Right roistering roller coaster of a story

One of the difficulties with audio books is that you don't get to see the names written down. This isn't a problem with modern, everyday names. But when we leap back to medieval times and talk about the heroine of this book,Theodosia, then things get difficult to handle.

This book swept along at a fast pace, from Canterbury Cathedral, up to Yorkshire (I think, though I could be wrong) down to one of the southern ports and then to France, well then, things can tend to get a little confusing.

The book deals with a period of history with which I am fortunately familiar and therefore I managed to keep abreast of the plot although there is an interesting twist on the death of Thomas A'Beckett which I have not heard before.

I enjoyed this book and I shall probably listen to the next one as I love the hero and heroine of this book particularly the afore mentioned Theo whatsit but I did feel sometimes that James Langton's performance was a bit panto'ish particularly with the women's voices but perhaps I am being overly critical.

Read it or listen to it. Don't take it seriously just enjoy it!

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Brilliant first novel

Would you consider the audio edition of The Fifth Knight to be better than the print version?

I'm blind, so audio is my main reading format, but having listened to the book, I don't think I could give it the same type of voice if I read it.

What did you like best about this story?

It has a fantastic hero and it's fast-paced and exciting.

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

As with any good narrator, he gives each character their own distinct voice.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When the heroin is sick and the hero is caring for her.

Any additional comments?

I just couldn't put this down. The Author cleverly combines fact, in this case, the well known murder of Thomas Becket, Arch Bishop of Canterbury, with a great fictional story. It's something I could read over and over again.

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based around true events,

enjoyable narrative, great story,character's brought to life by the reader makes for great listening experience

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excellent

Story line very interesting with a good twist. Narration perfect. Can't wait to start the next book.

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Really good book

I loved the plot. And I had never heard of Anchoresses, so enjoyed looking that up. The plot takes a ‘known history’ and shows what else might have taken place. This was an inventive idea and brilliantly prosecuted. I was hooked from first page to last, and will definitely read more of this author. I didn’t enjoy the female voices, sorry, but that didn’t stop my enjoyment. If you like tales with a twist, then this is one for you.

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child like

Not descriptive or detailed enough for my liking . It tries to be gripping but doesn't quite make it. More Disney than Cornwell. Fairy tail end you could see coming a mile off, but entertaining enough for all that.

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The fifth Knight

If I can't hear it on this fire kindle I refuse to pay for it

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Painful reading!!! Story got better.....

It was a struggle to keep listening through the first half.... so cliched ... so slow.....and the reader is really poor... such odd inflections! But the storyline picked up a bit and I got more involved... although the lurching between disasters was a mite irritating... and I wanted to listen to the end to find out what happened. Bit rusty on the history so I looked up the era and read of The Murder in the Cathedral ......so that was good too...

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