[Ansteorra] OT: Free Kindle/ Nook Book - The Greatest Knight

Mike Dudley casualgeek at gmail.com
Fri Feb 4 14:28:06 PST 2011


For those interested, I just checked, the kindle version is currently free
also.

Collwyn
On Feb 4, 2011 4:16 PM, "Ysabeau" <ysabeau.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well darn! I just finished reading it and I paid for it.
>
> It is a fairly decent book with nice tidbits of historical accuracy. It is
> the story of William Marshall and his rise from a younger son to
> someone with a lot of pull in the realm. I think the fighters will enjoy
the
> fighting scenes. It was an interesting look into the tourney circuit. I
> never realized that the "tourney" wasn't just on a field like we do. They
> would actually range across the countryside and fighting for a town was
> actually fought in a town...at least if the book was accurate.
>
> The writing itself seemed a bit stilted, as if the author was a historian
> trying to write a novel which is refreshing because it is usually the
other
> way around. I don't remember anything jumping out at me as being
inaccurate,
> just some things that I wanted to look up for more information. The ending
> felt kind of rushed, like a lecturer who realized they only 15 minutes
left
> instead of 30.
>
> I'd give a solid B+ and put it in the same range as The Other Boleyn Girl.
>
> Just my thoughts,
> Ysabeau
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Stefan li Rous
> <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>wrote:
>
>> From the Calontir list.
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>
>> > From: P J Barber <dolphinlover1988 at GMAIL.COM>
>> > Date: February 4, 2011 8:49:38 AM CST
>> > To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu
>> > Subject: [CALONTIR] OT: Free Nook Book
>> > Reply-To: Historical Recreation in the Kingdom of Calontir <
>> CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu>
>> >
>> > For those of you with Nook ereaders, Barnes and Noble is giving away
"The
>> Greatest Knight" by Elizabeth Chadwick today. I have not read the book,
but
>> the description says "a well researched historical novel." I already
>> downloaded it (it's free!) but do I drop the other 3 books I'm reading
and
>> read it now, or wait until there is nothing else to do to read it? Any
>> suggestions?
>> >
>> > Aibhilin
>> >
>>
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