PortadaGruposCharlasMásPanorama actual
Buscar en el sitio
Este sitio utiliza cookies para ofrecer nuestros servicios, mejorar el rendimiento, análisis y (si no estás registrado) publicidad. Al usar LibraryThing reconoces que has leído y comprendido nuestros términos de servicio y política de privacidad. El uso del sitio y de los servicios está sujeto a estas políticas y términos.

Resultados de Google Books

Pulse en una miniatura para ir a Google Books.

Cargando...

Georgios II: A Chosen People

por A. K. Frailey

Series: Georgios (2)

MiembrosReseñasPopularidadValoración promediaConversaciones
215,214,938 (2)Ninguno
At seventeen, Georgios has a man's body and a self-determined goal, but will his heart remain undefiled when he is offered the chance of a life time? His friends from Georgios II - Hidden Heritage come along for the journey only to find their lives threatened and their plans turned upside-down. Rueben remains his trusted friend though he must decide where his first loyalty lies―with his friends or with his God. Seanan, ever the adventurer, almost loses his life and his wife when a nightmare sends him back to the sea. As a man of exile, Lysander's loyalty supports the best in Georgios while becoming ennobled by Rueben's vision of a better world. Gutun, embittered by hard fate, has chosen to align his will and his vengeance with gods who will never set him free. Continue this exciting, first century voyage as Georgios learns that manhood is measured not by the strength of his arms but by the endurance of his heart.… (más)
Añadido recientemente porErmina, janerawoof
Ninguno
Cargando...

Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará.

Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.

Life lessons and food for thought have been scattered throughout this novel of a young man wanting to find his place and purpose in the world and finally discovering them after travails and misfortunes. Set during the reign of Trajan, Georgios, a youth from the Island of Patmos, travels from with his faithful, loyal friends: Rueben the Jew become Christian; the older Lysander the traveler; and Ian, the youth from the "green island" which I understood to be Britain although never named as such.

At first, Georgios and his friends are searching for Pachorus, a man who murdered his grandmother. They overcome an evil Parthian: advisor to the emperor--which is implausible. Georgios and Lysander find a home and loving people in Britain. Georgios finds that revenge on his enemy is purposeless. And he finds meaning in his life.

I felt the author was earnest and sincere, but I felt the writing style was quite pedestrian. Sometimes the story was disjointed; things didn't start falling into place until halfway through. Only Rome and Patmos were ever named, and Trajan wasn't even mentioned until page 169 [he was only a very minor character, anyway] but early mention of these things would have put the book in some kind of historical context. I feel the author's grasp of history was extremely loose; she knew a few basic facts and built on them. Her choice of names was very odd--the Celtic characters had reasonable Celtic names, but any Parthians--the villain and the mother and daughter--were plucked from the air and completely unsuitable to their nationality: Armand; Volga; Mithra.

On the whole, I felt this was a didactic novel with a semi-historical backdrop. I received this from the GoodReads First-Review program in exchange for an honest review. ( )
  janerawoof | Sep 27, 2015 |
sin reseñas | añadir una reseña

Pertenece a las series

Debes iniciar sesión para editar los datos de Conocimiento Común.
Para más ayuda, consulta la página de ayuda de Conocimiento Común.
Título canónico
Título original
Títulos alternativos
Fecha de publicación original
Personas/Personajes
Lugares importantes
Acontecimientos importantes
Películas relacionadas
Epígrafe
Dedicatoria
Primeras palabras
Citas
Últimas palabras
Aviso de desambiguación
Editores de la editorial
Blurbistas
Idioma original
DDC/MDS Canónico
LCC canónico

Referencias a esta obra en fuentes externas.

Wikipedia en inglés

Ninguno

At seventeen, Georgios has a man's body and a self-determined goal, but will his heart remain undefiled when he is offered the chance of a life time? His friends from Georgios II - Hidden Heritage come along for the journey only to find their lives threatened and their plans turned upside-down. Rueben remains his trusted friend though he must decide where his first loyalty lies―with his friends or with his God. Seanan, ever the adventurer, almost loses his life and his wife when a nightmare sends him back to the sea. As a man of exile, Lysander's loyalty supports the best in Georgios while becoming ennobled by Rueben's vision of a better world. Gutun, embittered by hard fate, has chosen to align his will and his vengeance with gods who will never set him free. Continue this exciting, first century voyage as Georgios learns that manhood is measured not by the strength of his arms but by the endurance of his heart.

No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca.

Descripción del libro
Resumen Haiku

Debates activos

Ninguno

Cubiertas populares

Enlaces rápidos

Valoración

Promedio: (2)
0.5
1
1.5
2 1
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5

¿Eres tú?

Conviértete en un Autor de LibraryThing.

 

Acerca de | Contactar | LibraryThing.com | Privacidad/Condiciones | Ayuda/Preguntas frecuentes | Blog | Tienda | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliotecas heredadas | Primeros reseñadores | Conocimiento común | 203,231,701 libros! | Barra superior: Siempre visible