Here’s my 5* book review of The Stone of Destiny by Andrew Neil MacLeod.
*****
Having read the first book in the series, The Fall of the House of Thomas Weir, I was really looking forward to The Stone of Destiny. I’m pleased to say that I wasn’t disappointed. This is a wonderful follow-on from the dastardly happenings in Edinburgh.
There’s something for everyone in this novel: road trip adventures, friendly banter, paranormal beasties, folklore and ancient culture, scientific discoveries of the time, and an overarching quest to find the real Stone of Destiny.
Andrew Neil MacLeod hits just the right note in this historical adventure with plenty of things going bump in the night and believable dialogue too.
Will there be more from Johnson and Boswell? I do hope so.
The Blurb:
What if the Coronation Stone at Westminster—the stolen relic on which the High Kings of Scotland had been crowned for over seven hundred years—was a fake? What if the true Stone of Destiny was still out there somewhere, hidden away by a Holy Order to protect it from English invaders? When Doctor Johnson turns up at his friend James Boswell’s door after an absence of almost seven years, he makes Boswell an enticing proposition: to join him on a quest to recover the true Stone of Destiny. What follows is a breathtaking journey through the Highlands and Lowlands of Scotland, from Edinburgh up to the furthest reaches of the northern isles. Plunged into a dizzying world of secret societies, occult mysteries and supernatural phenomena, the two friends leave no Neolithic stone unturned in their search to uncover the truth. Can Johnson and Boswell keep one step ahead of those who would try to stop them? And will they be willing to sacrifice all so that they can get all that they desire? Eighteenth century Scotland has never been so magical - and terrifying.
