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 Unicorn's Blood - Patricia Finney
 Unicorn's Blood - Patricia Finney ... into the vivid and deadly world of the 16th century: from the torture chambers of the Tower to the elegant artifice of court life; from the bawdy-houses of Southwark to the Queen's own bed. Why are the Jesuits, the Queen's Puritan councillors and even the Queen herself searching for the mysterious Book of the Unicorn? What ancient scandal threatens Elizabeth Tudor as she fights to avoid executing her cousin, Mary Queen of Scots? And what of the man waking up in the dungeon with no memory of who he is? David Becket and Simon Ames, the two mismatched heroes of FIREDRAKE'S EYE find themselves unwillingly in the thick of the struggle to unravel the plot.Newest Review: ... inside a book she herself had written, comes to light. Many people are searching for it because the man who has the proof ... more ... that the Queen is not as pure as she makes out will be the man who ultimately controls England.
I thought Unicorn's Blood was quite hard to get into at first and I struggled with the first 70 or 80 pages. Even when the pace picked up I thought it was a little bit too farfetched and the tale did not ring true. It is a work of fiction obviously but I think when a fiction story is based around a real life person then it should at least sound like it could happen.
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Unicorn's Blood - Patricia Finney: The Virgin Queen? (748 words)
by - written on 06/05/08 (Very useful, 57 readings)
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I borrowed Unicorn's Blood from the library because I am fascinated by Elizabeth I. I have read quite a lot of fiction based on her life and reign and from the outset I have to tell you that this is not one of the best I've read. History has speculated on the possibility that the Virgin Queen had a child when she was the 15 year old Princess Elizabeth. Unicorn's Blood is based around this but instead of a baby being born the Princess has had a miscarriage or bungled abortion which leads to her becoming gravely ill with childbed fever and writing her last will and testament. Even at 15 she knew her royal blood and place in succession to the throne would not ... Read the complete review
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