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woodfaceI finished reading the last book in the Eagle of the Ninth sequence from Rosemary Sutcliff. There is one more book, Sword at Sunset, about king Arthur that actually continues after the Lantern Bearers but amazon doesn't have a copy and the first two books were the only ones they have of her in the bookstores here.
I'm currently in that gap after reading a very long book that sucked you completely in and your brain is unwilling to follow you back into reality. Sutcliff said that Marcus was her favourite character (out of all her books) but I really like Aquila. Even if he's a complete jerk but you know why he is like that. He treats his wife like dirt and she doesn't care much for him either but then somehow they seem to settle and need each other. Very strange but a realistic view of marriages back then - I can imagine it like that anyway. (Whereas Marcus married someone he really loved.)
The image of Rutupiae light stays with me as it becomes a legend in the book itself. The heirs of Rome struggling to hold on to their civilisation and keep the Saxons out but knowing that ultimately they can't hold them back forever. And then there is Artos, the young boy who grows up to be an excellent leader. You know who he'll be and I'm aching to read Sword at Sunset to see how Sutcliff gave life to king Arthur.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fairmer, have you read this?
I want more Sutcliff books but it seems a lot just don't get printed anymore. I realise that her writing is somewhat out of style but these books always spoke to my imagination. If I studied history, they're part of the reason (*shakes fist angrily*).
I think I'll restart reading Tolkien now. It's been too long when I had to put the book aside. Although I was nearly finished with the Two Towers.
Meh, I hate it when I wake up with a headache.
I'm currently in that gap after reading a very long book that sucked you completely in and your brain is unwilling to follow you back into reality. Sutcliff said that Marcus was her favourite character (out of all her books) but I really like Aquila. Even if he's a complete jerk but you know why he is like that. He treats his wife like dirt and she doesn't care much for him either but then somehow they seem to settle and need each other. Very strange but a realistic view of marriages back then - I can imagine it like that anyway. (Whereas Marcus married someone he really loved.)
The image of Rutupiae light stays with me as it becomes a legend in the book itself. The heirs of Rome struggling to hold on to their civilisation and keep the Saxons out but knowing that ultimately they can't hold them back forever. And then there is Artos, the young boy who grows up to be an excellent leader. You know who he'll be and I'm aching to read Sword at Sunset to see how Sutcliff gave life to king Arthur.
fairmer, have you read this? I want more Sutcliff books but it seems a lot just don't get printed anymore. I realise that her writing is somewhat out of style but these books always spoke to my imagination. If I studied history, they're part of the reason (*shakes fist angrily*).
I think I'll restart reading Tolkien now. It's been too long when I had to put the book aside. Although I was nearly finished with the Two Towers.
Meh, I hate it when I wake up with a headache.
