Before Xena™, before Wonder Woman™, fiction’s first major Warrior-Woman was Ludovico Ariosto’s Bradamant, the heroine of his classic 16th century poem, Orlando Furioso. In 7th century Europe of myths, gods and monsters, Bradamant vanquishes evil knights, rescues the unfortunate, fights black magic and destroys entire armies in her adventurous quest for her lost lover, Roggero, an enemy knight she once rescued at the risk of her own life. Roggero in turn must battle monsters, giants and evil sorceresses in his quest to be reunited with Bradamant in this epic retelling of her story, with new, original illustrations by the author and by Gustave Dore from his classic 19th century edition of Orlando Furioso.
"Bradamant has all the adventure and romance of the great tales of Arthur, Roland, and Parsifal, illuminated by the wry sensibilities of Terry Pratchett and Monty Python..." -- -- Lillian Stewart Carl, author of Wings of Power, Garden of Thorns, and Along the Rim of Time
"Bradamant is the definitive female butt-kicker, and Ron Miller does a dynamite job of novelizing her adventures . . . highly recommended." -- -- Mark E. Rogers, author of Zorachus, The Dead and Samurai Cat
"Ron is unfairly talented! I expect he'll get fed up with being called the new J.B. Cabell." -- Sir Arthur C. Clarke
2001 Violet Crown Award Winner for Best Fiction AudioBook -- Violet Crown Award Winner
About the Author
RON MILLER is an illustrator and author whose primary work entails the creation of illustrations for books and magazines, specializing in astronomical, and science fiction subjects. His work has appeared on scores of book jackets, book interiors and in magazines such as National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Air & Space, Sky & Telescope, Newsweek, Natural History, Discover, Geo, etc. In addition to dozens of magazine articles and professional papers, he has had nearly twenty books of his own published, either created wholly by himself or in collaboration, most often with noted astronomer William K. Hartmann. These include the Hugo- nominated The Grand Tour, Cycles of Fire, In the Stream of Stars, and The History of Earth (all published by Workman Publishing Co.).
Ron Miller (born May 8, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an artist and author who lives and works in South Boston, Virginia in the United States. His current work is primarily the writing and illustration of books specializing in astronomical, astronautical and science fiction subjects for young adults.
Miller holds a BFA from Columbus, Ohio, College of Art and Design. He worked as a commercial artist and designer for six years, before taking a position as art director for the National Air & Space Museum's Albert Einstein Planetarium. He left there in 1977 to became a freelance illustrator and author; to date he has nearly forty book titles to his credit, and his illustrations have appeared on scores of book jackets, book interiors and in magazines such as National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Scientific American, Smithsonian, Analog, Starlog, Air & Space, Sky & Telescope, Newsweek, Natural History, Discover, GEO and others.
Miller has translated and illustrated new editions of Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, From the Earth to the Moon and Journey to the Center of the Earth as well as a companion/atlas to Verne's works, Extraordinary Voyages. He has acted as a consultant on Verne for Walt Disney Imagineering and A&E Television Network's Biography series. Miller's book The Dream Machines, a comprehensive 744-page history of manned spacecraft, was nominated for the International Astronautical Federation's Manuscript Award and won the Booklist Editor's Choice Award. His original paintings are in numerous private and public collections, including the Smithsonian Institution and the Pushkin Museum (Moscow).
He designed a set of ten commemorative postage stamps for the U.S. Postal Service. He has been a production illustrator for motion pictures, notably Dune and Total Recall; and he designed and co-directed the computer-generated show ride film, Impact!
Miller has taken part in international space art workshops and exhibitions, including seminal sessions held in Iceland and the Soviet Union. He was invited by the Soviet government to the 30th anniversary celebration of the launch of Sputnik, and has lectured on space art and space history in the U.S., France, Japan, Italy and Great Britain. He was featured on Hour 25 Science Fiction Radio program in early 2003.
An authority on the work of the famed astronomical artist Chesley Bonestell, his book The Art of Chesley Bonestell received a Hugo Award in 2002; other books have received awards, including a Silver Award for best fiction from ForeWord magazine and the Violet Crown Award from the Writers' League of Texas. His Worlds Beyond series received the American Institute of Physics Award of Excellence. The Grand Tour, has gone through three editions, multiple printings, several translations, was a Hugo Award nominee and has sold over 250,000 copies. It was also a twice a Book-of-the-Month feature selection. Other books have been selections of the Science, Quality Paperback and Science Fiction Book Clubs.
