''Druid's Blood'' is a novel by

Esther M. Friesner Esther Mona Friesner-Stutzman, née Friesner (born July 16, 1951) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She is also a poet and playwright. She is best known for her humorous style of writing, both in the titles and the works themsel ...

published by

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in 1988.

Plot summary

''Druid's Blood'' is a novel that takes place in a Victorian England based on the notion that druidic and other forms of Celtic magic drove off the Romans, and a line of magical royalty has preserved the power ever since.

Reception

J. Michael Caparula reviewed ''Druid's Blood'' in '' Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer'' No. 85. Caparula commented that "the writing is beautifully fluid and there is ample humor and plenty of in-jokes for the dedicated Sherlockian. A fair but promising novel."

Reviews

*Review by Tom Whitmore (1988) in

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, #330 July 1988 *Review by Algis Budrys (1988) in

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, November 1988 *Review by Baird Searles (1989) in

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, January 1989 *Review by Wendy Bradley (1990) in Interzone, #35 May 1990 *''

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References

{{reflist 1988 American novels Signet Books books