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This sequel to The Playmaker is as intriguing and well researched as its predecessor. Once again, events are seen through the eyes of Richard Malory, an apprentice with the theater company with which Shakespeare is affiliated. The plot twists are ingenious; the style evokes the Elizabethan period; suspense is maintained despite the book's length. An author's note distinguishes between fact and fiction.
Reviewer: Mary M. Burns
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January, 2003