Review of
Descent of Blood by Elizabeth Marx
5 Stars
Readers who
enjoy perusing historical fiction relating to the Middle Ages, especially those
who like their history served on the gory side (for example, fans of Vlad the
Impaler and of Elisabeth Bathory—of which I am one) will find much to relish
regarding the gory visual side of that era. Factual historians don’t usually
relate tales involving regiments of vampires, but Elizabeth Marx certainly does
so, and does it well. Even this reviewer, who is not a vampire aficionado,
found much to enjoy in Ms. Marx’s very visual tales. Of course, visualizing is
not all she does well: she also delivers heartbeat-fast action, adventure, and
sensual romance.
Back in the
day (or many multitudes of moons ago) I was a history major at University, but
you know: history was just never like this. You owe it to yourself, Constant
Readers, to go get this series—both Descent of Blood, for Ms. Marx’s amazingly
different perspective of the 15th English Wars of the Roses; and the
companion novel, Ascent of Blood, for a more contemporary version. Don’t worry,
there’ll be vampires there too.
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