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Devil's Looking Glass by Mark Chadbourn

Devil's Looking Glass

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Mark Chadbourn

Pyr · Ebook · February 5, 2013

James Bond adventure in the court of Queen Elizabeth!

Action & AdventureThe Occult & SupernaturalHistorical Fantasymystery
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Who it’s for
A 1593 pursuit takes Will Swyfte from Queen Elizabeth’s court toward the New World.
Themes
Elizabethan espionage, Supernatural peril, Lost love
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

James Bond adventure in the court of Queen Elizabeth! 1593: The dreaded alchemist, magician, and spy Dr. John Dee is missing. . . . Terror sweeps through the court of Queen Elizabeth, for in Dee's possession is an obsidian mirror, an object of great power which, legend says, could set the world afire. And so the call goes out to celebrated swordsman, adventurer, and rake Will Swyfte -- find Dee and his looking glass and return them to London before disaster strikes.

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But when Will discovers the mirror might solve the mystery that has haunted him for years -- the fate of his lost love, Jenny -- the stakes become acutely personal. With London under siege by supernatural powers, time is running out. Will is left with no choice but to pursue the alchemist to the devil-haunted lands of the New World -- in the very shadow of the terrifying fortress home of the Unseelie Court. Surrounded by an army of unearthly fiends, with only his sword and a few brave friends at his back, the realm's greatest spy must be prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice -- or see all he loves destroyed.

Dee’s Obsidian Mirror

A 1593 pursuit takes Will Swyfte from Queen Elizabeth’s court toward the New World.

Come here for

  • A missing Dr. John Dee and his obsidian mirror
  • Will Swyfte’s search for answers about Jenny

Expect

  • Elizabethan espionage amid supernatural threats
  • An obsidian mirror tied to a long-haunted mystery

Where it sits

Historical Fantasy84%
The Occult & Supernatural46%
Action & Adventure38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Historical Fantasy
  • Paranormal Fantasy
  • Historical Fiction
Authors
Mark Chadbourn
Publisher
Pyr
Published
February 5, 2013
Format
Ebook
Theme
Elizabethan espionage · Supernatural peril · Lost love
Reading lane
Historical Fantasy