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Stories told on Pilgrimage from London to Canterbury #1
An Ancient Evil
An Ancient Evil inaugurates an ingenious new series of historical mysteries by P. C. Doherty, each one using characters from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In Chaucer's poem, the pilgrims narrate tales to pass the time during their journey to the sacred shrine of Canterbury; Doherty's pilgrims entertain their companions with stories of mystery, terror, and murder. The Knight's Tale begins with the story of an ancient evil: the destruction of a sinister vampire cult that thrived in the wilderness of Oxfordshire during the reign of William the Conqueror. The tale then leaps two hundred years ahead to Oxford, where students are disappearing and citizens are murdered in a bizarre and brutal fashion. The sheriff of the city and the university authorities are baffled, but Lady Constance, Abbess of the Convent of St. Anne's, believes the murders are connected with the legends of the cult, and petitions the king for help. Two investigators, special commissioner Sir Godfrey Evesden and royal clerk Alexander McBain, arrive in Oxford and begin an investigation. The Archbishop of Canterbury sends unusual assistance in the person of the blind exorcist Dame Edith Mohun who, as a girl, had a horrifying experience with what may have been a remnant of that ancient cult. What this trio discovers and the repercussions for the city and the university form the scarily delightful plot of this novel.
248 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
About the author
Paul Doherty
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He has been published under several pseudonyms: P.C. Doherty, Celia L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, Vanessa Alexander, Michael Clynes and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name.
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England) in 1946. He had the usual education before studying at Durham for three years for the Catholic priesthood but decided not to proceed. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and won a state scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, whilst there he met his wife Carla Lynn Corbitt. He continued his studies but decided that the academic world was not for him and became a secondary school teacher.
Paul worked in Ascot, Nottingham and Crawley West Sussex before being appointed as Headmaster to Trinity Catholic School in September 1981. Trinity is a large comprehensive [1700 on roll] which teaches the full ability range, ages 11-18. The school has been described as one of the leading comprehensives in the U.K. In April, 2000 H. M. Inspectorate describe it as an 'Outstanding School', and it was given Beacon status as a Centre of Excellence whilst, in the Chief Inspector’s Report to the Secretary of State for January 2001, Trinity Catholic High School was singled out for praise and received a public accolade.
Paul’s other incarnation is as a novelist. He finished his doctorate on the reign of Edward II of England and, in 1987, began to publish a series of outstanding historical mysteries set in the Middle Age, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egypt and elsewhere. These have been published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press of New York, Edhasa in Spain, and Eichborn, Heyne, Knaur and others in Germany. They have also been published in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, Portugal and China, as well as Argentina and Mexico.
He has been published under several pseudonyms (see the bibliography): C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name. He recently launched a very successful series based around the life of Alexander the Great, published by Constable & Robinson in the U.K., and Carroll and Graf in the U.S.A., whilst his novels set in Ancient Egypt have won critical acclaim. Paul has also written several non-fiction titles; A Life of Isabella the She-wolf of France, Wife of Edward II of England, as well as study of the possible murder of Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, and a study on the true fate of Alexander the Great.
Paul and Carla live on the borders of London and Essex, not far from Epping Forest and six of their children have been through his own school. His wife Carla currently owns two horses and is training, for showing and dressage, a beautiful Arab filly named Polly.
Paul lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries, many of which later feature in his writings. A born speaker and trained lecturer Paul Doherty can hold and entertain audiences.
His one great ambition is to petition the Privy Council of England to open the Purbeck marble tomb of Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral. Paul believes the tomb does not house the body
He has been published under several pseudonyms: P.C. Doherty, Celia L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas, Vanessa Alexander, Michael Clynes and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name.
Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough (North-Eastern England) in 1946. He had the usual education before studying at Durham for three years for the Catholic priesthood but decided not to proceed. He went to Liverpool University where he gained a First Class Honours Degree in History and won a state scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford, whilst there he met his wife Carla Lynn Corbitt. He continued his studies but decided that the academic world was not for him and became a secondary school teacher.
