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Celticlady's Reading Room
Celticlady's Reading Room rated it 10 years ago
Christopher Gortner is the author of various historical novels including The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici and The Queens Vow. The Tudor Vendetta however is the third novel in the Spymaster Chronicles. Brendan Prescott is back after years in exile and returns to London after Que...
Celticlady's Reading Room
Celticlady's Reading Room rated it 10 years ago
Christopher Gortner is the author of various historical novels including The Last Queen, The Confessions of Catherine de Medici and The Queens Vow. The Tudor Vendetta however is the third novel in the Spymaster Chronicles. Brendan Prescott is back after years in exile and returns to London after Que...
Celticlady's Reading Room
Celticlady's Reading Room rated it 10 years ago
Carpe Librum
Carpe Librum rated it 11 years ago
I should preface this review with the fact that I have not read the first two books in this trilogy. Therefore, I probably have a different opinion of this installment than those who have and I may inadvertently mention information that constitutes spoilers in those earlier installments. Maybe I w...
100 Pages A Day...Stephanie's Book Reviews
Queen Mary has died and the time has finally come for Elizabeth to take the throne. However, her ascension comes with much turmoil with yet another change in religious views and many subjects who do not believe that Elizabeth is the rightful heir. With her rise, Elizabeth's loyal spy, Brendan Pres...
Dem
Dem rated it 11 years ago
The last Queen a Novel by C.W. Gortner tells the moving tale of Juana la Loca (the mad)." She was if nothing else an extraordinary figure for her time" I love Historical Fiction but am not a fan of novels about the English Throne and was delighted when I came across this Novel which brings to lif...
A Tale of Two Pages
A Tale of Two Pages rated it 11 years ago
**more coming soon**Catherine de Medici has long been a pariah in the royal circles. It was she who was blamed for some of France's darkest moments. However, in this refreshing look at her life, through her own words, we see the lengths that she went to in order to save France, and to keep her sons ...
Sorry kids, no feet.
Sorry kids, no feet. rated it 11 years ago
First off, I should start of by saying I do not know that much about this particular time period in France. I know how the political landscape of France effects other countries in Europe (mainly England) at this point in time but I am unfamiliar with how the French situation came to be. What I find ...
The True Book Addict
The True Book Addict rated it 12 years ago
Gortner has done it again! The author who writes engaging and accurate historical fiction does not disappoint with his latest edition in the Spymaster Chronicles. I'm a big fan of Elizabeth I so any stories that involve her are always a draw for me. With the Spymaster Chronicles, we are introduced...
The True Book Addict
The True Book Addict rated it 12 years ago
Gortner has done it again! The author who writes engaging and accurate historical fiction does not disappoint with his latest edition in the Spymaster Chronicles. I'm a big fan of Elizabeth I so any stories that involve her are always a draw for me. With the Spymaster Chronicles, we are introduced...
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