HISTORY'S MOST DANGEROUS OUTLAW
ENGLAND'S MOST FAMOUS RULER
THE YEAR'S MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE
THE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER
Richard the Lionheart is bound for England. But with the princes of Europe united against him . . . can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home?
THE LION IS CHAINED
Captured. Bound. Imprisoned. King Richard's slim hope of salvation rests on one man - a former outlaw who scoffs at Holy Mother Church:
ROBIN HOOD
For King and country Robin will risk all - from blood-soaked battlefields to deadly assassins - to see the Lionheart restored to his rightful throne.
From the internationally bestselling author of Outlaw and Holy Warrior comes a spectacular saga of courage and comradeship that brings the medieval world to roaring life.
Angus Donald was born in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For the past 15 years, he has been a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London.
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HISTORY'S MOST DANGEROUS OUTLAW
ENGLAND'S MOST FAMOUS RULER
THE YEAR'S MOST EXCITING ADVENTURE
THE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER
Richard the Lionheart is bound for England. But with the princes of Europe united against him . . . can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home?
THE LION IS CHAINED
Captured. Bound. Imprisoned. King Richard's slim hope of salvation rests on one man - a former outlaw who scoffs at Holy Mother Church:
ROBIN HOOD
For King and country Robin will risk all - from blood-soaked battlefields to deadly assassins - to see the Lionheart restored to his rightful throne.
From the internationally bestselling author of Outlaw and Holy Warrior comes a spectacular saga of courage and comradeship that brings the medieval world to roaring life.
Angus Donald was born in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For the past 15 years, he has been a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London.
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Angus Donald was born in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For the past 15 years, he has been a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London.
Angus Donald leads you into the familiar forests of Medieval England...and then all hell breaks loose! Far from the figure of popular legend, Donald's Robin Hood is a brutal, cunning warlord who will let nothing stand in his way. A fresh, lively and welcome take on one of the world's most famous outlaws. And yet, it stirred in me a nostalgia for all the great stories of my childhood; those that thrilled me, inspired me and shaped who I am today. Complex heroes, craven villains, brutal fights...King's Man is a boy's own romp that flies like an arrow from a yew bow. - Giles KristianExcellent, well researched and full of detail. Started it a few weeks ago, and have been gripped by it since. Quite simply, it's a great read. - Ben KaneTwists, turns, blood and death, ambush and escape is all revealed against a meticulously-researched backdrop. A stunning portrayal of the dark side of the Robin Hood legend, THIS is the outlaw Russell Crowe should have played. - Robert LowA glorious, gritty, violent, fast-moving recreation of an English legend. - The Times
In the third book in Donald's unconventional series set in a very unmerry Olde England in the late 12th century, the author continues his grim portrayal of Robin Hood as a sadistic thieving killer, telling this gruesome tale through the vivid narrative of Alan Dale, one of Robin's most loyal followers. After fighting for King Richard the Lionheart in the Holy Land during the failed Third Crusade, Robin returns to England to find his lands seized by Sir Ralph Murdac and the country oppressed by Prince John, the royal usurper. When news arrives that King Richard has been captured in Germany, and Robin faces the Church's brutal inquisition for heresy, a clever plan develops to save the king and confound both the Church and prince. Traitors and assassins abound as loyalists switch sides, England is ravaged by Prince John's overzealous tax collectors and Murdac's unrestrained soldiery, and civil war simmers. Even young Alan turns traitor, forswearing his loyalty and betraying all he holds dear. Donald is a masterful storyteller, creating complex plots full of intrigue, treachery, color, and authentic battle scenes of medieval warfare with spear, sword, mace, and axe, where prisoners and the wounded are shown no mercy. Despite-or perhaps because of-all the gore and cruelty, this is convincing historical fiction. (Nov. 13) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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