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The King James Conspiracy
The turning of the wheel by the tilling of the wheat. With these cryptic words, a conspiracy is set into motion that threatens the new translation of the Bible ordered by King James I, and the lives of the scholars working on it. In 1605, in Cambridge England, a group of scholars brought together to create a definitive English translation of the Bible finds one of its...more
Hardcover, 384 pages
Published
May 26th 2009
by St. Martin's Press
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Do you like mysteries involving characters (both real and fictional)with events (both real and supposed) dealing with a real solid question? Yes? Then this is the book for you.
This was a solid read about (maybe) how the King James Version of the Bible came to be. Yes; there are anti-Catholic sentiments contained within the book -- but I am strong enough in my faith to withstand those and besides those were the sentiments of the time in which this story is to have transpired. Ye...more
This was a solid read about (maybe) how the King James Version of the Bible came to be. Yes; there are anti-Catholic sentiments contained within the book -- but I am strong enough in my faith to withstand those and besides those were the sentiments of the time in which this story is to have transpired. Ye...more
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DePoy is one of my favorite mystery writers so I came to this with a bit of a bias. I liked this -- not as much as DePoy's Fever Devlin series but this particular book was a really fun read. There was a nice blend of fiction and history with a bit of a redemption story thrown in for good measure.
Someone is killing the translators of original documents needed for the new King James bible so Deacon Marbury goes to some "priests" to get help and they in turn provide him wit...more
Someone is killing the translators of original documents needed for the new King James bible so Deacon Marbury goes to some "priests" to get help and they in turn provide him wit...more
Because time stopped whenever I was flipping these pages and because I was in no hurry to finish (in a good way), I would like to give this book a 5 star rating. The characters were fascinating, the mystery was interesting, the writing was great, the world the story took place in enchanting... The only drawback I found was that the author sets out to prove a point and fails to make any kind of convincing argument. Though, in retrospect, perhaps that was one of the things I appreciated. The subje...more
An interesting read - I liked the concept but I'm not sure that DePoy really pulled it off. I liked the initial characterizations and found Brother Timon an intriquing character. I think that it could have been flushed out a bit more and, though I hate to say it, I could have stood for it to be a little longer. It seemed like it was wrapped up a little too fast. Fascinating concept though and something that will send me to read about the history of the King James.
Just because the Da Vinci code sold millions even though it was poorly written should not mean that every poorly written book about bible secrets should also be published. No real conspiracy, characters whose motivations strained even fictional credulity, and boring plot. If I weren't a freak about such things, I frankly wouldn't have finished it. But I kept thinking, somehow, this has GOT to get better. It didn't.
Well... I guess I like this book. When I started reading it, I had a lot of eye rolling at the language. For example: "HEre was an ideal meeting place for the rupture of dark souls, a haven for impious plots, the rough work of devils in flesh."
Really.
I read it quickly... but I wouldn't really recommend it. I'm sure there are other, better books out there about the King James translation of the Bible.
Really.
I read it quickly... but I wouldn't really recommend it. I'm sure there are other, better books out there about the King James translation of the Bible.
Phillip is a masterful storyteller. I loved the theme and plot of this book- full of intrigue and made me want to study the history of this era. If you like Dan Brown, but like good writing;)you will enjoy this book. Mr. Depoy's many mystery novels have compared to the writing of Sharon McCrumb with a North Georgia atmosphere.
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Not my favorite of Depoy's books, although it was an interesting story and certainly well-written. Depoy invested a lot of time exploring his characters, but some of them felt a little cliche.
Murder mystery set around the creation of the King James Bible. I liked how the author gave the real history of the Bible and characters in the book at the end
It started off really interesting, then ended blah!
I was really excited about the whole 'history of the Bible' thing, but the characters in this confused the heck out of me. The kindly father/deacon/scholar turned into a knife-wielding bad ass half way through. The original knife-wielding bad ass turned into a junkie and spent the rest of the book obsessed with bread. And the background characters were either horrified or smug, nothing else and sometimes both in the space of a few sentences.
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historical mystery/thriller/suspense readers; Tudor/Stuart period devotees
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Excellent reading for mystery and suspense readers and historical fiction fans alike. The plot grabs hold and keeps you guessing, as do the engaging and dynamic characters. Early Stuart England is rendered in lush detail, and the theme of individual conscience vs. institutional power is timeless.
It didn't have as much to do with the translation of the bible and a pretty weak conspiracy story overall.
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Phillip DePoy has published short fiction, poetry, and criticism in Story, The Southern Poetry Review, Xanadu, Yankee, and other magazines. He is currently the creative director of the Maurice Townsend Center for the Performing Arts at the State University of West Georgia, and has had many productions of his plays at regional theaters throughout the south. He is the recipient of numerous grants f...more
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