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Revelation (Shardlake) (Hardcover)

by C. J. Sansom (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 452 pages
  • Publisher: Macmillan; First Edition edition (4 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1405092726
  • ISBN-13: 978-1405092722
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 15.6 x 5.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (104 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 56,622 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Praise for the Matthew Shardlake series:
"Remarkable. . . . The sights, the voices, the very smell of this turbulent age seem to rise from the page."
--"P.D. James
""Terrific . . . a remarkable, imaginative feat. It is a first-rate murder mystery and one of the most atmospheric historical novels I've read in years."
--"The Mail on Sunday
""Historical crime fiction is sometimes little more than a modern adventure in fancy dress. Not so the novels of C. J. Sansom, whose magnificent books set in the reign of Henry VIII bring to life the sounds and smells of Tudor England . . . Dark Fire" "is a creation of real brilliance."
--"The Sunday Times "(UK)


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'Sansom's deft sense of dramatic timing takes us effortlessly through this fat, juicy book...'
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240 of 265 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Shardlake back in action - but radical religion is the problem at every turn, 8 April 2008
By Mark Meynell "quaesitor" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Having thought that Shardlake hung up his detecting laurels after the traumas of the last book (Sovereign), we thought we had seen the last of him. But his reappearance has got hearts racing and excitement levels raised - because Sansom is undoubtedly a great thriller writer - with an incredible eye for historical detail and nuances to boot. What more could you want in an historical novel. As Colin Dexter said in his review of the earlier books, Sansom makes the past feel like the present.

This book drags Shardlake, Barak & Guy into a grizzly world of a religious fanatic serial killer who is driven by a scary misreading of the Book of Revelation. These three are modern heroes - they are our guides in a world that is at one level so alien from ours (with the twists and turns of religious battles affecting the lives of countless mortals, from London butchers caught selling meat during Lent to the priggish hypocrisy of reformist clergy dominating the lives of their parishioners); and yet as Sansom mentions in his afterword, one which bears uncomfortable resonances in to our era, intimidated as it is by the terrorism and implacable hatred of zealots.

I suppose as someone who is a Christian, and who is equally horrified by the lengths people's principles enable them to go, I am disappointed that there are few sympathetic characters in London's religious world. Perhaps that is accurate. Cranmer is the only one who seems really to draw our empathy in this murky world - forced daily, even hourly, to exist in the tension between principle and pragmatism.

But that is not so much a criticism of the book as an observation - because historical novels tend to say more about the era in which they are written than the period they describe. And that is very much the spirit of the age. It doesn't detract from the book, though. It was gripping as ever - and investigates some serious problems and questions - such as the nature of madness, the cruelties of those in power, the absurdities of a monarch's marital whims causing societal earthquakes. But above all - this is all weaved into a great story. And that is what makes Sansom such a satisfying writer. Let's hope Shardlake returns for more! And that they don't go and ruin it by trying to make a TV series of them all, and thus obliterate all the skillful complexities!
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64 of 73 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars History is the new black, 13 Oct 2008
This review is from: Revelation (Shardlake) (Paperback)
Revelation is set at the time and backdrop of when Henry VIII is trying to get Catherine Parr to be his sixth wife. In essence it is a fast paced thriller with a number of intriguing sub-plots that kind of takes a modern day subject of serial killers and murder and transposes it into a sixteenth century / Tudor world. At times the characters seem very modern but this may be intentional in bringing past and present together. I love the current trend of history based novels having just read the very passable Full Story Inside and I am currently halfway through the glorious Azincourt
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100 of 117 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Man's Eternal Folly: the "...corruption of our leaders" Ch 4, 31 Mar 2008
I've only recently discovered the real treasure of being able to immerse oneself in the 16th century world of Matthew Shardlake and what fascinates me about Sansom's magnificent achievement is his evocation of a society which truly senses it is out of control following the destruction of the monasteries during King Henry's reign of greed and terror.
Shardlake and characters like Guy Malton are the beacons of logic and light in a London which still believes in demonic darkness. Yes, this is a cracking character-based murder mystery which could sit comfortably alongside anything written by P.D. James and much of Ruth Rendell but, for me, the real heart of the Sharldlake series (and Revelation certainly doesn't disappoint!) is the writer's ability to dig deep into the dark motives that have always urged men to do what they feel they must in order to gain fulfilment. In relation to the religious fanaticism that pervades Sharlake's time, one is tempted to scoff from our so-called safe position nearly five hundred years on but we know it's not that black and white.
That's a big part of the joy of Sansom's series: we are made aware that life has always been chaotic and that "...our leaders" will always be driven by avarice and self-preservation.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Tudor dentistry and radical religion
C J Sansom's adventures in the London of Henry VIII are - well - a revelation. Sansom makes history come alive. Read more
Published 12 days ago by E. Shaw

5.0 out of 5 stars Religious mania and Tudor serial killers
Matthew Shardlake is now a serjeant representing the poor in the Court of Requests. When the body of his friend, Roger Elliard, is found in a fountain with his neck slit,... Read more
Published 16 days ago by quippe

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite a Revelation
* may contain a few spoilers *

After reading all four of the "Shardlake" books I now feel that I am beginning to tire slightly of Sansom's prose. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Steven A. Wall

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating window on the Tudor World
I liked C.J. Sansom's fast moving narrative and spirited style in this story together with his precision on historical facts. The part with the denture was also very funny. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Regine

5.0 out of 5 stars A pox on this cursed book!
It had me reading on and on long past bedtime, entranced me from page one, made me forsake all social responsibilities (ignoring wife and children for days on end), mesmerized me... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Didier

4.0 out of 5 stars A good detective story
This is the 4th book in the Shardlake series. Matthew Shardlake is a mid 16th century Barrister, and the focus of the story. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Matthew Culley

5.0 out of 5 stars Revelation
I couldn't put this book down. I've read the three before and they are all excellent and this is no different. A great plot which leaves the reader hanging until the end. Read more
Published 2 months ago by A. J. Bosschaert

4.0 out of 5 stars Revelation (Shardlake)
A Good fun, historical dectective story with loads of insights of living (and dying!) in Henry VIII's time. Read more
Published 2 months ago by G. Butler-madden

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic murder mystery
Another fantastic book in the Shardlake series- the descriptions of Tudor times are excellent- you feel like you are there too. So good you don't want to put down!
Published 2 months ago by Helen L. Mcdowell

5.0 out of 5 stars GRIPPING !!
I cannot say enough good things about the Shardlake collection by C J Sansom. Anyone with an interest in Tudor History & a passion for a real plot should read these books. Read more
Published 2 months ago by K. Alldis

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