- Hardcover: 240 pages
- Publisher: Severn House Publishers Ltd (2 April 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0727866419
- ISBN-13: 978-0727866417
- Product Dimensions: 22.1 x 13.9 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 756,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is the new historical adventure from a powerful storyteller.Spring, 266 BC: When the Rhodian warship Atalanta encounters a pirate vessel off the Lycian coast, her crew find themselves caught up in affairs of state more deadly than the naval battles they're accustomed to. Among the pirates' victims is a beautiful woman, the mistress of a king, who is fleeing to her lover's enemy with news that will start a war to engulf the whole of the east.Isokrates, helmsman of the Atalanta, is a humble man whose life has been devoted to the sea and ridding it of piracy. But now he finds himself crossing from one side of the Mediterranean to the other as his city tries to defend itself against powerful neighbours and Isokrates struggles to protect a woman he loves but does not dare to marry...
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Gillian Bradshaw was born in the US and was brought up in Washington, Santiago, Chile and Michigan. She is a classics graduate from Newnham College, Cambridge. She has won much acclaim as an historical novelist. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and their four children.
This book is the latest offering from the author and is no different to Gillian Bradshaw's other novels (I had no idea she had written so many, until I checked the list) in respect of the fact that it is beautifully researched and written with the authority that only an excellent knowledge of the subject can bring.
Whatever historical period or subject the author writes about she seems able to capture the essence of the period and transport the reader back in time, in this case more than 2,000 years to a period of history when the Mediterranean sea must have appeared to be the centre of the world for all the ancient civilisations that bordered its shores and used the middle sea to trade their goods.
The author has no trouble at all in carrying the reader along with her on a journey of adventure and excitement. The storyline is a must for all those reader's interested in historical novels, be they ancient or modern. The book is fast paced, with no lulls in the story as far as I was concerned and I was sorry when it ended.
This book is the latest offering from the author and is no different to Gillian Bradshaw's other novels (I had no idea she had written so many, until I checked the list) in respect of the fact that it is beautifully researched and written with the authority that only an excellent knowledge of the subject can bring.
Whatever historical period or subject the author writes about she seems able to capture the essence of the period and transport the reader back in time, in this case more than 2,000 years to a period of history when the Mediterranean sea must have appeared to be the centre of the world for all the ancient civilisations that bordered its shores and used the middle sea to trade their goods.
The author has no trouble at all in carrying the reader along with her on a journey of adventure and excitement. The storyline is a must for all those reader's interested in historical novels, be they ancient or modern. The book is fast paced, with no lulls in the story as far as I was concerned and I was sorry when it ended.
Format:Hardcover
I will start by saying that I really enjoyed this novel. Set in the Hellenistic Greek world the plot revolves around the relationship between the helmsman Isokrates and the musician Dionysia. He sails a Rhodian warship on the hunt for pirates while she is the former mistress of the Syrian king, Antiochos. When he rescues her from pirates at the beginning of the novel, she is able to provide information which ultimately leads to war between the three kings of Egypt, Syria and Macedonia.
The plot of the novel works on three levels: centre stage is the relationship of Isokrates and Dionysia and the war with pirates; then the relations of the island republic of Rhodes with the powerful monarchies of the eastern Mediterranean; at a distance the machinations of the three kingdoms and their internecine war.
Intricate and thrilling plotting, sympathetic and realistic characterisation and a plausible and accurate historical setting make this a most satisfying adventure story. This, it seems to me, is not least because it is written as a novel to be read, and without one eye on the big screen, even though it would make an excellent film.
My only gripe about The Sun's Bride is that copies of the book are hard to locate, but I stress that the search is well worth the effort.
The plot of the novel works on three levels: centre stage is the relationship of Isokrates and Dionysia and the war with pirates; then the relations of the island republic of Rhodes with the powerful monarchies of the eastern Mediterranean; at a distance the machinations of the three kingdoms and their internecine war.
Intricate and thrilling plotting, sympathetic and realistic characterisation and a plausible and accurate historical setting make this a most satisfying adventure story. This, it seems to me, is not least because it is written as a novel to be read, and without one eye on the big screen, even though it would make an excellent film.
My only gripe about The Sun's Bride is that copies of the book are hard to locate, but I stress that the search is well worth the effort.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'm going to have a review of this book published in the November 2008 issue of "The Historical Novels Review", issued by the Historical Novel Society, so I won't put the same words here; but I did greatly enjoy this novel. It's a good, rattling story, up to the level of her best work, such as "Island of Ghosts".
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