand: A Novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 0-451-45924-5 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: 06 May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (67 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Very pleased...
Comment: I am a big fan of mythology and I try to read as many books as I can on the subject. When I found this book I didn't know if it was going to be a good book or not, seeing as I had never heard of the author before. By the time I had finished the first two chapters I was hooked. I loved the detail that she put into the characters and the surrounding areas. Reading the book was like watching a movie. I highly recomend this book for anyone who is a fan of Marion Zimmer Bradley.
Rating: 3
Summary: "Mists"-lite
Comment: In this retelling of the Trojan war from Kassandra's point of view, Marion Zimmer Bradley re-explores some of the themes she previously visited in THE MISTS OF AVALON, including an ancient, Goddess-centered and feminine-centered religion that is slowly fading away before a newer, male-oriented religion, as well as a retelling of mythological/historical events from a female viewpoint. This is not as well done as in Mists, partly because we remain locked in Kassandra's single viewpoint the whole time and therefore lose the breadth and scope that made Mists so memorable, and partly because she did it before so the characters do not seem as original. However, this is still an interesting and engrossing book, and an interesting and different take on the Trojan war.
Rating: 4
Summary: A new and improved Troy
Comment: I really enjoyed this book because, true to the author's style, it followed the strong female character. But not only that, the vivid imagery brought these well-known characters to life -- with different, far more detailed aspects, and I enjoyed adding these facets to characters I already knew from the Iliad. About 3/4 into the book, I realized that several of the characters are remniscent of Bradley's Mists of Avalon characters. Kassandra is in some ways very like Morgaine, Hecuba like Igraine, Penthesilea like Viviane. This, for me, wasn't at all a drawback to the story. If anything, it made me more comfortable with the characters. While not quite as good as Mists of Avalon, it remains by itself a thoroughly enjoyable read.
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Title: The Fall of Atlantis by Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 0671656155 Publisher: Baen Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1987 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: The Forest House by Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 0451454243 Publisher: New American Library Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Priestess Of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Diana L. Paxson ISBN: 0451458621 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Lady of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 0451456521 Publisher: Roc Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley ISBN: 0345350499 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 12 May, 1987 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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