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Dawn Wind isn't my favourite of the series so far, but it is a lovely read, even though the British people that Sutcliff has written about up to this point in the series are dying out, even though the light that Artos and his men tried to protect is going out. It still focuses on British people, but more and more now the Saxon people are important, and given lives and feelings. I always half-expect Aquila's sister's son's family, from The Lantern Bearers, to somehow show up, with some story to h
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I have three tiers of Sutcliff novels: those which I love to distraction (*****), those I love (****), and those which I enjoy (***). (We won't talk about Warrior Scarlet).
This falls into the second category. The protagonist didn't draw me in as with some of the others, and I'm not as madly in love with the setting and premise as I am for "Frontier Wolf" or "Blood Feud," but I deeply enjoyed it, and Owain's love interest Regina is one of the most interesting (and least queenly and dignified) Sut ...more
This falls into the second category. The protagonist didn't draw me in as with some of the others, and I'm not as madly in love with the setting and premise as I am for "Frontier Wolf" or "Blood Feud," but I deeply enjoyed it, and Owain's love interest Regina is one of the most interesting (and least queenly and dignified) Sut ...more
An interesting read, but not my favorite Sutcliff book -- though I am still glad I read it. This is the tale of Owain, the only British survivor of a battle with the Saxons, and at first his dog Dog (also a battle survivor). He makes his way to ruined Viroconium where he meets Regina, the only person still living there. They plot to head to Gaul, but Regina sickens... and Owain sells himself into Saxon thralldom to get the Saxons to take care of her.
The portrayal of both Saxons and slavery is mo ...more
The portrayal of both Saxons and slavery is mo ...more
