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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2103 KP) rated A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Voice in the Wind (Mark of the Lion, #1)
Francine Rivers | 1998
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Danger and romance set after the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD as we meet the slave Hadassah and gladiator Atretes. Strong characters, story, and writing kept the pages flying by.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-voice-in-wind-by-francine.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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    Podcast

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    Dopesmoker by Sleep

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David McK (3251 KP) rated Kingdom of Heaven (2005) in Movies

Feb 5, 2022  
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
Kingdom of Heaven (2005)
2005 | Drama, History, War
6
7.4 (22 Ratings)
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Watch the Directors Cut instead.
I remember that, back in the early 2000s, there was a sudden surge in the 'Historical epic' sub genre of movies, largely as a result of 2000s 'Gladiator'

This was one such movie.

Set in a little known period of history, between the Second and Third Crusades, this follows the exploits of the blacksmith Balian (Orlando Bloom), who follows his estranged father Baron Godfrey (Liam Neeson) to Jerusalem to attempt to atone for his sins.

Of course, being a movie, he then goes on to be involved in many great events, from shipwreck to meeting Saladin and (eventually) leading the defence if Jerusalem.

Not bad, but maybe a bit long and slow, with The Directors Cut doing a better job of tying the themes together, including a whole subplot largely dropped from the theatrical release regarding the romance he becomes involved in.