Sacred Treason (Clarenceux Trilogy #1) by James Forrester

Final Rating: 2.7/5

   What begins as a fervent knock on a herald's door on a cold rainy night in Elizabethan England sets off a complicated Gordian knot of events that must be untangled by one determined preselected man who could ultimately destroy the English monarchy and rewrite history.

   Sacred Treason (Clarenceux Trilogy) is an intricate maze of a religious and political novel which sets a slow deliberate pace for the characters (and the reader) to decipher vital clues and illustrates the historical and religious unrest that consumed the inhabitants of 16th-century England. In the heart of the novel we have the mystery of the chronicle, a book comprised of enigmas and dates that holds the key to the ultimate undoing of the English crown. The author captures the minute details of the era and adds authentic touches with proper dialogue, the historical relevance of the central mystery and showcases several examples of the overall human conditioning / belief system of the time. Although the novel glows with its attention to detail, setting and entwining with Arthurian lore, it does unfortunately lose that glow and tarnishes with regards to the characters and generally the pacing of the action and story. An intriguing idea of a novel (that is based on some truth) but I'm sorry to say I will not be reading any sequels.

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Series:

The Roots of Betrayal (Clarenceux Trilogy #2) by James Forrester

The Final Sacrament (Clarenceux Trilogy #3) by James Forrester