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Dark Fire
- Shardlake, Book 2
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
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Summary
Winner of the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, Dark Fire is the second thrilling book in C. J. Sansom's number one bestselling Shardlake series, perfect for fans of Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory.
England, 1540: Matthew Shardlake, believing himself out of favour with Thomas Cromwell, is busy trying to maintain his legal practice and keep a low profile. But his involvement with a murder case, defending a girl accused of brutally murdering her young cousin, brings him once again into contact with the king's chief minister – and a new assignment . . .
The secret of Greek Fire, the legendary substance with which the Byzantines destroyed the Arab navies, has been lost for centuries. Now an official of the Court of Augmentations has discovered the formula in the library of a dissolved London monastery. When Shardlake is sent to recover it, he finds the official and his alchemist brother horribly murdered – the formula has disappeared.
Now Shardlake must follow the trail of Greek Fire across Tudor London, while trying at the same time to prove his young client's innocence. But very soon he discovers nothing is as it seems . . .
An internationally bestselling phenomenon, this gripping historical series continues with Sovereign, Revelation, Heartstone, Lamentation and Tombland.
Critic reviews
'When it comes to intriguing Tudor-based narratives, Hilary Mantel has a serious rival' - Sunday Times
‘Sansom has the trick of writing an enthralling narrative. Like Hilary Mantel, he produces densely textured historical novels that absorb their readers in another time’ Andrew Taylor, Spectator
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- Megan E Hardy
- 24-04-22
Fantastic book beautifully narrated
I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Its totally immersive and captivating. One of my most favourite books of all time.
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- K. Mcchesney
- 29-09-18
read the book and loved the audio
really enjoyed listening to the story. it has a whole new feel when your listening not reading. I also like having the soul of added
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- Katie Brsitow
- 08-11-18
Great book a good read and good listen.
this was a great book BUT I seem to be forced to write a review. ......
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- Traveller49
- 19-12-18
RIVETING STUFF!
The Shardlake series of books are addictive. The stories and Tudor background are obviously meticulously researched and draw you into the period from the very first paragraph. By the end of the book you feel the main characters are like old friends.
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- Des Kilroy
- 03-02-19
Dark Fire
Great story, well told. History and fiction mixed in an exciting and realistic way. Perfect narrator.
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- Ian C Dando
- 09-04-15
A cracking listen!
Full of intrigue and sub plots. This is my second Shardlake audiobooks, and I must confess I"m hooked. He"s a man of many parts. It was great to hear Guy, from Dissolution, in this piece. We also meet Barak - a likeable character and a real contrast to Shardlake.
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- amazon customer
- 06-05-20
Superbly written and narrated
What a joy listening to Steven Crossley narrate this fabulous book . A masterclass in narration . Loved it . Only thing that stopped it being perfect was several editing errors , ends of words missing .
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- Jane baker
- 16-06-19
Absolutely brilliant
Loved it I was listening to it all the time I was hooked just brilliant
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- Elaine Brien
- 28-06-21
Outstanding
Wonderful sequel to Dissolution and superior in plot and characterization. Highly recommended and eagerly looking forward to the third novel. A fascinating series so far.
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- Amazon Customer
- 16-08-23
Wonderful
An excellent reading of an interesting historical fiction. Samson and Crossley both in great form here.
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