A review by rouver
The Alchemist's Apprentice by Dave Duncan

3.0

An interesting piece of historical (slight fantasy) fiction set in Venice around the 1500s. The story follows the adventures of an apprentice...the apprentice to Nostradamus. Oh, not *that* Nostradamus. His nephew. The fantasy bit is due to the fact that demonology, clairvoyance, & astrology are usable to predict the future. A prominent politician is killed while at a book viewing with Nostradamus. It's up to him & his apprentice to find & expose the killer before they themselves are accused of the murder.

I enjoyed it & am looking at reading other pieces by Duncan, including the next in this series.