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A carregar... Until the Sun Falls (1968)por Cecelia Holland
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. The best of Holland's early novels and one of the greatest historical novels I have ever read. It tells the Mongol invasion of Russia and Eastern Europe from the Mongol side, though the heroes are Merkits, another Central Asian tribe absorbed by the Mongols. The complex interactions between shrewd old Psin (a Merkit chief become Mongol general), his unruly son Tshant, his solid Mongol wife, his maddeningy beautiful Chinese wife, a captive Templar and others are played out against the steady, irresistible tide of Mongol conquest --ruthless and efficient. The reader does feel this is exactly the kind of people the Mongols had to be to accomplish what they did. At the same time, there is weakness at the top --Chingiz is dead, his heir Ogadai is drinking himself into his grave, and any number of ambitious Mongol princes are squabbling over the succession, some under Psin's supervision. Ulimately it is this conflict which ends the invasion. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
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A novel set during the reign of Genghis Khan and his Mongol Empire from the acclaimed author of Ghost on the Steppe, "a master storyteller" (Houston Chronicle). Cecelia Holland's historical fiction is well known for its immersion in exotic cultures, and Until the Sun Falls, one of her most successful books, takes the reader into the heart of the Mongol horde during the conquest of Russia and eastern Europe in the thirteenth century. Genghis Khan had told his people they were destined to rule the world, and by his death they had made an impressive start. His four sons followed him to the leadership of the enormous new empire and continued the expansion. His eldest son, Batu, launched the conquest of the West--Russia and Europe. In a few years of devastating warfare, the Mongols reached as far as Vienna, mowing down every army that dared face them, like an irresistible force of nature. Until the Sun Falls stars a Mongol general, Psin, whose battles against the enemies of the Kha Khan sometimes seem easier than his struggles with his wives and his son. Wise, brave, and bloody-minded, Psin embodies the passions and dreams of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen, at the height of their power. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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The authors note at the beginning of the book is usually something I always read first, as I did with this book. It is also useful to re-read it after finishing the book. There are lots of characters with pronoun referents that are not always clear. Reading the authors note again can produce a very clear picture of what was recently read and presented in a very entertaining story presentation.
The book’s overall surprise (not a spoiler) is the description of the very complex war machine that was the Mongol forces. Modern technology in communication between forces, subject to interference by weather and poor maintenance, is not much of an improvement on the multi-colored lanterns and codes used by the Mongols. Versatility and the ability to adapt was shown when the Mongols realized that methods and tactics used on the Steppes needed modification when employed in forests, mountains, and winter.
The Mongol emphasis on assimilation rather than outright domination is presented through characters which inhabit both points of view to a greater and lesser degree. This, combined with narratives about individual accomplishments with bow and arrow, individual skills with and care of horses, and daily camp rituals make this a complex sociological study set in entertaining historical fiction novel form.
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