Books by patricia finney author of firedrakes eye goodreads. Brilliantly written in language eerily reminiscent of sixteenthcentury england and filled with the dazzling color and drama of tudor england, firedrakes eye concerns a meticulously constructed plot to kill queen elizabeth i. Firedrakes eye paperback 1 february 1998 by patricia finney author 4. Isbn 9780312092870 9780312092870 softcover, st martins pr, 1993. Patricia finney primary author only author division. Sir robert carey is a brave and emotional noble who finds himself hopelessly in love with a married woman, elizabeth, while the lady grace series tell of a girl detective who is a maid of. Patricia finney has written a number of books during her illustrious career.
The firedrakes eye by patricia finney 1992, hardcover. My very first elizabethan book, starring david becket, swordmaster, and simon ames, jewish pursuivant. Book 1 of 3 in the david becket and simon ames series. By the author of two superior adventures set in roman britain a shadow of gulls, 1977.
Patricia finney transports the reader back in time to the dirty, dangerous underbelly of 1583 london. Patricia finney is currently considered a single author. June 1, 1992 forget the publishers misleading comparisons to the intellectual teasers possession and the name of the rose and enjoy this highly colored historical novel on its own merits. Spies and counterspies, warriors, poets and poet madmen, pawns and populace all speak here. She spends a lot of time running around after jack, the cats, and her three children. This list includes every book in bold but doesnt include books when only the author was recommended. Im putting my three elizabethan spy thriller books and the first two in the james enys series into this new genre that ive invented. Tom obedlam, the mad son of prominent catholic family, stumbles upon evidence that his hated brother has returned to england. Patricia finneys firedrakes eye and unicorns blood also feature david becket and simon ames, and are published by climbing tree books.
Appropriately enough, firedrakes eye is an entirely different beast. The second funny story about jack, a labrador described by the times as the essence of muddypawed. Couched in innovative prose, firedrakes eye is an unforgettable thriller that takes you deep into the dark streets and complex minds of the extraordinary elizabethans. Finney a shadow of gulls endows her players with a rich. Firedrakes eye is the first in a series of three elizabethan thrillers. Firedrakes eye, unicorns blood and the robert carey series. Buy firedrakes eye by finney, patricia from amazons fiction books store. Patricia finneys intricate retelling of the armadas history and fate is a triumph of storytelling. When she can, she writes all kinds of things, including historical novels, scripts, articles for newspapers, and the prequel to this book, i, jack. In the autumn of 1583, in the foetid alleyways of whitefriars in london, a jewish pursuivant is viciously beaten up. Patricia finney has 49 books on goodreads with 30884 ratings. Discover book depositorys huge selection of patricia finney books online.
In addition to the jack books for young readers, she is the author of a number of adult titles, primarily with historical themes. Patricia finney is responsible for a number of characters, including lugh mac romain, david becket, simon ames, lady grace cavendish and sir robert carey. A plot to kill queen elizabeth has been constructed. Patricia finney has 49 books on goodreads with 30870 ratings. Set in secondcentury ireland, the book is based on the ulster cycle of celtic hero tales. Patricia finney 1958 biography personal, addresses, career. Firedrakes eye hardcover june 1, 1992 by patricia finney author. Britishborn writer patricia finney was only seventeen years old when she completed her first novel, a shadow of gulls. These are quite a bit darker in atmosphere than the sir robert carey books i write under the name p f chisholm the titles are firedrakes eye, unicorns blood and glorianas torch. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author.
Britishborn writer patricia finney was only seventeen years old when she completed her first. Combining accurate and detailed historical research with storytelling of an unusually high caliber, firedrakes eye brilliantly evokes that danger and treachery of tudor politics. It centers around elizabeth is reign and a plot to kill her reportedly fostered by the spanish king, philip. Her newest novel is the last of the trilogy a masterpiece of voice, of historical detail and of psychological insight that rivals the best of umberto ec. Set a few years after the first instalment, firedrakes eye, though it features our erstwhile and now estranged heroes, its very much a tale about a diary the young princess elizabeth kept that, if it should fall into the wrong hands, could mark the end of her glorious. Finney firedrakes eye weaves a tight, complex plot that is skillfully revealed through surprising and marvellously developed characters. I came to this novel via finneys nomdeplume, pf chisholm, and her entertaining sir john carey novel, a famine of horses. Another gutsy, daggerflashing, chainrattling, witwrestling tale of danger, dark agonies, and royal powerplays, by finney the firedrakes eye, 1992, etc.
Patricia finney 1958 biography personal, addresses. The second novel in the david beckett and simon ames series, unicorns blood by patricia finney is a cracker of a read. Brilliantly written in language eerily reminiscent of sixteenthcen. Patricia finney is the author of the critically acclaimed firedrakes eye and unicorns blood. All of our paper waste is recycled within the uk and turned into corrugated cardboard. Buy a cheap copy of unicorns blood book by patricia finney. Her first novel, a shadow of gulls, won the prestigious david higham award. Set in elizabethan england, it sensuously reconstructs the eras visual pomp and splendor as well as the fetid odors and pervasive damp chill of a london winter. Finney has also published three books the jack series written in doglish, the language of dogs. Firedrakes eye david becket and simon ames, book 1 by. In her first novel since the critically acclaimed firedrakes eye, patricia finney has written a masterpiece of voice, of historical detail and of psychological insight that rivals the best of umberto eco and rose tremain.
The crow goddess, 1979, a splendid elizabethan catandmouse, spyandchase tale based on real events of 1583, and featuring dazzling, deathteasing principals surrounding a spanish plot to assassinate elizabeth i. Patricia finney is an english author and journalist. Somewhere to call home by patricia lynn and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Patricia finney patricia finney used books, rare books and new books. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Author patricia finneys complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Michael dobson and nicola j watsons top 10 books about. Although they can be read in isolation, they work very well and compulsively as a sequence. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Firedrakes eye, unicorns blood and glorianas torch elizabethan spies and intrigue written john le carre style with impeccable period atmosphere. Contemporary authors, new revision series dictionary. Firedrakes eye, this brooding, multifaceted tale is set on the eve of the sailing of the spanish armada in.
James enys, manatlaw, must return a favour to the king of london and find out where some priceless rubies have gone. Patricia finneys more recent trilogy firedrakes eye, unicorns blood and glorianas torch is also lavishly researched, if a good deal more fantastical. Tom obedlam, the mad son of prominent catholic family, stumbles upon evidence that his hated brother has returned to england to spearhead a scheme to. Patricia finney born 1958 is an english author and journalist. Also her series of historical detective novels writing as p f chisholm set on the lawless angloscottish border in the 1590s start with a famine. Firedrakes eye by finney, patricia, 1958publication date 1992 topics elizabeth i, queen of england, 15331603 publisher. Patricia finney attended oxford, where she read history. Firedrakes eye by patricia finney paperback, 1998 for.
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