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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Runes of Destinydi Christina Courtenay
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 Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro.  mimbza | Apr 9, 2024 |   I really liked the way that this author keeps the continuity going, by using different characters from within the same family as the time travellers. So Linnea finds herself back in the 9th century Sweden, where she is picked up by a Viking named Hrafn and becomes his thrall (either a slave or a concubine). Despite Linnea's constant whining and complaining of life in the Viking era during the first half of the book, by the second half of the book, she had come pretty much fallen in love with Hrafn, and was slowly accepting the idea that she might stay, if he ever married her. During this time, Linnea was part of the inventory as thralls to be sold as Hrafn, his brothers Rurik, Gai and Thure, sail from Sweden, through the Baltic lands along the Russian rivers and down the Dnieper to the Black sea, and on to Constantinople. In Constantinople. Linnea is abducted by Thure and sold to a wealthy man in the city. Hrafn goes after her and "Steals" her back, both of them effectively ackowledging their feelings for each other!! Thure ends up being cheated at a game of dice and is killed. After selling most of their inventory, Hrafn and his crew begin the long trip back to Sweden. Upon their arrival, now that Hrafn is the Jarl of their community, His elderly aunt begins to make plans for him to marry the daughter of another Jarl. Linnea overhears this news and runs away. Hrafn goes after her and eventually, after a quick trip back to the present, Hrafn and Linnea are married. Excellent story. Lots of details about Viking life and travelling through Viking Russia!! (  ) Robloz | Sep 23, 2021 | nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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'A superb timeslip novel that stands shoulder to shoulder with some of Barbara Erskine and Diana Gabaldon's finest works' 5* reader review 'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. ***Don't miss Christina's stunning timeslip novels, Echoes of the Runes and Whispers of the Runes, out now and Tempted by the Runes, available to preorder now! Search 9781472282729.*** ........................................................................... Separated by time. Brought together by fate. Indulging her fascination for the Viking language and losing herself in an archaeological dig is just what Linnea Berger needs after her recent trauma. Uncovering an exquisite brooch, she blacks out reading the runic inscription, only to come to, surrounded by men in Viking costume, who seem to take re-enactment very seriously. Lost and confused, Linnea finds herself in the power of Hrafn, a Viking warrior who claims her as his thrall and takes her on a treacherous journey across the seas to sell her for profit. Setting sail, she confronts the unthinkable: she has travelled back to the ninth century. Linnea is determined to find a way back to her own time, but there's a connection forming with Hrafn. Can she resist the call of the runes and accept her destiny lies here... ........................................................................... Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay: 'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined, which really brought the Viking world to life' PAMELA HARTSHORNE 'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL 'Prepare to be swept along in this treasure of an adventure!' KATE RYDER 'Highly recommended for lovers of historical romance and timeslips, it's another absorbing read. 5 stars' GEORGIA HILL 'An amazing page-turner filled with superb historical detail, it had me gripped from the first page to the last - I absolutely loved it!' CLARE MARCHANT 'Every story Christina Courtenay spins is better than the last and every world she creates is more real' SUE MOORCROFT 'This book has brought the 9th century world alive to me and made me desperate to read more about it' GILL STEWART Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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 Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni...GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-VotoMedia: (3.25)
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Linnea Berger, specialist in Old Norse at the University of York, is working on an archaeological dig with her uncle in Sweden, when she discovers an ancient brooch and finds herself suddenly transported to the 9th century. Here she finds herself captured by viking warrior Hrafn as a thrall, and accompanying him on an international sea voyage to Turkey to be sold in the slave markets. Despite all this she finds herself drawn to Hrafn, and he to her.
I wanted to love this book. In actual fact it is a great story: a rip-snorter adventure yarn with a great setting and well-researched historical details. Oh, but the writing! Don’t get me started on the main character Linnea. How can you be an intelligent university-educated woman, trained in ancient Viking language, and expert in this era and part of the world, and then so determinedly, inanely convinced, despite all logical evidence to the contrary, that this is all a game or a re-enactment? She blunders around wondering why every single person in the settlement speaks fluent Old Norse and not English, why all the women are engaged in medieval crafts, why everyone is wearing authentic viking garb and none of them have any grasp of modern concepts and still doesn’t even begin to consider she is in the 9th century. I don’t think you can play the smart, capable woman card as well as the ditzy dumbo with the same character, it has one or the other. She is also a smart-arse, rude to her captors, and completely oblivious to the danger she is in. It’s actually surprising she survived 24 hours there with her behaviour. And then of course she needs to be not only unfathomably beautiful but a virgin too, because, sigh…who even knows? Because good girls don’t have sex?? Or possibly only when they are being deflowered by uber-manly heroes.
The book has been likened to Outlander but Linnea Berger is definitely no Claire Fraser. In fact it would have been a far better yarn if Claire had gone to Sweden instead of Linnea. There would have actually been a little wit and humour. Sigh! Disappointing. 2.5 stars. (