Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others—all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings.
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Here are thirteen deadly tales, all set within the dramatic turmoil of medieval Europe. Murder mystery fans and history buffs alike will be riveted by the selections offered by master anthologist Martin H. Greenberg and Nebula Award-winner John Helfers. You'll meet Peter Tremayne's seventh-century Celtic detective, Sister Fidelma, in "Like a Dog Returning;" discover Clayton Emery's take on Robin Hood in "Plucking a Mandrake;" learn about Brother Cadfael, soldier-turned-sleuthing-monk, from the wicked pen of Ellis Peters; and many others?all in the service of investigating crime in the Middle Ages, from the misdeeds of commoners to the felonies of kings.
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A superb anthology,
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This review is from: Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Hardcover)
Murder Most Medieval is the best anthology of detective stories I have ever read. What makes it unusual is the uniformly high quality of the stories it contains. Each story is superb, beautifully written and skillfully plotted. Yet each story embodies its own author's style. The stories also differ from each other in in content; they are about different periods in time, about different kinds of person, about different ways and walks of life. I rarely like anthologies, but this one is truly extraordinary. The authors deserve much praise; most of the stories make me want to rush out and find other works by those authors unfamiliar to me. The editor deserves much praise as well for putting together such a unified and excellent work.
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Short Stories,
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This review is from: Murder Most Medieval: Noble Tales of Ignoble Demises (Hardcover)
This is a book of short stories, a format I have never been particularly fond of. I personally use them to fill in the time between finishing one book and starting another and as medieval murder mystery stories are one of my favourites I was happy to acquire this one. There are thirteen short stories in this book by some of the best medieval mystery writers around at the moment, including Michael Jecks, Margaret Frazer, Peter Tremayne, Edward Marston and many others. So within the cover of one book we are re-introduced to such old favourites as Sister Fidelma, Cadfael and other characters from the pens of these authors.
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A nice anthology,
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I was pleased with the book. The quality of the paper, typeface etc is good. The contents are also good. I wish there were a couple more stories. Fortunatly I had only read one of them before. The story types varied in time period, viewpoint, and nature of the mystery. I liked some more than others but they were all well-crafted and worth re-reading.
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It's very beautiful," Sister Fidelma said softly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Father Stephen, Bishop Pecock, Lord Henry, Sir Richard, Sir Baldwin, Brother Liag, Robin Hood, Black John, Sister Una, Lady Bonville, Lindsay Woods, Master Babthorpe, Bailiff Puttock, Brother Roger, Hugh Costaine, Black Logan, King Henry, Lord Bonville, Walter Huckvale, Bishop Nigel, Bishop Ayscough, Brother Charles, Sir William, Jenny Blackthorn, Mistress Teale New!
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It's very beautiful," Sister Fidelma said softly. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
abbey gardens, old abbot, masterless men Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Father Stephen, Bishop Pecock, Lord Henry, Sir Richard, Sir Baldwin, Brother Liag, Robin Hood, Black John, Sister Una, Lady Bonville, Lindsay Woods, Master Babthorpe, Bailiff Puttock, Brother Roger, Hugh Costaine, Black Logan, King Henry, Lord Bonville, Walter Huckvale, Bishop Nigel, Bishop Ayscough, Brother Charles, Sir William, Jenny Blackthorn, Mistress Teale New!
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- Robin Hood by Harry Bishop on page 121
- The Shattered Shell by Brendan DuBois in Back Matter
- The Black Queen (Black Throne, Book 1) by Kristine Kathryn Rusch in Back Matter
- Wings Of Power by Lillian Stewart Carl in Back Matter
- Celtic Women: Women in Celtic Society and Literature by Peter Berresford Ellis in Back Matter
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