-
Recent Posts
- LIST: A mixed bag
- BOOK TO SCREEN: Pride and Prejudice (2005)
- REVIEW: The Marlows and the Traitor – Antonia Forest
- BOOK TO FILM: Parade’s End – Ford Madox Ford
- REVIEW: A Civil Contract – Georgette Heyer
- BOOK TO SCREEN: Filming Shakespeare
- LIST: Books to read
- REVIEW: Christie Malry’s Own Double-Entry – B. S. Johnson
- REVIEW: Perfiditas – Alison Morton
- REVIEW: Bumped – Megan McCafferty
Blogroll
Book Blogs
Categories
- 2009 New Reads (11)
- 2010 New Reads (44)
- 2011 New Reads (61)
- 2012 New Reads (1)
- 2013 New Reads (17)
- 2014 New Reads (20)
- Adventure (3)
- Biography (1)
- Crime fiction (59)
- Discussion (18)
- Fantasy (58)
- Feminism (8)
- Fiction (197)
- Filmed adaptations (20)
- Historical fiction (23)
- Humour (21)
- Journalism (5)
- Links (5)
- Lists (10)
- Meta-review (7)
- News (2)
- Non-fiction (21)
- Not A Review (18)
- Poetry (3)
- Re-read (34)
- Read in translation (1)
- Read on my Kindle (72)
- Reviews (211)
- Romance (23)
- Science fiction (19)
- Thriller (18)
- Travel (8)
- Uncategorized (7)
Twitter Updates
- @MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 How about Duruflé's Prelude et fugue sur le nom d'Alain, which incorporates the name of ano… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 week ago
- RT @katbrown: Holy crap this is an *incredible* piece packed with courageous, intensely focused women trying to do the right thing in the f… 2 weeks ago
- @ellen_cicconi @cannonballread Oh, this is my favourite of the series - Violet is such a wonderful character. 3 weeks ago
- @DrMatthewSweet I've only ever read Moths, but it is fabulous. 4 weeks ago
- @MannGeorgia @BBCRadio3 Super stuff! How about Honegger's railway inspired piece, Pacific 231? I love the way it st… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
Daily Archives: May 4, 2011
The Sarantine Mosaic – Guy Gavriel Kay
(HarperCollins 2011) Sailing to Sarantium (1998) / Lord of Emperors (2000) I’m not sure why I haven’t read more books by Guy Gavriel Kay. Back when I was a student, a friend lent me all three books of the Fionavar … Continue reading
Posted in 2011 New Reads, Fantasy, Fiction, Read on my Kindle, Reviews
Tagged art, assassination, Byzantium, chariot racing, depiction of the god, Guy Gavriel Kay, historical fantasy, intrigue, love, mosaic, myths, politics, revenge, strong women
5 Comments