Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. From scenic descriptions to the more gruesome accounts of horrific events, Sansom takes us on a trip to the past that we do not want to leave.
The investigations Shardlake undertakes are always fascinating and the books have me absolutely hooked from start to finish. Agent: Antony Topping | atopping@greeneheaton.co.uk C.J. Thank you, Jen! King Henry VIII has ordered the dissolution of the monasteries. I own the final book, but have not yet read it. We don’t get to see him develop as a character as much as the others, but I hope if Sansom writes any more novels, he includes Nicholas Overton. Upcoming 2020, 2021 & Beyond Book Releases Straight To Your Inbox! With such a remarkable cast of characters, Sansom had to put them through extremely difficult obstacles to test their limits and to give his readers a breathtaking look into the Tudor world. My favorite is the first one, as we are introduced to Shardlake and a new look at how dissolution affected the monasteries. Thanks for the shout-out too! They are not the protagonists, as they are portrayed in other historical novels. I think what helped is the fact that C.J.

What better time to start catching up on series than right now?! Book seven, Tombland, is the longest and has 866 glorious pages. And suddenly, you find you have the time to read as much as you’ve always wanted to. 'This is the first C.J. He then finds himself caught in the peasant revolt of 1549. Matthew is a lawyer, working out of Lincoln’s Inn in London in Tudor times, in the service of Thomas Cromwell. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Change ). I also think that if Sansom does write more novels with this cast of characters, it would be fun to explore other countries, in Europe or beyond, during the 15th and 16th centuries. C.J. As a hunchback, Matthew is often not taken seriously, somewhat underestimated. He does make stupid mistakes, but you cannot help but admire his tenacity. Every contribution will help us continue to produce local journalism that makes a measurable difference to our community. Now, I could be describing any number of historical fiction series, but this one, in particular, blew me away.

xx. I would have never picked it up if it had not been for you. Have you ever read a historical fiction series that made you stop and think that the plots of the books could be possible? Guy challenges Matthew when it comes to religion and what he believes is right when it comes to science. In the third book, “Sovereign”, Jack is introduced to the love of his life, Tamasin. We are first introduced to Jack Barak in book two of the series, “Dark Fire”. Earlier this year, Norwich was again thrown into the limelight for its fascinating Tudor history when it featured in a Channel 4 programme Britain’s Most Historic Towns. I would love to continue to discuss this series with those of you who have read it and have enjoyed it as much as I have. Matthew Shardlake is our main protagonist in this series, aptly named after him. to the official website for bestselling author, C.J. Have you ever read a historical fiction series that made you stop and think that the plots of the books could be possible?
I read the Game of Throne series, everything after that seems like a breeze. Learn how your comment data is processed. We follow the hunch-back lawyer Matthew Shardlake on seven of his more infamous cases, each one more dangerous than the previous one: Dissolution, Dark Fire, Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation, and Tombland. He lives in Sussex. He teams up with Shardlake for what seems like only one case, but the two men soon develop a lasting friendship, even when things get a bit rocky between them. I might fangirl a bit during this review, but I will try my best not to spoil this series for anyone else.

Before I jumped into this series, I honestly had never heard of it, except when people mentioned these books in posts that I asked my followers what they are reading. Sansom has said that he plans to write further Shardlake novels taking the lawyer into the reign of Elizabeth I. Matthew may not be at court, but he’s close enough and with unpredictable people around him at all times, you just never know where the danger will be coming from. , I will seriously always be hugely grateful to you for putting this series on my radar even if buying all seven in one go could have gone so horribly wrong . Sansom. ( Log Out /  What is brilliant about Sansom’s series is that these historical figures are more background characters or they are villains.

My favourites were Dark Fire and Heartstone. They make you question the way you look at the past and wonder why no one had ever written a series like it before.

However, as I am writing this review, Tombland is the final book in the Shardlake series.

I’ve wanted to read this series for some time! The calculating Thomas Cromwell, who was always trying to stay in his majesty’s favor and do his bidding until the bitter end. The Shardlake series is a series of historical mystery novels by C. J. Sansom, set in the reign of Henry VIII in the 16th century. Tudor History from the Wars of the Roses to the Death of Elizabeth I. There were points where I was starting to get concerned just from the graphic details of some of these deaths and executions. Matthew is unlucky when it comes to love, but that does not mean that we can’t help but root for him to find his happily ever after.

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