Elizabethan spy Mal Catlyn has everything he ever wanted—his twin brother Sandy restored to health, his family estate reclaimed and a son to inherit it—but his work isn’t over yet. The guisers’ leader, Jathekkil, has reincarnated as the young Prince Henry Tudor, giving Mal a chance to eliminate his enemies whilst they are at their weakest.With Sandy’s help Mal learns to harness his own magic in the fight against the renegade skraylings, but it may be too late to save England. Schemes set in motion decades ago are at last coming to fruition, and the barrier between the dreamlands and the waking world is wearing thin…
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Anne Lyle, raised in the heart of 'Robin Hood Country,' developed a lifelong fascination with English history, folklore, and swashbuckling heroes. Though sensible studies initially took precedence, her passion for Sherwood Forest evidently persisted. She now dedicates her waking hours to crafting fantasy fiction, populated by dashing swordsmen and scheming spies, set within richly imagined pasts or parallel worlds. Lyle approaches reviews with a critical eye, reserving high praise for truly exceptional storytelling.
Alchemist of Souls
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
When Tudor explorers returned from the New World, they brought back a name out of half-forgotten Viking legend: skraylings. Red-sailed ships followed in the explorers' wake, bringing Native American goods--and a skrayling ambassador-- to London. But what do these seemingly magical beings really want in Elizabeth I's capital?