About this title: In the summer of 1144, a strange calm has settled over England. The armies of King Stephen and Empress Maud have temporarily exhausted each other. Brother Cadfael considers peace a blessing, but a little excitement never comes amiss to a former soldier and Cadfael is delighted to accompany his young friend, Brother Mark, on a mission of church ...
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780446400183ISBN:0446400181
Description: Good. {G} Mass Market Paperback. (The Eighteenth Chronicle of Brother Cadfael) Spine creases; reading crease along the hinge; and edgewear. FIRST EDITION. Original cover art. Page edges beginning to tan due to age. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780892964482ISBN:0892964480
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Edition: 5th
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Warner Mysterious Press
Date Published: 1992-11-01
ISBN-13:9780446400183ISBN:0446400181
Description: Reading Copy or Better (a more c. Mass Market Paperback: Warner Mysterious Press: 40018: 5th: Reading Copy or Better (a more complete description will be provided upon request): Cover Artist: Bascove. read more
"These suspenseful stories include pinches of romance, devotion, and humor, as well as truly unique characters. The mysteries use as background superb portrayals of 12th Century England. The author is a noted Medieval scholar. Positive. Caution: the series is aimed at adults, not adolescents. Many themes of these mystery novels are ADULT themes, including rape, abuse of various sorts, etc. They are all positive, ultimately."
"For lovers of the medieval monk/detective Brother Cadfael, this is the 18th book of the series written by Ellis Peters. Set in 1144 in the period of civil unrest, the 'Summer of the Danes' provides Brother Cadfael with a legitimate excuse to absent himself from the enclave of the Abbey and visit his home land of Wales.
Accompanied on his travels by an old friend and colleague, Brother Mark, it is not long before murder fouls the path of the monks and sets Cadfael's wits racing. Add to this the emergence of a Danish force in the Welsh heartland coupled with rising animosity between Welsh kinfolk, Princes both, and this becomes an adventure to keep readers entertained and enlightened about the times and customs of the Cadfael era.
Interwoven throughout is a love story in which a feisty, young woman challenges a tradition that asserts that betrothal has little to do with love.
In his inimitable fashion, Cadfael solves the murder, soothes troubled souls, and makes it back to the Abbey to 'forswear the world' once more."
"This is the weakest of the series. By page 60 (I think) you know how it will end, and you spend the rest of the book waiting for Peters to get there."
"I have already put this book on my read list because I spent a summer reading ALL of these about 10 years ago. But when I was shelving a few days ago at the library it caught my eye. And after reading the back I think maybe I missed it somehow.
SO it came home with me to be devoured on this beautiful weekend...."
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