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Snowdog · 25th May 2006, 01:38 PM

I have to say that I never finished this book. I can't remember why now: maybe the lead character was too passive, or maybe it was the depiction of Byzantium which seemed to draw on all the typical Western misconceptions and myths rather than the reality.

Maybe it got better after I put it down though.

If anyone's interested in the history of Byzantium, I highly recommend John Julius Norwich's Byzantium trilogy.

25th May 2006, 01:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Snowdog Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 389	Re: Stephen Lawhead - Byzantium I have to say that I never finished this book. I can't remember why now: maybe the lead character was too passive, or maybe it was the depiction of Byzantium which seemed to draw on all the typical Western misconceptions and myths rather than the reality. Maybe it got better after I put it down though. If anyone's interested in the history of Byzantium, I highly recommend John Julius Norwich's Byzantium trilogy.