Paul worked in Ascot, Nottingham and Crawley West Sussex before being appointed as Headmaster to Trinity Catholic School in September 1981. Trinity is a large comprehensive [1700 on roll] which teaches the full ability range, ages 11-18. The school has been described as one of the leading comprehensives in the U.K. In April, 2000 H. M. Inspectorate describe it as an 'Outstanding School', and it was given Beacon status as a Centre of Excellence whilst, in the Chief Inspector’s Report to the Secretary of State for January 2001, Trinity Catholic High School was singled out for praise and received a public accolade.
Paul’s other incarnation is as a novelist. He finished his doctorate on the reign of Edward II of England and, in 1987, began to publish a series of outstanding historical mysteries set in the Middle Age, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egypt and elsewhere. These have been published in the United States by St. Martin’s Press of New York, Edhasa in Spain, and Eichborn, Heyne, Knaur and others in Germany. They have also been published in Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, Estonia, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, Portugal and China, as well as Argentina and Mexico.
He has been published under several pseudonyms (see the bibliography): C. L. Grace, Paul Harding, Ann Dukthas and Anna Apostolou but now writes only under his own name. He recently launched a very successful series based around the life of Alexander the Great, published by Constable & Robinson in the U.K., and Carroll and Graf in the U.S.A., whilst his novels set in Ancient Egypt have won critical acclaim. Paul has also written several non-fiction titles; A Life of Isabella the She-wolf of France, Wife of Edward II of England, as well as study of the possible murder of Tutankhamun, the boy Pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty, and a study on the true fate of Alexander the Great.
Paul and Carla live on the borders of London and Essex, not far from Epping Forest and six of their children have been through his own school. His wife Carla currently owns two horses and is training, for showing and dressage, a beautiful Arab filly named Polly.
Paul lectures for a number of organisations, particularly on historical mysteries, many of which later feature in his writings. A born speaker and trained lecturer Paul Doherty can hold and entertain audiences.
His one great ambition is to petition the Privy Council of England to open the Purbeck marble tomb of Edward II in Gloucester Cathedral. Paul believes the tomb does not house the body
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November 8, 2017
An Ancient Evil is a charming historical fiction based loosely on the premise of The Canterbury Tales.
In the introduction, a knight tells a story to a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. "My tale begins hundreds of years ago, just after the great Conqueror came here. So, gentles all, your attention as I describe these horrors sprung from the very pit of Hell." pg 6.
In the story within the story, a menacing prologue introduces the reader to Sir Hugo, who buries alive the leader of a group of evil magic doers and burns the rest of his order. The evil leader who is buried alive doesn't seem that upset about the whole thing. Which is weird.
Fast forward a couple hundred years into the future.
Sir Godfrey and a clerk, Alexander, are tasked by the king of England to discover the truth behind a series of mysterious and grisly murders in Oxford.
They are assisted in their task by Dame Edith, a blind anchorite who is known for her exorcism talents. 'Sir Godfrey, whoever the killers are, we are about to enter the Valley of Death, but,' Alexander couldn't resist gentle banter, 'we have your sword, my brains and the prayers of Dame Edith.' 'I think we might need more than that.' pg 64.
I enjoyed this medieval, just a bit too bloody to be called "cozy", mystery.
The characters are layered. The author drops enough hints to lead the reader towards the bad guy without giving the game away.
It reads a bit like a Nicholas Cage movie. We've got a battle between good and evil with some paranormal stuff and swords thrown in.
"Dame Edith tapped the side of her head. 'Sir Godfrey, you are a soldier. You, of all people, should realize that a man is what he thinks he is. What causes one man to be a coward and another to be a hero? After all, they may be the same flesh and blood. They may even be brothers from the same womb. It's what they think." pg 170.
I also enjoyed the details about medieval life that are sprinkled throughout.
Recommended for readers who enjoyed The Thief Taker by C.S. Quinn or Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.
In the introduction, a knight tells a story to a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. "My tale begins hundreds of years ago, just after the great Conqueror came here. So, gentles all, your attention as I describe these horrors sprung from the very pit of Hell." pg 6.
In the story within the story, a menacing prologue introduces the reader to Sir Hugo, who buries alive the leader of a group of evil magic doers and burns the rest of his order. The evil leader who is buried alive doesn't seem that upset about the whole thing. Which is weird.
