Cross of Fire
Cross of Fire by David Gilman, published by Head of Zeus on December 10, 2020, is a historical fiction novel set during the Hundred Years’ War. This edition spans 480 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Sir Thomas Blackstone, who, after years of military success, faces the dual challenges of outsmarting French forces and confronting personal enemies as he navigates the complexities of war and loyalty.
Readers will find an engaging narrative that explores themes of friendship and conflict amid the backdrop of medieval warfare. As Blackstone strives to uphold his King’s claims to French territory, he encounters formidable obstacles, including an impregnable fortress and a deadly feud among French aristocrats. The plot intensifies as he is drawn into fierce battles and must confront a group of vengeful assassins closing in from the east. This thrilling adventure captures the essence of action and suspense within a historical context.
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Sir Thomas Blackstone must outwit French forces and deadly enemies in this exciting medieval historical adventure set during the Hundred Years’ War.
WINTER, 1362. After decades of successful campaigning in France, Thomas Blackstone, once a common archer, has risen to become Edward III’s Master of War.
But the title is as much a curse as a blessing. Success has brought few rewards: his family – bar his son Henry – is dead, slaughtered; his enemies only multiply. Death, in so many guises, beckons.
As he battles to enforce his King’s claim to French territory, Blackstone will assault an impregnable fortress, he’ll become embroiled in a feud between French aristocrats, he’ll be forced into pitched battle in the dead of winter… and he’ll be asked to pay an impossible price to protect something much more precious to the King than mere land.
All the while, out of the east, a group of trained killers, burning with vengeance, draw ever closer.
Reviews 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
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