Review: Good fun short introduction to The Tournament
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 20, 2013
I've already read The Tournament and was excited to read this prequel as it features an event that is mentioned in the novel.Ascham is asked by Henry VIII to investigate the disappearance of one of his special ladies. We get to meet The King which is a treat because we don't meet him in the novel. The investigation and its resolution happens all too quickly but it's only a 30+ page read so it was never going to be long.You're able to skip through the pages very quickly as it's all action. The two significant differences to the novel are that this is narrated in 3rd person and Bess is barely mentioned. The Tournament is written in first person seen from the eyes of Bess.It's free, takes less than 30 minutes to read and includes an excerpt from The Tournament.