Joyce ,'Chosen'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
starting with Eagle of the Ninth (yes, that one).
Did you see the movie, Consuela? From what I saw about it, I thought it was better to pretend it didn't exist.
I'm trying to reread all the dolphin ring Sutcliffs, and I'm up to Sword at Sunset now. The Lantern Bearers is pretty heartbreaking too. Many of her books I would not tagged as Young Adult, although heart breaking is more the norm these days.
Are the Roman Britain books part of the Dolphin Ring books?
Are the Roman Britain books part of the Dolphin Ring books?
Yup. I think all the Roman Britain books are part of the Dolphin Ring sequence. What I hadn't realized was how late the Dolphin Ring ran--she even included The Shield Ring, which is set post-Hastings.
On reason I started the re-read is that I came across a list a kind soul had put on the web:
The Eagle of the Ninth (1954) - 129 AD
The Silver Branch (1957) - 284 AD
Frontier Wolf (1980) - 343 AD
The Lantern Bearers (1959) - 410+ AD
Sword At Sunset (1963) - 5th century
Dawn Wind (1961) - mid-late 6th century
The Shield Ring (1956) - 11th century
I'll check out Sutcliff. Again let me rec Firelord by Parke Godwin. Not only does it have a fascinating take on Farie, it has an amazing take on Merlin. It is well written, but it is also the quirkiest take on Arthur I've encountered - maybe quirkier than T.H. White. (Though, unlike White, not humor. )
I like Parke Godwin. I also enjoyed his take on the Robin Hood legend, although I don't recall the title.
New Anne of Green Gables series on the CBC. [link] . It's going to be "set in a more modern era," which is giving me doubts. Anne really needs to be Victorian.
I like Parke Godwin. I also enjoyed his take on the Robin Hood legend, although I don't recall the title.
Sherwood.
Kind of replaying some of the historical themes of his Arthuran series. Liked it, but not nearly as much as Firelord and The Last Rainbow.
New Anne of Green Gables series on the CBC.
Oh, dear. Is it Kevin Sullivan again? He's been milking that franchise to death ever since the first miniseries. The second one was okay (if horribly uncanonical), and the third (and fourth!) were horrors.
And frankly, it's just not Green Gables without Colleen Dewhurst.