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THE BURNISHED BLADE
"From the burning of Jeanne d'Arc over five cen-
turies ago to one of the most ghastly execution
scenes in fiction, from medieval France of Charles
the Well Served to the remote Trebizond Empire,
Lawrence Schoonover ranges at will with a sense
of history and a vivid imagination,
"The hero, orphaned Pierre, endures siege and
tavern brawls, enters the service of France's most
renowned financier, Jacques Coeur, braves plague-
ridden Paris, travels to Byzantium and Trebizond,
is kidnapped and tortured, uncovers a plot against
the Trapezuntian Emperor, and after a climax
that makes one's gorge rise returns to France and
tranquillity,
"Every chapter has its share of exciting events,
Lawrence Schoonover has hit the bullseye on the
first shot.55
—New York Herald Tribune