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Ashes of Crete (Softcover)

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Ashes of Crete (Softcover)ISBN (Softcover): 9783910347779 Kurztext The great Minoan island Crete is waning. Famine spreads, the gods fall silent, and from the north the Achaeans advance, hungry for power across the sea. In Phaistos, Ide, daughter of the archon, is promised to Agathon, prince of Pylos a political marriage meant to save her people through alliance rather than war. Yet her heart belongs to Geros, captain of the Phaistian fleet. As Ide sails toward Pylos, doubt

ISBN (Softcover): 9783910347779

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The great Minoan island Crete is waning. Famine spreads, the gods fall silent, and from the north the Achaeans advance, hungry for power across the sea. In Phaistos, Ide, daughter of the archon, is promised to Agathon, prince of Pylos – a political marriage meant to save her people through alliance rather than war. Yet her heart belongs to Geros, captain of the Phaistian fleet. As Ide sails toward Pylos, doubt grows. The Achaeans speak of peace, but their gifts carry the shadow of conquest. Can Agathon be trusted – or is he the key to Crete’s downfall?

As dark omens gather and the old gods fall silent, Ide is forced to choose between love and responsibility. To save her people, she may have to betray everything she believes in. Her decision will determine the fate of Phaistos – and whether anything of her world can be saved at all.

Written by Leipzig-based author Heike Wolff, this novel brings the lost world of Minoan Crete vividly to life, blending meticulous research with a powerful human story of love, loyalty, and loss.

Tags: historical novel, historical fiction, Bronze Age novel, Bronze Age Crete, ancient Crete, Crete Greece, ancient Greece fiction, Minoan civilization, fall of the Minoan civilization, Minoan culture, palace of Phaistos, Phaistos novel, Phaistos reading, Minoan archaeology, Aegean civilizations, Mycenaean era, Achaean Greeks, ancient Mediterranean, antiquity fiction, ancient history novel, love and power in antiquity, political intrigue ancient world, Crete travel reading, Mediterranean historical fiction, women in ancient history, myth and history Crete

Über die Autorin

Die in Leipzig lebende Autorin Heike Wolff schreibt an der Schnittstelle von Vergangenheit und Gegenwart. Während ihre Romane Leser in ferne Welten und vergangene Epochen entführen, widmen sich ihre kürzeren Texte den Themen der unmittelbaren Gegenwart. Seit den 1990er-Jahren ist sie auf Leipziger Lesebühnen aktiv und kuratiert seit 2017 die Offene Lesebühne in Delitzsch. Regelmäßige Reisen nach Griechenland haben ihre anhaltende Faszination für Kreta und die minoische Kultur geprägt, die in diesem Roman lebendig wird.

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The series is long, but Ms. Wolfhart does a fantastic job of weaving this tale while bringing so much to the characters. Surprises and plot twists along the way to keep you intrigued. There is some graphic sex, but is no way the focal point. Grammar was excellent (a rare find with a lot of self publishers) with only a few noted errors. I rarely give 4 stars, let alone 5.
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I read this thru KU. I LOVED the synopsis. And then I began reading... and it was a DNF at 68% after picking it up and putting it down several times because I really loved the main female character. *****SPOILERS***** Pros: The world is unique, intriguing and fun. The primary female character is bad-a** but not a b*tech or a mary sue. The primary female has depth. I really want to know what happens to her even tho it's been weeks and I don't remember her name. The villains to the point I read are pretty good -- an ever present threat of mysterious and possibly many culprits. Cons: Way, way too many points of view. I stopped counting at 7. It's the prime reason why I don't care about most of the characters or remember their names even when I like them. There's just too many points of view so almost none of the characters have enough book space for the author to properly develop them. This literally killed the book for me. Actually it killed my desire to read. For weeks. The main male is more villain than hero. He agreed to marry the main female then locks her up & eschews her for her sister, all while bad mouthing her as unfit to rule when he never spent any time with her getting to know her. He is actually unfit to rule as he is blind to the woes of his own kingdom and starts off a peace mission to secure a ceasefire through marriage by murdering an inn full of people in her country for no real reason. Plus, he constantly makes promises he does not keep. And it's gross of him to pine for the sister behind the main female's back. ***** As much as I really wanted to see what happened to the main female character, it wasn't enough for me to keep trying to slog thru this book. There was a lot of potential here that just fell short. Hence, 3 stars.
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