By Nicola Griffith. What a remarkable book! In terms of the historical detail, it reminded me of Hillary Mantel's Wolf Hall. This is, i think, an amazing interweaving of historical scholarship with and an absorbing narrative. However, the best thing about the book was the point of view. Hild lives in a very female world. The main protagonists (or antagonsts) are women - like her mother and the Queen. Yes, the king is 'all powerful' but he is portrayed as someone who is not really in control, influenced by superstition and emotion. He is really a side character in the main character. I loved how intelligent Hild is. Her power in court is due to her place as King's Seer ( in niece), but there is no supernatural angle to he skill. She is observant and canny (and a little lucky). I look forward to reading the next planned books in the Hild trilogy
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