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Indlæser... Gideon's Angel (2013)af Clifford Beal
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Set during the era of Oliver Cromwell, this sees a loyal king's man return to England and become embroiled in a plot by the sinister Gideon to summon supernatural creatures to kill Cromwell and bring about the end of days... which means the king's man is suddenly in a position of wanting to save the man who executed the king. This was a time of great politics, upheaval, superstition and suspicion. Although I thought this was well-written and I liked the plot and the characters (especially poor Billy) there was something about it that was a bit hollow. It didn't engage me as I thought it should I didn't care enough when I thought I ought to be. I'm uncertain why. I could see it made into a television movie, it has some good set pieces and action scenes and memorable characters, although the bad guy isn't one of them - he is a bit two dimensional. I liked it, but it wasn't my favourite and I think it could have been just a bit more engrossing with just a bit more oomph to it. The idea of the supernatural twining in with that era fits very well and it was an easy read, quite entertaining. I'd read a sequel (not that I'd think one would happen), and I'd read this author again. I'm ot even too happy with the title, to be honest, unless I'm missing some double-meaning. It could have been much snappier. ( ) ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civil War is at an end. King Charles is dead and Oliver Cromwell rules the land as king in all but name. Richard Treadwell, an exiled royalist officer and soldier-for-hire to the King of France and his all-powerful advisor, the wily Cardinal Mazarin, burns with revenge for those who deprived him of his family and fortune. He decides upon a self-appointed mission to return to England in secret and assassinate the new Lord Protector. Once back on English soil however, he learns that his is not the only plot in motion. A secret army run by a deluded Puritan is bent on the same quest, guided by the Devil's hand. When demonic entities are summoned, Treadwell finds himself in a desperate turnaround: he must save Cromwell to save England from a literal descent into Hell. But first he has to contend with a wife he left in Devon who believes she's a widow, and a furious Paris mistress who has trailed him to England, jeopardising everything. Treadwell needs allies fast. Can he convince the man sent to forcibly drag him back to Cardinal Mazarin? A young king's musketeer named d'Artagnan. Black dogs and demons; religion and magic; Freemasons and Ranters. It's a dangerous new Republic for an old cavalier coming home again. "I almost never read fantasy, these days, and refuse to read other fiction of any kind when working on a book. But Clifford Beale's Gideon's Angel bore a passing resemblance to the novel I'm currently writing so from curiosity I took a look -- and was hooked. I hadn't meant to read it but it gripped me and I had to finish it. Check it out. Fast-paced fantasy/historical adventure." -- Michael Moorcock No library descriptions found. |
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