great book well read

If you could sum up Prophecy in three words, what would they be?

Top ten book

Who was your favorite character and why?

Bruno

What does Laurence Kennedy bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He is very good and his accents for the different speakers was very good

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I did laugh at how things developed. It was a good laugh

Any additional comments?

Yes, thoroughly enjoyable. I can't recommend it and the series enough

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Excellent

This is a good story, brilliantly performed. Really looking forward to the next instalment in this series.

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Amazing narrator

Good enough story that kept my attention and i will be continuing with the next book in the series but particular mention must be made of the excellent narrator who moved between characters seamlessly. He really brought the story alive. Am about to investigate other books narrated by this person _ great job.

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Totally gripping

The narrator really brings this book and its characters to life. So entertaining to listen to, I found it hard to put it down. This is the second book in the series and there is now a depth to the main characters and a brilliant story line with twists and turns. I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who likes mysteries set in an historical background.

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Enjoyed

Brilliant story, excellent narration, well rounded characters and plot lines, a few red herrings to keep you guessing, thoroughly enjoyed.

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Plots and Plot – Wonderful Narrator

This, the second in the run of full Giordano Bruno novels, is set in the London of 1583 in the run-up to the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth’s 17th year of reign. It is a London of palaces and mansions cheek-by-jowl with the poverty and unsavoury areas of London. The main feature of attraction is again the character of Giordano Bruno. His views, his introspections and his self-criticism goes alongside his efforts to deal with nasty murders and Catholic plots to make Mary Queen of Scots the queen of England. Bruno is not a perfect operator which he reflects upon many times, but he is committed and resilient. In this novel - as someone else has reflected- he is a bit of a James Bond figure, but here with his own running commentary. For me the novel had less momentum than the previous adventure ‘Heresy’ and there were times when I wished it would simply move along more quickly. This may because we follow Bruno every step along the way. I also wonder whether the thread of Bruno ‘heretical’ beliefs would be so prominent in other novels within the series. (It is not in the sixth novel ‘Execution’. At the time of writing there are four more and another due for release in a Summer 2023 [‘Alchemy’]). Laurence Kennedy’s performance of the audio-book would be hard to better, especially as he has to flip between so many accents in addition the main accent which is Italian. He wins every time and you are never in doubt as to who is speaking within the dialogue. As in ‘Heresy’ it wold have help to have a map of the locations in this novel; it would be really beneficial. There is no excuse for the print versions not to have them, and for everyone the author’s website could easily be a home for them.

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A Popish Plot …. Probably

Entertaining and very well written and read. The complex plot keeps you thoroughly engaged right to the end. Historically interesting too. Highly recommended.

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Superb story brilliant performance

The story as always is wonderfully crafted however it is the reader that brings it life and Lawrence does just that with his marvellous array of accents dialects and intonation. I am very sad to find that the next book is not being read by him what a great pity.

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hugely entertaining!

gripping from start to finish. narration exceptional. a joy! the pace of the plot is maintained throughout the book. brings elizabethan politics in sharp focus with all its machinations.

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lovely story

enjoyed this book very much. I liked the main character and dnjoyed the historical detail.

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