- Paperback: 544 pages
- Publisher: Forge; 1 edition (July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312868871
- ISBN-13: 978-0312868871
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.9 x 3.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,514,759 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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10 of 13 people found the following review helpful
fans of pre-history novels will love it
5 Dec 2004
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Cecelia Holland is one of my favorite authors because of her book Until the Sun Falls, which is a novel from the Mongol perspective about their invasions of Russia and Europe. It is on my top five list definitely.
In fact, because of that book, I have bought several of her other books and I have come to the conclusion that she is one of the best novelists in the world at doing what she does. And what she does is take an event or a person or a group from history and recreate them as accurately as possible in novel form. She does this whether it makes them more interesting or less, whether it aids the novel or makes it worse.
And, so as I look for Until the Sun Falls part two I chanced upon Pillar of the Sky, a novel about a man living in ancient Britain who tries to build something great. There are many interesting forces at work in the novel, including the difficulties the protagonist faces as he confronts his primitive peers and even his own nature, which is slightly more developed than those around him but is still prone to many of their weaknesses.
The writing is smooth and powerful and if you like historical, or in the case of Pillar of the Sky, pre-historical, novels you will probably find it excellent. The characters are interesting and realistic, the main character even has flaws and makes mistakes!
However, being the weakminded pulp media reader that I am I wouldn't mind if she wanted to make the book a little more exciting by adding a few more fights or even a battle. I guess my problem is I am still looking to find Until the Sun Falls part two.
In fact, because of that book, I have bought several of her other books and I have come to the conclusion that she is one of the best novelists in the world at doing what she does. And what she does is take an event or a person or a group from history and recreate them as accurately as possible in novel form. She does this whether it makes them more interesting or less, whether it aids the novel or makes it worse.
And, so as I look for Until the Sun Falls part two I chanced upon Pillar of the Sky, a novel about a man living in ancient Britain who tries to build something great. There are many interesting forces at work in the novel, including the difficulties the protagonist faces as he confronts his primitive peers and even his own nature, which is slightly more developed than those around him but is still prone to many of their weaknesses.
The writing is smooth and powerful and if you like historical, or in the case of Pillar of the Sky, pre-historical, novels you will probably find it excellent. The characters are interesting and realistic, the main character even has flaws and makes mistakes!
However, being the weakminded pulp media reader that I am I wouldn't mind if she wanted to make the book a little more exciting by adding a few more fights or even a battle. I guess my problem is I am still looking to find Until the Sun Falls part two.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Fantastic Story - A Great Read
9 Jun 2011
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I first read this story from my local library about ten years ago. I loved the story so much that at least once a year I would re-checkout the book so I could enter the world of Moloquin once again. Then just a month ago, I went to check it out again, and I found that my library had discarded my favorite book! I immediately got online and bought the book for myself! It will become a classic in time. For those who like historical fiction, this author is the very best!
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