Fast forward a couple hundred years into the future.
Sir Godfrey and a clerk, Alexander, are tasked by the king of England to discover the truth behind a series of mysterious and grisly murders in Oxford.
They are assisted in their task by Dame Edith, a blind anchorite who is known for her exorcism talents. 'Sir Godfrey, whoever the killers are, we are about to enter the Valley of Death, but,' Alexander couldn't resist gentle banter, 'we have your sword, my brains and the prayers of Dame Edith.' 'I think we might need more than that.' pg 64.
I enjoyed this medieval, just a bit too bloody to be called "cozy", mystery.
The characters are layered. The author drops enough hints to lead the reader towards the bad guy without giving the game away.
It reads a bit like a Nicholas Cage movie. We've got a battle between good and evil with some paranormal stuff and swords thrown in.
"Dame Edith tapped the side of her head. 'Sir Godfrey, you are a soldier. You, of all people, should realize that a man is what he thinks he is. What causes one man to be a coward and another to be a hero? After all, they may be the same flesh and blood. They may even be brothers from the same womb. It's what they think." pg 170.
I also enjoyed the details about medieval life that are sprinkled throughout.
Recommended for readers who enjoyed The Thief Taker by C.S. Quinn or Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin.
October 25, 2021
Read this book in 2013, and its the 1st volume of the "Canterbury Tales" series, featuring Geoffrey Chaucer.
Set in AD 1356, and with pilgrims making the pilgrimage to Canterbury, and on their travels each of the travelers will tell a tale of mystery, terror and murder, at the stopping place being the tavern of mine host.
The first tale will be the Knight's Tale, a story of Ancient evil: the destruction of a sinister vampire cult in the wilderness of Oxfordshire during the reign of William the Conqueror.
this story will leap two hundred years to oxford, where students are disappearing and horribly murdered, and it is believed, especially by Lady Constance, the Abbess of the Convent of St Anne's, that the murders are connected with the legends of the cult.
Two investigators are sent by the King, namely special commissioner, Sir Godfrey Evesden, and royal clerk, Alexander McBain, quickly followed by the blind exorcist, Dame Edith Mohun, who as a girl had an horrifying experience with a remnant of this ancient cult, and together they will start their investigation in Oxford with cunning and determination.
What will follow is a thrilling mystery, in which our trio will encounter various dangerous circumstances, and after some twists and turns, followed by an intriguing scary plot this Canterbury Tale will end in a most delightful fashion.
Highly recommended, this is the 1st exciting volume of the wonderful "Canterbury Tales" series, and that's why I like to call this episode: "A Brilliant Canterbury Tales Begin"!
Set in AD 1356, and with pilgrims making the pilgrimage to Canterbury, and on their travels each of the travelers will tell a tale of mystery, terror and murder, at the stopping place being the tavern of mine host.
The first tale will be the Knight's Tale, a story of Ancient evil: the destruction of a sinister vampire cult in the wilderness of Oxfordshire during the reign of William the Conqueror.
this story will leap two hundred years to oxford, where students are disappearing and horribly murdered, and it is believed, especially by Lady Constance, the Abbess of the Convent of St Anne's, that the murders are connected with the legends of the cult.
Two investigators are sent by the King, namely special commissioner, Sir Godfrey Evesden, and royal clerk, Alexander McBain, quickly followed by the blind exorcist, Dame Edith Mohun, who as a girl had an horrifying experience with a remnant of this ancient cult, and together they will start their investigation in Oxford with cunning and determination.
What will follow is a thrilling mystery, in which our trio will encounter various dangerous circumstances, and after some twists and turns, followed by an intriguing scary plot this Canterbury Tale will end in a most delightful fashion.
Highly recommended, this is the 1st exciting volume of the wonderful "Canterbury Tales" series, and that's why I like to call this episode: "A Brilliant Canterbury Tales Begin"!
January 10, 2022
Bloody hell!!!!
Wow!!! Now that is a damn fine story. It kept me guess who was who. A must read. Can you imagine sitting around a camp fire an telling horror stories??? About some fool running the country side drinking someone else blood an draining them dry.
