Just logged in for the first time in (obviously) a long time to see that you've read the Aksumite series! I heard about the series on Sounis, and I believe MWT is a fan. If I remember right, someone posted that E. Wein has a 6th novel written about Telemakos, but it hasn't been approved for publication because of a smaller interest, and MWT suggested (I believe on a thread on Sounis, or a blog elsewhere) that we should get one copy of her novel printed to secretly pass around and read. I found a lot of subtilty in Wein's writing, like MWT, where the plot itself hinges on the complicated relationships between characters. The writing level and detail are exquisite. Yes, The Winter Prince has some very adult themes, and though the later ones didn't contain that, there were some very horrible things that happened to innocent people.
But actually, I am reading through the Lymond books (currently stalled in the middle of book 5), and book 4, Pawn in Frankencense, reminded me a LOT of E Wein's Aksumite world. A lot of beauty and savagery together. The end of Pawn in Frankencese was a gut punch that I still haven't gotten over (hence the stalling in book 5). The the worlds of both reminded me a little of Thick as Thieves, but MWT wrote with a gentler hand. And I'm glad for it.
So many thoughts on the Lymond books, so perhaps I will write more on them later. I can see where there are things reminiscent of the Queen's Thief books.
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Re: Book 1 discussion
Date: 9/18/17 12:10 am (UTC)But actually, I am reading through the Lymond books (currently stalled in the middle of book 5), and book 4, Pawn in Frankencense, reminded me a LOT of E Wein's Aksumite world. A lot of beauty and savagery together. The end of Pawn in Frankencese was a gut punch that I still haven't gotten over (hence the stalling in book 5). The the worlds of both reminded me a little of Thick as Thieves, but MWT wrote with a gentler hand. And I'm glad for it.
So many thoughts on the Lymond books, so perhaps I will write more on them later. I can see where there are things reminiscent of the Queen's Thief books.