Ellis Peters - The Cadfael Chronicles - 20 Books by Unknown, Ellis Peters
In all, Pargeter wrote twenty Cadfael books between 1977 and 1994. Each draws upon the storyline, characters, and developments of previous books in the series. Pargeter apparently planned the 20th instalment as the final book of the series; Brother Cadfaels Penance brings together the loose story ends into a tidy conclusion. Pargeter herself died shortly after its publication, following a long illness. As a character, Cadfael is an unusual monk, only entering the cloister in his forties after being both a soldier and a sailor; this experience gives him an array of talents and skills useful in monastic life. He is a skillful observer of human nature, a talented herbalist, which skill he learned in the Holy Lands and while a prisoner of the Muslims. He is also inquisitive by nature, energetic, and has an innate, although modern, sense of justice and fair-play. Abbots call upon him as a medical examiner, detective, doctor, and diplomat. His worldly knowledge, although useful, gets him in
Detective
Ellis Peters - The Cadfael Chronicles - 20 Books
Unknown, Ellis Peters
Category: Detective
Tags: Detective
In all, Pargeter wrote twenty Cadfael books between 1977 and 1994. Each draws upon the storyline, characters, and developments of previous books in the series. Pargeter apparently planned the 20th instalment as the final book of the series; Brother Cadfaels Penance brings together the loose story ends into a tidy conclusion. Pargeter herself died shortly after its publication, following a long illness. As a character, Cadfael is an unusual monk, only entering the cloister in his forties after being both a soldier and a sailor; this experience gives him an array of talents and skills useful in monastic life. He is a skillful observer of human nature, a talented herbalist, which skill he learned in the Holy Lands and while a prisoner of the Muslims. He is also inquisitive by nature, energetic, and has an innate, although modern, sense of justice and fair-play. Abbots call upon him as a medical examiner, detective, doctor, and diplomat. His worldly knowledge, although useful, gets him in