Wow!!! Now that is a damn fine story. It kept me guess who was who. A must read. Can you imagine sitting around a camp fire an telling horror stories??? About some fool running the country side drinking someone else blood an draining them dry.
August 27, 2019
Un libro que engancha escrito de una forma sencilla y llamativa, bastante adictivo para los fans de la fantasía histórica
September 30, 2017
И както може би сами се досещате вече това не е обикновена криминална история, а разказ за свръхестествени зли сили – стригои и техните мранчи ритуали. Мрачната и тягостна атмосфера на средновековна Англия, изпълнена с подробни описания на зверствата извършени от поклонниците на стригоите изпълва основната история. А на фона на всичко това изпъква чистата и невинна лейди Емили, в която се влюбват сър Годфри и мастър Александър. Дали ще успеят двамата да завършат мисията си или от приятели ще се превърнат във врагове? Ще открият ли причнините за убийствата?
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March 18, 2018
It is also clear – and quite early on in this novel, at that – that this romantic subplot serves no other purpose than to create an unnecessary rivalry between Godfrey and Alexander, perhaps in some misguided attempt to create conflict to further character development. I truly wish that was not the case though, because there are so many other ways to generate conflict between those two characters. One example is that Godfrey is a war-hardened knight, whereas Alexander is an intellectual scholar. That difference alone could be mined for so much potential conflict and character growth, especially when it comes to trying to solve the mystery at the heart of this novel, that I do not understand why the author had to resort to some tawdry romantic subplot in order to achieve a goal that could have been attained in other ways.
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February 12, 2017
Just when I thought I had lost all faith in every work linking itself to The Canterbury Tales along comes this little gem to restore it.
A fairly swift, pacy supernatural murder mystery, An Ancient Evil is an inheritor of the bizarre union of Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael mysteries, and from Hammer Horror movies (especially the ones with Christopher Lee in them) with a few extra buckets of blood and a few 'forsooths!' chucked in.
The writing isn't spectacular - the blurb is a comma deprived catastrophe that nearly put me off the book altogether - and the characters are fairly arch and without a great deal of depth, but both are easy to read and engaging enough to hold a reader's attention. And Mr Doherty can be awarded at least a crumb of a cookie for bringing us Dame Edith the blind, prophesying, arse-kicking exorcist who has no time for institutionalised sexism, fainting fits, or her fellow protagonists trying to get into a love triangle while blood-sucking vampires are running around nibbling on the neighbours.
It's nothing special, and probably won't stay with you, but An Ancient Evil is an intelligent, engaging mystery with a fun cast, some well-deployed medieval xenophobia-hysteria (Celticists beware, the Druids get a drubbing, along with anything with a skintone darker than beige) and a satisfying conclusion. So if you're looking for something to scratch your historical supernatural mystery itch, while you could do better, you could certainly do worse.
A fairly swift, pacy supernatural murder mystery, An Ancient Evil is an inheritor of the bizarre union of Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael mysteries, and from Hammer Horror movies (especially the ones with Christopher Lee in them) with a few extra buckets of blood and a few 'forsooths!' chucked in.
The writing isn't spectacular - the blurb is a comma deprived catastrophe that nearly put me off the book altogether - and the characters are fairly arch and without a great deal of depth, but both are easy to read and engaging enough to hold a reader's attention. And Mr Doherty can be awarded at least a crumb of a cookie for bringing us Dame Edith the blind, prophesying, arse-kicking exorcist who has no time for institutionalised sexism, fainting fits, or her fellow protagonists trying to get into a love triangle while blood-sucking vampires are running around nibbling on the neighbours.
It's nothing special, and probably won't stay with you, but An Ancient Evil is an intelligent, engaging mystery with a fun cast, some well-deployed medieval xenophobia-hysteria (Celticists beware, the Druids get a drubbing, along with anything with a skintone darker than beige) and a satisfying conclusion. So if you're looking for something to scratch your historical supernatural mystery itch, while you could do better, you could certainly do worse.
