The Evening of the World: A Romance of the Dark Ages (Dark Ages Trilogy) by Allan Massie
*this novel borders on the late Roman, early medieval period
Paperback - 304 pages
Publisher - Orion Publishing (June 1, 2002)
Description:
The Evening of the World is set in the period of the barbarian invasions. Its hero is a young Roman nobleman […]
David Anthony Durham steps into the world of fantasy with his latest novel Acacia: Book One: The War With the Mein. Most known for his historical fiction novels — Gabriel’s Story, Walk Through Darkness, and Pride of Carthage — Durham seems born for the fantasy genre. His characters are compelling, always changing, complex, and the […]
War of the Gods by Poul Anderson
Paperback - 304 pages
Publisher - Tor Fantasy; Reprint edition (February 15, 1999)
Average Customer Review on Amazon - 3 stars
Editorial Review from Kirkus Reviews:
Veteran pro Anderson (The Fleet of Stars, p. 26, etc.) offers a Dark Age saga based on Old Scandinavian mythology and the exploits of the legendary Danish […]
When talking about fantasy novels, what does the term ”urban fantasy” refer to? I haven’t read many urban fantasy novels myself, but according to wikipedia, urban fantasy is:
A subset of contemporary fantasy, consisting of magical novels and stories set in contemporary, real-world, urban settings–as opposed to ‘traditional’ fantasy set in wholly imaginary landscapes, even ones containing imaginary cities, or having […]
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult (jan 2008)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Reading Geraldine Brooks’s remarkable debut novel, Year of Wonders, or more recently March, which won the Pulitzer Prize, it would be easy to forget that she grew up in Australia and worked as […]