Firebird

Tales of Old Russia #2

by Peter Morwood

Opens with the Teutonic Knights plotting a crusade against the lands of Rus. To destabilise their enemies, they enlist the foul witch Baba Yaga - who wants revenge on her old enemy, Prince Ivan.

Genres: Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Russia

272 pages, Paperback

Published December 27, 1992

About the author

Peter Morwood was an Irish novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for his Horse Lords and Tales of Old Russia series. He lived in Ireland with his wife, writer Diane Duane, with whom he co-authored several works.

Reviews

[Aviar Savijon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Firebird

Brilliant, fantastic, an adventure I will never forget. This is a must read for anyone in search of a wonderful experience.

[Jane Jago · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of those sweeping fantasies that doesn't quite ever live up to expectations. Enjoyable, but I never got to really like the characters.

[Shaitarn · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 rounded up because even if I didn't like it as much as Prince Ivan, I still liked it a great deal. FRTC.

[Macha · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 & 1/2 stars. i'm trying to clean out my slush pile, which is maybe why the stuff i'm reading mostly tends to feel... desultory. this one was competent, but uninspired. in contrast to its colorful material. which makes it worse, somehow. pity the writer didn't aim at more, because he might even have met that mark.

[Neil · Rating 2 out of 5]

I received a free copy via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review.

Unfortunately I couldn't get past the first few pages as this was so slow and boring.
Maybe if I had persevered it would have got better, but there are far better books out waiting to be read.

[Kitanya · Rating 3 out of 5]

The beginning was SO DRY AND SLOW, but once I got past that it was good.