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    The Royal Succession (The Accursed Kings, Book 4)

    By Maurice Druon

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJan 2, 2014
    ISBN9780007492244
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    Maurice Druon

    Maurice Druon was a French resistance hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Académie Française and a celebrated novelist, best known for his series of seven historical novels under the title of The Accursed Kings, which were twice adapted for television. A passionate Anglophile, he was a great expert on all things English, including its medieval history, which provides great inspiration for the series.

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    • 4/5
      George R R Martin was right when he called these books the original Game of Thrones - so many characters and all of them plotting to become King (or even Queen) of France. At one point I was struggling to remember who was who, and had to keep looking back to the list of characters at the front. Boy were some of these people evil! I really did enjoy this book and look forward to marching on with book 5 soon.
    • 5/5
      This the fourth book in the author's Accursed Kings series of novels set in early 14th century France during a developing crisis for the ruling Capetian dynasty. King Louis X has died young suddenly, leaving a pregnant widow Clemence, and the realm must wait in abeyance to see if she gives birth to a son. By the machinations of Louis's younger brother Philippe and other relatives acting either for or against him, chaos and civil war threaten to break out. Clemence gives birth to a son, who becomes King Jean I, but dies after only a few days, though there is a twist in the tail. Featuring the usual mix of plotting, betrayal, murder and mayhem, this is another colourful slice of Medieval historical fiction. These re-releases trumpet George R R Martin's statement that this series is the original Games of Thrones, but I think this is true only superficially, and I disagree strongly with his view in the foreword that he has "always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth". Great stuff.
    • 4/5
      The best person to be the King, might just happen to be the Queen
    • 4/5
      This book puts into balance one of the weakness of polish monarchy: It has to be a boy. England accepted woman to come into power and they maintain their strength, but the anachronistic laws of France just show us one more time how this regulations far from make their nation stronger it make it weaker, and history will confirm this one more time years after these events took place.
    • 3/5
      The 4th book in Maurice Druon's Iron King series, and the most disturbing by a margin of two horrific crimes. Another layer of tragedies are lain on the story's heroes, while the villains see mostly success. This books lays out the boldest schemes of the most ambitious nobles, promising that some will be punished appropriately, but that promise isn't fulfilled before the end of the book. I do intend to pick up the next book in the series, but I'm a little disappointed that the story hasn't included a single happy ending for any significant character yet.