The Silver Skull
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781591027836 (1591027837)
Publish date: November 24th 2009
Publisher: Pyr
Pages no: 423
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Science Fiction Fantasy,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Steampunk,
Alternate History
Series: Swords of Albion (#1)
There were times that it lost my attention but overall I was very caught up with this story of Elizabethan England and some spies who weren't involved in the normal spying, but where involved with the things that go bumb in the night. Those things that could drive you mad, that peasant superstition...
This is not the fault of the author, but my enjoyment of this book was marred by one thing - I kept wondering what it would have been like if written by another author.This book is a fantasy set in Elizabethan England. It is about the Fae and their interactions with humans. Kit Marlowe is a minor ch...
A fascinating fantasy take on Elizabethan England.The story centres around Will Swyfte who is the most famous spy in all of England. Only the title is a facade. He never went on any of the quests the stories about him refer to. The truth is he is a spy who fights against unseen arcane forces that th...
This was a really fun read on the whole. I liked the mix of fantasy (Unseelie Court) and history (Spain's attempt to invade England) and the non-stop action sword fighting action meant the pages were turned fast. I wish it was shorter, the endless sword fights are fun, but they are not enough to hol...
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