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The Revels

By: Stacey Thomas
Narrated by: Jay Lafayette Valentine
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The stage is set, and the witch-hunt is about to begin . . .

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England, 1645.

After his half-brother dies, aspiring playwright Nicholas Pearce is apprenticed to Judge William Percival, an infamous former witch-hunter who is under pressure to resume his old profession.

In a country torn apart by civil war, with escalating tensions between Catholics and Protestants, Royalists and Roundheads, and rumours of witchcraft, Nicholas hides a secret: the dead sing. He hears their secrets, but will he find the courage to speak up and save innocent lives, even if it means putting himself in great danger?

'Evocative . . . weaves sublimely like its witch knots' SUSAN STOKES CHAPMAN, bestselling author of Pandora

'Darkly fascinating' JENNIFER SAINT, bestselling author of Ariadne

‘Wonderfully atmospheric’ ELODIE HARPER, bestselling author of The Wolf Den

‘Compelling’ LAURA SHEPPERSON, bestselling author of The Heroines

‘A delicious, witchy delight’ HANNAH KANER, bestselling author of Godkiller

©2023 Stacey Ellis (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Fiction Genre Fiction Gothic Historical Fiction Horror Renaissance Small Town & Rural Magic Scary Fantasy Witchcraft
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The story was such a good idea and I loved the character of Nicholas. But.... this was such a dissapointmemt. So so muddled and confusing with so many different characters. I could barely finish it. The narrator didn't help by simply reading it out with no attempt to change voices for different characters. I wanted to love it and it could have been so good but in the end it was barely listenable.

Muddled and confusing

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