A review by gillothen
Daughter of Eden by Chris Beckett

4.0

If the first book was Exodus and the second was the Books of Kings, this is the New Testament, including an important Mary. Theology and sociology vie for dominance, and at times characterisation and pace are a little short-changed, but the picture of a people on the cusp of the Bronze Age but with the knowledge technology is possible is compelling, and the themes of the nature of Story and of History, of feminism versus patriarchy are explored to considerable effect. I kinda want to know what happens next, especially to Trueheart.