Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)

Posted on 14 November 2017 by Sharon Kay Penman

Thirteenth century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England s ruthless, power hungry King John Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king s beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna Reluctant to wed her father s bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales But as John s attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales and Llewelyn Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING. New Download Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1) Author Sharon Kay Penman For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I used to have a rule You will read at least fifty pages before you decide to quit a book.Then a few years ago, I vowed to completely finish every book I start The unintended consequence of this stricter policy is that my currently reading shelf exploded I am up to thirteen books most of which I lost interest in a few months or even a year ago, but feel pressure to pick back up Honestly, looking at that shelf fills me with dread Just when I was considering reverting to my fifty pages I used to have a rule You will read at least fifty pages before you decide to quit a book.Then a few years ago, I vowed to completely finish every book I start The unintended consequence of this stricter policy is that my currently reading shelf exploded I am up to thirteen books most of which I lost interest in a fe...An extremely compelling and memorable novel one of the best in it s genre , about love and lust, passion and power , and the high politics of 13th century Wales and England.It will stay in your memory , as it brings the subject matter alive.It is the story about Welsh nationalist hero , Prince Llewelyn Ap Iowerth , who united Wales , and faced up to the corrupt and vicious King John of England , and of Joanna , John s unforgettable daughter, who was married at a young age , to Llewelyn , and who An extremely compelling and memorable novel one of the best in it s genre , about l...Most medieval fiction, other than Follet s PILLARS OF THE EARTH, fell short of my expectations so I never went out of my way to read much in the genre But then, a few different people recommended Penman, I tried her out and she s now on my list of authors worthy of reading Here are some good reasons to read Penman 1 EVOCATIVE IMAGERY the words flow with apparent ease, opening the reader s mind to a new world you can see this mentioned in some of thepopular reviews below 2 VIBRANT, I Most medieval fiction, other than Follet s PILLARS OF THE EARTH, fell short of my expectations so I never went out of my way to read much in the genre But then, a few different people recommended Penman, I tried her out and she s now on my list of authors worthy of reading Here are some good reasons to read Penman 1 EVOCATIVE IMAGERY the words flow with apparent ease, opening the reader s mind to a new world you can see this mentioned in some of thepopular reviews below 2 VIBRANT, INTERESTING CHARACTERS while Penman may have added some components to some of the Historical figures, she did keep the known personality elements of each character This seems especially so of King John 3 FLOW unlike some Historical novels, the author doesn t try to push too many facts on you at the expense of the story pacing 4 HIGHLIGHTS THE BIG CONFLICTS OF HISTORY ...I love to read other people s favorite books Amy M recommended this to me, although I don t think she described it as her favorite Just a book she had read a long time ago that she remembered loving Having never even heard of it before, I pulled out my super reading powers and gave it a whirl.First, this is NOT an easy read The edition I checked out containedthan 700 thin pages of small print Second, it s historical fiction about a time in history I had no prior knowledge of 13th c I love to read other people s favorite books Amy M recommended this to me, although I don t think she described it as her favorite Just a book she had read a long time ago that she remembered loving Having never even heard of it before, I pulled out my super reading powers and gave it a whirl.First, this is NOT an easy read The edition I checked out containedthan 700 thin pages of small print Second, it s historical fiction about a time in history I had no prior knowledge of 13th century England and Wales Lastly, there are many, many characters to keep track of, most with unusual names and many being interrelated.All these difficulties aside, I really enjoyed this story At its heart is the love story between Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales who later became known as Llewelyn the Great, and his bride, Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of England s King John Its development and conflict anchors a story that is forced to span war after war after battle a...loading unpopular opinion I didn t like this book I didn t like the author s writing style, treatment of the period, or copious infodumps that were awkwardly wedged into the prose which was pedestrian at best Despite the piles of glowing reviews for SKP s medieval books, I kept my expectations low but alas Here Be Dragons plunged through such tissue weight optimism like a brick through toilet paper I really did try, guys I hoped it would improve, or at least hook my attention.It loading unpopular opinion I didn t like this book I didn t like the author s writing style, treatment of the period, or copious infodumps that were awkwardly wedged into the prose which was pedestrian at best Despite the piles of glowing reviews for SKP s medieval books, I kept my expectations low b...How refreshing it was to read this book after the dreadful The Virgin s Lover Here is well written, wonderful, historical fiction at it s best Sharon Kay Penman is a fantastic author and she took me to a time and place that I haven t read much about13th Century Wales.The book tells the story of Llewelyn, the Prince of North Wales, and his rise to power and fame as Llewelyn the Great and his great love, Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of King John In the quest for Wales Llewelyn and King How refreshing it was to read this book after the dreadful The Virgin s Lover Here is well written, wonderful,...Where I got the book purchased used on .This is the first book I ve read by Sharon Kay Penman, and it was a product of the Goodreads Effect I ve heard so many good things about Penman on Goodreads that I realized I was going to have to get acquainted with her work This, I believe, was the second book she wrote, after The Sunne in Splendor, and the first book in her Welsh Trilogy It covers the years from 1183 to 1234 and tells the story of Llewelyn, a Welsh prince determined to keep Wale Where I got the book purchased used on .This is the first book I ve read by Sharon Kay Penman, and it was a product of the Goodreads Effect I ve heard so many good things ab... Gratifying There was never a moment in this book when I felt bored getting lectured on the history of 13th century Wales and a great Welsh prince named Llewelyn Miss Penman has vividly captured the action, gore, romance, intrigue and whatnot of this medieval periodand whatcan I say I m entranced.I really liked this Penman is a meticulous researcher, but in some of her other books, I ve thought she s been too fact heavy at the expense of great storytelling For me, she got the balance right in this book, it s an equally entertaining and informative read.I read a lot of English history books, whereas this is my first foray into Welsh history Perhaps that s why I preferred the goings o...This book was so packed with years of information where do I begin with a review First all of I was excited when the book came in the mail and it was a version I had not seen I loved the cover and the fact that it was the imported paperback I know this has nothing to do with the writing, but I m a sucker for a nice cover When you read this book, you need a quiet corner with no distractions You need to be able to emerge yourself into Penman s saga to enjoy it to it s fullest The main chara This book was so packed with years of information where do I begin with a review First all of I was excited when the book came in the mail and it was a version I had not seen I loved the cover and the fact that it was the imported paperback I know this has nothing to do with the writing, but I m a sucker for a nice cover When you read this book, you need a quiet corner with no distractions You need to be able to emerge yourself into Penman s saga to enjoy it to it s fullest The main characters are Joanna King John s illegitimate daughter and Llewelyn The Great King John marries Joanna off to his rival and into Llewelyn s Welsh world This book is so big and informative that I feel like I read 3 books Penman covers 1183 1234 We re live through 3 kings and endless wars There are so many characters that at times it is hard to keep up My only complaint is that I would have enjoyed a list of characters at the beginning, just...

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14 November 2017

Sharon Kay Penman