The Sword and the Lion (http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Lion-Daw-Book-Collectors/dp/0886775582/ref=cm_lmf_tit_10_rsrsrs0) is a great, thick book which details the life of a Mediterranean fantasy city at war. Think Robert Jordan if he knew how to write women and cared to do so -- multiple POV, magical warriors chosen by the goddess, etc. It's one of my comfort books, and I have no guilt recommending it because it's so out of print as to be available for $.01 plus the cost of shipping from secondary seller at Amazon.
And you know how I'm on a Vicky Bliss kick? That author is primarily famous for her Amelia Peabody series (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0445406518/ref=s9kser_t1_asinmore-rfc_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=top-1&pf_rd_r=1WYC3694ME9XH4R5P8JA&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=328301301&pf_rd_i=amelia), which are hilarious and lots of fun. (Not all of them, but she does a good run.) They're about an English woman who eventually becomes an Egytptian archaeologist mid-19th century. The author has a PhD in Egyptology, so they're not only enjoyable but amazingly done on the research and factual level.
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Date: 30 Aug 2008 04:09 pm (UTC)The Sword and the Lion (http://www.amazon.com/Sword-Lion-Daw-Book-Collectors/dp/0886775582/ref=cm_lmf_tit_10_rsrsrs0) is a great, thick book which details the life of a Mediterranean fantasy city at war. Think Robert Jordan if he knew how to write women and cared to do so -- multiple POV, magical warriors chosen by the goddess, etc. It's one of my comfort books, and I have no guilt recommending it because it's so out of print as to be available for $.01 plus the cost of shipping from secondary seller at Amazon.
And you know how I'm on a Vicky Bliss kick? That author is primarily famous for her Amelia Peabody series (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0445406518/ref=s9kser_t1_asinmore-rfc_p?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=top-1&pf_rd_r=1WYC3694ME9XH4R5P8JA&pf_rd_t=301&pf_rd_p=328301301&pf_rd_i=amelia), which are hilarious and lots of fun. (Not all of them, but she does a good run.) They're about an English woman who eventually becomes an Egytptian archaeologist mid-19th century. The author has a PhD in Egyptology, so they're not only enjoyable but amazingly done on the research and factual level.