The Stone of Destiny

3.0 out of 5.0

The Stone of Destiny by Andrew Neil MacLeod is an Action / Adventure with Mysterious elements sprinkled into the stories. Set in 18th Century Scotland, Samuel Johnson and James Boswell search for the legendary Stone of Destiny and encounter many strange people along the journey.

The writing seemed to reflect the past method of serialized storytelling. This choice helps to set the atmosphere of a spooky Scotland in which ancient folklore lurks around every Abbey. The caricaturized personalities of Johnson and Boswell did not work at all. Johnson was a Holmes type intellectual while Boswell was a W. C. Fields type womanizing drunk.

Some of the stories were a good fun read but the main quest was a dull tale. Not a recommend.