Recent Reads: City of Masks by S. D. Sykes

City of Masks (Oswald de Lacy Book Three) by S. D. Sykes Hodder & Stoughton, 2017, 360 pgs. [Note: Expect spoilers for both Plague Land and The Butcher Bird in this post as all three books are connected.] 1358. Venice. Oswald de Lacy and his mother are detained in the city thanks to war having broken out with…

Recent Reads: The Butcher Bird by S. D. Sykes

The Butcher Bird (Oswald de Lacy Book Two) by S. D. Sykes Hodder & Stoughton, 2015, 355 pgs. [This post contains some spoilers for Plague Land reviewed here.] 1351. An infant has been found murdered; her body abandoned atop a thorn bush on the outskirts of the village. A giant bird has been seen circling the skies by…

Recent Reads: Plague Land by S. D. Sykes

Plague Land (Oswald de Lacy Book One) by S. D. Sykes Hodder & Stoughton, 2014, 336 pgs. 1350, Kent. After surviving the Black Death, which claimed the lives of both his elder brothers and his father, Oswald de Lacy returns home from his monastic studies to become Lord of Somershill, a title he never expected to…