Labyrinth
by Kate Mosse
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Author: Kate MosseEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-02-06
ISBN: 0425213978
Number of pages: 528
Publisher: Berkley Trade
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Book Review: 'Time lost can never be regained'
Summary: 4 Stars
Kate Mosse's Labyrinth has, per other reviews, invited the inevitable comparisons to Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' - a fact I find (for the umpteenth time) a very great disservice to a novel that outshines the 'bar' that the reading public has apparently set for all other authors who attempt a tale involving The Holy Grail and any sort of 'conspiracy' to protect it.
Once again I have found yet another book far superior to 'Da Vinci Code' in Mosse's take on the Grail legend in terms of content, style, and overall execution.
Mosse's tale weaves a story between the 13th century and the 21st century as two women, linked by fate and heritage across a span of 800 years, become entwined in two very similar conspiracys to tap into a fabled power that the grail holds.
Alice Tanner, guest to an archeological dig, uncovers a long-buried cave and an even longer buried secret - the resting place of a curious ring and book alongside a pair of skeletons with a dagger found between them. Alice's discovery sets off a flurry of events that draw her further and further into the life and memories of one of the bodies, and a desperate grab for an ancient power that she has unwittingly provided access to.
In the 13th century, Alais Pelletier finds herself face to face with a body floating in a river as she goes out to gather flowers. Reporting this discovery to her father, the City Intendant, Alais finds that she has set in motion a quest to protect long-held secrets involving three books that enable their possessor to employ the powers of the Holy Grail.
But, as is the case with most novels of this genre, all is never as it seems, Both Alice and Alais will discover that things they have long held as truth are nothing of the sort, and danger is all around them.
Comparisons to Dan Brown are neither warranted nor deserved here - author Kate Mosse has delivered a FAR superior tale to Brown's, in all ways. While Brown chose a very pedestrian writing style, certain to appeal to the masses - Kate Mosse has taken great pains to create an intriguing atmosphere both in the 13th century and the 21st.
A highly recommended entry into the 'religious conspiracy thriller' genre.
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