The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin,this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell's GRAIL QUEST series,in a bright and bold repackage.
It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France,England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton,archer and hero of Crecy,finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies.
Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon,and who will become the true heroes of the battle.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780007310319Number of pages: 512Weight: 360 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Crackling with good deeds,fine characters and sparkling set pieces,it confirms yet again Cornwell's reputation for masterly historical novels'DAILY MAIL
'It is all spectacular,rattling good stuff: war and torture; love,lust and loss'THE TIMES
'The battle scenes,as always,are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living,in times of extreme hardship,have the ring of simple truth'SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
'A very fine writer'ECONOMIST
Bernard Cornwell
From the strife and division of the Dark Ages to the blood and bravery of the Napoleonic Wars,Bernard Cornwell's has been bringing history to life since the early Eighties when he created the unlikely hero renegade-turned-officer Richard Sharpe. Whether turning his hand to the hunt for the Grail quest,Arthurian legend or feuding Saxons in hisLast Kingdomseries,his novels are consistently popular,making him one of Britain's best-loved and bestselling novelists.
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