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Title: Unicorn's Blood by Patricia Finney ISBN: 0-312-20039-0 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 15 December, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (14 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Patricia Finney Triumphs Again.
Comment: Patricia Finney writes wonderful books. This one is no exception. Her characterization and plot development are wonderful. This book is a sequel to Firedrake's Eye, which I read a few months ago. This book is more of Elizabethan cloak and dagger like Firedrake's Eye, but it's not so much espionage as a "hunt" book with many nefarious characters trying to stop our heroes - Beckett and Ames from finding the book they're looking for. We see Beckett and Ames four years after Firedrake's Eye and they have not lost their appeal. The narrator in this instance is quite unique - the Virgin Mary, and that helps put a female perspective on things. My only wish is that Ms. Finney would write more books about these two characters
Rating: 4
Summary: Unicorn's Blood
Comment: This sequel to Firedrake's Eye continues its prequel's tradition of swashbuckling action combined with literary writing. Once again we have a strange, semi-omniscient narrator, this time the Virgin Mary (it works a lot better than it sounds like it would), and once again spies and agents vie against each other in plots and counterplots.
Unicorn's Blood contains some wonderful characterization, with Finney proving utterly unafraid to push her characters, particularly Becket, to their limits. Female characters here are strong without becoming anachronistic. The rapid, multifaceted plot becomes coincidental at times, but never lost my interest. Elizabethan purists may be offended by the strong, but unvirginal, portrayal of the Queen. Point of view is strange, with Mary used as a device for omniscience just as Mad Tom was in the first book, but not so much so as to detract from my enjoyment.
Fans of the Robert Carey series will be happy to see that he performs heroically here, along with some briefly-on-stage but appealing Border henchmen.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful for lovers of historical fiction
Comment: Finney does a great job of describing court life in Elizabethan times. The characters are fascinating and the plot keeps you moving. Narrated by the Virgin Mary, you get an interesting aspect into the religious conflicts surrounding the nation. The hunt for the book is enthralling and keeps you on the edge of your toes. A great read for anyone who is interested in 16th century England and Queen Elizabeth.
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Title: Gloriana's Torch: A Novel by Patricia Finney ISBN: 0312312857 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: A Famine of Horses : A Sir Robert Carey Mystery (Missing Mystery, #14) by P. F. Chisholm ISBN: 1890208272 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pub. Date: 25 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Surfeit of Guns (Missing Mystery, 20) by P. F. Chisholm ISBN: 1890208353 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Season of Knives (Missing Mystery, 18) by P. F. Chisholm, Dana Stabenow ISBN: 1890208329 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pub. Date: May, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Plague of Angels by P.F. Chisholm ISBN: 1890208434 Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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