Sovereign
23 October 2014Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Synopsis
Following on from Dissolution and Dark Fire, Sovereign is the third gripping historical novel in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.
'A parchment-turner, and a regal one at that' - Sunday Times
‘Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb...
Details
23 October 20141259 minutes
Steven Crossley
9781447291565Imprint: Macmillan Digital Audio
Reviews
I have enjoyed C. J. Sansom's series of historical novels set in Tudor England progressively more and more. Sovereign, following Dissolution and Dark Fire, is the best so far . . . Sansom has the perfect mixture of novelistic passion and historical detail.Antonia Fraser, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year
Even if heart-pounding suspense and stomach-tightening tension were all Sansom’s writing brought to the table, few would feel short-changed. Added to these gifts is a superb approximation of the crucible of fear, treachery and mistrust that was Tudor England, and a memorably blood-swollen portrait of the ogreish Henry’s inhumane kingship. A parchment-turner, and a regal one at that.Sunday Times
Not only a great detective novel but also a fabulous insight into the historical happenings of the Tudor period, this book is an absorbing read.Tesco Magazine
A dazzling conspiracy theory novel of the Tudor age.Nottingham Evening Post
