''Druid's Blood'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Esther M. Friesner, published by

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in 1988.

Plot summary

''Druid's Blood'' takes place in a Victorian England based on the idea that druidic and Celtic magic scared away the Romans, allowing a line of magical royalty to persist since then.

Reception

J. Michael Caparula reviewed ''Druid's Blood'' in ''

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'' No. 85. Caparula commented that "the writing is beautifully fluid and there is ample humor and plenty of in-jokes for the dedicated Sherlockian. A fair but promising novel."

Reviews

*Review by Tom Whitmore (1988) in Locus, #330 July 1988 *Review by Algis Budrys (1988) in

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, November 1988 *Review by Baird Searles (1989) in

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, January 1989 *Review by Wendy Bradley (1990) in Interzone, #35 May 1990 *''

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References

{{reflist 1988 American novels Signet Books books Speculative crime and thriller fiction novels