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Season of the Raven
- A Servant of the Crown Mystery, Book 1
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Summary
A miller found under his wheel.
It's 1194, and Sir Faucon de Ramis, the shire's newly appointed keeper of the pleas, must do his duty and make an official declaration of the cause of a miller's death. Saddled with a clerk who names Faucon his "penance", the shire's first crowner must thread the tangled relationships between the sheriff, the village of Priors Holston, and the priory that once ruled it.
As a simple task takes a turn to the political, what seems obvious isn't, and what appears safe turns out to be more dangerous than he could imagine.
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- Claire
- 21-04-19
Very enjoyable!
For me, the only thing that lets the series down, is the author’s use of the word ‘gotten’ which is an Americanism bang in the middle of the Norman French, English and Latin. It sends a shiver of annoyance down my spine. The main characters are enjoyable and I like the way the story rolls seamlessly straight on from one book to the next.
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- Jennifer Chennell
- 13-10-19
Good
Very very slow start andI almost gave up but am glad i didn't as i ended up enyoying enough to buy next book. Its much more Cadfael than Tony Hill, but if your like me and sometimes prefer your crime books to be like a lazy sunday afternoon then this book wont disappoint.
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- Ian Smith
- 20-02-20
Entertaining and a little bit different
My initial impressions were dubious, as I felt there was a surprising amount of "information dumping" at the start, and the author's writing style does carry on being rather heavy on narrative at times, and some of the dialogue seems awfully long for the "scene" in which it was delivered. However, I was soon engaged by the story, which I enjoyed, and thought the main characters were interesting. Nice touch having one of them being (in modern terms) autistic and obsessive.
Clearly well-researched and the settings "felt" authentic for what I understand the period was like.
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- Mo Bass
- 19-11-23
Marvellous Mediaeval Mystery
Very clever plot and superb narration. The characters and period are brilliantly drawn. The motive was a real surprise.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-23
Great storytelling
Although the start is slow, it is worth persevering! Great storytelling and an intricate plot. I found the performance less good. The narrator uses some very silly voices for different characters.
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- Lucy
- 11-11-19
An enjoyable listen
Pleased I came across this. An enjoyable listen with a touch of Cadfael. Looking forward to the rest of the series....
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- Linda Turner
- 26-03-24
Medieval Murder Mystery
If you enjoy The Cadfael books you will enjoy this series , good old fashioned murder mystery solved by the local Knight and his trusty,OCD sidekick in the shape of a monk !! Easy listening and enjoyable
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- Dr. Rachel Hardie
- 17-03-24
Terrific Narration
A good listen. The narrator brought the various characters into larger than life. Just great!
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- david
- 13-03-24
Happily surprised
I listen to a lot of books and I was pleasantly engaged with this story. It was well read and the narrative wasn’t contrived but flowed
It’s still a who done it but an enjoyable and superior tale of its kind
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- Anonymous User
- 06-03-24
great listen
brilliantly written and wonderfully presented by Gildard Jackson the story is really engaging and I can't wait to start the next book in the series
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