https://blue.feedland.org/?river=http://data.feedland.org/blue/feeds/fwammy.xml It's just a feed for now Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:30:19 GMT feedland v0.6.43 https://cyber.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:30:19 GMT http://rpc.rsscloud.io:5337/pleaseNotify Sun, November 17, 2024 5:30 PM EST <p>#booksky #books (Note: This is a test of Thread Writer for BlueSky. Immediate Verdict is that it is not very good) </p> <p>The Evening and The Morning, Ken Follett, 3.75 stars Book 4 of the Kingsbridge series, but actually a prequel to Pillars of the Earth. </p> <p>This is definitely a Ken Follett book. I have read books one and two of the Kingsbridge series and book one of the Century trilogy. In his typical manner, he lays out a tableau of history thru characters and human relationships. This is done very well and you get a good sense of the times and social structures. Always told with good intrigue and an ear towards the technological advancements of the age. For my historical novels, I generally prefer harder core historical factuality like Allan Eckert, Thomas Costain and so on; but really appreciate Follett&#39;s methods. This was a listen and the reader was also very good.. The story is engaging , but could see a chapter or two ahead without difficulty</p> <p>### Publisher Summary:</p> <p>It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.</p> <p>In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder&#39;s life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband&#39;s homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.</p> <p>Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett&#39;s masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.</p> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:30:19 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787533 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787533 #booksky #books (Note: This is a test of Thread Writer for BlueSky. Immediate Verdict is that it is not very good) The Evening and The Morning, Ken Follett, 3.75 stars Book 4 of the Kingsbridge series, but actually a prequel to Pillars of the Earth. This is definitely a Ken Follett book. I have read books one and two of the Kingsbridge series and book one of the Century trilogy. In his typical manner, he lays out a tableau of history thru characters and human relationships. This is done very well and you get a good sense of the times and social structures. Always told with good intrigue and an ear towards the technological advancements of the age. For my historical novels, I generally prefer harder core historical factuality like Allan Eckert, Thomas Costain and so on; but really appreciate Follett's methods. This was a listen and the reader was also very good.. The story is engaging , but could see a chapter or two ahead without difficulty \### Publisher Summary: It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins. <p>#booksky #books (Note: This is a test of Thread Writer for BlueSky. Immediate Verdict is that it is not very good)</p> <p>The Evening and The Morning, Ken Follett, 3.75 stars Book 4 of the Kingsbridge series, but actually a prequel to Pillars of the Earth.</p> <p>This is definitely a Ken Follett book. I have read books one and two of the Kingsbridge series and book one of the Century trilogy. In his typical manner, he lays out a tableau of history thru characters and human relationships. This is done very well and you get a good sense of the times and social structures. Always told with good intrigue and an ear towards the technological advancements of the age. For my historical novels, I generally prefer harder core historical factuality like Allan Eckert, Thomas Costain and so on; but really appreciate Follett&#39;s methods. This was a listen and the reader was also very good.. The story is engaging , but could see a chapter or two ahead without difficulty</p> <p>### Publisher Summary:</p> <p>It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns.</p> <p>In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder&#39;s life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband&#39;s homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power.</p> <p>Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett&#39;s masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.</p> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 22:23:35 GMT https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787532 https://blue.feedland.org/?item=787532 #booksky #books (Note: This is a test of Thread Writer for BlueSky. Immediate Verdict is that it is not very good) The Evening and The Morning, Ken Follett, 3.75 stars Book 4 of the Kingsbridge series, but actually a prequel to Pillars of the Earth. This is definitely a Ken Follett book. I have read books one and two of the Kingsbridge series and book one of the Century trilogy. In his typical manner, he lays out a tableau of history thru characters and human relationships. This is done very well and you get a good sense of the times and social structures. Always told with good intrigue and an ear towards the technological advancements of the age. For my historical novels, I generally prefer harder core historical factuality like Allan Eckert, Thomas Costain and so on; but really appreciate Follett's methods. This was a listen and the reader was also very good.. The story is engaging , but could see a chapter or two ahead without difficulty \### Publisher Summary: It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when his home is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. . . . A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and it soon becomes clear to her that a single misstep could be catastrophic. . . . A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. Thirty years ago, Ken Follett published his most popular novel, The Pillars of the Earth. Now, Follett's masterful new prequel The Evening and the Morning takes us on an epic journey into a historical past rich with ambition and rivalry, death and birth, love and hate, that will end where The Pillars of the Earth begins.