This book is basically a retelling of Dracula in a more modern voice and a very different context. I thought the prose of Karen Essex was marvellous. She could evoke a spine tingle every now and then. The book kept me reading for long periods of time and I enjoyed it immensely. I like how she exp...
Estos últimos días me encontraba en pleno Renacimiento al leer Matar a Leonardo Da Vinci, pero en vez de salir e ingresar a un nuevo lugar, decidí quedarme en esa época llena de cambios, con este libro, Los Cisnes de Leonardo (Leonardo's Swans) de Karen Essex, un libro que tenía pendiente desde h...
High drama and ancient history combine in this novel of the early life of Egypt's infamous queen, at once a beautiful seductress, brilliant politician, and the most powerful ruler of her time.
His mind, so fine for detail, was growing ever more fuzzy. In Spain, though he had subdued Pompey’s sons and their legions, he frequently forgot precisely against whom he was fighting. He just continued to fight, commanding his men without overreliance on the intellect. It...