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Manufacturer: Forge
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312858193
ISBN: 0312858191
Label: Forge
Manufacturer: Forge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: 1995-04
Publisher: Forge
Studio: Forge
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When her husband, Otto II, is killed in battle, Byzantine princess Theophano becomes Regent over the tenth-century Holy Roman Empire, while her aunt and advisor Aspasia pursues a dangerous love affair with the late king's Moorish physician.
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Summary: rich tapestry
Comment: Judith Tarr has written another brilliant book! This rich tapestry of a story covers the shaky Roman Empire in the West and the Bzyantine Empire in the East. Good storyline, setting, charactors. A book I highly recommend to anyone who adores historical fiction and shuge sweeping novels.
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Summary: What a great novel this could have been
Comment: As I settled down to read about a little known period of history--the Byzantine Empire and Otto II--I purred with anticipation. The characters are well rounded. The story plot is solid. But missing is the breath of focus, the width of historical sweep that we readers of historical fiction have come to expect from other historical authors likes Margaret George and Mary Stewart. There are good heavy doses of minute period detail, yet they lack the ricness we want to feel. It seems to be written for someone already familiar with the period and tale. Not bad, but not great.
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