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... reading Figures in Silk by Vanora Bennett recommended by a friend, but just wasn't in the mood for it. Picked up Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield instead. Pretty darn good so far. Ok........this is embarrassing
I angel mooched a book called Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield for someone on July 4th. I want to get in touch with that person to tell them the person accepted but is now on vacation, with minus points and its not looking too likely, and should I cancel.
How ... I think reading Gates of Fire for a history course is actually a pretty good idea. As long as you have the background of events presented in class, it's a much cooler way to teach about it than say, watching the movie 300 or something. Nothing beats nonfiction books for factual accuracy obviously, ... I read Gates of Fire some few years back and found it interesting and factual enough that one could learn much about the Spartan ethic without having to traipse through the usual suspects.
I'm not sure I understand the difference between fiction that helped build or bolster our founding myths ... ... has an interesting selection of textbooks. The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Prince make sense to me but the other two, Gates of Fire and A Morbid Taste for Bones strike me as strange. Historical fiction used as textbooks? Has anybody else seen anything like this?
edit: do all ... ... and its rediscovery.
Picked up a good used copy of Tides of War by Steven Pressfield today. Opinions? I read Gates of Fire and enjoyed it. ... read some good historical fiction that gives a better people view than historical narratives about incidents for example Gates of Fire taught me a lot about life in Sparta and the Battle of Thermopylae and ditto Killer Angels for the Battle of Gettysburg. Those might be interesting to Mr_Wor ... I agree with Jamie638 (post #4) about Steven Pressfield. Gates of Fire is my all-time favorite in terms of historical fiction. Highly recommended. ... Graves, which is a retelling of the legend of Jason and the Argonauts. Some other great books about ancient Greece are Gates of Fire and Tides of War, both by Steven Pressfield as well as The Isle of Stone and Antigone's Wake, both by Nicholas Nicastro.
Sorry, I couldn't ... I was in 480 BC living amongst the Spartans and appreciating their courage and wisdom in Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. It was fantastic, highly recommended for anyone interested in the subject (or historical fiction in general) 24. Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield
Pages: 386
Rating: 5/5
This is a fantastic historical fiction set during the battle of Thermopylae. I loved it, and will probably post a full review later.
Edit: Review posted. ... my high-horse.
I have no desire to derail this discussion. I have read a few Alternative Histories, some of which, like Gates of Fire I enjoyed. Although in my day we would have called it an historical novel. Some I didn't care for. I live surrounded, or so it seems, by people who want ... ... is Not Enough by Oldenbourg, Zoe
The Heaven Tree by Pargeter, Edith
The Sunne in Splendor by Penman, Sharon Kay
Gates of Fire by Pressfield, Steven
The King Must Die by Renault, Mary
The Serpent Garden by Riley, Judith Merkle
The Killer Angels by Shaara, Michael
River God ... ... Farthing. I read 1862, a novel heavily invested in alternate history. There was not a whiff of SF about it. I have read Gates of Fire, a historical novel and have seen it described as SF. It used to be, back in the olden golden days, that historical novels were just that. How is it that they ... ... Hale
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance: Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
Women Who Love Books Too Much by ... ... (3,171 total pages)
This book is a good complement to The Greco-Persian Wars by Peter Green (touchstone problems and Gates of Fire which I read last year.
The book does not focus on Thermopylae as much as the title would suggest. It tells the full story of Xerxes invasion of Greece and ... ... the sacrifice of the Spartans at Thermopylae. "300" was a piece of shit.
A faithful adaptation of Stephen Pressfield's GATES OF FIRE would make for great cinema... Other than the Patrick O'Brian series, the most moving hist. fiction that I remember is Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield. I still remember the farewell address to Sparta before the 300 marched to Thermopylae: 'For six hundred years, no Spartan woman has seen the smoke of the enemy's ... No. 55 Gates of Fire 400 pages (21,790 total pages).
I was worried about 50 and I have made it to 55. I like participating in the challenge. It makes me keep a book journal and it keeps me focused on reading, hats off to Heina and LT.
I enjoyed this book. It was interesting from the start ... ...
Also, perhaps Steven Pressfield's Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae. Historical fiction, not fantasy.
I just finished Darkness at Noon. I am reading Brave New World and 1984 is next.
I then have Gates of Fire and The Ten Thousand on my list.
