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Title: A Mortal Bane: Library Edition by Roberta Gellis, Nadia May ISBN: 0-7861-2356-7 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Pub. Date: October, 2002 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $56.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4.65 (17 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: The beginning of yet another enthralling series from Gellis
Comment: Roberta Gellis just gets better and better! In A Mortal Bane, she opens a window into Medieval society in several different areas - ranging from the employees and patrons of a high-class brothel, to the higher and lower levels of the religious hierarchy, and to the noblemen and knights who interact with both of the previous groups. The characters are fully developed, with diverse personalities that ring true. From Magdalene (the owner of the "Guesthouse"), her three "ladies" and devoted servant (each with a liability that in Magdaline's line of work becomes an asset); to Brother Paulinus and the Bishop of Winchester, Churchmen with diametrically opposing views of sin and sinners; from the wonderful hero, Sir Bellamy, to Magdaline's rough and ambitious patron, William of Ypres -- all characters act and interact so believably that the reader feels a part of the action. And there is plenty of action, with both fascinating mysteries to solve and a subtle romance growing between Magdalene and Sir Bellamy. I highly recommend this book, and all others by this author.

Rating: 5
Summary: VINTAGE GELLIS!!!!!!!!!
Comment: Being a long time fan of Roberta Gellis, I will read anything, absolutely anything with her name on it. I have been looking forward to a new Gellis for a long, long time and this is Gellis at her best. No one writes historical like Gellis.

Her in depth analysis of history and its impact on the lives of her characters is masterly. With sparkling flashes of wit and convoluted plot this book is a definite keeper. The sparks between Magdalene and Bell are subtle nuances at this point, but are very real and of course there are some conflicts to be resolved, but Ms. Gellis lays a good solid foundation for the explosion to come. As in real life the romance is sometimes secondary to the life and times of her characters but the essence is there and ready to build to a crescendo in the subsequent books in this series. Thank you Roberta for a wonderful read!!!! Can't wait for the next installment.

Rating: 1
Summary: Could have been told in a short story format
Comment: It has taken me about three months to read this 400 page book. This story is told in a time-span of about two weeks in April of 1137 in about 15 chapters and never once leaves the original site where it began. As the chapters changed, I thought we were going into a new month. Yet, we were only going in to a new day. If you like to be completely strung along and bored for hours/days/weeks, then this is the book for you. If you like action, fantasy, intrigue, and real meaty History and adventure, this is definitely NOT the book for you!