A review by janetlun
Purity of Blood by Margaret Sayers Peden, Arturo Pérez-Reverte

Sword-play, honor, revenge, and the Spanish Inquisition � oh, my! Definitely liked many elements of it, but the thorough explanation of everything is tiresome. It was probably a coincidence, but I read this just after reading Jo Walton's essay, SF reading protocols. She put it better than I can:[return]http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=blog&id=58637