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  • The Merry Devils

  • Nicholas Bracewell, Book 2
  • By: Edward Marston
  • Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
  • Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (7 ratings)

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The Merry Devils

By: Edward Marston
Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
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Publisher's summary

He had the power to assume a pleasing shape, but would he take to the stage...?

The audience was merry indeed when a third devilish imp bounded onstage to join the two that had been written into the script. But backstage all was uproar. The third demon seemed too much like the real thing. Even Nicholas Bracewell, the company mainstay, was shaken when, next time the play was given, only one devil appeared. The second, poor fellow, was now only a little red heap backstage. Murdered.

Before the curtain rose again, Lord Westfield’s Men would suffer the sermons of a puritan fanatic, the enchantment of passion, the terror of a London madhouse, prophecies of a famous alchemist, and danger as they’d never known it before....

©2012 Edward Marston (P)2012 Allison & Busby Ltd
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"Edward Marston is a master of his craft." (Daily Mail)

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slow start, but it did get better

Like the first book in this series, I find Marston's characterization flat and predictable. I think that this is part of the reason that I did not warm to the first half of this book. I read Merry Devils when it first came out and had the same reaction then. While most of the characters are achingly predictable and/or one-dimensional, I thought that this plot was better than the first book. Contrived and a bit hard to believe, but I did end up consuming this book at a faster and faster pace.
So while not a being a book that cries out to be read, I still enjoyed it, and the main character, Nick Bracewell is one character that I enjoy encountering again.

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The story keep me in suspense throughout. I look forward to more in this series

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