- Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Signet; Reissue edition (Mar 3 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451206487
- ISBN-13: 978-0451206480
- Product Dimensions: 17.2 x 10.8 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #506,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
There's little pleasure in watching Coulter ( Earth Song ) torment and degrade her heroine throughout this tale set late in the first century. Magnus is a Viking farmer-merchant who does a bit of pillaging ``from time to time.'' On a trip to York he spies the beautiful Zarabeth and introduces himself with a proposal of marriage. The girl decides to accept, but her stepfather, Olav the Vain, who wants her in his own bed, blackmails her into rejecting Magnus's suit. No sooner does Olav wed her himself than he is poisoned by Toki, his daughter-in-law, who wants his riches. On learning that they were left to Zarabeth, Toki pins the crime on her. Magnus arrives in time to add his damaging testimony and persuade the court to make Zarabeth his slave instead of killing her. As Magnus sees it, ``Shepk had wronged him. She deserved to suffer for it, and she would.'' Accompanied by her young, deaf half-sister Lotti, Zarabeth sails for Norway to make a new life as Magnus's slave--the only one of the bunch to wear a slave collar--and mistress, plagued by his vicious and deceitful sister Ingunn.
Copyright 1991 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Paperback edition.Book Description
A viking romance IS ALWAY S IN SEASON
First published in 1991, Season of the Sun is the glorious story of a Viking man whose love for one woman is nearly destroyed by her stubborn stepfather.
First published in 1991, Season of the Sun is the glorious story of a Viking man whose love for one woman is nearly destroyed by her stubborn stepfather.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Definitely not one of her better books,
By Challott (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Season of the Sun (Paperback)
I can always tell when I am reading one of Catherine Coulter's earlier works. I started reading her books with her later work and thought I'd enjoy her earlier stuff, too. Boy, was I wrong. Apparently, at this point in her life, Catherine Coulter was much too influenced by the genre common to so many of the 70's and 80's romances. She would have us believe that, after being raped repeatedly by Magnus, Zarabeth would feel anything tender for him? For 2/3's of the novel, Magnus treats Zarabeth with contempt and barely controlled rage and we are supposed to believe that this is conducive to inspiring love and faith in him? Not likely.Also, I know that Catherine Coulter's writing style today is much, much better, but I have to say that the dialogues in Season of the Sun were clipped and the character developement was horrible, with much left to the reader to fill in.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Season of the Sun (Paperback)
Not long ago, I watched a special on " PBS " viewing the Viking onslaught into new territories, taking into account the tales of violence, plunder, and rape. Similar facts must have helped Catherine Coulter write this book. This novel may entice the reader's interest, but it is a violent story. The male lead, Magnus Haraldsson, is a rugged, handsome Viking. On a trading mission to York, Haraldsson encounters a beautiful, statuesque, redhead known as Zarabeth and the warrior wants her! And Zarabeth wants him! Now the issue, Catherine Coulter may have written a book but she didn't fill it with romance. Zarabeth has the "smarts" of a turnip; easily her lustful stepfather manipulates her. Sorrowfully Zarabeth rejects the marriage offer made by her dashing Viking warrior. With revenge and hatred, a subdued Magnus buys Zarabeth for his slave. Sadly, Zarabeth realizes Magnus Haraldsson has changed . . . . --- "Zarabeth . . . I am going to take you, and I don't wish you to fight me" . . . He gritted his teeth . . . her eyes were no longer vague . . . there was only fear now, and he smiled . . . "Now, hold still" . . . he felt her fists pounding at his chest . . . but he didn't stop . . . she was crying." - - - This is rape. Catherine Coulter has truly written a disturbing story. They published the edition I read in 1991 and the story followed the same guidelines all romance novels of the era seemed to follow. Thank you authors for moving forward into today's style -- stories showing flexible storylines -- characters existing on equal playing fields. Grace Atkinson, Ontario - Canada.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Catherine's best book,
By "autumngreer" (Dallas, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Season of the Sun (Mass Market Paperback)
I love Catherine Coulter books but this one was disappointing at best. The formula for the book which involves female slavery has been used over and over in historical romances but this plot fails where many others succeed. Mainly because Magnus is such a [jerk] throughout the whole story, he never stops being cruel long enough to make this a good romance novel. If you want a good Coulter book read her bride triology but skip this book.
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