

Lucy's Blade
Author: John Lambshead
Narrator: Gary Furlong
Unabridged: 13 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/10/2020
Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
Author: John Lambshead
Narrator: Gary Furlong
Unabridged: 13 hr 24 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/10/2020
Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
John Lambshead is a retired senior scientific civil servant who has worked for the British Museum of Natural History, Southampton University, the University of California, and the Royal Society, with more than a hundred scientific articles to his name. He is also an experienced author and game designer, having written for Baen Books, Games Workshop, and Warlord Games, among others.
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT Fantasy Literature. Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, has asked Dr. John Dee to summon a demon so he can ask it questions about who is threatening the queen. Just as the demon arrives, though, something goes wrong and the demon jumps into the body of Lady Lucy......more
This book has some very fun and odd genres all mixed up. Magic in Old England, naval battles, sci fi electrical beings from alternate worlds... with a dash of historical fiction feel. These aspects are charming, and kept me engaged despite the simplistic writing style and feel of a young adult book.......more
Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, has asked Dr. John Dee to summon a demon so he can ask it questions about who is threatening the queen. Just as the demon arrives, though, something goes wrong and the demon jumps into the body of Lady Lucy Dennys, Walsingham’s pretty ward. The de......more
Clearly intended as a lighthearted book, and apparently a first novel, so I can cut slack for the spotty editing and lapses in dialogue. If you can accept 4 premises: 1) Roger Zelazny's Shadow Worlds (Amber) are real. 2) Our descendants will be computer/gravity beings. 3) Magic works (in some shadow uni......more
This is badly in need of a good editor - which was a service that major publishing houses used to provide, once upon a time. The author doesn't know how to punctuate his dialog so that it sounds natural. He uses the word "aesthetic" when he clearly means "ascetic". Despite the fact that he's obviousl......more