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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Historical, but not enough fantasy
Unlike another review for this novel, I found that the fantasy element was lacking. A good re-telling of the King Lear story, it reads more like a proper historical novel than a fantasy novel. This is especially apparent when read in comparison to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Arthurian Novels.
Published on June 1, 2000 by Larry Eischen
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
From the "Mists of Avalon" genre
What a pity that so many of Diana Paxson's novels are out of print! While perhaps not up to the very high level of Marion Zimmer Bradley's or Rosemary Sutcliff's portraits of Celtic Britain, Paxson undeniably draws a rich and detailed picture of life in Britain just after the invasion of the Celts from across the English Channel. Her scenes frequently have the feel...
Published on September 4, 1998 by strega2
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
From the "Mists of Avalon" genre,
By strega2 "strega2" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Serpent's Tooth (Hardcover)
What a pity that so many of Diana Paxson's novels are out of print! While perhaps not up to the very high level of Marion Zimmer Bradley's or Rosemary Sutcliff's portraits of Celtic Britain, Paxson undeniably draws a rich and detailed picture of life in Britain just after the invasion of the Celts from across the English Channel. Her scenes frequently have the feel of Homer's archaic world of the Iliad. There is a bit too much fantasy marring the historical impact--visions and shapeshifting and such--but Paxson draws a compelling picture of a lost world. I recommend reading Shakespeare's King Lear before reading this novel--it brings it to even more colorful life.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Decent Historical, but not enough fantasy,
This review is from: The Serpent's Tooth (Hardcover)
Unlike another review for this novel, I found that the fantasy element was lacking. A good re-telling of the King Lear story, it reads more like a proper historical novel than a fantasy novel. This is especially apparent when read in comparison to Marion Zimmer Bradley's Arthurian Novels.
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The Serpent's Tooth by Diana L. Paxson (Paperback - Jan. 1993)
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