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A Queen Traitor A Medieval Historical Fiction Novel Mercenary For Hire Book 2 eBook Sam Burnell

This book picks up after the end of “A Queen’s Spy.” The characters we came to know in the first book are also a large part of this book. Jack believes his brother is dead and starts the story at a bit of a loss as to what he should do next. Mary is Queen of England, making the country once again a Catholic nation. Her sister Elizabeth, a Protestant, is still next in line for the throne unless Mary can provide her husband Phillip of Spain with a child.

It is not a comfortable time in England for Protestants, and there are numerous plots on how to return the country to being a Protestant nation. Jack, now knowing that he is the son of William Fitzwarren, and having proof of this fact goes to see a lawyer in an attempt to find a way to restore what should have been rightfully his. Unfortunately, things don’t go quite as planned and he finds himself imprisoned in Marshalsea. In order to be released, he must pay the falsified debt that it is claimed he owes. Unable to do this, he is stuck in a cold dark cell, without food or water, and left there to die.

Add to this a plot to take Elizabeth from England (even though she has no desire to leave England) to keep her safe in another country while the men behind the plot seek to find a way to replace Mary & restore Protestantism to England, and this is a long and complicated tale.

This was an amazingly intricate historical fiction story set in Tudor England. The author managed to weave a fantastic tale with a great deal of historical knowledge detailed within, yet it doesn’t feel like you are reading a history texbook. The characters feel quite alive and vibrant. The pace is perfect given how much story needed to be told here. This book, like the previous one is a lengthy one, though it moves right along without either dragging or feeling rushed. I would recommend reading the first book in the series if you haven’t yet before starting this one, but if you enjoy historical fiction or books set in Tudor England, I highly recommend reading this one. I truly enjoyed it and I believe you will too.


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A Queen Traitor A Medieval Historical Fiction Novel Mercenary For Hire Book 2 eBook Sam Burnell Reviews

The author writes well and I have no complaint about the book. It just wasn't my cup of tea. The story is relatively well developed and I felt lukewarm about reading it. I think the author deserves credit for his work, and also deserves readers who get excited about this genre.
The country awaits the birth of Mary and Charles’ baby; Jack and Richard Fitzwarren, still suffering from their father’s having disinherited them long before, leaving brother Robert as his named heir. Richard conspires to help Elizabeth, while Jack, thinking Richard dead, despairs of ever making a successful way in the world. Protestant conspirators plan to kidnap Elizabeth and use her to challenge Mary’s rule, but Richard and Elizabeth, friends since childhood, know that the results of that plot will create more problems for Elizabeth and for the country than could be solved peacefully. There are clearly realized characters, a plot wrapping tightly around historical records, and wonderfully written scenes to enjoy.
In writing, I love all things adventure, from sword fights and political plots to exhilarating excursions through vast wildness. Ancient, medieval , or renaissance—which is when this story takes place—if the writing is clear, the action is fast and the setting well described, then I'm all in. All of those things were at play in this tale. Like the first book, this was full of court politics and nasty duels, and the tension started in just the first few pages, with a gripping scene between Jack and Dan. What's more to say? I'm off to look for more.
Two brothers, whose family is trying to kill, whose political involvement with Princess Elizabeth puts them in danger from both her supporters and the government of her sister, Queen Mary, try to learn how to work together, having been raised apart in completely different circumstances. It doesn't help that they both have the family prickly pride and quick temper.
A Queen's Traitor (The Tudor Mystery Trials #2) by Samantha Burnell

As I started the book, not knowing this was the second installment, I was lost. It felt that I had missed something. This is my biggest complaint about books that are part of a series but do not stand alone.

I tried hard to get into the main characters The brothers Robert, John (Jack), and Richard Fitzwarren but never could. The characters never felt real and I never cared for any of them. They are set in Elizabethan England, written in the British English -- thus complaints of misspelling by a few reviewers--at the time that Mary has succeeded Edward VI, son of Henry VIII. She's Catholic and married to Phillip of Spain. Elderly, Mary is pregnant and must secure the succession if Catholicism is to survive in England. Elizabeth is Protestant, so the Protestant factions, to which Richard Fitzwarren has sworn allegiance, must protect Elizabeth.

The book has no ending, since it's a set up for the third installment. I was never engaged. The narrative is poor -- there is an attempt to use the third person point of view which fails miserably. I finished it, only because I like to read.

I would not recommend this book.
Great Follow up to The Queen's Spy! Jack and Richard are back with a vengence. The Tudor era is such a raucus time in history, replete with every potentional problem within and without England! The author, Sam Burnell, draws a vivid picture as the two brothers become close while fighting personal demons as well as each other for their rightful places in the world's most "disfunctional" family! I'll gladly cheer them on! More, please!
This book picks up after the end of “A Queen’s Spy.” The characters we came to know in the first book are also a large part of this book. Jack believes his brother is dead and starts the story at a bit of a loss as to what he should do next. Mary is Queen of England, making the country once again a Catholic nation. Her sister Elizabeth, a Protestant, is still next in line for the throne unless Mary can provide her husband Phillip of Spain with a child.

It is not a comfortable time in England for Protestants, and there are numerous plots on how to return the country to being a Protestant nation. Jack, now knowing that he is the son of William Fitzwarren, and having proof of this fact goes to see a lawyer in an attempt to find a way to restore what should have been rightfully his. Unfortunately, things don’t go quite as planned and he finds himself imprisoned in Marshalsea. In order to be released, he must pay the falsified debt that it is claimed he owes. Unable to do this, he is stuck in a cold dark cell, without food or water, and left there to die.

Add to this a plot to take Elizabeth from England (even though she has no desire to leave England) to keep her safe in another country while the men behind the plot seek to find a way to replace Mary & restore Protestantism to England, and this is a long and complicated tale.

This was an amazingly intricate historical fiction story set in Tudor England. The author managed to weave a fantastic tale with a great deal of historical knowledge detailed within, yet it doesn’t feel like you are reading a history texbook. The characters feel quite alive and vibrant. The pace is perfect given how much story needed to be told here. This book, like the previous one is a lengthy one, though it moves right along without either dragging or feeling rushed. I would recommend reading the first book in the series if you haven’t yet before starting this one, but if you enjoy historical fiction or books set in Tudor England, I highly recommend reading this one. I truly enjoyed it and I believe you will too.