tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post1267954374710779198..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: Morgan Llywelyn's After Rome, her newest novel of the passionate CeltsSarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-58773543265762858672016-03-17T17:17:02.988-05:002016-03-17T17:17:02.988-05:00That's a good question. It would be nice if t...That's a good question. It would be nice if there was such a site. I don't know of one that shows her books' settings in chronological order, but the Completist.com website (currently defunct) is available through the <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20110207164515/http://completist.com/" rel="nofollow">internet archive</a> and you can see full descriptions for her books that way... at least the ones through 2011.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-81428893472335956942016-03-17T16:45:46.275-05:002016-03-17T16:45:46.275-05:00I have read many of her books and have always love...I have read many of her books and have always loved them. Is there a site that shows the best order to read them, all of them, from beginning to end, from one to another, to get the best of all of the history, in its entirety?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567455397087059202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-21442421016573716392016-02-08T15:54:39.020-06:002016-02-08T15:54:39.020-06:00An interesting writing style, is it used throughou...An interesting writing style, is it used throughout the book (besides the encyclopedia parts)?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604066287508768165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-42517381367324021102013-03-14T11:54:46.468-05:002013-03-14T11:54:46.468-05:00This sounds like it covers a lot of the same terr...This sounds like it covers a lot of the same territory as Jack Whyte's Arthurian series (titled A Dream of Eagles in Canada and the Camulod Chronicles in the U.S.). One of my favourite historical series. I've read one Llewellyn book (Bard?) and found it so-so; can't decide whether I'd pick this up, or just re-read my Jack Whyte.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091493284469453148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59297965483708374012013-02-25T11:48:45.110-06:002013-02-25T11:48:45.110-06:00She has a lengthy backlist. If you're interes...She has a lengthy backlist. If you're interested, she has an official website at <a href="http://www.completist.com/" rel="nofollow">completist.com</a> that has descriptions of all of her books.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-91758342873203379582013-02-25T09:04:55.774-06:002013-02-25T09:04:55.774-06:00I'm looking forward to reading this book. I ha...I'm looking forward to reading this book. I haven't read anything by this author before but now I want to look at her backlist.Meg @ A Bookish Affairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15634397276714805455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-76670771579957343602013-02-21T08:05:30.590-06:002013-02-21T08:05:30.590-06:00Hi Lesley, thanks very much! You have some great ...Hi Lesley, thanks very much! You have some great vintage photos on your blog.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-24250114607558521882013-02-21T08:04:20.705-06:002013-02-21T08:04:20.705-06:00Lion of Ireland was excellent too. You don't ...Lion of Ireland was excellent too. You don't see many epics like that anymore. My copy of The Wind from Hastings is the original one I bought in the '80s, and I've reread it numerous times. Most recently she's written some Irish novels for children, plus an adult novel called Brendan, about Brendan the Navigator. It's been a while since I'd read anything by her either!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-54269236727041364102013-02-21T05:59:49.071-06:002013-02-21T05:59:49.071-06:00Just wanted to say hi from Australia and that I lo...Just wanted to say hi from Australia and that I love your site. I blog about the history of bushrangers and have found it difficult to find other history blogs until now, Thanks for the great list of blogs.Lesley @ Bushrangershttp://bushrangersau.blogspot.com.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-3160838089777533592013-02-20T23:08:57.171-06:002013-02-20T23:08:57.171-06:00I haven't thought about Morgan Llywelyn in yea...I haven't thought about Morgan Llywelyn in years! I used to devour everything I could find of hers in the library, but it must've been ages ago. My favorite (and it seems from the comments that I'm not alone) is The Wind from Hastings. I have a battered copy that has been much re-read. I remember really liking Red Branch, Druids, Lion of Ireland, Finn MacCool. I haven't read any of her recent stuff.Jessica Brockmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05333664969192588015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-1753527430153002352013-02-20T20:36:58.332-06:002013-02-20T20:36:58.332-06:00Her work is hit or miss for me. I haven't rea...Her work is hit or miss for me. I haven't read Grania, but didn't care for Red Branch (based in Irish mythology). There's a sampling of The Wind from Hastings online at Amazon which I just reread, and I enjoyed it just as much as I did years ago. It's a first-person account, told simply and clearly. If you like the sample, you'll probably enjoy the rest of it too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-60981918603623933082013-02-20T20:22:36.240-06:002013-02-20T20:22:36.240-06:00I've only read one of Llwellyn's books, Gr...I've only read one of Llwellyn's books, Grania, and I admit to not having liked it all that much. I guess if I try another I should probably go with one of her earlier books. Melissa @ Confessions of an Avid Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03320886752332455903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-83427715893129880302013-02-20T19:54:38.060-06:002013-02-20T19:54:38.060-06:00Glad you agree! Each of them is very different fr...Glad you agree! Each of them is very different from the others, too.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-47710221533659683572013-02-20T19:16:50.304-06:002013-02-20T19:16:50.304-06:00Also like The Druids by her!
Also like The Druids by her!<br />Gollygillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807065067106452098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88505415468754491172013-02-20T19:15:52.409-06:002013-02-20T19:15:52.409-06:00Sarah, what a coincidence, those are my favourite&...Sarah, what a coincidence, those are my favourite's of Morgan booksGollygillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05807065067106452098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85488819090211743562013-02-20T15:54:20.655-06:002013-02-20T15:54:20.655-06:00I read that one long ago, too!I read that one long ago, too!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-59694612764481842122013-02-20T14:24:47.187-06:002013-02-20T14:24:47.187-06:00Oh my...I haven't read a Morgan Llewellyn book...Oh my...I haven't read a Morgan Llewellyn book in years! I think it was Druids...Gerbera Daisy Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605934758292568280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-88522487861325387662013-02-20T12:52:46.043-06:002013-02-20T12:52:46.043-06:00My favorites are The Wind from Hastings (her first...My favorites are The Wind from Hastings (her first novel, a feminine viewpoint on the Norman Conquest), The Horse Goddess, and 1916: A Novel of the Irish Rebellion, which is superb. Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-61424671959062228642013-02-20T12:17:24.275-06:002013-02-20T12:17:24.275-06:00I'm adding Llywelyn's earlier novels to my...I'm adding Llywelyn's earlier novels to my TBR because, hello, they sound amazing. Audrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07511122937603890352noreply@blogger.com