THE MASTER OF BALLANTRAE

The author of Treasure Island delivers a ?colorful plot and tense family drama . . . You couldn?t ask for more fun in a novel?it even has pirates? (The Guardian).   During the Jacobite Risings of 1745, two Scottish brothers battle for the family inheritance in what ?is commonly regarded as [Robert Louis Stevenson?s] greatest full-length work? (The Atlantic).   ?[The Master of Ballantrae] has the adventurous spirit of Treasure Island, the romantic 18th-century Scottish setting of Kidnapped, the obsession with doubles and divided selves that makes Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde such a resonant parable, and a climactic image as horrific as that in The Body Snatcher. Its blend of historical romance, travel fantasy and gothic nightmare makes it deeply pleasurable.? ?The Guardian   ?If a strong story, strongly told, full of human interest, and absolutely original in its situations, makes a masterpiece, then this may lay claim to the title.? ?Arthur Conan Doyle