True Prince

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Summary: Incredible!!
Review: First may I say that the above 2 reviews do not exaggerate in the least! I have never read a book with such deftly drawn characters! The description also amazes me; I feel like I know Elizabethian London as if I lived there and I never get bored of reading more about it in this book, whereas normally I am dying for it to end so I can get on with the real story! Kit is a fascinating character, as are the rest. An amazing book, all in all. You must read it!

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Summary: "The True Prince" has true style
Review: I recommend J. B. Cheaney's books "The Playmaker" and "The True Prince" to my community college literature classes for two reasons. First, these books have obviously been painstakingly researched because they give readers a "feel" for the time. Shakespeare emerged from and was nurtured by a vibrant, energetic (and a little dangerous) era, full of possibility. These times come alive in Cheaney's books. Second, in additon to the full-fleshed characters and engaging plots many young adult books have, Cheaney also gives readers something they don't experience as often: good style--"sparkling" one reviewer called it, and sparkling it is!

Rating:
Summary: "The True Prince" has true style
Review: I recommend J. B. Cheaney's books "The Playmaker" and "The True Prince" to my community college literature classes for two reasons. First, these books have obviously been painstakingly researched because they give readers a "feel" for the time. Shakespeare emerged from and was nurtured by a vibrant, energetic (and a little dangerous) era, full of possibility. These times come alive in Cheaney's books. Second, in additon to the full-fleshed characters and engaging plots many young adult books have, Cheaney also gives readers something they don't experience as often: good style--"sparkling" one reviewer called it, and sparkling it is!

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Summary: A wonderful, exciting adventure!
Review: This is the second in JB Cheaney's series of novels about young Elizabethan apprentice actor, Richard Mallory(the first was the excellent, The Playmaker). It is even better than the first! Characters are drawn in great depth and subtlety, the story's a real rollercoaster of an intrigue, with disguised highwaymen, mysterious writers of 'putrid plays', hints of strange, malevolent magic, all part of the mix, and the atmosphere of Elizabethan theatre life and London streets is so vivid you can see it, smell it, touch it: and all done with a light, deft touch. A fabulous read. Don't miss it!