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Title: Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn ISBN: 0-8125-8515-1 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1987 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.27 (26 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Bard:The Oddeysey of the Irish
Comment: First of all this is a work of "Historical Fiction" as our Irish Ancestors never wrote anything down we have to realize this is not a retelling of history, but rather one author's interpretation of the events that "may have" happened. That said, the book is great! If anyone could bring Amergin and Millesos to life it is Morgan Llewelyn. I honestly can't say it's her best book...I've read them all and have been equally pleased with each and every one of them. But I guess the important thing to remember about this story is that the "sons of the Mil" in this book are not actual people but each one symbolizes the traits that make up the Irish: the farmer, poet, warrior,drunk, lunatic, and informer. A great book for anyone interested in all things Irish!
Rating: 5
Summary: Morgan Llwelyn does it again
Comment: What can I say, but, wow.....although this book seems in a way similar to her other work "Druids", this is only slightly so. I can't imagine how others on this page have called this book "Boring"....From the time you pick it up to the moment you put it down, you will be engrossed in the story. You will feel the struggle to win Ierne...you will be the people in this story...Llwelyn's gift for taking a reader out of his/her own place in time and putting them right in the middle of a situation is very well demonstrated in this book.....From Amergin's struggle to fit in to the triumph in which he takes part at the end of the story, to the ever-present machinations of Colptha (a bit 1-dimensional a character, but one that in reading you will see is necessary to make the story a complete piece).....You can't go wrong with this book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful
Comment: I recently picked this book up, after reading all of Llywelyn's books from The Irish Century series (which I also recommend, as they are the best books I've ever read). This book is truly wonderful. It's not realistic (nor do I think it was intended to be), but it has that wonderful quality that all of Irish myth and legend has: the ability to transcend time and space. This book is a true tribute to the legacy of Irish storytelling and bardic tradition.
I give it 4 stars, though (4 1/2, if it'd let me), because the ending is a bit abrupt; but this may just be Llyewelyn's way of letting the reader know the story of Ierne is still continuing.
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Title: Druids by MORGAN LLYWELYN ISBN: 0804108447 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 23 November, 1992 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Last Prince of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn ISBN: 0812579135 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Red Branch by Morgan Llywelyn ISBN: 080410591X Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 30 December, 1989 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Lion of Ireland by Morgan Llywelyn ISBN: 0812553993 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Brian Boru : Emperor of the Irish by Morgan Llywelyn ISBN: 0812544617 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 15 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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