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Roberto "Bobby" da Costa, Sunspot, in X-Men Annual #9 "There Is No Place Like Home"

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Thirteenth Night by Alan Gordon

I am running out of Brother Cadfael books, but I love the cozy mystery/Medieval mystery combo. If there is one thing I have learned during this reading project, its that if there is one such book, there is at least one more. I didn’t expect to stumble onto a whole new subgenre!

This one reminds me of both Ellis Peters and the Pocket books by Christopher Moore. The former because of the time and style, the latter because the story plays with Shakespeare and our hero is a fool.

Thirteenth Night continues the story of Twelfth Night, fifteen years after the events of the play. Our story is told by the fool who was called Feste.

Feste is actually Theophilus, a member of The Fool’s Guild a (possibly real historical) secret society. The guild is made up of Fools, experts in their craft, but also trained spies working to manipulate events. It was Theo as Feste who nudged Viola toward the Duke, and who worked to ruin Movolio (who was an agent of Saliden, one of the big players in the ongoing insanity that was the Crusades).

The Guild is benevolent, working toward the greater good, but they aren’t always successful. It is subtly implied that Theo was also appointed as Lear’s fool by the guild, but things went solidly tits up on that mission. Theo is dwelling on this when we meet him, and drinking himself stupid most nights. Both factor in to why he hasn’t been sent out on another mission, and this factors into one of the reason he is drinking himself stupid. The book opens with Theo in a tavern with a bunch of other guild fools, when a traveler comes in looking to give a message to Feste: The Duke is dead.

So, there’s your set up, Theo must go back to the island to discover: Was the Duke murdered? Is this Movolio enacting his revenge?

I enjoyed this book immensely. As I said, style wise it reminds me of Ellis Peters, the flow of the words and the descriptions. The story itself is cool, very character driven, and the characters are fun to follow. I figured out the who done it before the end, and the clues that were given were so well done that I remember grinning, not because I figured it out, but because I just loved how it was written.

I will say, that while I liked the way it was written, the book is very detail heavy, and it does take a while for the plot to really get going. I enjoyed the ride before the action picked up, but others might be frustrated by it.

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There's nothing like fresh meat for a dog.

Alan Gordon, from "Fresh Meat" in Wolfsbane and Mistletoe

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“Innovative Brain Experiments On A Monkey”

Tom Strong #1 (June 1999)

Alan Moore, Chris Sprouse, Alan Gordon and Tad Ehrlich

America’s Best Comics

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♫ Happy Together ♫ (Redux)

Okay … it’s a new week, filled with possibilities of good things happening … and I think we need a “happy” song to kick off the week!  (No, I haven’t turned into Pollyanna … I’m just trying to be positive, to have a positive outlook for a change).  So, here’s a song about “happy” to kick off this new week! Despite what the title implies, this is not a song about a couple in love. According to…

♫ Happy Together ♫ (Redux)

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♫ Happy Together ♫ (Redux)

I decided that today we need some HAPPY music!  Well, in all fairness, rawgod put this in a comment after one of the sad songs I recently played, so I must give credit where credit is due, yes?  Thanks, rg!!!  So let’s put on some smiles and listen to some happy music for a change! Despite what the title implies, this is not a song about a couple in love. According to Gary Bonner, who wrote the…

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Thirteenth Night by Alan Gordon

I am running out of Brother Cadfael books, but I love the cozy mystery/Medieval mystery combo. If there is one thing I have learned during this reading project, its that if there is one such book, there is at least one more. I didn’t expect to stumble onto a whole new subgenre!This one reminds me of both Ellis Peters and the Pocket books by Christopher Moore. The former because of the time and…

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