I also just bought This Republic of Suffering and it is on the list.
I am also working my way through the Dave Robicheaux series by James L ... ...
(Wheeler)
Best Romance: TROPIC OF CANCER (Miller)
Best Historical: GATES OF FIRE (Pressfield)
Best Biography: OSCAR WILDE (Ellmann)
Best Debut: THE WASP FACTORY (Banks)
Best Poetry: (Tie) OXFORD ANTHOLOGY OF ENGLISH POETRY ... ... than everyone else here, but I loved:
Shogun by James Clavell
The Song of Troy by Colleen McCullough
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield ... they didn't have a young, single girl going out into rural splendour, so I left them, but this one was again quite cute.
Gates of Fire for class, actually quite enjoyed it, it was a nice dramatisation of all the stuff I've learned about Sparta. Love Sparta. Love my Sparta class. Nothing else ... #145, Joycepa:
You might be interested in the ancient military novels of Steven Pressfield: Gates of Fire, Tides of War, The Afghan Campaign, The Virtues of War, Last of the Amazons. He has a new novel out set among the long range desert patrols, "Desert Rats" of WWII, Killing Ro ... 70. Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield 5/5
The best of his excellent historical novels that I've yet read. Cliff,
Oh hells yes I read Gates of Fire! I then recommended it to everyone I know that would listen to me. Some of the best historical fiction I've ever read.
Sliding off topic here, but have you ever read Colleen McCullough's Song of Troy?
BTW: I could almost allow the fantasy ... jseger: Did you read Stephen Pressfield's novel on Thermopylae, GATES OF FIRE? It is simply MAGNIFICENT, the best historical novel I've ever read. Can't commend it highly enough.
I HATED "300"--and ridiculed it brutally in a blog post. And yet I saw many other posts calling it "best film ... ... to see what I would come up with:
The last of the wine by Mary Renault
Creation : a novel by Gore Vidal
Gates of fire : an epic novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
A house like a lotus by Madeleine L'Engle
The praise singer by Mary Renault ... ... for On Writing by Stephen King and The Art of Fiction by John Gardner. I'm also a big fan of The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield. A recent favorite is Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern. ... in my third year of a Creative Writing MFA program and I have three books which I find invaluable:
The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield is a great way to look at creativity and the tendency writers have to block themselves from success.
Making Shapely Fiction by Jerome Stern is an ... ... J. Cherryh writes both SF and Fantasy with strong female leads. If you haven't read her Morgaine saga (Gates if Ivrel, Wells of Shiuan, Fires of Azeroth, Exile's Gate), you're in for a treat.
Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan series stars a male character (the delectable Miles) ... ... Arminius, and the slaughter of the legions in the Teutoburg Forest
the Fourth Crusade and the Sack of Constantinople
Gates of Fire: an Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermoplyae
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... read in the knowledge that one day I will have the time to actually sit and read them. Right...
So far this year:
1. Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae by Steven Pressfield
2. Kull: Exile of Atlantis by Robert E. Howard
3. The Conquering Sword of Conan ... Thanks for chiming in on Pressfield, Tim. I really enjoyed Gates of Fire, and wondered about the research that went into it. I'm going to spend some time on your Alexander site, and reading what Pressfield has to say as well, before I try Virtues of War. As I read Gates of Fire, I found ... ... analysis of cave art and the dawn of human consciousness. Yup, that's what I read for fun, lol.....
I recently read Gates of Fire about the battle of Thermopylae in ancient Greece, that is historical fiction and I absolutely loved it. Gates of Fire and Tides of War are fantastic books.
As an Audio bibliophile as well, I'd suggest tracking down and listening to the recorded versions as well.
Derek Jacobi, of Brother Cadfael fame and million other things besides, is the narrator.
It's performance art, and not merely ... Gates of Fire was great. I cant vouch for it's accurateness in describing Spartan society or the event leading to the battle, but as far as pure reading pleasure goes it's one of the best. I don't generally read military books, but I thought Gates of Fire was absolutely amazing. I ran out and got more Pressfield books immediately upon finishing this book last week. Next up, Tides of War, then Last of the Amazons. I loved Gates of Fire. After reading it, I felt I owed a debt to those brave men for thier sacrifice, but even more for my way of life. Someday I hope to stand before the monument in Greece and pay my respects in person. That kind of bravery doesn't come to us often.
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