Author of kingdom of summer, in winters shadow, the bearkeepers daughter, island of ghosts, the wrong reflection, hawk of may, the beacon at alexandria, shock monday gillian bradshaw. Ariantes is a sarmatian, a barbarian warriorprince, uprooted from his home and customs and thrust into the honorless lands of the romans. Ariantes is a sarmatian, a barbarian warriorprince, uprooted from. They are easy to root for, without feeling anachronistic. A novel of roman britain by gillian bradshaw 19990515 gillian bradshaw on. A novel of roman britain, island of ghosts, gillian bradshaw, tor books. We left aquincum late in july, and rode through the heat of august. Buy a cheap copy of island of ghosts book by gillian bradshaw. Island of ghosts by gillian bradshaw fantastic fiction. A novel of roman britain by gillian bradshaw online at alibris. A novel of roman britain by gillian bradshaw 19990515. Buy island of ghosts by gillian bradshaw online at alibris.
The victims of a wartime pact struck with the emperor marcus aurelius to ensure the future of sarmatia. Her serious historical novels are often set in classical antiquity ancient. Set during an uneasy, secondcentury alliance between the marauding, scalp taking slavic samartians and the roman empire, bradshaws fifth historical novel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gillian bradshaw s island of ghosts is a complex and entertaining tale, set in roman britain during the reign of emperor marcus aurelius. Island of ghosts gillian bradshaw gillian bradshaw island of ghosts i we mutinied when we reached the ocean. A thoughtful and compelling novel of the clash of cultures as roman conquerors sweep across secondcentury europein the second century a. The narrative thread of the novel is played out against the story of the sarmatian auxiliary forces taken into the roman army and posted to britain after the empires victory over the their people.
Between books and children she never did get a real job, and shes been writing novels ever since. Gillian bradshaws books feature likable characters who i enjoy spending time with, outstanding historical detail, and fastpaced wellcrafted plots. Unsurprisingly, the sarmatians hate britainan island of ghosts, filled with pale faces. Gillian marucha bradshaw born may 14, 1956 is an american writer of historical fiction, historical fantasy, childrens literature, science fiction, and contemporary sciencebased novels, who lives in britain. This book reminded me of the importance of a good first line.
Set during an uneasy, secondcentury alliance between the marauding, scalptaking slavic samartians and the roman empire, bradshaws fifth historical novel. Island of ghosts a novel of roman britain epub gillian. Island of ghosts by gillian bradshaw 1998, hardcover for. Gillian bradshaw s books feature likable characters who i enjoy spending time with, outstanding historical detail, and fastpaced wellcrafted plots. Island of ghosts by gillian bradshaw book cover, description, publication history. The roman conquered britain in island of ghosts is far from gentle, but its characters are educated, compassionate, and have a sense of humor.
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