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Citadel [Hardcover]

Kate Mosse (Author)
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Release Date: 25 Oct 2012

From the No.1 internationally bestselling author comes the third heart-stopping adventure exploring the incredible history, legends and hidden secrets of Carcassonne and the Languedoc.

Set during World War II in the far south of France, CITADEL is a powerful, action-packed mystery that reveals the secrets of the resistance under Nazi occupation. While war blazed in the trenches at the front, back at home a different battle is waged, full of clandestine bravery, treachery and secrets. And as a cell of resistance fighters, codenamed Citadelle, fight for everything they hold dear, their struggle will reveal an older, darker combat being fought in the shadows.

Combining the rugged action of LABYRINTH with the haunting mystery of SEPULCHRE, CITADEL is a story of daring and courage, of lives risked for beliefs and of astonishing secrets buried in time.

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  • Hardcover: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (25 Oct 2012)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0752876473
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752876474
  • Product Dimensions: 16.2 x 4.6 x 24.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (219 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 6,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The much-anticipated third part of Kate Mosse's Languedoc trilogy is finally here ... This action-packed epic contains everything we've come to expect - mystery, adventure and long-buried secrets just waiting to be uncovered. (Book Of The Month GOOD HOUSEKEEPING )

A breathtaking tale of daring and sacrifice that makes a triumphant finale to Mosse's Languedoc trilogy. (Fanny Blake WOMAN & HOME )

Expect an energetic mystery about Nazi-occupied France (EASY LIVING )

a lovely, fat, comfy wodge of a book, packed with suspense and romance. ... A thrilling adventure and a truly epic love story (Kate Saunders THE TIMES )

With her Languedoc trilogy Kate Mosse has firmly established herself as the go-to girl for blockbuster time-slip romantic adventure ... Citadel, the final book of the three, follows Labyrinth and Sepulchre and is epic in scope ... It's a proper adventure story, engrossing and packed with suspense at every turn of the page. (METRO )

A remarkable achievement (DAILY EXPRESS 20121025)

Resistance fighters risk their lives to smuggle exiles across the border to Spain in this fantastically detailed and well-researched read. Thrilling! (ESSENTIALS )

The Codex-related climax works shatteringly well - mainly because Mosse writes it with such conviction (DAILY MAIL )

Nobody beats Mosse for local texture and atmosphere. As the call to the resistance sounds over the land, she orchestrates a shattering climax (THE SUNDAY TIMES )

Full of action, romance and supernatural mystery, so it cracks along at a great pace, making it an engaging and easy read (EMERALD STREET (daily email by Stylist magazine) )

As with it's predecessors, the deeper theme of Citadel is the fight against the evil of intolerance. Mosse's descriptions of the majestic stone ruins of Carcassonne and the idyllic landscape around it shimmer with authenticity (INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )

This book is a wonderful, epic tale of passion, loyalty, courage and betrayal that grips the reader from the first sentence to the very last heartbreaking chapter (be warned, tissues may be required). (WOMAN'S WAY (Ireland) )

Mosse's writing is so evocative you can almost feel the Midi sun on her characters necks, as well as the frantic beating of their hearts (MAIL ON SUNDAY )

a deeply satisfying literary adventure, brimming with all the romance, treachery and cliffhangers you would expect from the genre. It is also steeped in a passion for the region, its history and legends, and that magical shadow world where the two meet (THE OBSERVER )

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Following on from the worldwide success of LABYRINTH and SEPULCHRE comes the final part of the Languedoc trilogy.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Good 6 Nov 2012
By Yorkshire Rose
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I enjoyed Labyrinth and Sepulchre enormously and was overjoyed when I heard Kate had written the final book in the Languedoc trilogy. I was expecting this to be more on the lines of the previous two books, namely the supernatural elements, but this is nothing like the other two at all. Yes Audric Baillard features quite heavily throughout, but it really took me until 300 pages to start to thoroughly enjoy the book.

It starts off very slowly with the character building etc, and at times I wondered where it was actually going. I then realised this is actually a book about the French Resistance but I am so glad I stuck with it. Yes, it's overlong but thoroughly enjoyable. As I say, I loved the second half of the book and couldn't put my Kindle down and was utterly heartbroken at the conclusion; tears of joy and sadness. Sandrine is a worthy heroine but I loved the hero, Raoul.

