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Bloodtide (play)
''Bloodtide'' is a youth-fiction novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ... by Melvin Burgess, first published by Andersen Press Limited in 1999. It is based upon the first part of the Icelandic "Volsunga Saga". It received positive reviews from ''The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews'', and ''Publishers Weekly'', and was followed in 2007 by a sequel, ''Bloodsong''. Plot introduction This is the first in the series of two novels based in this universe. The book deals with two warring gangs, named the Volsons and the Connors. Each controls a large portion of London, since the city was blockaded from the outside world. Val, head of the Volsons, wishes for peace between the two and offers his daughter Signy as Conor's wife in order to broker a treaty. His hopes are to unite Londo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloodtide (novel)
''Bloodtide'' is a youth-fiction novel by Melvin Burgess, first published by Andersen Press Limited in 1999. It is based upon the first part of the Icelandic " Volsunga Saga". It received positive reviews from ''The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews'', and ''Publishers Weekly'', and was followed in 2007 by a sequel, ''Bloodsong''. Plot introduction This is the first in the series of two novels based in this universe. The book deals with two warring gangs, named the Volsons and the Connors. Each controls a large portion of London, since the city was blockaded from the outside world. Val, head of the Volsons, wishes for peace between the two and offers his daughter Signy as Conor's wife in order to broker a treaty. His hopes are to unite London and destroy the half-men who occupy the outer rim of London. Once they have been destroyed, he wishes to rise up against the rest of the world and claim it all in the name of the Volson clan. Standing between these dreams are humans, half-men and even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |