Publication date UK format 14/10/21 paperback out in september book 96 pages
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Synopsis
A chilling medieval ghost story, retold by bestselling historian Dan Jones. Published in a beautiful small-format hardback, perfect as a Halloween read or a Christmas gift. One winter, in the dark days of King Richard II, a tailor was riding home on the road from Gilling to Ampleforth. It was dank, wet and gloomy; he couldn't wait to get home and sit in front of a blazing fire. Then, out of nowhere, the tailor is knocked off his horse by a raven, who then transforms into a hideous dog, his mouth writhing with its own innards. The dog issues the tailor with a warning: he must go to a priest and ask for absolution and return to the road, or else there will be consequences... First recorded in the early fifteenth century by an unknown monk, The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings was transcribed from the Latin by the great medievalist M.R. James in 1922. Building on that tradition, now bestselling historian Dan Jones retells this medieval ghost story in crisp and creepy prose.
My Review
This was a wonderful story. I really enjoyed reading it. I loved how the author introduced it telling us how it it was discovered. The story itself is very short but it had great atmosphere and tension. Im sure if Dan had wanted to he could of padded it out more. I would say it was definitely a page turner and a exciting and creepy quick read with the excellent added history lesson. I definitely recommend this book to all those who love a great short story that is both horror and a historical fiction story. I also thought it was wonderful at the end how the author wrote a short history of the area in which the book was set. Also there was a picture of the original manuscript and it was wrote out in Latin. Now if you are reading this book on the kindle fire switch to text to speech as it's funny. Now I'm not sure if they are reading Latin or reading as it sounds but I had a great time listening to it being read.
I just love the authors history books and thought this was a great introduction into his fictional world. I actually hope he write more of these genre hybrid books where we get a real history lesson and then into the historical fiction story. I would like them a lot longer though as I just love losing myself in a good book.
Many thanks to the author and publishers for creating this fantastic debut novel in his non-fiction/historical fiction hybrid journey.
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