Until the Sun Falls, Cecelia Holland
Until the Sun Falls, Cecelia Holland
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Until the Sun Falls

Author: Cecelia Holland

Narrator: Cindy Kay

Unabridged: 18 hr 6 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/23/2024


Synopsis

Cecelia Holland's historical fiction is well known for its immersion in exotic cultures, and Until the Sun Falls, one of her most successful books, takes the listener into the heart of the Mongol horde during the conquest of Russia and eastern Europe in the thirteenth century.

Genghis Khan had told his people they were destined to rule the world, and by his death they had made an impressive start. His four sons followed him to the leadership of the enormous new empire and continued the expansion. His eldest son, Batu, launched the conquest of the West—Russia and Europe. In a few years of devastating warfare, the Mongols reached as far as Vienna, mowing down every army that dared face them, like an irresistible force of nature.

Until the Sun Falls stars a Mongol general, Psin, whose battles against the enemies of the Kha Khan sometimes seem easier than his struggles with his wives and his son. Wise, brave, and bloody-minded, Psin embodies the passions and dreams of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen, at the height of their power.

About Cecelia Holland

Cecelia Holland was born in Henderson, Nevada, in 1943 and started writing at the age of twelve. Starting with The Firedrake in 1966, she has published twenty-one independent historical novels covering periods from the middle of the first millennium CE up through parts of the early twentieth century, and from Egypt, through Russia, central Europe, Scandinavia, Great Britain, and Ireland, to the West Coast of the United States. She is also author of a series of five novels set in the world of the Vikings, covering a period of about fifty years during the tenth century and following the adventures of Corban Loosestrife and his descendants. The hallmark of her style is a vivid recreation of time, place, and character, all true to known facts. She is highly regarded for her attention to detail, her insight into the characters she has researched and portrayed, and her battle scenes, which are vividly rendered and powerfully described. Holland has also published two nonfiction historical/biographic works, two children's novels, a contemporary novel, and a science fiction novel, as well as a number of historical essays.

Holland has three daughters. She lives in Fortuna, California, and, once a week, teaches a class in creative writing at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ozymandias on October 13, 2021

It’s been a while since I read Cecelia Holland. I went kind of off her books after reading the disappointing The Belt of Gold, which not only kinda sucked but also laid bare a lot of her tricks and limitations. Specifically, she’s just plain bad at depicting complex civilized societies not built aro......more

Goodreads review by John on July 25, 2015

This is my first Holland novel, and I am sadly underwhelmed (considering the author’s reputation and the glowing reviews of her fans). To me, Until the Sun Falls seems like the last episode in a TV series in the absence of the series itself. The reader is dropped—without benefit of preparation—in me......more

Goodreads review by Joshua on January 07, 2015

Best historical novel. I have ever read I first read this over 30 years ago and have read it at least 10. Times since then . It brings a people alive for us in a way that few other books have been able to do. The Mongels were certainly different than us but Cecelia Holland put us into their thoughts......more

Goodreads review by Edward on July 13, 2014

I read this book for the first time in the late 60's. I loved it then and I am re-reading it now...Still love it...Cecelia Holland is perhaps on of the greatest Historical Novelists of the last 40 years....Her talent is outstanding and she is always worth reading..........more

Goodreads review by Edward on April 24, 2013

A great book marred by a stupid cover. The book is about the Mongols yet the cover shows Greek Hoplites superimposed over Egyptian cotton. Cover aside this is the place to start from if you want to know what it was like to serve alongside Temujin and the rest of the Horde.......more