Will Swyfte, Elizabethan England's greatest spy, takes on the fiendish forces of Faerie, in a fantastical, swashbuckling and fun-filled historical adventure...
A two-time winner of the British Fantasy Award, Mark Chadbourn is the author of eleven novels and one non-fiction book. Raised in the mining communities of South Derbyshire, he studied Economic History at Leeds before becoming a journalist. Now a screenwriter for BBC television drama, he has also run an independent record company, managed rock bands, worked on a production line and as an engineer's 'mate'. He lives in a forest in the Midlands. Visit www.markchadbourn.net
Smart, fun, at times surprisingly moving, and occasionally
downright shocking...impossible to put down.
*Realms of Fantasy magazine*
Combining the best elements of a spy thriller, heroic fantasy and
Elizabethan mystery, Chadbourn deftly mixes gruesome brutality, a
shadowy world of plots and counter-plots and a vivid cast of
characters...creates an alternate reality as tangible and authentic
as the history we think we know...In a year of outstanding
fantasies, The Sword of Albion may just be one of the best so
far.
*Monsters and Critics*
Gets off to a smashing start. The historical detail sets a
believable backdrop, and the main character, a spy, could pass for
a fantastical James Bond. Chadbourn sets a fast pace, pitting his
characters against supernatural threats with a bit of horror thrown
in.
*RT Book Reviews*
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