Plague Land

Sykes, S. D.

ISBN 10: 1481514091 ISBN 13: 9781481514095

Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB, 2015

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It's no fun reading a medieval mystery if it isn't steeped in filth, squalor, and pestilence. S. D. Sykes gets right to the point in Plauge Land, which serves it all up in vivid detail...[Sykes] devises a clever plot to test Oswald's mettle, pitting the rational thinking he learned at a monastery against the superstitions of his age.

-- "New York Times Book Review"

There's a nice, cliche-free sharpness to Sykes' writing...that suggests a medieval Raymond Chandler at work, and there are no phony celebrations of the peasantry or earth-mothers thrusting herbal concoctions down grateful throats. Plenty of action and interesting characters, without intervention of the libertarian modern conscience that so often wrecks the medieval historical novel.

-- "Independent (London)"

Set in 1350, British author Sykes' debut provides everything a reader would want in a historical mystery: a gripping plot, vivid language, living and breathing characters, and an immersive depiction of the past...From the opening line, 'If I preserve but one memory at my own death, it shall be the burning of the dog-headed beast, ' Sykes grabs the reader by the throat.

-- "Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

With political intrigue and the social barriers of the Middle Ages in play, Sykes adds an intricate and intriguing debut to the ever-widening pool of medieval-era mysteries. Thrilling plot twists and layered characters abound in this rich tale of murder and mystery in fourteenth-century Kent.

-- "Library Journal (starred review)"

In 1350s England, the bubonic plague has killed thousands and disrupted the feudal system. Oswald de Lacy, the youngest of his family, is destined to be a monk. His life is turned upside down when the plague carries off his father and older brothers...Sykes' debut, the first of a planned series, immerses the reader in the filth and ignorance of medieval Kent, presents a puzzling mystery, and introduces a hero who grows in stature as his problems increase.

-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Plague Land is a fascinating historical crime novel about a world turned upside down, inhabited by a rich cast of characters. A terrific debut and a wonderful start to a brand-new series.

-- "Antonia Hodgson, author of The Devil in the Marshalsea"

There are plot twists aplenty...Plague Land is a quest to rebuild identity in an apocalyptic world, a theme that makes this new medieval series one I will be sure to follow.

-- "Martine Bailey, author of An Appetite for Violets"

Plague Land is a gripping historical crime thriller, an engaging coming-of-age story, and a richly textured evocation of fourteenth century Kent. I was totally hooked.

-- "Jake Woodhouse, author of The Amsterdam Quartet"

Reseña del editor:

When Oswald de Lacy returns from a monastery to become the Lord of Somershill Manor after a plague, he is confronted by the shocking death of a young woman whom the villagers claim was killed by a band of demonic dog-headed men.

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• Verlag: BLACKSTONE PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1481514091
• ISBN 13: 9781481514095
• Einband: CD de audio