The Firebrand

I finally finished this, and I can say with absolute certainty that this is the weirdest book that I've ever read!!!......more

Spesso, quando cercano di scongiurare il destino, gli uomini lo avvicinano. La scrittura della Bradley è sempre affascinante e coinvolgente. In questo libro, mitologia e caratteristiche proprie della narrazione dell’autrice (protagonista femminile, Dea Madre, mondo maschilista) si mischiano, forn......more

I first read Marion Zimmer Bradley’s “The Firebrand” many years ago, and have just finished the latest of many re-reads of this epic novel of the Trojan War. As with her famous “Mists of Avalon” which told the story of Arthur and Camelot from the perspective of the women in the story, so too does The......more

Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Firebrand is an excellent book, and one that I look forward to rereading again at some point in time. This novel, at just over 600 pages, tells the story of the Trojan War from the perspective of Kassandra the Prophetess, one of the daughters of Priam and Hecuba, the king......more

Quem me conhece sabe que As Brumas de Avalon são uns dos meus livros preferidos e tinha bastante curiosidade em saber como Marion Zimmer Bradley tinha recriado a história de Tróia através de Cassandra. Assim, aproveitei comprar o livro na Hora H. Em Presságio de Fogo, a história vai-se desenrolando a......more