The Silver Wolf is divided into three sections: the first, which begins in 1619, introduces us to Jack on the docks of Amsterdam; the second, which takes us back several years to fill in some of the details of Jack's childhood in the village of Belle-Dame near La Rochelle; and the third, which finds Jack in Germany, taking part in the events of the war while carrying out his private mission of vengeance. The middle segment was my favourite since it clarified some of my questions and gave me a better picture of what was going on. However, while I thought the book's structure was pretty good, it did mean that many new characters were still introduced late in the story, which I found little overwhelming.
The novel is written in a vibrant, often funny tone, and the author has chosen to use modern speech and slang; while I prefer dialogue in historical fiction to sound more 'historical,' I can understand how the author's choice of language here certainly complemented the gritty, sometimes violent, wartime environment. a very good read!
The novel is written in a vibrant, often funny tone, and the author has chosen to use modern speech and slang; while I prefer dialogue in historical fiction to sound more 'historical,' I can understand how the author's choice of language here certainly complemented the gritty, sometimes violent, wartime environment. a very good read!