Callandoril Posted December 15, 2012 Author Share Posted December 15, 2012 Ima nas, ima... Izgleda da je GRRM popularniji na ovim prostorima nego na zapadu. A sto se tice knjiga sa tematikom starog veka - procitaj Bernarda Cornwella.Covek je istoricar i sve njegove knjige imaju tešku podlogu u pravim isttorijskim cinjenicama. Uglavnom su mu glavni junaci izmišljene licnosti koje se provlace kroz te dogadjaje. Saxonske price (Saxon stories) su fenomenalne (invazija vikinga na britaniju pocetkom 9og veka), a takodje i Warldord Chronicles (4-5 vek - Saksonsko osvajanje britanskog ostrva) . Ova druga ima malo više "magije" (ne baš magija, vec se druidi i kojekakvi carobnjaci i veštice pojavljuju i bacaju cini i kletve, a sujeveran narod ih se uzasno plaši). Dok nisam poceo da citam Cornwella, nisam mislio da je moguce da neko piše bolje i interesantnije od GRRMa (grdno sam se prevario).Ako baš zeliš istorijske knjige(bez fantazije), probaj Colleen McCullough - Masters of Rome, veoma interesantna, ali i veoma dugacka knjiga (verovao ili ne - ima mnogo više likova nego u ASIOAF).Što se tice presfilda i "vatrenih kapija"..hmmm..nije mi se dopala uopšte - mozda je problem u srpskom prevodu, pošto su preterali sa korišcenjem aorista (valjda u nadi da ce zvucati "antickije", ali ustvari postaje naporno za citanje nekon nekog vremena)pozdrav iz BGFala prijatelju, svakako cu probati, al sad namjeravan zasad procitat Sarantine mosaic, jednu-dvi još od Wheel of Times i Zlocin i kaznu(lektira), uz jos nekoliko testova iduci tjedan, nisam siguran ocu li sve završit do kraja godine, pa onda ce morat cekat. Ima pisaca koji pisu jednako ili zanimljivije od GRRM-a, npr. Bakker i Riordan, jesi procita njihove(Princ Nicega i Aspekt-Car od Bakkera i Percy Jackson, Heroji Olimpa i Kronike Kaneovih od Riordana), Gene Wolfe, Robert Jordan/Brendan Sanderson i mnogi drugi kojih nisan nista cita sigurno... mogu virovat da ima jako puno likova, znas da je Balzac u svim svojim djelima(koji se svi mogu uklopiti u ono što je on stvarao kao ciklus knjiga Ljudska komedija) preko 2000 likova, ali ako je u jednoj knjizi puno kao što kazes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Thomas Harlan has a fantasy series set in an "alternate history" version of the Roman Empire:http://us.macmillan.com/series/OathofEmpire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I agree on Mary Renault as an excellent middlebrow writer of Greek / Macedonian fiction.I also agree on Gene Wolfe's Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete.Harry Turtledove writing as H. N. Turteltaub has four excellent Greek trader books about two cousins who are ship-going traders from Rhodes.- Over the Wine-Dark Sea- The Gryphon's Skull- The Sacred Land- Owls to AthensKirk Mitchell wrote three Roman fantasies. - Cry Republic - New Barbarians - Procurator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angalin Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Geoffrey Trease wrote some good children's fiction set in ancient Greece, if you can still find it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leofric Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 I agree on Mary Renault as an excellent middlebrow writer of Greek / Macedonian fiction.I also agree on Gene Wolfe's Soldier of the Mist and Soldier of Arete.Harry Turtledove writing as H. N. Turteltaub has four excellent Greek trader books about two cousins who are ship-going traders from Rhodes.- Over the Wine-Dark Sea- The Gryphon's Skull- The Sacred Land- Owls to AthensKirk Mitchell wrote three Roman fantasies.- Cry Republic- New Barbarians- ProcuratorHarry Turtledove also has the Videssos books which are a fantasy series loosely based on Byzantine history and politics. The first series starts with The Misplaced Legion. Then he has another series in the same universe , starting with Krispos Rising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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