The People of the Mist (Hardcover)

from john257hopper

This had exciting parts interspersed with somewhat duller episodes, though the climax of the main plot was as gripping as anything else I have read by the author. I found the main two characters unsympathetic and the black servant Otter tby far the most likeable character (followed by the priest ...

from antiquary

A non-series tale in which Leonard Outram of an old English family is ruined and goes to Africa to seek his fortune, which he eventually finds.

from theodosius

Rather bombastic and too contrived. Nothing more than a story to pass brainless hours. One very positive note: use of some excellent vocabulary.

from LisaMaria_C

When I was a teenager a novel by Haggard called Wisdom's Daughter caught my eye. I loved that historical fantasy set in Ancient Egypt and bought up every Haggard book I could find, one book short of a dozen. It's decades later, they were still on my shelves, and I found I could vividly remember a...