BOOKS N Weekend Country Edition

• Published in: Daily telegraph
• Main Author: ALEXANDER McROBBIE, CATHERINE NIKAS-BOULOS, STEPHEN FENECH, PAUL JOHNSON, SCOTT MOORE, DANIEL HOY, EMMA RODGERS
• Format: Newspaper Article
• Language: English
• Published: Surry Hills, N.S.W Nationwide News Pty Ltd 23.12.2006
• Subjects: Adam, Tony; Crichton, Michael (1942-2008); Nazario, Sonia
• ISSN: 1836-0203

Dead and not dead, alive or dreaming, Crotheny has become a confusing world. Mythical monsters appear in the forests, people go mad and run amok, and Princess Anne is alone, lost and, as the only heir to the throne, in considerable danger from the usurper, her uncle, Robert. Queen Muriele is a prisoner of the false king and finds herself a pawn in Robert's schemes -- and a weapon to be used against her own daughter. Slowly Anne rallies support and there is adventure aplenty. The problem with the Percheron series is that the enjoyment is too brief. Pick up a book and suddenly, it's over. Not that they're short -- they're just good. [Fiona McIntosh]'s heroes and heroines have flaws and even a demon has a devilish charm. The sequel to the Odalisque is riveting. It is an age-old battle for hearts and souls between two gods. The demon Maliz has seized the body of the Percheron grand vizier in a bid to prevent the ascension of goddess Lyanna. Historical fiction lives or dies by the period of history the author chooses. [William Napier] has picked one of the most forceful historical figures to base the first of his trilogy on: Attila the Hun. He brutally built a vast empire across Europe and was among the direst enemies of Rome's eastern and western empires. This beautifully written work explores what might have driven Attila in his quest. If you have not read historical fiction, this could be the book that opens the genre for you.