A review by p9ng
The Corn King and the Spring Queen by Naomi Mitchison

4.0

Set in the year 228 BCE, the leaders of a mythical black sea kingdom engage in a decades long epic series of journeys involving magic, philosophy, warfare, statesmanship. Vivid detail and imaginings of the life of the times. Quite bloody. Dovetails with the historical record of the times. The dialog is a bit old fashioned, in places. Those who find this 654 page novel daunting will want to read [a:Naomi Mitchison|129487|Naomi Mitchison|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1293841343p2/129487.jpg]'s short novel [b:Travel Light|827276|Travel Light|Naomi Mitchison|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1354903407l/827276._SX50_.jpg|1401906].