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Elisha Barber (2013)

by E.C. Ambrose(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0756408350 (ISBN13: 9780756408350)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

DAW Hardcover

series

The Dark Apostle

review 1: Sentenced to ply his barbering skills at the battlefront for a crime of Shakespearean scope, Elisha does penance by trying to save as many men from death as possible. The tone is relentlessly dark with few flashes of hope or inspiration until Elisha discovers a childhood brush with an angel may have conveyed some small power as a magus or witch. But witches are burnt at the stake in this alternate medieval England. Barber is a stereotype of the peasant who is a better man than the lords and knights around him - with the accompanying pride - which sets him up for many of the tragedies that he falls into; but the story line was good, the history well-played and the supporting characters make up for a slight dislike of Barber’s constant self-flagellation that doesn’t go a... moreway until close to the end. This is set up for a sequel and I’m interested enough to see what happens as he grows into his powers and meets more of the other magi.
review 2: I won this book from the Goodreads First Reads Giveaway program. I have to admit that I was a little hesitant to start this book from the cover alone. I'm not sure the cover does this book the justice that it deserves. I was blown away by the depth of this story and the extremely admirable main character, Elisha Barber. Elisha Barber is a Barber/surgeon during the fourteenth century. After a personal tragedy leaves him headed for the gallows, he is instead sent to the battlefields where he puts his skill to use. The book includes very realistic historical action with a lot of magic and romance mixed in. I look forward to seeing how this series progresses...but hope that the covers are not so disturbing in the future:) less

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