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Die Gebeine Von Avalon (2010)

by Phil Rickman(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

3862520013 (ISBN13: 9783862520015)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Rowohlt Polaris

series

John Dee Papers

review 1: The Poisoned Pen is a mystery book shop in Scottsdale, Arizona. When there in January, I bought Phil Rickman's The Magus of Hay. I discovered that he had also written this book and that it featured King Arthur, Dr. John Dee, and Glastonbury.It may be Rickman's hand with occult mystery, his use of run-on sentences that fit context perfectly, or the fact that I have been to Glastonbury, climbed the Tor and sat in St Michael's, and drank from the chalice well. Whatever the combination of motives, The Bones of Avalon is, hands down, the best book I have read in a very long time. In addition to the above inducements to read it, the book features religion, the Reformation, Elizabethan politics, Nostradamus, hallucinogenic drug use, anthrax, herbalism, mysticism, murder, drug tin... moreged sex, and a multi-layered mystery.The Bones of Avalon is a magnificent book. I cannot recommend it too highly.
review 2: I like a bit of history sometimes and I love Phil Rickmans earlier ghost stories so I thought I would give this one a go. Unfortunatly this one isn't up to his usual standards but I think this is more down to the restrictions of 'facts' rather than anything the author has done wrong. I get the impression that the main character was probably a bit boring in real life, so the author had his work cut out from the start in order to rev things up and keep the reader entertained, but all in all it hasn't put me off purchasing the second book in the series which I hope is better. A solid three stars but could de better. less

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