- Gebundene Ausgabe: 381 Seiten
- Verlag: Pacific Rim Press (CA) (Februar 2001)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0930926269
- ISBN-13: 978-0930926267
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 15,5 x 2,5 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 1.701.588 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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This fine example of the emerging genre of visionary fiction is equal parts historical novel and myth-based fantasy. Hand uses contemporary archaeological findings about the novel's setting in ancient Crete to depict a woman-centered society threatened by invading Indo-Europeans but finally destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Thera. The heroine, Leeshandra, is a Cretan temple priestess in love with a childhood friend, the half-Greek Alektrion. Few love affairs are as star-crossed as theirs, for they spend most of the time apart and yearning for one another, Leeshandra in training for the bull-leaping contests and later for priestesshood; Alektrion in waging war at sea to protect the island society. When fate finally brings them together, the tumultuous invasion of Crete ends all hope of reunion. Or does it? Hand vividly portrays a goddess-worshiping society and its inability to withstand the assault of the patriarchs. And she does so in a page-turning style that keeps the reader entranced all the way to an ending that hints at a sure-to-be-welcomed sequel. Patricia Monaghan
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A strongly crafted novel rooted in historical construct
20. Januar 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
This strongly crafted novel is a compelling love story etched on a lush canvas of competing Mediterranean cultures as the early civilizations clashed on land and at seaa conflicted world restless with military adventurism. At the crossroads of contending tyrants, gods, philosophies, religions, and economies stands the serene culture of ancient Crete. Judith Hand invites us there to experience that society's struggle to survive. Her heroes and heroines are rooted in historical construct. In pursuit of their aspirations, they make mistakes, ones that could topple one of the loftiest of ancient cultures. Who then might survive the carnage to carry their examples of harmony and coexistence to following generations?
Confessing a personal bias, as a retired military officer, I enjoyed the shrill authentic ring of gnashing swords, the battered groaning shields, splintered oars and shattered masts so vivid in her battle scenes. War is not pretty. Killing is not a game. To her credit, Judith Hand did not write those scenes as entertainments. The human fear, sweat, blood, exhaustion, revulsion and tears weren't omitted.
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You won't want this advenure to end
7. September 2001
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In a way this wonderful book reminds me of The Mists of Avalon. It is more fantasy novel than historical novel and seen through the eyes of a heroine rather than a hero. What are the forbidden secrets of the priestesshood? How are young girls prepared and trained sexually and romantically to take their place in this paradise of a society. How does a woman thus trained rise to become an actual goddess to her people and deal with the cataclysmic natural disaster that threatens to doom them all? Will she have to give up her true love to save her people? You will be surprised how this dynamic and clever heroine Leeshandra contrives to keep her honor but "have it all."
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Written with painstaking historical research
19. März 2001
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Set in ancient Minoa, Voice Of The Goddess is an epic novel of two lovers who must struggle to protect their island home from invasion from Mainland Greece, and survive the catastrophic 1628 BC explosion of the nearby island of Santorini. Judith Hand has combined painstaking historical research with a flair for dramatic story telling that truly emerses the reader into a time of Bronze Age high culture and a sophisticated society of Mediterranean goddess-worship of Crete as it existed 1600 years before the birth of Christ. Voice Of The Goddess is Hand's debut as a novelist and we can only look urgently for her next venture into historic fiction.
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