Series: Misc
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 460 pages
Reader Rating: 8 out of 10
Votes: 4
Genre: Fantasy
Pages: 460 pages
Reader Rating: 8 out of 10
Votes: 4
Description: I was very impressed with this novel! Jakober has written a rich epic of
novel of dark pagan magic,sexual obession and betrayal!A aging monk tells
a story of when he was squire to a great knight and how that knight was
corrupted by wiles of beautiful but evil witch and help start a civil war in
early 12th century Germany.As he writes he visited by that witch and she
compells him to tell the truth story on what really happened.This novel is
gripping saga of one cynical knight who with the help of erotic sorceress
stops his duke from stealing crown of Germany.This novel has scenes of
eerie magic and sorcery, brutality and betrayal as you see the events
through the eyes of his squire, Paul who resents the power the witch has
over his master and seeks to betray him.Jakober knows her myths and
legends well as she weaves this stunning tapestry.This novel is not only
about the battle of the knight Karelian and sorceress called Raven against
power-hungry duke Gottfried but it also about the battle between christianity
and waning but still potent forces of paganism and magic in the
world.Jakober's knows medieval history with it's church politics, shameful
treatment of women and cold brutality of it's nobility.I was also impressed
with her lyrical prose which gave this novel a gothic feel as she describes in
great relish scenes of necromancy as Karelian rides with army of dead
knights to do battle, shape-shifting and other eerie sights.My only complaint
in this novel was it was too short and I wanted it to be longer!
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