This book is a really interesting, unusual, and compelling fantasy story. I would recommend it to fans of fantasy, although discovering it has sequels diminished it for me a little. More on that after the cut.
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Prospero's Children by Jan Siegel
In which a young woman discovers hidden magic and another world.
This book is a really interesting, unusual, and compelling fantasy story. I would recommend it to fans of fantasy, although discovering it has sequels diminished it for me a little. More on that after the cut.
This book is a really interesting, unusual, and compelling fantasy story. I would recommend it to fans of fantasy, although discovering it has sequels diminished it for me a little. More on that after the cut.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Opening Atlantis, by Harry Turtledove
Opening Atlantis, by Harry Turtledove. ROC, 2007. 440 pp. 978-0-451-46174-2.
... in which we hear of the exploits of the Radcliffe family as they discover, settle, and lead a new community on the island of Atlantis.
Harry Turtledove is most famous for his alternate history novels. In this book, the first of a trilogy, Turtledove explores the idea of an extra continent (or large island) in the Atlantic Ocean. Although this island is named Atlantis by its discoverers, it's not actually the lost Atlantis of legend. As you can see from the cover art above, Atlantis is basically the eastern United States, broken off from North America and now situated in the middle of the Atlantic. Opening Atlantis follows the Radcliffe family through several generations after the founding of Atlantis. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is set in the mid-1400s during the War of the Roses, and follows Edward Radcliffe and his sons Richard and Henry as they discover Atlantis and bring the first wave of European settlers to this new world. The second part is set about two centuries later, and follows the confrontation between Red Rodney Radcliffe (pirate) and his cousin William Radcliff (who changed his last name so as not to be associated with his pirate cousin). The third part of the novel follows Victor Radcliff a few generations later, as he witnesses mounting tensions between English, French, and Spanish settlers, as well as tensions between the Europeans and their slaves.
... in which we hear of the exploits of the Radcliffe family as they discover, settle, and lead a new community on the island of Atlantis.
Harry Turtledove is most famous for his alternate history novels. In this book, the first of a trilogy, Turtledove explores the idea of an extra continent (or large island) in the Atlantic Ocean. Although this island is named Atlantis by its discoverers, it's not actually the lost Atlantis of legend. As you can see from the cover art above, Atlantis is basically the eastern United States, broken off from North America and now situated in the middle of the Atlantic. Opening Atlantis follows the Radcliffe family through several generations after the founding of Atlantis. The book is divided into three parts. The first part is set in the mid-1400s during the War of the Roses, and follows Edward Radcliffe and his sons Richard and Henry as they discover Atlantis and bring the first wave of European settlers to this new world. The second part is set about two centuries later, and follows the confrontation between Red Rodney Radcliffe (pirate) and his cousin William Radcliff (who changed his last name so as not to be associated with his pirate cousin). The third part of the novel follows Victor Radcliff a few generations later, as he witnesses mounting tensions between English, French, and Spanish settlers, as well as tensions between the Europeans and their slaves.
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