Title: The Darkness and the Dawn
Author: Thomas B. Costain
Cover artist: Uncredited :(
Estimated value: $4-6
[Part of the Laura R. Braunstein Collection]
- The correct answer is, "No, those Uggs do not make your thighs look fat, Mr. The Hun."
- I love how he has time for a mid-battle photo shoot. "I *am* smiling, you toad! Don't make me unsheath this!"
- If you're gonna dip your foot in the waters of Attila the Hun novels, you're gonna want to go with something from the "superlative" category.
- Thomas B. Costain turned out a bunch of mid-century historicals. His first novel was published at age 57!
- I don't think this back cover exactly nailed the landing, compass-metaphor-wise.
- I want a t-shirt that reads, simply, "HIGH COMPETENCE."
- I feel like there are a lot of ellipses here, and that there may be more to the Thomas Costain iceberg than this cover is allowing us to see.
Page 123~
Nicolan was taller than most of the other slaves and so was stationed in the rear rank, holding one of the cushions on which reposed a vial of true nard, a most aromatic perfume.
Please let loose the phrase "a vial of true nard" upon the land. Thank you.
~RP
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