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The Alchemist of Souls (Night's Masque) - Anne Lyle
The Alchemist of Souls (Night's Masque)
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When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers’ wake, bringing Native American goods – and a skrayling ambassador – to London. But what do these seemingly magical beings really... show more
When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers’ wake, bringing Native American goods – and a skrayling ambassador – to London. But what do these seemingly magical beings really want in Elizabeth I’s capital?Mal Catlyn, a down-at-heel swordsman, is seconded to the ambassador’s bodyguard, but assassination attempts are the least of his problems. What he learns about the skraylings and their unholy powers could cost England her new ally – and Mal Catlyn his soul.File Under: Fantasy [ Midsummer Magic | Skraylings | Double Trouble | Comedy of Terrors ]_____“In her terrific debut novel, Anne Lyle conjures up a magical Elizabethan England of seedy glamour, long shadows, pulsating romance and heart-stopping adventure. The Alchemist of Souls is the calling card of a great new talent in the fantasy field.” - Mark Chadbourn, author of The Sword of Albion“In her debut, The Alchemist of Souls, Anne Lyle creates an alternate Elizabethan England done right. A world where history meets fantasy in the streets, and where neither emerges unscathed. With a twisting plot, endearing characters, fast-paced action, and truly unique and alien “fey”, Lyle steps up and gives notice to the genre. No wilting faerie queens and tortured knights here: this is how historical fantasy gets dirty. A great first installment in a promising new series.”— Douglas Hulick, author of Among Thieves“It’s always a pleasure to encounter a debut fantasy novel that combines storytelling verve with inventive turns of phrase.” Four Stars.- SFX Magazine“I would definitely rate Alchemist of Souls as one of the best novels of the year and I highly recommend that everyone go and grab the novel when it is released.” - Shadowhawk, The Founding Fields.“With an effective mix of espionage, backstage drama, and mystery, Lyle provides compelling drama in an intriguing setting.”- Publisher’s Weekly“Murder, mayhem and intrigue at the court of Elizabeth I. All this and magic too makes for a great read.”- Mike Shevdon, author of Sixty-One Nails
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B007OWOM88
Publisher: Angry Robot
Pages no: 528
Edition language: English
Series: Night's Masque (#1)
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XLeptodactylous
XLeptodactylous rated it
1.0 The Alchemist of Souls (Night's Masque, #1)
A good idea with a nice setting but extremely slow and often the writing was poor. Characters mildly annoying in a 2D-way and far too many of them. The only interesting part were the Skraylings, but they did not turn up quick enough.
Evaine's Books, Books and More Books
Evaine's Books, Books and More Books rated it
4.0 The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle - My Thoughts
The Alchemist of Souls is the first book in the Night's Masque trilogy and was a total guts buy for me. Both this book and the second in the trilogy, The Merchant of Dreams, were part of the a Kindle daily deal, each for $1.99. I had never heard of them, nor had I heard any buzz about them and the...
Return to Oz
Return to Oz rated it
It is ok. That is all I have to say. 2.5 is the highest I would give, but Mal was boring. The prose dragged. The book tried to be everything. But it was a bit higgledy piggeldy.
Andrea K Höst
Andrea K Höst rated it
0.0 The Alchemist of Souls (Night's Masque Series #1)
An impeccably-researched alt-history set late in Queen Elizabeth I's reign.In this world there are two main points of difference. Elizabeth married and bore two sons, and there is a race of people called "skraylings" who come from Vinland (Newfoundland). Presumably this is a play on 'skraeling', wh...
BreakRaven
BreakRaven rated it
I actually picked this book up because I saw the second book, which looked really good to me. (I almost bought it, too, until someone pointed out to me that it was the second book in the series.) So, I read this one first even though the description didn't grab me as immediately.That last sentence p...
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