Reviews for Domnei

The average rating for Domnei based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-01-28 00:00:00 Wilfred Gonzalez James Branch Cabell is an American treasure. "Domnei" is one of his best. A wry, ironic, sardonic and witty fantasy that explores the nature of woman's effect on men and on the meanings of "Love" and lust. Domnei is an adult, wicked, and subversive story of the bitter feud between a knight, Perion, and evil Demetrios for the love of beautiful and pure Melicent. Read to see if you don't gain empathy for the urbane villain as the two men learn to respect each other as adversaries. Read to see if Melicent can survive the curse of being beautiful and wanted so badly and so tragically. Read to discover the many layers beneath the surface of the story. Cabell is among the first writers of speculative fiction and fantasy. He was admired by writers such as Mark Twain, Sinclair Lewis, and H. L. Mencken. He influenced the work of many more including James Blish, Jack Vance, Robert A. Heinlein, Neil Gaiman. Treat yourself to a fun read that will stay with you and reveal itself to you long after you put it down.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-09-07 00:00:00 Doug Clark You don't expect a book about chivalric romance, written in the slightly arch tone of hundred-year-old pre-Tolkien fantasy, to completely wreck you. Domnei left me quiet, still and thoughtful for a very long time. It is an extraordinary work, illustrative of the depths of emotion and great writing that the best speculative fiction can attain. The author described it as a 'comedy'. The author was a complex and sardonic man. I commend him and his works to you.