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Kit Marley and William Shakespeare are playwrights in the service of Queen Elizabeth, employed by the Prometheus Club. Their words, infused with magic, empower Her Majesty's rule. But some of the Prometheans, comprised of England's most influential men and mages, conspire to usurp the Queen. Able to walk in both worlds, Kit seeks allies to aid him in his mission to protect Elizabeth - only to encounter enemies, mortal and monster, who will stop at nothing to usher in a new age. But despite the might of his adversaries, Kit possesses more power than even he can possibly imagine.… (més)
Hell and Earth is Elizabeth Bear’s sequel to Ink and Steel. Kit Marlowe is dead and living in Faerie. Will Shakespeare is writing good plays and dealing with conspiracies. Elizabeth dies. James takes over. Faerie is disturbed. Angels and demons are involved. Of course. Will Marlowe go to Hell? Will Will? Is Will’s wife jealous of dead Kit? Yes, it’s complicated. Elizabeth Bear is having such fun. Just go with it. Four stars. ( )
All of the reversals, betrayals, unexpected good fortune, and tragic love a girl could ask for. The Stratford Man as a whole turns out to be a thoughtful exploration of love and loyalty and the nature of storytelling, and comes out to a perfectly satisfying conclusion.
There are some particularly good bits regarding Lucifer - his motives, his methods, and his philosophy, presented wrapped in some rather stunning language and imagery. The Elizabethan idiom throughout worked really well for me - it was a nice compromise between readability and accuracy. Lovely overall, and now I have to go find the rest of the Promethean Age books. ( )
Very satisfying read, as I've come to expect from Bear. While the intrigues could have been explained a bit more (especially on the fae side), I felt a kinship with the characters who were never quite certain as to what was going on. There was much less angst about who might be doing whom in this volume than in the last, which was a relief. ( )
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Touchstone: If thou beest not damn'd for this, the devil himself will have no shepherds; I cannot see how else thou shouldst scape. – WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, As You Like It, Act III, scene ii
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This book is dedicated to William Shakespeare, Christofer Marley, and Benjamin Jonson--a glover's boy, a cobbler's son, and a bricklayer's redheaded stepchild--for building the narrative foundations upon which we poor moderns now twist our own stories, as Ovid and others laid flagstones for them.
May this humble effort honor their memories, and what they have left us.
William Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe
Ben Jonson
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London had never seemed so gray and chill, but Will was warm enough in the corner by the fire, at the Mermaid Tavern.
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She nearly smiled, and touched Kit on the shoulder lightly. And Will almost imagined he heard, nearby, the flicker and settle of massive wings.
Kit Marley and William Shakespeare are playwrights in the service of Queen Elizabeth, employed by the Prometheus Club. Their words, infused with magic, empower Her Majesty's rule. But some of the Prometheans, comprised of England's most influential men and mages, conspire to usurp the Queen. Able to walk in both worlds, Kit seeks allies to aid him in his mission to protect Elizabeth - only to encounter enemies, mortal and monster, who will stop at nothing to usher in a new age. But despite the might of his adversaries, Kit possesses more power than even he can possibly imagine.
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