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A Kingdom's Cost

por J. R. Tomlin

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Eighteen-year-old James Douglas can only watch, helpless, as the Scottish freedom fighter, William Wallace, is hanged, drawn, and quartered. Even under the heel of a brutal English conqueror, James's blood-drenched homeland may still have one hope for freedom, the rightful king of the Scots, Robert the Bruce. James swears fealty to the man he believes can lead the fight against English tyranny. The Bruce is soon a fugitive, king in name and nothing more. Scotland is occupied, the Scottish resistance crushed. The woman James loves is captured and imprisoned. Yet James believes their cause is not lost. With driving determination, he blazes a path in blood and violence, in cunning and ruthlessness as he wages a guerrilla war to restore Scotland's freedom. James knows he risks sharing Wallace's fate, but what he truly fears is that he has become as merciless as the conqueror he fights.… (más)
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Earlier in the year I had review Tomlin's Freedom's Sword, which was set a few years earlier than the events in this book. My biggest comment on that was that it was so battle focused, and that it would have been nice to have more of Moray's personal life explored to balance out the military life. I do not have the same feelings on A Kingdom's Cost. Between James's relationship with Isabella, and later with Alycie Dickson, there is a nice balance between the military and personal aspects of James's life. This had the same quick pace as the other novel. This also has the good battle descriptions, which are descriptive enough to be able to picture the battles, but not in so great a detail that might turn off some readers. I really enjoyed this novel and will be looking forward to the second installment. I received this book from the author for review. ( )
  sawcat | Apr 9, 2024 |
Would have given a higher rating if this book had had a proper editor. The mountain of grammatical errors and too-similar character names was very distracting from an otherwise entertaining story. ( )
  knp4597 | Mar 31, 2018 |
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Good attempt at a fictionalize history of early Scotland and the brutality of English rule. Robert the Bruce of Scotland and Edward Longshanks of England are at war over the right to rule Scotland. Tomlin’s adventure show both violence and tedium of marching to and participating in battle. A subplot adds some romance. There were a few spots where the transition between scenes needs work and some words are misspelled. Overall, it provides the basis for forthcoming books in the series. ( )
  bemislibrary | May 19, 2016 |
Read this on my Kindle and enjoyed it very much. Learned a bit of European history as well. ( )
  libraryclerk | Mar 20, 2015 |
After reading Freedom's Sword I dove into this novel about the James Douglas who would become known and feared by the English as the Black Douglas. The author does an excellent job of taking you back to the beginning of the Scottish War of Independence with Robert the Bruce and his nobles living in the rough, pursued by Scots in the pay of the English, and the personal price paid by those fighting for Scotland. ( )
  lisa.schureman | Sep 20, 2014 |
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"Putain de merde!" Dazed, knocked to his knees by the merchant's blow, James Douglas leaned against the brick wall.
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Eighteen-year-old James Douglas can only watch, helpless, as the Scottish freedom fighter, William Wallace, is hanged, drawn, and quartered. Even under the heel of a brutal English conqueror, James's blood-drenched homeland may still have one hope for freedom, the rightful king of the Scots, Robert the Bruce. James swears fealty to the man he believes can lead the fight against English tyranny. The Bruce is soon a fugitive, king in name and nothing more. Scotland is occupied, the Scottish resistance crushed. The woman James loves is captured and imprisoned. Yet James believes their cause is not lost. With driving determination, he blazes a path in blood and violence, in cunning and ruthlessness as he wages a guerrilla war to restore Scotland's freedom. James knows he risks sharing Wallace's fate, but what he truly fears is that he has become as merciless as the conqueror he fights.

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