An Argumentation of Historians (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #9)

eBook, 453 pages

English language

Published June 12, 2018 by Headline.

ISBN:: 978-1-78615-233-6

(4 reviews)

The ninth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

They say you shouldn't push your luck. Max gives her own luck a massive shove every day - and it's only a matter of time until luck pushes back...

January 1536 - the day of Henry VIII's infamous jousting accident. Historians from St Mary's are there in force, recording and documenting. And, arguing - obviously.

A chance meeting between Max and the Time Police leads to a plan of action. And, it's one that will have very serious consequences - especially for Max. Her private life is already more than a little rocky. But with Leon recovering and Matthew safe in the future there will never be a …

The ninth book in the bestselling Chronicles of St Mary's series which follows a group of tea-soaked disaster magnets as they hurtle their way around History. If you love Jasper Fforde or Ben Aaronovitch, you won't be able to resist Jodi Taylor.

They say you shouldn't push your luck. Max gives her own luck a massive shove every day - and it's only a matter of time until luck pushes back...

January 1536 - the day of Henry VIII's infamous jousting accident. Historians from St Mary's are there in force, recording and documenting. And, arguing - obviously.

A chance meeting between Max and the Time Police leads to a plan of action. And, it's one that will have very serious consequences - especially for Max. Her private life is already more than a little rocky. But with Leon recovering and Matthew safe in the future there will never be a better opportunity to bring down Clive Ronan, once and for all.

From Tudor England to the burning city of Persepolis - and from a medieval siege to a very nasty case of 19th century incarceration - Max is determined that this time, he will not escape.

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5 stars

Wait, what? You can't end it there! What kind of an ending is that?!?? O.o

You'd think after 8 novels and how many short stories I'd have been wise to the ways of JT and been prepared for catastrophes and calamities and shocking revelations. So I thought I went into the book with my eyes opened and I thought I had identified the game-changing situation in this one fairly early on. On the other hand I did think it was a bit obvious that that one was going to resolve itself and I even predicted the resolving of same shortly before it happened. Because if it didn't, this would have been an entirely different kind of book all together. And afterwards, an entirely different kind of series all together. And while there are very few things indeed that I think JT wouldn't do, I strongly doubt she would have done …

Wait, what? You can't end it there! What kind of an ending is that?!?? O.o

You'd think after 8 novels and how many short stories I'd have been wise to the ways of JT and been prepared for catastrophes and calamities and shocking revelations. So I thought I went into the book with my eyes opened and I thought I had identified the game-changing situation in this one fairly early on. On the other hand I did think it was a bit obvious that that one was going to resolve itself and I even predicted the resolving of same shortly before it happened. Because if it didn't, this would have been an entirely different kind of book all together. And afterwards, an entirely different kind of series all together. And while there are very few things indeed that I think JT wouldn't do, I strongly doubt she would have done that.

I underestimated her, though. Not with the aforementioned situation, but the actual real twist. I did NOT see that coming.

naomi

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