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It's YA, or even teenage. If you liked Harry Potter, maybe take a look. (I didn't like HP.)
Another old favourite, re-read recently. I still like it: it led me to read many more of Tom Holt's books, none of which ever seemed as good. But still, I'm not sure there are many more re-reads in this for me.
I loved this book when it came out, and on re-reading, I still love it.
I came across Colonel Blood in a fictional context some years ago when I read George MacDonald Fraser's somewhat politically incorrect “The Pyrates”, which I loved.
So I was delighted to come across this book by Angus Donald which gave a slightly more serious account of the colonel's exploits. This was a great book, and I loved the steps that the author took to make the hero “special”.
I felt the tone - which was relatively light-hearted - was at times at odds with the topic at hand (murder, torture, etc), and I felt that the plot was let down towards the end by one or two far-fetched elements. Still, I'd be happy to buy a sequel, when it emerges.
