Attila's Treasure
With a doctorate in Germanic studies, Grundy is certainly well qualified to create historical fantasies from fragments of German folklore. His second romance deals with the most fragmentary body of such material, the tales of Attila the Hun. In Grundy's version, Hagar, a young Burgundian prince, is sent as a hostage to Attila's court. There he meets and becomes friendly with Walhari, a Frankish prince, and learns much of the Hun's ways, both military and shamanistic. This makes him at first a valuable friend to Attila--and then a dangerous enemy. Grundy's scholarship sometimes threatens to overwhelm the narrative, but have no doubt that a large number of readers will keep turning the pages, especially if they enjoyed his take on perhaps the best known German legendary material,Rhinegold(1994). Highly recommended to the historical fantasy audience.Roland Green--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.