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Legacy of the Archbishop

Debra Killeen
Helm Publishing (2009)
ISBN 9780982060513
Reviewed by Kam Aures for RebeccasReads (12/08)

“Legacy of the Archbishop” is Volume 3 of the Myrridian Cycle series of books, following Volume 1, “An Unlikely Duke,” and Volume 2, “A Prince in Need.”  As I have not read either of the previous books it took me a little bit to figure out just who all of the characters were.  I actually looked up the previous two books on Amazon to read the book descriptions to get a little background as to who everyone was and what their roles were.  After taking the couple of minutes to do this, I was completely brought up to speed as to what was going on.  So while to me “Legacy of the Archbishop” did not read as a complete stand alone, it still worked well as one after I looked at the brief summaries. 

In this third book of the series, the Archbishop Francis McHenry is murdered at St. Clement’s monastery.  He knew that he was being poisoned and before his death he wrote so in a journal.  He gave this important book to the apothecary Basil to give only to a messenger of the King.  After McHenry’s death, Bishop Edward Fitzroy becomes the Primate of Myrridia, which has always been his dream.  Soon after, Edward comes face to face with a ghost from his past, Aldric Smithson, and Aldric is set on revenge.

I thought that “Legacy of the Archbishop” was a very unique book.  One of the most interesting parts to me was that one of the characters was from Maine and had traveled to the different world of Myrridia to take the place of someone already in that world.  I found this element of the book to be very intriguing.  I loved the intermingling of characters from different worlds, one of which is already familiar to me. 

All of the characters and the situations, especially the magic, were very imaginative and I really got to know who each and every individual was.  The creative storyline flowed smoothly and held my attention from start to finish.  It is definitely a book that is difficult to put down.  As stated above, even if you haven’t read the previous two books, “Legacy of the Archbishop” can still be read on its own.  However, I think that after reading this one you will be left wanting more and will also want to read “An Unlikely Dude” and “Prince in Need” anyway!

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