A Land Fit for Heroes. Book 1: Escape to the Wild Wood
| Title | A Land Fit for Heroes. Book 1: Escape to the Wild Wood |
| Year for Search | 1993 |
| Authors | Mann, [Anthony] Phillip(b. 1942) |
| Tertiary Authors | Mann, Phillip |
| Date Published | 1993 |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz |
| Place Published | London |
| Keywords | Aotearoa New Zealand author, English author, Male author |
| Annotation | The first of a four volume alternative history of a Roman Britain in the late Twentieth Century and the conflicts between the Romans who deforested much of Britain as a source of food and the traditions of the native British. See also 1994, 1995 and 1996 Mann. In this volume, three young Romans flee to the forests and discover the older Britain. The novel stresses the cold rationality of the Romans in contrast to the more feeling British. See the note at 1982 Mann. |
| Holding Institutions | ATL, VUW |
| Author Note | The author (1942) was born in England and lived most of his life in Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
| Full Text | 1993 Mann, [Anthony] Phillip (b. 1942). A Land Fit for Heroes. Book 1: Escape to the Wild Wood. London: Victor Gollancz. ATL, VUW The first of a four volume alternative history of a Roman Britain in the late Twentieth Century and the conflicts between the Romans who deforested much of Britain as a source of food and the traditions of the native British. See also 1994, 1995 and 1996 Mann. In this volume, three young Romans flee to the forests and discover the older Britain. The novel stresses the cold rationality of the Romans in contrast to the more feeling British. The author was born in England and lived most of his life in Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
