Married against her will to a man who despises her, but whom she lusts after; finding that the Visigoth general is her twin; coping with the day-to-day problems of battle and siege and mayhem, Mary Gentle's Ash is a magnificent creation. This long, passionate novel, blending historical fantasy with thoughtful speculative fiction, is as smart about the minutiae of medieval war-making and manners as it is about /5(87). · Ash: A Secret History. by Mary Gentle. I have long had a debate in my mind about the place of the woman warrior in fiction, particularly the type most often presented in epic fantasy/sword sorcery. Robert E. Howard, Joe Abercrombie, George R.R. Martin, David Gemmell, and Tobias Buckell, for example, have all included the undaunted, sword-wielding, occasionally bra-defying Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins. · ASH – A Secret History can in many respects be regarded as Mary Gentle’s magnum opus, both in terms of volume (a whopping pages) and in terms of its ambition and scope. It is also a work of literature that is very difficult, if not impossible, to categorize. It is simultaneously historical fiction, alternate history, fantasy and science bltadwin.ruted Reading Time: 10 mins.
This is the first book I've ever read by Mary Gentle, and my fourth entry in WWEnd's Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. To help no one else to fall into the same trap I did, I want to explain some publication details. Ash: A Secret History was published as a single book in the UK, and it has a sequel called Ilario. Free download or read online Ash: A Secret History pdf (ePUB) (Book of Ash Series) book. The first edition of the novel was published in June , and was written by Mary Gentle. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this fantasy, historical story are. Title: Ash: A Secret History Title Record # Author: Mary Gentle Date: Variant Title of: A Secret History () [may list more publications, awards, reviews, votes and covers] Type: NOVEL Series: The Book of Ash Series Number: 1 Webpages: Wikipedia-EN Language: English.
A Secret History is actually two stories in one, though you wouldn’t know it by reading the description on the back. The primary story/text in the book is the story of Ash, a female mercenary captain living in 15th century Europe. The story begins when, at the age of eight, Ash kills two men who attack her in the mercenary camp where she lives. Ash is tough as nails, but capable of great love and kindness; she exists in a world of violence, but gains solace from the camaraderie of her fellow soldiers. She's hot-headed and fiercely intelligent, and very very compelling: she drives the narrative and is the most successful thing about this book. ASH – A Secret History can in many respects be regarded as Mary Gentle’s magnum opus, both in terms of volume (a whopping pages) and in terms of its ambition and scope. It is also a work of literature that is very difficult, if not impossible, to categorize. It is simultaneously historical fiction, alternate history, fantasy and science fiction.
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