G. R. Grove
Auteur de Storyteller
A propos de l'auteur
Séries
Œuvres de G. R. Grove
Songs of Wales: A Poetry Collection 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Grove, G. R.
- Date de naissance
- 20th century
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Pays (pour la carte)
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Houston, Texas, USA
Santa Barbara, California, USA
Juneau, Alaska, USA
Denver, Colorado, USA - Études
- Rice University (BA|Geology)
University of California, Santa Barbara (MA|Geology) - Professions
- Geologist
Database Administrator
storyteller
author
publisher
scientific illustrator (tout afficher 7)
editor-in-chief - Prix et distinctions
- Cadair Eisteddfod Cymdeithas Madog (2008)
Honorary Order of the Ivorites (2010)
Cadair Eisteddfod Cymdeithas Madog (2012) - Courte biographie
- After a long career as a mining geologist and a shorter one as a database administrator, G. R. Grove is currently writing her sixth novel set in 6th century Britain.
Membres
Discussions
Storyteller series: part 5 à Roman and Dark Ages Britain (Janvier 2015)
The Druid's Son: Group read à Hobnob with Authors (Novembre 2012)
Storyteller series - connections to earlier threads à Roman and Dark Ages Britain (Novembre 2012)
Storyteller series: The Druid's Son: part 4 à Hobnob with Authors (Novembre 2012)
G.R. Grove, author of The Druid's Son (October 8-26) à Author Chat (Octobre 2012)
Storyteller series #3: Bards and druids... à Hobnob with Authors (Octobre 2012)
Storyteller Series: General chat thread #2 à Hobnob with Authors (Novembre 2011)
Storyteller Series: General chat thread à Hobnob with Authors (Novembre 2010)
Historical fiction à Hobnob with Authors (Mai 2010)
G. R. Grove, author of Storyteller (January 26-February 9) à Author Chat (Février 2009)
Critiques
Listes
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Membres
- 317
- Popularité
- #74,565
- Évaluation
- 4.2
- Critiques
- 112
- ISBN
- 18
- Langues
- 1
- Favoris
- 5
Factional fighting between clans has erupted into full fledged warfare as Gwernin and Taliesin take to the road and before long they are literally in the thick of the battle. The research and detail appearing in the book are extensive and the author explains how she used the available resources and scant information available on that timeframe to weave a story as true to the time as is possible. She's done a very good job it seems, as the story flows along quite smoothly and believably. I felt immersed in this tale from the Dark Ages, of which we technically know so little regarding specifics. On a personal level, as a newbie to Dungeons and Dragons, this story has vastly improved my ability to imagine Druidic type characters and their lifestyle and the setting in which they lived by feeding my imagination so thoroughly with so many details.
Gwernin's adventures, besides bloody warfare, include "helping" his friend through a dark passage, a quite risky coming of age ceremony in which a psychedelic drug is drunk inducing an approximately 48 hour state of hallucinations that can easily prove to be fatal. Unfortunately for Gwernin, a young, insolent, obnoxious and unpopular acolyte is also under the tutelage of Taliesin and has taken a distinct dislike to our protagonist; a feeling that is mutual. This young lad and his foolish behavior very nearly end up being the end of Gwernin.
We are treated to realistic scenes of gatherings and festivities in the great halls of the time, and of course, the performances of the highly respected bards, including Gwernin, who hopes to become a full fledged member of their ranks before long. I enjoyed these scenes immensely, including the songs and stories that we are treated to. There is a refrain at the end of every chapter, as a segue into the next; and I liked that, too.
One detraction for me was the frequent gratuitous sexual escapades of Gwernin's which were eventually explained as something he just couldn't help and with which he continued throughout his life, apparently. All this while having a very pregnant girl back in his village who he was planning on settling down with before long, yet "settling down" he explained did not mean becoming monogamous. It was explained that his girl (presumed to be his wife eventually) allowed him this and turned her head the other way. That didn't sit well with me, particularly as it seemed against the grain of what we had come to expect of Gwernin, though while not perfect, of course, did usually seem to come off as better than that would indicate. I think that was an unnecessary dereogatory trait for him and took away somewhat from my enjoyment of an otherwise quite enjoyable tale of this time frame and setting.… (plus d'informations)