The Long Sword
$40.70
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
13 October 2015
Summary
Pisa, May 1364.
Sir William Gold is looking forward to a lucrative career as a hired sword in the endless warring between Italy’s city states. But when a message comes from the Grand Master of the Hospitaliers, William is forced to leave his dreams of fame and fortune behind him.
The Hospitaliers are gathering men for a crusade, and Sir William must join them. Yet before they set out for the holy land, the knights face deadly adversaries much closer to home …
In the tw…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409137511 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409137511 |
| Author: | Christian Cameron |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 13 October 2015 |
| Weight: | 314g |
| Dimensions: | 130mm x 200mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Chivalry |
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[A] great page-turner– ANCIENT WARFARE
Cameron’s ability to conjure up what Homer called “the battle haze” might make the ancient bard proud - GLOBE AND MAIL
[A] great page-turner - ANCIENT WARFAREThe minutiae of military logistics, the mediations in inter-tribe rivalries, and the casual contemporary scene-setting prove unexpectedly engrossing…a sword-slash above the rest of its ilk - IRISH EXAMINER‘The battles…are described with enormous verve and power. The ruthless intrigue and politicking that dominate his court are also brilliantly evoked. And, as fate and his own insatiable desire for conquest and glory drive Alexander towards death in Babylon at the age of 32, a genuine sense of an extraordinary personality emerges’ - SUNDAY TIMES on God of WarA sweeping, deeply moving epic that takes the reader into the heart of a different time and culture - HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEWAbout The Author
Christian Cameron
Christian Cameron is a writer and military historian. He participates in re-enacting and experimental archaeology, teaches armoured fighting and historical swordsmanship, and takes his vacations with his family visiting battlefields, castles and cathedrals. He lives in Toronto and is busy writing his next novel.
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