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Cargando... Shadow of the Hawk (7) (Master of War)por David Gilman
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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 No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Even though this book covers history I have read about many times before it seems fresh due to Mr. Gilman’s characters and his presentation of the conflict between England, France and Spain. Many of those books have focused on Simon de Montfort and his role going forward in history but here the star of the tale is Sir Thomas Blackstone – the King’s Master of War. He is a very compelling character; upstanding, righteous, but still a man of his time.
I started the book and fell quickly into the story and despite it being set in a hard world, I didn’t want to leave. The story was familiar and not all at the same time. The history of the 100 years war is well known but Mr. Gilman takes his fictional characters into the fray and the lucky reader finds that they are along for one heck of a ride – hopefully on the warhorse of the right warrior so as to survive the battle. And you will feel like you are in the heart of it.
Blackstone and his band of soldiers fight for the king – sometimes with support and other times against overwhelming odds. They are well trained, loyal men and follow their leader where he wouldst go. Along the way they acquire a physician who happens to be Jewish and a young boy who harbours a secret that makes him a very dangerous traveling companion. But once under Blackstone’s wing he will be safe.
If you are looking for adventure and history by all means pick up this book. Be aware that it being a book about war it is not pretty and some passages are hard to read. Nothing gratuitous but war is war. And always be on the lookout for the hawk flying overhead…it might portend something momentous. (