Miller has also had several short stories included in science fiction anthologies.
Miller has been on the faculty of the International Space University. He is a contributing editor for Air & Space/Smithsonian magazine; a member of the International Academy of Astronautics; a Life Member, Fellow and past Trustee of the International Association of Astronomical Artists; an Honorary Member of the Societe Jules Verne (Paris); a Member of the North American Jules Verne Society and a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.
Books written or co-written
* The Space Art Poster Book (Stackpole, 1979) * Space Art (Starlog, 1979) * The Grand Tour (Workman, 1981; revised edition, 1993; revised edition, 2005) * Worlds Beyond: The Art of Chesley Bonestell (Donning, 1983) * Out of the Cradle (Workman, 1984) * Cycles of Fire (Workman, 1987) * Stars and Planets (Doubleday, 1987) * Decalcomania--A Tourist's Handbook and Guide (Black Cat Press, 1987) * Mathematics (Doubleday, 1989) * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Unicorn, 1988) * In the Stream of Stars (Workman, 1990) * The Bronwyn Trilogy: Palaces & Prisons, Silk & Steel, Hearts & Armor (Ace, 1991-1992) * The History of Earth (Workman, 1992) * The Dream Machines (Krieger, 1993) * Extraordinary Voyages (Black Cat Press, 1994) * BrainQuest (Workman, 1994) * Firebrands (Paper Tiger, 1998) * 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Dorling Kindersley, 1998) * The History of Rockets (Grolier, 1999) * Bradamant (Timberwolf, 2000) * The History of Science Fiction (Grolier, 2001) * The Art of Chesley Bonestell (Paper Tiger, 2001) * Palaces & Prisons (Timberwolf Press, 2001) * Silk & Steel (Timberwolf Press, 2002) * Hearts & Armor (Black Cat Press, 2005) * Mermaids & Meteors (Black Cat Press, 2005) * Velda (Timberwolf Press, 2003) * Worlds Beyond (eleven-book series, Millbrook Press, 2002-2005) * Special Effects in the Movies (Millbrook Press, 2006) * The Elements (Millbrook Press, 2004) * 13 Steps to Velda (Black Cat Press, 2005) * Captain Judikah (Black Cat Press, 2005) * Pathetic Selections (Black Cat Press, 2005) * Journey to the Center of the Earth (Black Cat Press, 2005) * The Conquest of Space (four-book series, Lerner, 2007-2008) * Extreme Wonders: Aircraft (Hylas Publishing, 2007) * Digital Art (Lerner, 2007-2008) * Cleopatra (Chelsea House, 2008) * The Seven Wonders of Engineering (Lerner, 2009) * The Seven Wonders of the Gas Giants (Lerner, 2010) * The Seven Wonders of the Rocky Planets (Lerner, 2010) * The Seven Wonders of Meteors, Asteroids and Comets (Lerner, 2010)
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat dramatic adaptation, November 3, 2000
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This review is from: Bradamant : The Iron Tempest (Audio Cassette)
I'm about halfway through the audio adaptation of Bradamant and I must say that it's one of the best I've ever listened to. It's more like listening to a movie with your eyes shut than the usual audio book, where one voice is reading the book to you. Although a narrator reads the story, different actors take the parts of the character's voices. With the addition of sound effects, the result is a very rich, very realistic experience. Highly recommended!
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Ron Miller has given us a real treat! From white knuckle action and magical adventure to the highest ideals of chivalry and downright lust, BRADAMANT has it all. And it's presented in a richly literate prose reminiscent of Sir Walter Scott but doused with a wicked sense of humor. Don't miss out on this modern classic!!
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Bradamant is a rarity. A female knight in service to the Emperor Charlemagne. A respected and feared warrior knight, she is also a young woman coming of age and struggling with her beliefs. She is a lover torn between the enemy knight she loves and her devotion to her king. Fearless and ruthless on the battlefield, Bradamant is vulnerable and confused in love. With Bradamant: The Iron Tempest, Ron Miller has crafted a very highly recommended, classic medieval adventure tale of chivalry, humor, magic, treachery, and romance -- all from the perspective of a woman warrior holding her own in a male-dominated age of violence, intrigue, and treachery.
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