British author Lambshead, a research scientist with many technical papers to his credit, takes an imaginative premise for his first novel, a fantasy set mainly in Elizabethan England, but falters in the execution. After court wizard John Dee, with the aid of Lovecraft's Necronomicon, summons a demon that
Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's Secretary of State, was the greatest spymaster the world had ever seen. But when he asked Dr. Dee to summon a demon the result was unexpected, especially for his orphaned niece Lucy. Sir Francis's duty as her guardian was to find Lucy a suitably aristocratic husband, not to let her fight demons and witchcraft for the Queen's Secret Service. But his-and Lucy's-duty to protect Queen and country from enemies both natural and supernatural kept getting in the way. And so did all those demons . . .
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Lucy's Blade
Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's Secretary of State, was the greatest spymaster the world had ever seen. But when he asked Dr. Dee to summon a demon the result was unexpected, especially for his orphaned niece Lucy. Sir Francis's duty as her guardian was to find Lucy a suitably aristocratic husband, not to let her fight demons and witchcraft for the Queen's Secret Service. But his-and Lucy's-duty to protect Queen and country from enemies both natural and supernatural kept getting in the way. And so did all those demons . . .
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BN ID: | 2940177813288 |
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Publisher: | Tantor Audio |
Publication date: | 03/10/2020 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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