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Gordath Wood by Patrice Sarath
Jan. 26th, 2009 04:02 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Into the woods.
Lynn Romano is a tough woman with a big job. As stable manager for Hunter's Chase, north of New York City, she manages horses that weigh more than a ton, have unpredictable tempers, and are worth more than most people make in a year. Emergencies are what she's paid for. When an earthquake tremor - almost unheard of in this part of the world - spooks the stable's most valuable stallion, Lynn decides to ride him home through Gordath Wood rather than try to load him into a van. They never get there.
Something has happened in Gordath Wood. The police think they have a murderer on their hands, but the truth is stranger than that. Lynn has stumbled into a hole between worlds and now finds herself in a world at war - a medieval society that doesn't have much use for women. Somehow she needs to keep herself alive long enough to figure out who the good guys are - and to find a way home.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although the romance elements failed to convince me, this is an entertaining novel, fast-paced and convincing in its depiction of war.
Lynn Romano is a tough woman with a big job. As stable manager for Hunter's Chase, north of New York City, she manages horses that weigh more than a ton, have unpredictable tempers, and are worth more than most people make in a year. Emergencies are what she's paid for. When an earthquake tremor - almost unheard of in this part of the world - spooks the stable's most valuable stallion, Lynn decides to ride him home through Gordath Wood rather than try to load him into a van. They never get there.
Something has happened in Gordath Wood. The police think they have a murderer on their hands, but the truth is stranger than that. Lynn has stumbled into a hole between worlds and now finds herself in a world at war - a medieval society that doesn't have much use for women. Somehow she needs to keep herself alive long enough to figure out who the good guys are - and to find a way home.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Although the romance elements failed to convince me, this is an entertaining novel, fast-paced and convincing in its depiction of war.
