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Ladataan... The Devil Lancer: A Novel of the Crimean War (Crimean War Novels)Tekijä: Astrid Amara
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Goodness. I read a lot of historical romance and enjoy the warm feelings of falling in love and everything along with my history, and was thinking 'oh nice, they're both soldiers'. lol. This definitely does have a romance, and it's lovely, but the book feels more like historical fiction that just happens to have a relationship that ends happily. It is weighty. Not only is it set in war times, most of the book takes place practically on the front line of it. War is of course terrible, so I wouldn't say the book, which is very much mired in the midst of it, was a pleasant experience, but I am still glad I read it. Just brace yourself for the grittiness of war. Men and horses drop like flies through the whole thing, and even the survivors are all scarred for life (mentally and physically). It's really rough. But, I feel like I did learn some history, and it's probably good for all of us to really consider the true cost of war from time to time. This kept my interest, and I became quite fond of the characters. There are some magical elements woven in, but they didn't veer into silliness in my opinion, or make light of this otherwise sobering place and time. Overall it was an interesting read. ( ) ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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Captain Elliott Parrish of Her Majesty's 17th Lancers cavalry division finds most details about his assignment in the Crimean peninsula insufferable. Rampant cholera, missing supplies, and inept planning start the British war effort against the Russian Czar's expansion into Turkish territory on poor footing.What should have been a swift and decisive summer victory soon drags into a harrowing winter campaign, and Elliott must rally disheartened men through sickness, battle, and starvation. But when he is assigned the additional task of spying on a fellow officer, the inscrutable Cornet Ilyas Kovakin, he finds himself disconcerted and fascinated by both the work and the man.Rumors surround Ilyas Kovakin, the half-Russian officer who reports to none in his division. People say they've seen snakes slithering into his tent at night, that he has another face visible only in certain light, and a penchant for violent acts carried out in darkness, alone. But the truth that Elliot soon discovers is much more dangerous then mere superstition.For Ilyas, his return to Crimea is colored with the horrors of his past.Once a mercenary, he has made a terrible mistake and inherited horrifying powers that he can barely control. He feels his hold over his humanity slipping away daily, and fears that salvation may already lay beyond him when the cheerful Captain Parrish catches his attention. Among men who hate him and superiors who covet his brutal power, Ilyas finds the young captain's charming company almost irresistible.But Ilyas knows that the closer he is drawn to Elliot the more he will endanger them both. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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