Flint and Mirror
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A new novel from John Crowley – winner of many awards and author of the famous novel “The Little, the Big, or the Parliament of Faeries”, considered one of the most magical works of literature of all time.
A masterful blend of history and magic.
While the ancient clans of Ireland fought to preserve their lands and way of life, the Queen of England and her generals fought to tame these wild lands and subjugate the country of the green hills to Albion.
Hugh O’Neill, the Lord of the North, called Elizabeth I by the Earl of Tyrone, is a man caught between two fires: the Queen communicates with Hugh through a small mirror of obsidian, which he can never get rid of, and the ancient peoples of Ireland rise from the underworld to make Hugh their protector, in confirmation of this oath, presenting him with a fragment of flint.
Much of this story is true, and sometimes it seems that there is no fiction at all. Are we dealing with a grand historical novel permeated with threads of fantasy, or, conversely, with a great fantasy novel based on historical realities? If Neil Gaiman teamed up with Hilary Mantel, you could get something in the flint and mirror vein.
A masterful blend of history and magic.
While the ancient clans of Ireland fought to preserve their lands and way of life, the Queen of England and her generals fought to tame these wild lands and subjugate the country of the green hills to Albion.
Hugh O’Neill, the Lord of the North, called Elizabeth I by the Earl of Tyrone, is a man caught between two fires: the Queen communicates with Hugh through a small mirror of obsidian, which he can never get rid of, and the ancient peoples of Ireland rise from the underworld to make Hugh their protector, in confirmation of this oath, presenting him with a fragment of flint.
Much of this story is true, and sometimes it seems that there is no fiction at all. Are we dealing with a grand historical novel permeated with threads of fantasy, or, conversely, with a great fantasy novel based on historical realities? If Neil Gaiman teamed up with Hilary Mantel, you could get something in the flint and mirror vein.
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