Druid's Blood Explained

Druid's Blood is a fantasy novel by American writer Esther M. Friesner, published by Signet Books in 1988.

Plot summary

Druid's Blood takes place in a Victorian England based on the idea that druidic and Celtic magic scared away the Romans, allowing a line of magical royalty to persist since then.

Reception

J. Michael Caparula reviewed Druid's Blood in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 85.^[1] 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."^[1]

Reviews

• Review by Tom Whitmore (1988) in Locus, #330 July 1988^[2]
• Review by Algis Budrys (1988) in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November 1988
• Review by Baird Searles (1989) in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1989
• Review by Wendy Bradley (1990) in Interzone, #35 May 1990
• Kliatt^[3]

Notes and References

1. Caparula. J. Michael . January–February 1989. Space/Fantasy Reader. Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer. World Wide Wargames. 85. 59.
2. https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?2041
3. Web site: Kliatt Young Adult Paperback Book Guide 1988-10: Vol 22 Iss 7 . October 1988 . Kliatt Paperback Book Guide .