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The Plague Lord (Hardcover)

by P.C. Doherty (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (2 Dec 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747262683
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747262688
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,661,496 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Thirteenth-century China, and the legendary Kublai Khan rules over Cathay and the Middle Kingdom. Of his many ministers and advisors, his favourite is a foreigner - the Venetian Marco Polo, whose understanding of the language and etiquette of the court is exemplary, and whose advice is widely sought. So when a flood of portents, strange visions and ghastly murders occur throughout the kingdom and even across the oceans, Marco's wisdom is called upon. The leaders of a demonic sect have disappeared from the desert to which they were banished, and Kublai Khan believes that they will attempt to release the Plague Lord himself, and open the gates of Hell...


About the Author

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of his best, 28 Feb 2004
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This review is from: The Plague Lord (Paperback)
I am a huge fan of paul doherty and have love all his books i have read and this is no exception. I picked it up and couldnt put it down, Ancient China has never really appealed to me but after reading this book i have been forced to revise my opinion. Doherty creates a beautiful image china as a land of mystery. He also made a real historical figure like Marco Polo come to life someone who i have heard of many times but but never seen as a real person. This is an excellent book and i would recomend it to anyone not just die hard Paul Doherty fans. Brilliant
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Different Subject for the Author, 21 Nov 2006
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Paul Doherty is the consummate professional when it comes to writing historical novels. I for one do not know how he can be so prolific with his offering of books and yet make sure that each of them is well researched. Whether they be 13th, 14th, or fifteenth century they are always true to the period. He also writes about Ancient Egypt and Alexander the Great. Paul Doherty has the rare talent of making you feel as though you are there, be it medieval England, or battling with Alexander. The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of his books.

In this book Paul Doherty turns his hand to yet another new subject China in the 13th century. It is a China at the time when the legendary Kubla Khan rules over Cathay. It is also a time when Marco Polo has travelled from Venice and followed the Silk Route all the way to the court of Kubla Khan. Marco has become a favourite of the great man and has even been promoted to being one of his ministers.

When the leaders of a demonic sect disappear from the desert into which they had been banished Kubla Khan turns to Marco to help solve the mystery of where the men have disappeared to, as they are now threatening to cause havoc . . .
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