Angela Elwell Hunt

Follows the fortunes of the descendants of Cahira, an intrepid warrior, lover, and daughter of an Irish king, from the battlefields of thirteenth-century Ireland to the castles of fiteenth-century Prague

The Silver Sword

Jeni Enjaian

For about half the book, I thought this book might actually survive the purge. Hunt created an intriguing premise on which to begin the book and series and then delved into a compelling narrative with a dynamic protagonist. 

That lasted until just after the halfway point. From here until nearly the end of the book, the narrative becomes bogged down in the trial of Hus, a minor character until this point. While history confirms the story of Hus and his martyrdom, the fictional characters of Hunt's narrative have no basis in history. In fact, their story nearly disappears in the political machinations that I do not believe Hunt actually understood, at least not to a level at which she could communicate clearly to her readers.

This book, and the remaining books in the series, do not survive the purge from my personal collection.

The Silver Sword

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