A Sundial in a Grave: 1610, (Paperback)

from JohnFair

OK, this wasn't quite as riveting as I remembered it on rereading it but I'm not reducing the score as some of the story actually felt quire new (though it's been a long while since it was last reread). Can history be calculated in advance? And, if so, what are the moral responsibilities of those...

from AltheaAnn

Mary Gentle is definitely one of my favorite authors. In "1610," she continues with some of the themes that run through much of her work - historical settings, swordswomen, and hermetic magic.Rochefort is loyal man to the Duc Sully, a member of the court of France. But when Marie de Medici embroi...

from setnahkt

Quite enjoyable. Mary Gentle is better know for science fiction novels; this is an alternate history (not very alternate, though). The protagonist (and narrator; the book is presented as an edition of his memoirs) is Valentin Rochefort, who will be recognized as the Cardinal's chief instrument in...

from xnfec

A long read but well worth it. The author knows a lot about the period and keeps you fascinated long after exhaustion is telling you to stop reading. Maybe not for fans of the 3 Musketeers

from quondame

This book sort of simmers behind my memory, and I've attributed scenes from it to other books, mostly [[Ellen Kushner]]'s [Swordspoint]/[Privilege of the Sword], but it remains completely itself, though it seems much more embedded in the past of historic fantasy literature than it actually is. A...