July 15, 2012
Doherty, under his many pen names, is one of the best historical mystery writers out there. This series, has each of Chaucer's Canterbury pilgrims taking a turn at telling a "ghost" story of sorts for the group as they rest for the evening. Of course, they'd be up all night if each of the novel's in the series is one night's tale. Nonetheless, the premise is great and Doherty is up to the task. Unlike the other books I've read in other series, in this one, the spine-tingling "creepy" factor was high. So, not just another great mystery, but something a little more chilling, a little more "spooky"! This series is harder to find, but I recommend it if you like mysteries, historicals, and "ghost tales".
September 10, 2013
The Stirgoi have been known by many names throughout history: troubled souls, wandering souls, the undead . . . and vampires. Pilgrims on their way to Canterbury have settled in for the night when it is suggested that each take turns telling a tale to chill the blood. The Knight begins this first tale and it is a tale about a series of murders that occurred in Oxford that bore a striking resemblance to past murders attributed to a group of mysterious monks who spread terror throughout the countryside years ago. The Knight had been sent to investigate and what he relates to the pilgrims will keep them from their sleep for a long, long time.
April 28, 2020
Le cuesta arrancar, y cuando lo hace, te sueltan de sopetón el desenlace. Entre eso, los clichés que ya aburren y alguna que otra incoherencia que no afecta al argumento pero que te deja mosca (lo que parece un error al describir físicamente a un personaje, por ejemplo, que pasa de una melena dorada y radiante a un pelo negro azabache intenso), se queda en historia de vampiros muuuy mediocre, que exige un esfuerzo del lector para creerse a los personajes y el desarrollo de los acontecimientos.
May 18, 2009
As a big fan of Brother Cadfael, I wasn't sure how I would respond to Doherty's medieval adventures. So I was no easy mark and began with a skeptic eye. However, I was soon intrigued. This is a clever tale, more supernatural horror that mystery, nicely twisted and blended into the pilgrimage framework.
December 23, 2016
3.5 stars.
I have read Doherty's Egyptian series but having read this book I can say that, over all it is enthralling and the writing somewhat more impactful than in his previous books I have read. I found the form in which the book was written, as a tale told interesting and the occasional breaks from the story for comment by the listeners served the narrative well.
I have read Doherty's Egyptian series but having read this book I can say that, over all it is enthralling and the writing somewhat more impactful than in his previous books I have read. I found the form in which the book was written, as a tale told interesting and the occasional breaks from the story for comment by the listeners served the narrative well.
February 28, 2018
I wanted to like this book a lot, but it just didn't do it for me. I felt like the characters were flat, the plot felt stale, and the frame narrative based on the Canterbury Tales, though the most interesting thing happening, felt oddly disjointed when compared to the rest of the book.
January 13, 2009
This was a little more gory and supernatural than I like my mysteries.
November 21, 2012
I really enjoyed this book, it's quite a dark story but very interesting and very well written, I just couldn't put it down.
July 8, 2019
Interesting twist on the Canterbury Tales but it was rather obvious where the story was headed. Not that well plotted.
January 3, 2013
PC Doherty does an awesome job sticking to historical events. Awesome read...
February 22, 2024
As someone who doesn't usually enjoy murder mysteries, I found An Ancient Evil to be a decent, if unremarkable read overall.
Doherty does a fine job of bringing medieval England to life with vividly written depictions of everyday life in Oxford, the city folk and their living conditions etc...
The stoic knight, the flirtatious clerk and the blind exorcist (the latter being the most interesting) make for a likeable trio though not all characters felt truly fleshed out.
The story is appropriately macabre and the horror does add some sauce to what is a rather generic whodunnit formula. Things also come full circle quite nicely towards the end.
Was I invested? Sometimes.
Was I ever surprised? No.
Was I entertained? For the most part
Do I see myself continuing with this series? Who knows...
6/10
Doherty does a fine job of bringing medieval England to life with vividly written depictions of everyday life in Oxford, the city folk and their living conditions etc...
The stoic knight, the flirtatious clerk and the blind exorcist (the latter being the most interesting) make for a likeable trio though not all characters felt truly fleshed out.
The story is appropriately macabre and the horror does add some sauce to what is a rather generic whodunnit formula. Things also come full circle quite nicely towards the end.
