A] rollicking new historical thriller...taut, made-for-movie-theater tension and delicious, snickering-from-the-back-row wit.
A visceral and heart-pumping historical thriller, The Eyes of the Queen is perfect for fans of Ken Follett and Dan Brown..
And for her, the woman he\'s forbidden from loving, he is prepared to risk his life.
A scholar, a soldier, and an alchemist, Dee is loyal only to the truth and to his Queen.
In this tense situation, Her Majesty\'s Secret Service is born with the charismatic John Dee at its head.
Elizabeth needs a new kind of weapon forged to fight a new kind of war, in which stealth and secrecy, not bloodshed, are the means.
After her armies have been slashed in half, her treasury is on its knees.
But although she may be brave and headstrong, Elizabeth knows she cannot win this war simply by force of arms.
Only one nation can fight the black shadow that threatens this new age, and that is Britain, now ruled by a brilliant young Queen Elizabeth I.
But the forces of darkness haven\'t completely dissipated, as Spain hunts and butchers any who dare to defy its ironclad Catholic orthodoxy.
Scientists, philosophers, scholars, and poets alike believe this to be a new era of reason and hope for all.
After centuries locked in an endless cycle of poverty, persecution, and barbarity, Europe has finally emerged into the Age of Enlightenment. --New York Times Book Review In this first novel of the exhilarating Agents of the Crown series, a man who will become the original MI6 agent protects England and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I from Spain\'s nefarious plan to crush the Age of the Enlightenment.
A] rollicking new historical thriller...taut, made-for-movie-theater tension and delicious, snickering-from-the-back-row wit
