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Spectacular!, February 9, 2002
This review is from: Lammas Night (Mass Market Paperback)
LAMMAS NIGHT is one of the most original and interesting treatments of World War Two-era fiction ever to be penned. Like many another reader, I came across Sir John Cathal Graham while reading the ADEPT series, and wondered why he didn't rate his own series. I still wonder why he is the central character in only this one book, because Gray Graham is fascinating and complex, far more multidimensional than the too-well-turned-out Sir Adam Sinclair, and capable of so much more literary development. This is one of my favorite books.
Kurtz's writing is crisp, detailed, fast-paced, informative and even educational without being dry. The book could serve as a primer on practices of the Old Religion, which it portrays in a sensitive and sympathetic light. LAMMAS NIGHT includes a spirited discussion of reincarnation theories and comparative religion, written with subtlety and creativity. There are no lectures in the book, just presentations fitting seamlessly into the telling of the tale. There are no magical pyrotechnics here, just psychological drama, good taut storytelling, a compelling plot, and a sense of historical place and time that is undeniably alluring. Hardly the stuff of "Sword and Sorcery" or "fantasy," writing, this novel could easily be classed with Ludlum, LeCarre, Forsyth, and Follett as an espionage thriller par excellence. This may be Ms. Kurtz's finest book.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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This is my favourite book..., April 7, 1998
This review is from: Lammas Night (Mass Market Paperback)
LAMMAS NIGHT is the one book that I will go out of my way to be sure I always have more than one copy of in my library. I currently have three (one autographed). Kurtz's characters -- particularly Col. Sir John Cathal Graham -- are *fascinating* and so completely captivating that when I found Gray in one of her ADEPT books I was delighted to find that those books were set in the LAMMAS NIGHT universe and that I might have a chance to further explore it.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent, compelling work of historic fiction, April 6, 1998
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Katherine Kurtz has written a book that is almost impossible to put down. Once I got into the book the characters seemed real to me. I actually found myself checking to see if there was a Prince William, Duke of Clarence during WWII. She covers a variety of topics ranging from Drake and the Spanish Armada to the Order of the Garter to various secret occult societies to the Sacred King legends. This book is definitely a keeper. I was actually sad when I reached the end of the book. The characters seemed so real that I hated to say goodbye to the. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys occult fiction or historical fiction or just a great read.
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