Firebrand, The
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Marion Zimmer Bradley published October 1991 by Pocket Books ISBN: 0671744062 category: Historical Fiction language: English type: Paperback added: 27 Aug 2005 0:48 by Stephen Griffin Jr approved: 27 Aug 2005 12:31 rating: This book hasn't been rated yet |
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Summary Bradley ( The Mists of Avalon ) has combined several legends about the fall of Troy in this novel, told from the point of view of Kassandra, daughter of King Priam. After receiving the gift of prophecy from the god Apollo and then rejecting him, she was cursed when he decreed that her vision would be taken as dreams or the ravings of a madwoman. Some basic knowledge of Greek mythology would be helpful to the reader in keeping the various gods and their relationships straight. She makes a strong statement about the desirability of women having control of their own destinies and about the cruelties men inflict upon them. |
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