'Original,atmospheric and genuinely moving...captures the imagination and does not let go'Giles KristianIt's 1141 and freezing cold.Gwil,a battle-hardened mercenary,is horrified to stumble across a little girl close to death. She has been attacked,just one more victim in a winter of atrocities. Clutching a sliver of parchment,she is terrified - but Gwil knows what he must do. He will bring her back to life. He will train her to fight. And together,they will hunt down the man who did this to her.But danger looms wherever they turn. As castle after castle falls victim to siege,the icy Fens ring with rumours of a madman,of murder - and of a small piece of parchment with a terrible secret to tell,the cost of which none of them could have imagined . . .'An absorbing re-creation of the 12th Century...this is a fast-moving story of humbler folk caught up in cruel battles' Independent___Readers are gripped by Winter Siege:'Unputdownable...The characters were brought to life in seconds. Superb!''Mediaeval mystery at its best...Loved it''A rip-roaring,swash-buckling romp of a book'
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9780857501479Number of pages: 448Weight: 304 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 27 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
Winter Siege is a thrilling novel infused with the haunting spirit of the Cambridgeshire Fens,at turns rousing and chilling. Recommended.Original,atmospheric and genuinely moving...(this) heartfelt story of survival and redemption captures the imagination and does not let go.An absorbing re-creation of the 12th Century...this is a fast-moving story of humbler folk caught up in cruel battles.A great story,beautifully written,with engaging and distinctive charactersA strongly flavoured tale,thoroughly researched and well imagined,and the siege itself is magnificently vivid and exciting
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