As the latest film installment of C.S. Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia, Prince Caspian is receving little better than average in its reviews. Entertainment Weekly gave the film a “B minus;” On Rotten Tomatoes, its average rating is 6.3/10; and it received two thumbs down from Ebert & Roeper. I haven’t seen Prince Caspian yet. I […]
I haven’t been able to post to my blog much lately, or read and post to others’ blogs as much as I would like, as I’ve been really trying to finish up the 3rd/4th draft of my novel (my day job has kept me extremely busy also). I’m currently in the process of going through […]
An Endless Exile by Mary Lancaster
Paperback: 340 pages
Publisher: Bladud Books (October 4, 2005)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 5 stars (4 reviews)
Description:
The love story of Hereward the Wake and the mystery and tragedy behind his brutal murder. An Endless Exile is the story of the eleventh century hero, Hereward “the Wake”, the only Englishman to have […]
Dais
[dey-is]
Etymology: Middle English deis, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin discus high table, from Latin, dish, quoit
Raised platform for high table. (Wood, Margaret. The English Medieval House, 411)
While I generally stick to posts related to medieval history and historical fiction and fantasy, I ran across this short blurb about The Alchemist by Paul Coelho being made into a movie. I haven’t read the novel yet, but I’ve heard really good things about it from friends, and I understand it’s a truly heartwarming, […]