Gloriana's Torch - first US edition
by Patricia Finney
Third in a series of related but stand-alone historical thrillers (Unicorn's
Blood; Firedrake's Eye), this brooding, multifaceted tale is set on the eve of
the sailing of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Ex-soldier David Becket, now
responsible for the Queen's Ordnance discovers that large quantities of
gunpowder are going astray. Can someone in the heart of the English government
be selling it to the Spanish? Unaccountably he is plagued by vivid dreams of
England invaded, an alternative story where the Armada is victorious. Patricia
Finney's brilliant reworking of the Armada legend is an imaginative tour de
force. Thrilling, intricate, and inspiring, this is a tale of courage, of love,
and, ultimately, redemption.
Book has black boards with titles in gold on the spine. The dust wrapper is
price-intact at $24.95, always mylar-protected.