Oh, I love this one (and most, if not all, of the series). Look forward to hearing what people have to say!
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As a Russian historian, may I just note that this book is way more fiction than history? Read it by all means, but don't kid yourselves that it's historically accurate, because it's not. In fact, very little historical fiction on Russia (except books written by Russians) is at all accurate. If you...
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Yes, me too! So glad to see this one selected. P.S. The same author's Christoval Alvarez tales are really fun as well.
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My blog and books and info about me, including social media links, are all at my website, http://www.cplesley.com, although the blog actually exists outside of the site, at http://blog.cplesley.com (where you get, among other things, formatting). It's also worth knowing about my publisher's site, ht...
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The Game of Kings is not my favorite in this series, but do hang in there. Everything gets better once Philippa makes her appearance, even though here she is only ten. In fact, that goes for the entire series, although Lymond does start acting like a human being late in book 4 (Pawn in Frankincense)...
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I loved this book. I thought it the best of the trilogy—mostly because of the amazing descriptions of Elizabethan England. I really felt I was there. It is not at all like C.J. Sansom's books, by the way. At least, that's my impression. The intrigue is much less important than the relationship betwe...
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Black Count sounds really good, too.
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Sacred Treason is wonderful, though.
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Is there a way to clear a star rating after you have assigned one? I see how to change four stars to three, say, but not how to go from X stars to no stars. If that is not yet possible, I would like to request it. Thank you!
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