[jonascord]

For a novel about the Great Siege of Malta, The Religion, by Tim Willocks, is better.

There is something about Mattias Tannhauser... And there is a sequel, The Twelve Children of Paris, set during the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, in 1572 Paris.

[Antoninus]

For a novel about the Great Siege of Malta, The Religion, by Tim Willocks, is better.

Uggh, that book was positively awful. This time period interests me so I was quick to want to read it, but "The Religion" was all about how awful Catholics are and how noble the Turks are. Plus the utterly unnecessary romance scenes? Please....

Practically unreadable, unless you like novels that read like made-for-HBO movies.