Fools' Gold (3) (Order of Darkness)

I loved this book! The whole trilogy is great! I've read all of Philippa Gregory's novels and I think she is not only a genius but is the best modern day Historical novelist. The "Order of Darkness" trilogy was written for teenagers but since I have read everything she's written, and I was hungry for more of her writing, I decided to read these and was very happy with them and recommend not only teenagers read them, but anyone who loves a mystery and history. Gregory's new book won't be out for a few more months, which I've preordered, but this kind of filled my need until her book does come out. I highly recommend anything Gregory writes and would advise anyone to preorder her new book.

Philippa Gregory is one of my favorite authors because of her excellent knowledge of history and her research into little known facts about the time of which she is writing. The plot in this latest of the Order of Darkness series I appreciated more than Stormbringers. The characters seemed to have more depth and the plot more twists.

Love this book 3 in this series. I had read the other two books years ago, so it took me a little while to get back immersed. I really enjoyed it and I am looking forward to the final book.

Good read, and continuation of the story line. I would recommend it, but it was not a knock it out of the park read.

I started book one when we got it in our school library. I am an avid reader of Phillippa Gregory. This is the continuation of the travels of Luca, brother Peter, Isolde, ans Ishraq. Luca is an inquierer who is sent on a mission to discover counterfeiters in Venice in the 1450's. They find many things they do not expect & because of the counterfeiting Luca is unable to ransom his father from a slaving galley. Great historical read.

This second book in 'The Order of Darkness' series is aimed at teens, but so well written that adults can get wrapped up in the adventures of the three young people and their older priestly companion and mentor. Read the first book to get a handle on the characters and how their adventures in the middle ages began. The author uses historical events as a setting for these very different characters who come to travel together out of necessity on the young ladies' part. She covers the very different life of women in the muddle pages and the difficulty of life in that time. At the same time by the end of the story we see how history does repeat itself right into the not so distant past here in this country. [email protected]

Another great novel by Philippa Gregory, from the Order of Darkness series. The travelers are in Venice this time, pretending to be a wealthy family., as they search for people who are against the church. The tales from the inquisition period in European history are fascinating! It's hard to put the novel down once you begin to read it.

Loved it and can't wait for the next. Huge fan of the Author and have read almost everything she has written...this is a whole new spin on how she writes but still keeps history and a bit of romance ( I'm in it for the history).

This book is a work of art by Gregory- it has everything! Romance, excitement, mystery, magic, betrayal... My favourite character is Isolde, a heiress cruelly deceived by her own brother, and a close friend to Ishraq, but as you may find out, Ishraq may waver on being such a good friend to Isolde... My only complaint of this fantastic book is that the love triangle has been executed rather... strangely. I have yet to make sense of it and I am not usually one to be confused by these things. Nonetheless, I look forward to the next book... Bring it on !!

I love all Philippa Gregory's books, but this time she shocked me with a glaring mistake. The concept of "a pound of flesh" was invented by Shakespeare, who was not even born at the time in which this story is set, so it is not possible for a character to use the expression! Sorry, Philippa!

Loved it!! What more can anyone say than that??

Me gusta la autora y este libro no decepcionó, es el tercero de una nueva serie. Lo que no me gusto es que tuve que pagar aduana porque llego de la india! En ese caso no la habría pedido de Amazon!!!

Die Handlung liest sich nett, ist aber sehr schnell durchschaut. Trotzdem ist die Schilderung des Carnevale in Venedig sehr detailgenau und die Charaktere der Figuren werden ansprechend weiter entwickelt.