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The Bones of Avalon
Phil Rickman
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Description for The Bones of Avalon
Paperback. Religious strife, Glastonbury legends, the bones of King Arthur and the curse of the Tudors.. can astrologer John Dee help the young Queen Elizabeth to avoid it? And can fans of C.J. Sansom afford to miss Phil Rickman's stunning new series of historical crime thrillers? Num Pages: 542 pages, map. BIC Classification: FF; FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight in Grams: 504. map. Religious strife, Glastonbury legends, the bones of King Arthur and the curse of the Tudors. can astrologer John Dee help the young Queen Elizabeth to avoid it? And can fans of C.J. Sansom afford to miss Phil Rickman's stunning new series of historical crime thrillers?. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FF; FV. Dimension: 196 x 130 x 42. Weight: 498.
It is 1560, and Elizabeth Tudor has been on the throne for a year. Dr John Dee, at 32 already acclaimed throughout Europe, is her astrologer and consultant in the hidden arts... a controversial appointment in these days of superstition and religious strife.
Now the mild, bookish Dee has been sent to Glastonbury to find the missing bones of King Arthur, whose legacy was always so important to the Tudor line. With him - hardly the safest companion - is his friend and former student, Robert Dudley, a risk-taker, a wild card... and possibly the Queen's secret lover. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
The John Dee Papers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
542
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848872721
SKU
V9781848872721
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Phil Rickman
Phil Rickman was born in Lancashire and lives on the Welsh border where he writes and presents the book programme Phil the Shelf on BBC Radio Wales. He is the acclaimed author of Dr Dee, The Bones of Avalon, Midwinter Spirit (now a major ITV series), the Merrily Watkins Mysteries and the John Dee papers. Visit his website at: www.philrickman.co.uk ... Read more
Reviews for The Bones of Avalon
Chills, thrills and satisfies. A fabulous read.
Huffington Post
A historical thriller with a touch of romance and more than a hint of necromancy... Brilliantly imagined and grippingly executed.
The Times
We don't praise our home-grown thriller writers enough, it's high time we praised Phil Rickman.
Daily Mail
No-one writes better than Phil Rickman ... Read more
Huffington Post
A historical thriller with a touch of romance and more than a hint of necromancy... Brilliantly imagined and grippingly executed.
The Times
We don't praise our home-grown thriller writers enough, it's high time we praised Phil Rickman.
Daily Mail
No-one writes better than Phil Rickman ... Read more