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Bezig met laden... The Druid Kingdoor Norman Spinrad
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. http://nhw.livejournal.com/857436.html The story of Vercingetorix vs Julius Caesar, not really successful because Spinrad can't quite make up his mind whether it is fantasy or not, and whether it is for adults or young adults. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
By 60 BC the Romans had conquered much of the known world, for few dared to oppose the relentless expansion of the Republic, and those who did ... failed. And now Julius Caesar has turned his attention to the invasion of Gaul. Victory there will give him the power he craves - but one man stands against him: Vercingetorix. Vercingetorix knows that the people of Gaul must fight, or else face the destruction of their culture and enslavement to another. Yet few at first believe that Vercingetorix can unite the divided tribes of Gaul, fewer still that he can lead them on to victory. But as the legions battle for survival Caesar soon realises that this time Rome may be fighting a war it cannot win ... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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There were elements of fantasy, which I had to get used to. Caesar, in his falling-sickness seizures, would have visions; also Vercingetorix would have visions or dreams. Vercingetorix was fully fleshed out and sympathetic. Caesar was also a complete person, fitting our concept of him. All the other characters didn't really have personalities; they were there, it seemed to me, only as a background or sounding board to Vercingetorix or Caesar. The writing style was strange; there was a lot of surrealism and the author used certain phrases over and over, such as, 'the jaws of death'. There were maps on the endpapers but no notes or bibliographies, so I am assuming the history was not terribly accurate, except for the most important incidents. When I guessed that might be the case, I read the novel just as a very good story. I liked the strategies presented of both the Gauls and the Romans, with each side trying to outguess the other: what the other side likely would or would not do. I liked Caesar's march across the Alps in the winter to get to Gaul to surprise the Gauls. I am sure druid rituals were pretty much the ideas of the author, since we don't know much about the druids. I recommend this novel, but maybe the history should be taken with a grain of salt... ( )