Author Rory Clements has exclusively doodled, signed, lined, dated and numbered 15 ultra rare Revenger books for Doodled Books collectors. Each has a dagger doodled on the title page with a unique line of text. These rare first edition books are also publication dated.
Rory Clements hugely enjoyable debut series is definitely one to watch. Apparently over 70 thousand copies of the first book at the last count were sold making it a hugely popular series. Maybe one day we will see it at the cinema or on the small screen? We definitely think this is an incredibly well researched that is worthy of an adaptation. Step into the world of Elizabethan intelligencer John Shakespeare and you put your very life in peril, whether it be by the blade, the rope or the rack. John Shakespeare is brother to the more famous William Shakespeare - they clearly have very different jobs descriptions which will have you gripped from page 1. Shakespeare is now in the employ of Elizabeth’s chief minister, Robert Cecil, who has tasked him with reporting on the machinations of the Queen’s favourite, the Earl of Essex. High adventure has never been more exciting, and a life-and-death shoot-out at a lonely Masham farm makes for a storming climax.
It's true to say that Revenger is a stunning book that is very cleverly written. We are definitely looking forward to the next in the series. Many critics have likened Rory Clements to C J Sansom – and if you look at Abebooks some of his first titles are valued at over £2000. So there has never been a better time to start your collection now!
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Review
'Clements has a real feel for the Elizabethan period...he understands the religious challenges and historical events that shaped 16th century politics and amidst it all he has devised a thrilling plot. An excellent start to a new series'
(Lancashire Evening Post, Pam Norfolk )
'A cracking plot full of twists right up to the last minute. I look forward to the next'
(Sunday Express, Rory Clements )
'Beautifully done . . . alive and tremendously engrossing'
(Daily Telegraph )
'A colourful history lesson . . . exciting narrative twists'
(Sunday Telegraph )
‘Enjoyable, bloody and brutish’
(Guardian )
'An engrossing thriller'
(Washington Post )
'An excellent debut'
(Publishers Weekly )
'Captivates and carries one along through the strength of its plot and its intelligent main character'
(Dallas Morning News )
‘The joy of this book is the way it interweaves commonly known history with the story. The atmosphere and attention to detail will commend this book to devotees of the period’
(Crimesquad )
'This is a historical thriller to send a shiver down your spine...atmospheric- the evocation of the filth and debauchery of London is quite exceptional- it demonstrates the compelling eye for detail and character that Bernard Cornwall so memorably brought to Rifleman Sharpe. I could not tear myself away, it is that good.'
(Daily Mail )
“High adventure has never been more exciting, and a life-and-death shoot-out at a lonely Masham farm makes for a storming climax.”
(The Northern Echo )
Product Description
1592. England and Spain are at war, yet there is peril at home, too. The death of her trusted spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham has left Queen Elizabeth vulnerable. Conspiracies multiply.
The quiet life of John Shakespeare is shattered by a summons from Robert Cecil, the cold but deadly young statesman who dominated the last years of the Queen’s long reign, insisting Shakespeare re-enter government service. His mission: to find vital papers, now in the possession of the Earl of Essex.
Essex is the brightest star in the firmament, a man of ambition. He woos the Queen, thirty-three years his senior, as if she were a girl his age. She is flattered by him – despite her loathing for his mother, the beautiful, dangerous Lettice Knollys who presides over her own glittering court – a dazzling array of the mad, bad, dangerous and disaffected.
When John Shakespeare infiltrates this dissolute world he discovers not only that the Queen herself is in danger – but that he and his family is also a target. With only his loyal footsoldier Boltfoot Cooper at his side, Shakespeare must face implacable forces who believe themselves above the law: men and women who kill without compunction. And in a world of shifting allegiances, just how far he can trust Robert Cecil, his devious new master?
About the Author
Author Rory Clements has had a long and successful newspaper career including being Features Editor and Associate Editor of Today, Editor of the Daily Mail’s Good Health Pages and, most recently, Editor of the health section at the Evening Standard He is now writing full-time in an idyllic corner of Norfolk.
Product details
· Signed First Edition First Printing with Rare Author Doodle
· Hardcover: 448 pages
· Publisher: John Murray; First Edition edition (29 April 2010)
· ISBN-10: 1848540833
· ISBN-13: 978-1848540835
· Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.6 x 4.2 cm
