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The Devil is Loose
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In this twelfth-century medieval historical adventure, Richard the Lionhearted attempts to reclaim the throne of England.
It is winter in England, 1192. Richard Coeur de Lion, the battle-hardened warrior-king, has been captured and imprisoned returning from the Crusades--after spending only a few months in the land he is supposed to rule.
As the winter snow melts, England pays the price of being a kingdom without a king. For Richard’s jealous and spiteful brother John, not content with robbing his brother’s subjects of all they have, plans insurrection to wrest the throne itself . . .
But then a second message comes, one which chills even John’s thin blood: “Le diable étoit déchaîné,”—“The devil is loose!” The game is on, and the kingdom is at a stake.
Praise for The Crusader Knights series:
“History with a dramatist’s eye for a fine setting and a novelist’s insight into human minds and motives” —The Times Literary Supplement
“Vivid visual moments and all the technology of medieval warfare.” —The Observer
“Highly enjoyable. . . . Exciting as well as psychologically convincing and thought-provoking.” —Financial Times
It is winter in England, 1192. Richard Coeur de Lion, the battle-hardened warrior-king, has been captured and imprisoned returning from the Crusades--after spending only a few months in the land he is supposed to rule.
As the winter snow melts, England pays the price of being a kingdom without a king. For Richard’s jealous and spiteful brother John, not content with robbing his brother’s subjects of all they have, plans insurrection to wrest the throne itself . . .
But then a second message comes, one which chills even John’s thin blood: “Le diable étoit déchaîné,”—“The devil is loose!” The game is on, and the kingdom is at a stake.
Praise for The Crusader Knights series:
“History with a dramatist’s eye for a fine setting and a novelist’s insight into human minds and motives” —The Times Literary Supplement
“Vivid visual moments and all the technology of medieval warfare.” —The Observer
“Highly enjoyable. . . . Exciting as well as psychologically convincing and thought-provoking.” —Financial Times
Author
Graham Shelby
Graham Shelby was a British historical novelist. He worked as a copywriter and book-reviewer before embarking on a series of historical novels, several of which are set in the twelfth century. He is the author of the renowned Crusader Knights Cycle.
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