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Dark Fire (Shardlake)
by: C.J. Sansom

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780330450782
ISBN: 0330450786
Label: Pan Books
Manufacturer: Pan Books
Number Of Pages: 595
Publication Date: May 18, 2007
Publisher: Pan Books
Studio: Pan Books
Sales Rank: 356

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Brilliant
I have just finished this book and, after Dissolution, I am well and truly addicted to this series. I really like the lead character of Matthew Shardlake and the other characters in this and the previous book. Will be starting on Sovereign asap and can't wait to read Revelation from what I've read on Amazon about that story. There seems to be a plethora of murder-thriller type books set in the 15th-16th century around at the moment but this is without doubt the best of them all.

Rating:

- pure pleasure
This was such a pleasure to read. I always appreciate novels whose authors work hard on evoking a particular setting, and Sansom does this both in terms of the location and the period. It's great to see Shardlake on his home turf, and the pacing of the plot is just superb. An almost perfect piece of storytelling.

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- "The King found her so different from her picture... that... he swore that they had brought him a Flanders mare."
In this Second novel Dark Fire, two stories have been entwined over a twelve day period; C. J Sansom has brought us forward three years to 1540, the hottest summer of the 16th century. Based in London where brutality of life is harsh, noisome, sweat, stench and greed is everywhere. Thomas Cromwell's position as chief of staff for King Henry VIII is filled with great uncertainty, for the King is preparing to dump yet another wife Anne of Cleves. Sansom has also questioned Hunchback London lawyer Matthew Shardlake views after his Dissolution experience, he is now less sure of his political position, religious convictions and more sceptical of others.

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Rating:

- Highly Enjoyable!
Dark Fire is set in 16th century London. In this story the main character, lawyer, Matthew Shardlake has to recover the formula of a mysterious flammable liquid, known as 'Dark Fire', for his master, Thomas Cromwell, and at the same time prove a young girl is innocent of a horrible crime.

This book is a highly enjoyable read. The author really brings the Tudor era to life, with his detailed descriptions of the sights, the sounds, the clothes, the people, the London streets, and the political/religious strife of the time.

A great storyline, with great characters. I would highly recommend this book and it predecessor, Dissolution.

Rating:

- Cracking follow-up
Matthew becomes more of an action hero than in the first novel, Dissolusion, as his life is threatened more frequently and intensly. However, he now has a dashing new assistant, Barak. There are two mysteries to solve. His own personal desires are also in need of attention. The pace of the novel is intense as he is under continual pressure from Lord Cromwell who is keen to save his own head.
The atmosphere of Tudor England is evoked with great skill and the reader experiences the vulnerabilities of all, from the lowest to the highest on the social ladder.
Some of the escapes from situations which Matthew and Barack become entwined in are quite fanciful, and will make better film (hopefully this will happen), than written word.
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