The Stockholm Octavo explores an aspect of European history that will be completely unknown to most American readers. I have always thought of Sweden as being a progressive, peaceful country. The Octavo reveals it as a country in transition from violence and conquest, riven by bitter factions. ...
To start, this is one of the best looking books I've seen in years. The art department did a beautiful job, not just with the cover but with the whole design of the work. It begins most intriguingly. I won't really bother with plot description as an entire synopsis is given at the top of the book...
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was filled with a great fictional story that was fleshed out around actual historical events and it was melded together masterfully. It was very interesting to see a tarot card layout in such a manner, or the equivalent of such cards - fortune cards as it were...