- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Gollancz; paperback / softback edition (18 Mar 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0575072768
- ISBN-13: 978-0575072763
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 758,448 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A new Dark Age has fallen across Britain; gods and monsters walk the land. In this new time, myth and legend has become realtity; nothing is as it seems. The plague came without warning. Nothing could stop its progress: the first sign of the disease is black spots at the base of the fingers; an agonising death quickly follows. But this is no ordinary disease . . . Caitlin Shepherd, a lowly GP, is allowed to cross the veil into the mystical Celtic Otherworld in search of a cure; her search takes her on a quest to the end of a land of dreams and nightmares to petition the gods. Caitlin is humanity's last hope, but she carries a terrible burden: a consciousness shattered into five distinct personalities . . . . . . and one of them may not be human. THE QUEEN OF SINISTER is the latest instalment in Mark Chadbourn's riveting 'Dark Age' sequence: a masterful blend of Celtic myth and Arthurian legend in a modern setting.
About the Author
Mark Chadbourn was raised in the mining communities of South Derbyshire. He studied Economic History at Leeds before becoming a national newspaper journalist. He is the award-winning author of several novels, including The Age of Misrule trilogy.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When Caitlin Shepherd, a GP, loses her husband and son to the very plague she has been trying to cure, she finds herself driven insane, her personality shattered into five very different personalities - her own, that of a young girl, a neurotic chain-smoker, a haggard old woman, and a beast from the darkness. Seeking shelter with her friend Mary, she becomes caught up in the eternal conflict when she is called on to enter into the Otherworld to find a cure for the plague, taking with her two runaways and a man who is looking for his lost daughter. In Otherworld, Caitlin learns of her destiny as a Sister of Dragons and rescues a human boy used as an experiment by the Tuatha De Danann, gods of old, and realises that this new world may be the way to save her family - but not everyone will survive her quest, and even if she reaches the end, she will have to sacrifice something very, very important indeed . . .
Although I agree with the previous reviewer that this book is perhaps not as pacy as some of Chadbourn's earlier works, in his defense this new trilogy is a very different kettle of fish. The Age of Misrule carried on directly into one another, whereas here, bravely I thought, we move on from the events of The Devil in Green with no mention at all of Mallory or Sophie. Instead, we are given an entirely new cast, and what a delight they are.
Readers of the Age of Misrule will recognise Jack as the boy whose mother Shavi met briefly in Darkest Hour, mourning the loss of her son - an interesting plot point to counter those who accuse Chadbourn of 'too much junk.' Having said that, Carlton feels underused and the revelation regarding Matt towards the end of the book could be seen as a little rushed, and Caitlin's brief jaunt to our world doesn't seem to have that much impetus for anything, really, other than introducing Thackeray and Harvey.
So perhaps, a little rushed with two or three too many characters - but it raises interesting questions about the nature of the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons and what is in store for the rest of the quest, as well as offering tantalising teasers about what has really happened to Church . . .
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having followed the adventures of the Brothers and Sisters of Dragons I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into this instalment. Like the previous reviewers I was a little disappointed with this episode. I'd fallen in love with the previous characters and looked forward to everyone coming together here. I put my initial disappointment aside and followed the adventures of this new band of misfits. As more of Caitlins part was revealed to me I found that I enjoyed her story. Although this book feels a bit rushed it's a vital read and will be appreciated more once you read Jack of Ravens which is an excellent instalment in the series. I heart Mark Chadbourn.
Format:Paperback
Definitely the weakest book in Chadbourn's 6 books about the Fall, so far. This one is more of an aside, as the doctor that you meet in the 6th book crosses over to the Otherworld to find a cure for a plague that is ravaging her local area.
She has a few companions, is a Sister of Dragons, gets help from the Goddess in the form of the Morrigan, and still screws up.
She has a few companions, is a Sister of Dragons, gets help from the Goddess in the form of the Morrigan, and still screws up.
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