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Shadow of the Hawk

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Shadow of the Hawk
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Gilman
SeriesMaster of War
Series part Volume No. 7
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:560
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 145
Category/GenreThriller/suspense
Historical adventure
War and combat fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781788544993
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General
Edition UK Airports ed

Publishing Details

Publisher Head of Zeus
Imprint Head of Zeus
Publication Date 4 February 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Winter, 1364. The King is dead. Defeated on the field of Poitiers, Jean Le Bon, King of France, honoured his treaty with England until his death. His son and heir, Charles V, has no intention of doing the same. War is coming and the predators are circling. Sir Thomas Blackstone, Edward III's Master of War, has been tasked with securing Brittany for England. In the throes of battle, he rescues a young boy, sole witness to the final living breaths of the Queen of Castile. The secret the boy carries is a spark deadly enough to ignite conflict on a new front - a front the English cannot afford to fight on. So Blackstone is ordered south to Castile, across the mountains to shepherd Don Pedro, King of Castile, to safety. Accompanied only by a small detachment of his men and a band of Moorish cavalrymen loyal to the king, every step takes Blackstone further into uncertain territory, deeper into an unyielding snare. For the Master of War, the shadow of death is always present. Praise for David Gilman: 'The level of suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level' SHARON PENMAN 'A gripping ride' WILBUR SMITH 'Gilman does heart pounding action superlatively' THE TIMES 'Like a punch from a mailed fist, Master of War is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' ROBERT FABBRI

Author Biography

David Gilman enjoyed many careers - including firefighter, paratrooper and photographer - before turning to writing full time. He is an award-winning author and screenwriter.

Reviews

'A deftly crafted, inherently absorbing, compulsive page turner, and simply riveting read from cover to cover' MidWest Book Review. * MidWest Book Review * A novel that's gripping from page one... with meticulous research' * Devon Life * PRAISE FOR DAVID GILMAN: 'I'd never thought that another writer could rival Bernard Cornwell... The level of suspense is ratcheted up to a truly brutal level' Sharon Penman. 'A gripping ride' Wilbur Smith. 'Gilman does heart pounding action superlatively' The Times. 'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail. 'Like a punch from a mailed fist, Master of War gives a true taste of the Hundred Years War. It is a gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' -- Robert Fabbri