The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
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I am always hesitant to read 'old books', something about the language, the style, the themes that doesn't quite catch my interest.
Shame on me!
The Forgotten Beasts Of Eld is my first meeting with Mckillip and definitely not my last. The writing is a pleasure to read, poetic but not too much. I love that the MC is a woman who refuses anyone/any man to hold power over her (a theme my ignorant ass reckons is rare in a fantasy novel from the 70s?). It explores the question of who we become when we allow darkness into our hearts.