看完一級棒的亞瑟王系列，接著就看還是Cornwell的作品《Stonehenge》（巨石陣）
比起高潮迭起的亞瑟王系列，這本敘述大約四千年前古人興建巨石陣的故事有些沉長。全書重心在描述新石器末期人類如何挑戰大自然，利用最原始的建築技術搬運大石；有的石頭甚至有四個人高！
古代民族總是和宗教祭祀脫不了關係。書裡對這些包括活人祭祀的場景很多，血腥可怖，但這卻是古人生活的一部分。對英國巨石陣有興趣的朋友一定要找這本書來看。
我曾寫過電郵給作者Bernard Cornwell，循問他的書是否有出中文版，他回答說目前“暫時”沒有。希望有一天他的作品能以中文版問世！
Stonehenge (photos from WIKI: keyword "stonehenge")
A book description from Amazon.ca:
“Now he imaginatively unlocks the mystery of Stonehenge's creation in2000 B.C., at the beginning of Britain's Bronze Age. This wild tale,rich with sorcery, pagan ritual, greed and intrigue, is Cornwell's mostambitious fiction yet. It features three brothers linked by blood butdivided by madness, jealousy and lust for power. Lengar, the eldest,murders his own father to become the chief of his tribe. As a warriorand tyrant, his brutality is second only to that of his crippledbrother, Camaban, a sorcerer ruthlessly determined to have a massivestone temple erected to honor his authority. The youngest sibling,Saban, will ultimately construct the temple, but not until he hasendured torture, slavery and betrayal. The story covers nearly 20 yearsas the brothers and the people of Ratharryn struggle to survive as atribe, fighting harsh weather and starvation, warring with other tribesand trying to appease their angry gods. It is Camaban's idea to buildStonehenge as a temple to create balance between the moon god and thesun god, to eliminate winter and force a change in the circle of life.Murder, magic and misery prevail, and there is no shortage of victimsor bloodshed. Cornwell's portrayal of life and death in ancient Britainis graphic, gritty and riveting. However, his detailed descriptions ofhow Stonehenge was constructed utilizing primitive engineering are thereal strength of this book. Although its length may daunt some readers,this ambitious and intriguing saga will be a hit with lovers of ancienthistory who want to decipher the mysteries of a vanished world.”
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Further reading:
1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonehenge
2) http://witcombe.sbc.edu/earthmysteries/EMStonehenge.html
3) http://www.britannia.com/history/h7.html
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