Daughter of Albion: A Novel of Ancient Britain
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (562 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250081092 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Without family, Ailia is an outsider in her village, forbidden from marriage and excluded from learning. "Those who root for Game of Thrones' Daenerys Targaryen will find much to love in Ailia's personal quest."The News DailySet in Ancient Britain on the cusp of Roman invasion, Daughter of Albion is a mesmerizing novel about the collision of two worlds and a young woman torn between two men.Daughter of Albion transports the reader to the village of Caer Cad in southwest Britain, AD 43, where the dark cloud of the Roman Empire is gathering on the horizon. A baby girl is abandoned on the doorstep of the Tribequeen’s kitchen. Ailia’s growing awareness of her future r
"An exciting page-turner."–Historical Novels Review“While fantasy lovers will enjoy the mysticism and world building, and historical fiction readers will appreciate the Roman invasion story line, there are also plenty of sensual scenes between Ailia and her two lovers for romance fans.” –Booklist"Daughter of Albion belongs to the oeuvre of Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer-Bradley and the Crystal Caveseries by Mary Stewart with more than a dash of Epona." -Dark Matter Zine (Australia)"Deeply layered, densely, sensuously written and profoundly original." -Isobelle Carmody"Will appeal to lovers of historical fiction and lovers of literary fiction equally as well. It is an accomplished,
. ILKA TAMPKE's short stories and articles have been published in several anthologies, and in 2012 she was awarded a Glenfern Fellowship. She lives near Melbourne with her family and is at work on a sequel to DAUGHTER OF ALBION
The Old Ways Revived! Viviane Crystal Ailia is a foundling who spends her entire life looking for her true identity, her “skin,” or her totem. Brought up by a strict but loving servant and healer Cookmother, Ailia knows she can never marry, have children (who would be recognized by her culture) or be part of any formal learning. The latter is the hardest part for Ailia as she is bright and gifted. All of this doesn’t initially sync with what follows, especially meeting a swimming fish who morphs into the magical Taliesin. They immediately fall. "Loved it!" according to KandiceKnoelk. I have never been motivated to write a review on Amazon before for a book, but I randomly picked a copy of this book up at the library and quickly fell in love with it! The story is intrecate, engaging and fascinating. And the author's style of writing was like word candy, with phrases like "his voice had the warmth of a long-burned fire." I cannot wait for more from this author and recommend this book to anyone who love to read and be swallowed up in a great story.. "A book that you can get lost in the story" according to Cheryl Koch. When I first picked up this book I thought it sounded intriguing yet I was not overly excited. In fact, I put it down but a few days later came back to it when looking for my next book to read. So glad I picked up this book. I read it in one day. This time I actually have to agree that the reference to Khaleesi is a good reference. Albion is a dynamic woman. The special abilities that she possess is cool. Although at this point I have not felt any strong feelings towards the two male interests. Hopefully this will change in