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- Publisher: Orion (1999)
- ASIN: B000OS6EE4
- Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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36 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not at all what you'd think,
This review is from: The Evening of the World: A Romance of the Dark Ages (Dark Ages Trilogy) (Paperback)
Yes, it's subtitled "a romance of the Dark Ages," but everyone neglected to mention that its main theme is homosexual romance. From the reviews, I expected the history and historical figures of the time, not an unrelieved series of sexual invitations, genital explorations, and young boys offering themselves for such service. The first few chapters were enough to make me want a refund. Mr. Massie's style is well-suited to story-telling, and that's why I gave the book two stars, but if you want more story than sexual adventures, read Gillian Bradshaw. This book is going in the trash.
11 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Eco or Massie?,
By Floyd the Barber (Seattle) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Evening of the World: A Romance of the Dark Ages (Dark Ages Trilogy) (Paperback)
How many of the "boy-encounters-everyone/everything-in-his-time" books are going to be published? This one is as bad as "Baudalino," a novel I have no idea why Eco published. This incoherent book is simply awful. Don't bother. If you want a really good evocation of Honorian times read Breem's "Eagle in the Snow."
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Know, most noble Prince, that the Holy Apostle John, he who was loved by Christ, and who is the Guide and Inspiration of all who seek after the knowledge that is born of the Spirit, knowledge which yields itself only to those who, by courage and insight, have broken the veils of Time and Flesh, wrote of the Last Days thus: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death; neither sorrow nor crying; neither shall there be any more pain; for former things shall have passed away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Gavin, Green Knight, John the Adept, Princess Honoria, Father Bernardo, Holy Church, Almighty God, Holy Grail, John Chrysostom, Holy Father, Lost Boys, Emperor Honorius, Jesus Christ, Archangel Michael, Bishop of Rome, Scourge of God, Bishops of Rome, Divine Will, Last Supper, Mount Cithaeron, Mount Gargano, Prince of Darkness New!
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Know, most noble Prince, that the Holy Apostle John, he who was loved by Christ, and who is the Guide and Inspiration of all who seek after the knowledge that is born of the Spirit, knowledge which yields itself only to those who, by courage and insight, have broken the veils of Time and Flesh, wrote of the Last Days thus: And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death; neither sorrow nor crying; neither shall there be any more pain; for former things shall have passed away. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sir Gavin, Green Knight, John the Adept, Princess Honoria, Father Bernardo, Holy Church, Almighty God, Holy Grail, John Chrysostom, Holy Father, Lost Boys, Emperor Honorius, Jesus Christ, Archangel Michael, Bishop of Rome, Scourge of God, Bishops of Rome, Divine Will, Last Supper, Mount Cithaeron, Mount Gargano, Prince of Darkness New!
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- Arthur the King by Allan Massie in Front Matter
- Procopius: The Secret History (Penguin Classics) by Procopius on page 230
- The Sins of the Father by Allan Massie in Front Matter
- The death of men by Allan Massie in Front Matter
- Shadows of Empire by Allan Massie in Front Matter
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- Arthur the King by Allan Massie in Front Matter
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