I have heard that filming has started of Labyrinth and I hope the film does the book justice. I also sincerely hope they film the other two in the trilogy as, especially this book, would make a cracking film.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars ok I guess 24 Jan 2013
By Cod
Format:Hardcover
I enjoyed the other two books so much. I was really glad when this book came out I had been waiting with keen anticipation. I was very disappointed the writing seemed sluggish somehow and I was not interested enough in the characters to bother to read to the end. The book didn't excite my imagination or catch my interest and I gave up half way through which is very unusual for me. I found it hard to read in fact Might just be me I suppose? But if you ask me what is was about I can't remember . I loved the other books in the series
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The third best Kate Mosse book ever written! 3 Dec 2012
By December Hare
Format:Hardcover
The Law of Diminishing Returns- once banished by Sepulchre, (that rarest of breeds, the even better sequel) - has returned from it's murky haunts to stalk the bookshelves and dusty echo filled bookshops and libraries of England. Or to put it in blander and less verbose prose, 'citadels good, it just aint as good as the other two 'uns'.

Yes it's a racy and exciting plot full of Nazi's, collaborators and stooges, as well as the typical Mosse elements:- that extremely well preserved urbane gentleman in a white suit, demonic forces and a well pencilled in spunky female lead.

So why is it not as good as before? Well in the other two books the supernatural element felt as if it was ingrained within the entire plot elements whereas in this novel it felt a little bit more of an 'add on'. That didn't hinder me too much however in my quest to get to the ending( inside 3 days is good) only to find that it was a little anti-climactic and over all too sudden. I wondered if the author thought 'hang on this could finish very similarly to the other two books so it's time for something totally different'!

But maybe I was expecting more of the same..... more Alais/Alice or better still, more Leonie Vernier the charming heroine from Sepulchre....but how the heck would that be possible?

As a whole its a great book with plenty of tension; it's well written with those beautiful and lyrical descriptions that Mosse's books' sprout effortlessly like dandelions in a garden; it's also thick and will last long into your Winter Sun break.

So if you liked 1 and 2; this is, despite a few quibbles, still a no-brainer.

tip: dont read out of sequence, and trying to read the sequels in close succession makes much more sense!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous, magical, murderous tale.
This is by far the best and most amazing of Kate's Languedoc Trilogy. My hear raced and tears flowed. Utter utterly brilliant.
Published 2 days ago by Ms Helen L. Scott-jackson
5.0 out of 5 stars Citidal
A good book purchased for mu holiday the type I enjoy and can get into I have read her books before
Published 3 days ago by hosay
2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing
Presumably Miss Mosse had a contractual obligation to produce a third book of the same size and in the same vein as the previous ones. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Jan Matthys
5.0 out of 5 stars Kate Mosse maintains the standard of previous books
Kate Mosse maintains the standard of previous books. She may not be the most prolific of authors but each book has maintained the same high standard. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Urabus
5.0 out of 5 stars The final part of the French trilogy - beautifully written and the...
I do not have words sufficient to express the beauty of the written word in this book. The tragic but heroic storyline was so wonderfully written and the characters beautifully... Read more
Published 13 days ago by jacqueline hartwell
4.0 out of 5 stars Vivid in its depictions of couleur locale, sentiment and the harshness...
A superb balance of character-study and a tantalising parallel plot. The reader has to suspend disbelief as to the supernatural forces at play towards the end . Read more
Published 17 days ago by RICHARD ROBINSON
3.0 out of 5 stars Citadel
Having thoroughly enjoyed Kate Mosse's other books,particulary Sepulchre, I waited with great anticipation for this book ,only to be sadly disappointed. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Anne Makin
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as Labyrinth.
I did finish this book, but I could put it down and it just not draw me into the story the same way labyrinth did. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Charlie
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Another great book from Kate Mosse, great suspense and a real page turner. Would recommend this to any Kate Mosse fan and also anyone trying her for the first time.
Published 19 days ago by Mr. P. Darvill
5.0 out of 5 stars First class read.
All that we have come to expect from Kate Mosse - and then more. I now desperately want to drive down to Carcassonne !!
Published 22 days ago by Voisin
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