On 2009-07-08 Laurie A. Kingery, Ohio wrote: Bohemia is certainly a location I´d never imagined reading a historical novel about, nor did I think I would ever find one about martyr Jan Hus, but since Random House published this first novel in The Heirs of Cahira O´Connor series, this lack has been remedied, and remedied excellently. The story begins within the frame of a college student researching piebaldism, the same trait she has of a pale streak running through a lock of hair. Through the aid of a mysterious stranger she discovers she is but one in a heroic line of women with this trait, and begins with the story of Anika of Prague.
Amidst the backdrop of the persecution of family friend Jan Hus by Catholic prelates, Anika is forced to go into hiding disguised as a squire to escape a lecherous lord. Previously, I´ve disliked novels that feature a woman wielding a broadsword because they´ve never been done convincingly, but author Hunt does this realistically, not trying to gloss over the differences in strength that handicaps the heroine. A wonderful love story is developed gradually between the knight-in-disguise and her lord, John of Chlum.
I learned much about Jan Hus, the Bohemian priest who taught the fundamentals of Christianity rather than the dogmas and traditions of the Catholic church. His teaching formed part of the foundation of the Reformation, and knowing what has gone before enriches my faith.
Like THE VEIL, a Random House book I also reviewed recently, Waterbrook has been innovative enough to let an author write about a unique setting with unusual characters and a subject that is the bedrock of the evangelical Christian faith. I´ll be watching for Angela Elwell Hunt´s next books!. And summed up by saying THE SILVER SWORD by Angela Elwell Hunt, reviewed by Waterbrook review blogger Laurie Kingery. Currently The Silver Sword (Heirs of Cahira O´Connor) has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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WaterBrook Press claimed The auburned-haired O´Connor women share a bond far deeper than their striking physical appearance. These courageous, high-spirited women all push against societal limits in this exciting historical, romantic novel that spans generations and countries from 13th-century Ireland to the excitement and mystery of 15th-century Prague.It is said that as Cahira, daughter of the great Irish king Rory O´Connor, lay dying of a wound from a Norman blade, she beseeched God that others would follow her calling. To Kathleen O´Connor, Cahira´s story was nothing more than a fable--until research divulged that the tale was true. As a stunned Kathleen realizes that she herself bears the mark of Cahira, she wonders if she is destined to continue the legacy.To uncover the answers, Kathleen delves into the past to find the truth about the Heirs of Cahira O´Connor. It is a journey that carries her across generations, from the battlefields of 13th-century Ireland to the castles of 15th-century Prague. It is a past filled with peril, courage, vengeance, love, and sacrifice beyond anything she has ever known.
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