SuitabookBlack arts
Andrew Prentice
- Reading
- Try the opening together, then check whether the mix of historical conflict and supernatural danger suits your reader before continuing independently.
- Themes
- Power and persecution: A group called the Elect whips up anti-witch fervour, while its leader is said to want to purge London and build a New Jerusalem. The overview presents this as a dangerous conflict but does not establish the book’s fuller treatment of Puritanism or the group’s beliefs.
- Supernatural visions: After encountering the leader, Jack keeps seeing demons; Dr Dee is described as the Queen’s Wizard. Supernatural experiences are part of the story, but their meaning and treatment are not clear from the overview.
- Worth knowing
- The overview flags peril and supernatural material, but does not establish how graphic or sustained they are. The full text may help you judge how they feel for your reader.