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Lady of the Light
by
Donna Gillespie (Goodreads Author)
Auriane, warrior maiden of the Chattian tribe, was sworn to remove the cursed Romans from the lands of the Rhine. Then fate intervened: she was captured, brought to Rome in chains, and trained to fight in the arenas as a gladiator-only to fall in love with a Roman aristocrat, Marcus Arrius Julianus, and become his wife.
Marcus and Auriane have lived in tranquility for year...more
Marcus and Auriane have lived in tranquility for year...more
ebook, 448 pages
Published
November 7th 2006
by Penguin Group US
(first published 1994)
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On the lighter, more "popular" side of historical fiction, this book was a very entertaining read. Set on the Germanic frontier during Trajan's reign, it's the sequel to The Light Bearer, which I read several years ago. Gillespie continues the story of Auriane, a woman of a Germanic tribe who has come to live with a Roman patrician, Marcus. In Lady of the Light, Auriane's divided loyalties lead both her and Marcus down the path of destruction due to the increasing tensions between her people and...more
I liked it. I wish I had realized it was part of a series. It is a little complicated and brainy but very interesting.
I love shit like this. Can't wait for the third one. Gillespie has a real ability to suck you in on a personal level.
Not quite as good as The Light Bearer, but still a very entertaining & smoothly flowing read.
I think I may have read this already 5-6 years ago but there is just so much information and story packed into these books that they are one of the best re-reads. There is a little liberty taken with the timelines to fit the storytelling but otherwise these are a remarkable historical fiction of the Roman timeperiod mixed with just enough fantasy to make it an appealing read rather than a dry story.
I just wish that the ending were more conclusive than how it ended.
I just wish that the ending were more conclusive than how it ended.
This is the sequel to The Light Bearer.
sequel to The Light Bearer
Sep 23, 2010
Kelly
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
epic-sagas
I have different ratings for different parts of this book. I felt the storyline became laborious at times, but at others I was completely engrossed in what was happening. I didn't realize this book was the second in a trilogy and I am definitely going to read the first book. Absolutely brings Ancient Rome and Teutonia/Germania into full color.
Having loved Gillespie's first book, I eagerly anticipated its sequel. I've started this book twice, and haven't been able to finish it. No fire to this one.
The second book of a trilogy, sequel of The Light Bearer, another magnificent book by Donna Gillespie. It will be hard to wait for the next book.
Long awaited sequel to The Light Bearer. Significantly shorter and not quite as good as the first, but still a good novel.
May 19, 2013
Isabelle Müller
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
ancient-rome
Mar 26, 2013
Jeanie Stiles
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
historical-romance
Mar 02, 2013
Calluna
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
germanic-historical-fiction
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Donna Gillespie is the author of two historical novels set in first century Rome, The Light Bearer (Berkley/Putnam, 1994) and Lady of the Light (Berkley/Putnam, 2006). The Light Bearer has been translated into German, Dutch, Russian and Italian. An international bestseller, it was optioned by Hallmark Entertainment for a miniseries. Her second novel, Lady of the Light, is the sequel to The Light B...more
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