Unicorn's Blood

Book Details

Library

Author

Patricia Finney

Category

Historical/Mystery

Publisher

Phoenix

Printed By

Clays Ltd

Country

Great Britain

Personal

Year Published

1998

Date Read

12/07/06

ISBN

0753805456

Personal Rating

3/10

Binding

Paperback

Purchase

Pages

454

Acquired from 

Marlborough Library

Overview

What is the Book of the Unicorn and why is Queen Elizabeth I searching for it so desperately? What ancient scandal threatens her throne as she fights to avoid executing Mary Queen of Scots? And who is the man painfully waking up in a dungeon with no memory of who he is or how he got there?

Unable to trust anyone, the Queen must recruit where she can. David Becket and Simon Ames, the two mismatched heroes of 'Firedrakes Eyes', unwillingly find themselves in the thick of a dark and murderous game...

Comment

This was a heavy book to read, but it was enjoyable. The mood throughout is quite dark, and the big scandal is explained quite early on. Most of the book is a frantic chase, where the lines between friend and foe are blurred or invisible.

Although I was keen to finish this book, once it was finished there didn't seem much to rave about: it was enjoyable, but not riveting.