Tag Archives: Cadfael

Book Review: The Raven In The Foregate

Posted on April 7, 2015 by nathanalbright

The twelfth novel in the Brother Cadfael series, I read this one a bit out of order [1], but it was not too much of a loss because this particular novel was not referenced in the other two that I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Rose Rent

Posted on March 31, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Rose Rent, by Ellis Peters The thirteenth novel in the Brother Cadfael series, which I am reading a bit out of order right now by mistake [1], this novel is one that strikes rather close to me in several … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Hermit Of Eyton Forest

Posted on March 30, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Hermit Of Eyton Forest, by Ellis Peters Technically, this is the fourteenth novel in the Brother Cadfael series [1], as I have not been able to get the twelfth novel in the series yet from the library, and I … Continue reading →

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Book Review: An Excellent Mystery

Posted on March 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

An Excellent Mystery, by Ellis Peters The eleventh book in the Brother Cadfael series [1], this book is different from much of the series in that it actually does not involve a murder at its heart. To be sure, the … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Pilgrim Of Hate

Posted on March 12, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Pilgrim Of Hate, by Ellis Peters The tenth book [1] in the Brother Cadfael series, this book offers a murder mystery with a few twists. For one, this is a murder mystery without any forensics, as the body of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dead Man’s Ransom

Posted on March 10, 2015 by nathanalbright

Dead Man’s Ransom, by Ellis Peters The ninth book in the Brother Cadfael series [1], this particular book trods on fairly familiar ground, but immensely satisfying and with some twists. For example, like some of the other books, this novel … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Devil’s Novice

Posted on February 26, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Devil’s Novice, by Ellis Peters The titular character in this eighth novel of the Brother Cadfael series [1] is a young man who has been taken in as a novice in order to escape a charge for murder that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Sanctuary Sparrow

Posted on February 25, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Sanctuary Sparrow, by Ellis Peters The title character in the seventh [1] Brother Cadfael mystery novel is a young man who escapes from a lynch mob by claiming the right of sanctuary at the abbey where Cadfael lives, after … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Virgin In The Ice

Posted on February 24, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Virgin In The Ice, by Ellis Peters As the sixth novel [1] in the Brother Cadfael series, this novel adds some wrinkles to the series. For one, profoundly, it introduces a brave and gallant young liege-at-arms to an Angvin … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Leper Of St. Giles

Posted on February 13, 2015 by nathanalbright

The Leper Of St. Giles, by Ellis Peters The fifth book [1] of the Cadfael Chronicles, this one deals with a complicated murder involving a mean-tempered old man with a long-term mistress and a squire in love with the very … Continue reading →

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