If you enjoy the books of Rosemary Sutcliff, Rosalind Miles, Parke Godwin, and Marion Zimmer Bradley you will enjoy this little known book by British author, Sile (pronounced "Sheila") Rice. Rice immerses you into the twilight days of Saxon Britain - half-pagan half-Christian - on the eve of the Norman Conquest and the Battle of Hastings. She weaves a tapestry of kings and conquest, heroes and outlaws, grandeur and horror as warring factions collide and honor and loyalties are put to the test, leaving an indelible impression of how complete the subjugation and absorption of England's Saxon population had been.
I highly recommend this book. It is well-written, more history than fantasy, but still the stuff of legend.
"Within a few pages... the book began to exert a strong pull, a kind of spell-binding that held me until the final page. The characters are almost painfully real, the atmosphere of wide marsh skies and salt winds comes clean off the page, and so does the magic." - Rosemary Sutcliff
"Lusty, lyrical... A vivid portrayal of a magical Britain, beguiling and robust in a half-pagan age."
I highly recommend this book. It is well-written, more history than fantasy, but still the stuff of legend.
"Within a few pages... the book began to exert a strong pull, a kind of spell-binding that held me until the final page. The characters are almost painfully real, the atmosphere of wide marsh skies and salt winds comes clean off the page, and so does the magic." - Rosemary Sutcliff
"Lusty, lyrical... A vivid portrayal of a magical Britain, beguiling and robust in a half-pagan age."
