What do you think?
Rate this book
Tudor Chronicles #5
The Lord of the Dreaming Globe
A man with one eye is trying to kill young Will Marsden. All Will wants is to get to Stratford where William Shakespeare haspromised him work, but somebody seems to think he has important information. And when Shakespeare's daughter Judith is kidnapped, Will and his friend Meg discover that the world of the theatre is not what it seems. Certain actors are spying on their countrymen, on the orders of the queen herself...It takes Will's courage, Meg's ingenuity and the genius of Shakespeare himself to get out of the desperate plot they find themselves mixed up in.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2006
48 people want to read
About the author
Terry Deary
827 books829 followersA former actor, theatre-director and drama teacher, Deary says he began writing when he was 29. Most famously, he is one of the authors of the Horrible Histories series of books popular among children for their disgusting details, gory information and humorous pictures and among adults for getting children interested in history. Books in the series have been widely translated into other languages and imitated.
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
A cartoon series has been made of the series of books and was shown on CiTV for a period in 2002.
The first series of a live-action comedy sketch show of the same name was shown on CBBC in 2009 and a second series is due.
Terry is also known widely throughout children and adult reading groups alike for his True Stories series (see below for series list).
He received an Honorary Doctorate of Education from the University of Sunderland in 2000. His numerous accolades also include the Blue Peter "Best Nonfiction Author of the Century" Award in the U.K.
-Wikipedia
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
March 3, 2017
I'm not one for historical fiction, but after reading two books of the Tudor Chronicles, it became my mission to complete reading the series. The manner in which these books are written brings about the typical warm, cozy sensation. One such that a reader would imagine their ideal weather and atmosphere to read a book. The stories are filled with adventure, mystery, daring and bravery, war and art. Every day is an ideal day to read these books.
I understand that I should be writing a review about this book (the Lord of the Dreaming Globe) in particular, however, what I have read so far of this book and one other of the Chronicles is that they all embody the same feel. Excitement.
Downside to the books, is that many times the narrator changes to the different characters point of view. This can become tedious as you may feel you are already reading about history so you really don't want to go back in time again to read what happened from another characters point of view.
Although this does get slightly frustrating, this frustration does not last for long as the story itself has quite a decent pace, and in the end, everything always adds up beautifully.
It's quite unbelievable, as these books actually make history interesting- for those that are not much of a fan.
I understand that I should be writing a review about this book (the Lord of the Dreaming Globe) in particular, however, what I have read so far of this book and one other of the Chronicles is that they all embody the same feel. Excitement.
Downside to the books, is that many times the narrator changes to the different characters point of view. This can become tedious as you may feel you are already reading about history so you really don't want to go back in time again to read what happened from another characters point of view.
Although this does get slightly frustrating, this frustration does not last for long as the story itself has quite a decent pace, and in the end, everything always adds up beautifully.
It's quite unbelievable, as these books actually make history interesting- for those that are not much of a fan.
August 9, 2011
Ha! William Shakespeare appears in this book! And ol' Will was playing a detective!
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews