Juliet Marillier
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| Title | : | Blade of Fortriu (The Bridei Chronicles #2) |
| Author | : | Juliet Marillier |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 496 pages |
| Published | : | October 31st 2006 by Tor (first published 2005) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Historical. Historical Fiction. Romance. Fiction. Historical Fantasy |
Narrative Conducive To Books Blade of Fortriu (The Bridei Chronicles #2)
Five Winters have passed since young king Bridei ascended the throne of Fortriu. Five years, in which the people have felt a contentment unknown for generations.But the security of a people can vanish in a heartbeat, for wolves are often drawn to fields filled with fattened sheep. Bridei is determined to drive the Gaelic invaders from his lands once and for all. And so, with his land secure and his house in order, he prepares for war.
And one of Bridei's plans to win the war to come involves the beautiful young Ana. A princess of the Light Isles, she has dwelt as a hostage at the court of Fortriu for most of her young life. Despite being a pawn of fortune, she has bewitched all at court and is dearly loved by Bridei and his queen. But Ana understands her duty. And so she will travel north, to make a strategic marriage with a chieftain she has never seen, in the hopes of gaining an ally on whom Bridei's victory relies.
For secrecy's sake, Ana must travel at a soldier's pace, with a small band led by the enigmatic spymaster Faolan. Bridei implores Ana to trust see the good in Faolan but Ana cannot see beyond his cold competence and killer's eyes.
Then, when she arrives at the chieftain Alpin's stronghold in the mysterious Briar Woods, her discomfort and unease increase tenfold, for this is a place of full of secrets and her betrothed is an enigma himself. The more Ana tries to uncover the truth of her new life, the more she discovers a maze of polite diversions that mask deadly lies. She fears Faolan, but he may prove to be the truest thing in her world.
Or her doom.
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| Original Title: | Blade of Fortriu |
| ISBN: | 0765309963 (ISBN13: 9780765309969) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | The Bridei Chronicles #2 |
| Characters: | Faolan, Bridei son of Beli, Princess Ana of the Light Isles, Tuala, Deord, Drustan, Ferada, Broichan |
| Setting: | Fortriu, Pictland |
| Literary Awards: | Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2005), Sir Julius Vogel Award Nominee for Best Novel (2006) |
Rating Based On Books Blade of Fortriu (The Bridei Chronicles #2)
Ratings: 4.09 From 6033 Users | 244 ReviewsEvaluate Based On Books Blade of Fortriu (The Bridei Chronicles #2)
DNF.I am so disappointed. Utterly, disgustingly, horribly disappointed. Juliet Marillier has grown up with me since I was a wee little child. I loved her Sevenwaters series and hold them close to my heart - they were like Harry Potter to an Australian child. Surely, she would never disappoint, I had thought. I was wrong. And now I'm pissed. Why? Why!? I think I'm going to lock myself in my room and cry for three days straight.I'm kidding, I'm not that dramatic. However, I do feel as though thisIt seemed much longer than was necessary. Not Marillier's best work, IMO. The characters were slightly annoying, there was a lot of violence, & the love triangle was really... Weird. These books don't have the magical feeling some of her other works so, again, IMO.
This began as a promising tale, but turned into something a little less. Like the reviewers before me, I agree that this had a magnificent cast of characters. The story, on the other hand, was a little too love-at-first-sight for my liking. In the beginning I had a great deal of respect for the character of Ana, but when she began turning into a great pile of mush, I had to turn my back. I didn't care much for the politics, either. I felt that the book dragged a little when it came to discussion
Although an interesting second book in this series, it wasn't quite as gripping as the first- the action took a bit long, the repetitive comments and hand-wringing made it less fast-paced and more depressing, especially with the emotional triangle going on. But I was never a huge fan of the lancelot-guinevere (Faolan-Ana) part of the usual legend... I do have to give her props for taking it away from the main plotline (since that part got dealt with earlier allowing the Morgana (Tuala) part of
I think I would have enjoyed this one more than the first one if it hadn't been for an instalove moment that messed up what seemed like real love that was still developing. I'm not sure I can forgive her for that after doing such a good job pulling Tuala and Bridei together in the first book. Full review to come.
I liked this one much better than the first in the series. The characters were much more exciting and likable, even Broichan who I couldnt stand in the first book. Foalan, I totally loved in this one, but I also felt really bad for him too. At first I didn't like where Mariller was going with this story, and then I reconciled myself to the inevitable no matter how strange, and even somewhat disappointing it was.
After finding The Dark Mirror somewhat lacking, it took me awhile to get around to reading its sequel, Blade of Fortriu, but I wasn't disappointed; surprisingly, this middle book is actually the best of the trilogy. It begins five years after Bridei's rise to kingship, just as he's about to go to war with the Gaelic kingdom of Dalriada because... well, because they're Gaels and therefore should go back to Ireland. He sends off the hostage princess Ana as a bribe for the mysterious chieftain
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