07-31-2008, 01:08 AM
Simon Green: His John Taylor/Nightside books (the secret dark heart of London, where Gods and Monsters walk and all of your darkest dreams are for sale, etc....) and his Shaman Bond series (see above, but with secret society and some spy stuff) are great fun. Good library fare. Lotsa action and quips. A ton of imagination and a great deal of reading to toss them off like so many bon mots. Summer Reading at its best.
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.