The Reavers

by George MacDonald Fraser
Category: "Fiction - Humorous Novels"
Pages:268
Year of Publication:2007
Date Added:02/18/2009
Date Read:02/17/2009
Notes:It's the 1590s on the border between Scotland and England. A noblewoman (Godiva) and her lady-in-waiting (Kylie) are traveling to the lady's castle when they are held up by a Scottish bandit (Gilderory) who steals their jewels. Enter Archie Noble, an English secret servant. He has discovered a plot to kidnap King James and put an imposter on the throne of the soon-to-be-combined kingdom. With the help of Godive and Kylie — and Gilderoy who turns out to be an agent also, they kidnap and imposter and thwart the plan.
My Rating: 7

Reviews for The Reavers

Review - Reavers, The

There was a lot more to the plot than what I've revealed here, all of it written in a ridiculous tongue-in-cheek style that steps out of the period and laughs at itself, much in the style of Fraser's The Pyrates. There are some funny bits, but mostly it's just silly.

Reviewed by Roger on 2009-02-18 15:59:05

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