Theodore Brun (1)
Auteur de A Mighty Dawn (The Wanderer Chronicles)
Pour les autres auteurs qui s'appellent Theodore Brun, voyez la page de désambigüisation.
Séries
Œuvres de Theodore Brun
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieux de résidence
- London, England, UK
Paris, France
Hong Kong, China
Norfolk, England, UK - Études
- BA in Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge
MPhil in History - Professions
- historical fiction writer
Arbitration lawyer
Membres
Critiques
Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 3
- Membres
- 57
- Popularité
- #287,973
- Évaluation
- 4.3
- Critiques
- 4
- ISBN
- 20
From an historical perspective this book works very well. Brun’s university studies in the Dark Ages and his Danish ancestry serve him well here. He gives us a detailed and authentic insight into daily life in Sweden at this time and also lets us into the psyche of the people. We get a very natural picture of what people did and how they thought. The battle descriptions are very intimate and al the more affecting for that. This is an exciting story with plenty of human interactions to enliven it.
I think a mistake here, and which lost the book a half-star from me, is the introduction of a purely fantasy element. In truth, this is only a minor part of the story and seems to have been included rather half-heartedly. The struggles of life are, I think, enough to carry the story and the inclusion of witches and magical beasts is a distraction. I accept that the spiritual life of these peoples is important, just that the manifestation into reality of some elements is a distraction.… (plus d'informations)