Labyrinth - Hardcover

"The thinking woman's summer reading, chick lit with A levels... saturated with a passionate understanding of the region's past in a way that puts more conventional historical accounts to shame. Mosse wears her learning so lightly, knitting her historical research so neatly into her narrative, that we never get the slightest sense of being preached or lectured to... reminiscent of Jean Plaidy and Mary Renault [in conveying] the texture of various patches of the past with such rich complexity." (Kathryn Hughes THE GUARDIAN, 13 August)

This is a novel clearly fuelled by an authorial obsession with a history, region and concept. The settings are evocative and... there are also some powerful dramatic scenes: the climactic moments where the good and evil women meet and battle it out are particularly compelling... [An] intriguing...passionate book. (Lucy Atkins THE SUNDAY TIMES, 31 July)

"Kate Mosse's Labyrinth provides this year's gripping romp... Labyrinth is very much a Girl's Own story: a grail quest in which women aren't helpless creatures to be rescued, or decorative bystanders, but central to the action, with the capacity to change history." (Geraldine Bedell THE OBSERVER, 31 July)

"A spellbinding adventure story" (REAL, 5-19 August)

"An action packed adventure of modern conspiracy and medieval passion ... a Grail gripper [and] elegantly written timeslip novel set in France." (THE INDEPENDENT, 15 July)

"An old-fashioned romance cum spiffing adventure story. Mosse has done her homework.. she puts in lots of colourful, sensual detail. Enjoyable." (Michele Roberts THE TIMES, 16 July)

"'A good book .. and a very interesting adventure" (BBC RADIO 4's FRONT ROW)

"Magnificent... such a pleasurable read. Mosse infuses each scene with such depth of atmospheric detail that full immersion is inevitable.. the author's vision is epic in scope. Mosse wields admirable control over the vast body of her material and manoeuvres through it with subtlety and grace. [There is a] joyous, whooping pleasure evident in the work of Mosse... [whose] skills are generous and irresistible. (MSLEXIA, Jul-Sept 05)

"[A] riproaring Grail-quest-for-girls." (THE INDEPENDENT chart listings, 12 August)

"Labyrinth brings the world of 13th century Languedoc beautifully to life. Fascinating and gripping... and the characters beautifully drawn. Enjoy this absorbing tale." (IRISH EXAMINER, 30 July)