Sanctus by Simon Toyne

This was a Christmas present, and ended up being the first book I completely read in 2012. Interestingly, it was set in Turkey, although I'm not entirely sure that Mum realised that when she bought it. This time it was not Istanbul, though; instead, it was set in the fictional city of Ruin, where there was a citadel full of mysterious monks.

This was a bit daft in places really, but enjoyable. In particular, I thought the ending was... well, sort of unexpected, as I had imagined that ultimately there might be a more mundane explanation... Apparently it is the first book in a trilogy. I'm curious, but not really curious enough to be dashing out to order it.

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