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Victor Bevine
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By:
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Dave Duncan
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Then the Council of 10 arrives to take the seer into custody. A friend of the prince has died after Nostradamus cast him an ominous horoscope. Some say the mystic poisoned the victim to enhance his own reputation.
Now Alfeo must clear his master's name. From the heights of power, passion, and deceit to the very darkest realms of the netherworld, Alfeo must unravel a web of magic and murder if he is to have any future of his own.
Listen to the second book, The Alchemist's Code.©2007 Dave Duncan (P)2008 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...
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Critic reviews
The book seemed to start out slowly, but in retrospect I now see how it cleverly immersed me into the story and had me fully hooked before I felt the hook in my mouth. I also enjoyed Victor’s well paced narrative performance.
One negative for me is the that, because I don’t speak Italian nor Latin, those parts of the book were lost on me. I do hope the text at least has footnotes to translate those phrases, sentences, and words.
Roger Zelazny meets Rex Stout
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Pleasantly suprised
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Great read
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Nero Wolfe in a previous life
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Ingibjörg
great fun
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Vince with a Dash of Magic
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Archie Goodwin in Venice
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I much prefer Dave's fantasy novels to this mystery novel.
Way too convoluted
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Different
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Excellent Book.
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