Was I invested? Sometimes.
Was I ever surprised? No.
Was I entertained? For the most part
Do I see myself continuing with this series? Who knows...
6/10
April 12, 2020
Este es el primer libro de una saga que trata de unos peregrinos que van de Londres a Canterbury, para entretenerse durante la noche proponen ir contándose historias de terror, el primero es un caballero que cuenta como en su juventud fue enviado por el rey a investigar una serie de asesinatos que se cree tienen un origen sobrenatural. Así este caballero, un escriba y una exorcista se lanzan a resolver el misterio en un ambiente medieval, plagado por las superticiones y la idiosincracia de la epoca.
También sirve para ir presentando a los peregrinos y a medida que la saga avanza irte enterando como sus historias están de una u otra manera entrelazadas.
También sirve para ir presentando a los peregrinos y a medida que la saga avanza irte enterando como sus historias están de una u otra manera entrelazadas.
March 5, 2021
Oh my, I think this is the most scariest book I have read. I began reading it in the evening in bed, & I had to put it down I got so scared. The candle in my bedroom was flickering crazily & I began to feel Goosebumps all over as I read the first few chapters. I think because it touches on the supernatural & I believe in good & evil etc & people being possessed by the devil.
If you want a fascinating, scary, intriguing Medieval horror then read this book. You will not be disappointed.
I have read P.D.'s Hugh Corbett, the Roger Shallot books (my favourite) & the Brother Athelstan mysteries which have all been exciting & intriguing.
If you want a fascinating, scary, intriguing Medieval horror then read this book. You will not be disappointed.
I have read P.D.'s Hugh Corbett, the Roger Shallot books (my favourite) & the Brother Athelstan mysteries which have all been exciting & intriguing.
March 10, 2018
This is a decent start to the series and I'll continue with it. As others have noted, it features a supernatural element that might feel a little bit unexpected. This is explained well, though, with the parable of the flea. As a mystery, it's rather open ended, but this leaves room for more in subsequent entries in the series.
June 5, 2022
The stuff of medieval nightmares. It's loosely based on Canterbury tales with one knight telling fellow travellers the tale of grisly murders by Dracula-type devils. There are lots of medieval twists and superstitions built into the book.
Cute, not my normal reading--a bit bloody.
Escapist reading.
Cute, not my normal reading--a bit bloody.
Escapist reading.
December 3, 2023
An enjoyable book, with fresh ideas for a medieval mystery series, written in a way that linked the Knight’s Tale with medieval legends of zombies and vampires.
From a writing perspective, it was a good story, but the characters were a bit two dimensional and so although I enjoyed the plot, I wasn’t left overawed enough to go beyond three stars.
From a writing perspective, it was a good story, but the characters were a bit two dimensional and so although I enjoyed the plot, I wasn’t left overawed enough to go beyond three stars.
April 21, 2020
Awesome series!
I love Paul Doherty's "Canterbury Series". I started the books out of order; I enjoyed this book as much as the first one I read. I was surprise by who the bad guy was.
I love Paul Doherty's "Canterbury Series". I started the books out of order; I enjoyed this book as much as the first one I read. I was surprise by who the bad guy was.
May 20, 2017
enjoyed this book and will work my way through the rest of the series. I like the characters on pilgrimage and the concept of them each sharing a mystery.
August 12, 2017
Engaging mystery - story within a story was an interesting difference than the usual.
October 31, 2018
A great choice for Hallowe'en !
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January 8, 2021One of the worst "things" I've ever read. I will not dignify it by calling it a "book." Unintelligible in places - it does not appear to have been edited in any meaning full way.
February 6, 2021
Outstanding
One will laugh, cheer, and cry. The writing, characters, plus the story will be remembered. Even if medieval England isn't your usual choice give this a go!
One will laugh, cheer, and cry. The writing, characters, plus the story will be remembered. Even if medieval England isn't your usual choice give this a go!
March 27, 2022
Rather over long
Unusually in a book by Paul Doherty I got no sense of period. It was still a good book, if rather over long.
Unusually in a book by Paul Doherty I got no sense of period. It was still a good book, if rather over long.
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