Daggerspell

I first read this book over twenty-five years ago and have just finished my first re-reading of it. Re-reading can be a troubling experience. Many of the fantasy books I loved from my teens and twenties have not withstood the test of time. They've grown dated either by style and focus, or simply by t......more

This was a decent book- not spectacular, overwhelming or underwhelming. It was a good read that kept me fairly entertained. It was technically a reread, but since I recalled virtually nothing from my previous reading, it read like a first read. It is typical of the fantasy genre with the exception o......more

Actual rating is 3.5 stars. This is the start of a series in the fantasy genre which has a Celtic background. This book mostly deals with the aspect of reincarnation. It also deals with other aspects like feudalism, brothers against brothers, and racism. I enjoyed this book and there were plenty of ti......more

I loved this series long ago, though I never did finish it cos the library never did get them all. I jumped at the chance to review the audiobook to get back into this world. I did not remember everything (srsly it was years ago, I read them in Swedish so I had to be like 11-13.) I loved Rhodri and......more

That was a surprisingly good book. It's set in a Celtic/Gallic kind of alternate world in a fairly primitive society. Nobles and lords might only a have a few men at arms and a large battle involves only a few hundred people. It is quite cool to see these small scale battles rather than ones involvi......more