The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
Clarke’s short stories set in the same world as her more successful novel Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrel. These really capture the whimsically dangerous nature of faeries. Also it’s the protagonists’ understanding of the rules of these interactions that allows them victories as opposed to any superior force of arms or similar.
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| The illustrations aren’t half bad either |
The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England by Ian Mortimer
Essential non fiction. What we get here is a book about the day to day life of medieval folk from a qualified historical perspective. It’s emminently readable with none of the dryness associated with scholastic history books.
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The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
Interesting take on the Arthurian myth. The depiction of Merlin is particularly good. No one can be sure if his magic is real or not. Or is it that his trickery, wisdom and secret knowledge are a kind of magic in themselves?
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| More helmets should have cool intrinsic war masks |
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