tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post7505336049031822932..comments2024-03-27T22:25:42.129-05:00Comments on Reading the Past: The Half-Drowned King by Linnea Hartsuyker, a terrific historical epic of 9th-century NorwaySarah Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-27111963901267206282017-07-01T15:00:00.572-05:002017-07-01T15:00:00.572-05:00Great! Congrats on getting first on the list. Hop...Great! Congrats on getting first on the list. Hope it will be worth the wait.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-84022201199669211862017-07-01T14:54:17.256-05:002017-07-01T14:54:17.256-05:00Ha! Our city's library system has it on order,...Ha! Our city's library system has it on order, and now I have it on hold.Foxessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754083123669916994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-35225125620384453542017-06-16T20:33:26.220-05:002017-06-16T20:33:26.220-05:00I really like the Harper cover, too.
I guess th...I really like the Harper cover, too. <br /><br />I guess they're aiming for a similar audience in the UK, although the Accursed Kings series is rather grim - not quite the same thing.Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-28004692714147207512017-06-16T20:21:55.043-05:002017-06-16T20:21:55.043-05:00I've wanted to get a DNA test from Ancestry at...I've wanted to get a DNA test from Ancestry at some point but haven't yet. That must have been a fun discovery!Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-85159051496049953382017-06-16T17:05:53.672-05:002017-06-16T17:05:53.672-05:00This sounds great, Sarah! And very interesting abo...This sounds great, Sarah! And very interesting about the cover art and similarity to Duron's covers: I always find cycles and similarities of cover art fascinating. That said, I love, love, love the Harper cover pictured best of all!Lisa Jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14504224527064407167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-45012373082988598152017-06-16T13:18:52.136-05:002017-06-16T13:18:52.136-05:00My husband's DNA shows some unexpected Scandin...My husband's DNA shows some unexpected Scandinavian heritage, so we'll read this one together when we can get two copies. Sounds great - thanks for the review!Katharine Otthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392487226330656489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-3050236743098530732017-06-15T19:14:48.227-05:002017-06-15T19:14:48.227-05:00Hope you can get your hands on it at some point! ...Hope you can get your hands on it at some point! The time period has a lot going for it, which makes me wonder why the story hasn't been told in fiction before (in English, that is, that I know of).Sarah Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340312953393474963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19307003.post-2471826689719085442017-06-15T13:24:35.591-05:002017-06-15T13:24:35.591-05:00This sounds fantastic! This is a time period and s...This sounds fantastic! This is a time period and setting that I feel I don't get to seem much of, so I might just have to go ahead and pre-order this one or make sure my library gets hold of a copy! Thanks for the great review. :)Jordan @ForeverLostinLiteraturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15231807884697678173noreply@blogger.com