In a world like 15th-century medieval Europe, mercenary soldiers are fighting on both sides of the Wars of the Roses. The young woman Ash is running her own mercenary company;... more
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Mary Gentle's Ash kills her first man when she is eight, and at 20 is an experienced
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captain of mercenaries in the small wars of the late Middle Ages--but not quite the Middle Ages we know from history. The more scholar Piers Ratcliffe works on the evi...
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Advantages: Awesome Disadvantages: Some complicated writing, but manageable
...mention the three genres because Ash is hard to pin down as belonging to any single category. If you don’t have a good grasp of medieval history you could be forgiven for spending the first part of the book thinking the novel is a fantasy set in our own history. Only as the book progresses does it become apparent that this isn’t quite our history, but someone else’s.
Ash is set in the years leading up to 1477, the present day, ... ...into the medieval world of Ash it would be easy to succumb to the temptation of skip-reading these e-mails. Be warned, don’t do this, as they are critical to the story and its enjoyment. So what’s so gripping about Ash? She is the central character, the manuscript chronicles her travels and troubles as a mercenary in a warlike Europe. In her late teens, she is already the captain of a small army of 800 mercenaries. A waif, who’s ...
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In a world like 15th-century medieval Europe, mercenary soldiers are fighting on both sides of the Wars of the Roses. The young woman Ash is running her own mercenary company; spies are falling over themselves to discover the secret of her success, and someone obsessed is searching for her. About the AuthorMary Gentle is one of the world's most acclaimed writers of fantasy and science fiction; ASH, the largest single fantasy work ever - longer even than THE LORD OF THE RINGS - combines the authentic details of Bernard Cornwell and the magical storytelling of Terry Goodkind; all editions were Gollancz bestsellers.Mary has a number of academic degrees, including an MA in War Studies, and has hands-on experience of sword-fighting and armour, amongst many other useful talents.She lives in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
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