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"Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!"

The Iron King - Philip the Fair - is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous; while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter.

Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty...

'This was the original GAME OF THRONES' George R.R. Martin Available for the first time in English, THE KING WITHOUT A KINGDOM is the seventh and final volume of The Accursed Kings series. The reign of the Capetian kings has ended and John II, 'The Good', takes the throne. Under the leadership of this vain, cruel, incompetent monarch The Hundred Years War escalates and England and France begin to tear each other apart. Warring factions plunder the land, famine threatens the people and the Black Death spreads far and wide. France is bleeding to death around the new king...

This was the original game of thrones George R.R. Martin

Charles IV is now king of France and his sister is Edward II of England s Queen. Having been imprisoned by Edward as leader of the rebellious English barons, Roger Mortimer escapes to France, where he joins the war against the English Aquitaine. But it is his love affair with Isabella, the She-Wolf of France, who has come seemingly to negotiate a treaty of peace that seals his fate "

This was the original game of thrones George R.R. Martin

The King is dead. Long live the King.

Philip IV is dead and his great kingdom is in disarray. It seems the fatal curse of the Templars is plaguing the royal house of France.

His son has been enthroned as Louis X; but with his disgraced wife Marguerite imprisoned in the Chateau Gaillard for her adultery, Louis can produce no heir with which to secure the succession. But neither can he marry again while she lives

The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the court of the Iron King continues to draw in his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues apace."

"This is the original Game of Thrones." George R.R. Martin. 'No woman shall succeed in Salique land' Louis X is dead, poisoned, murdered, by the hand of Mahaut d'Artois. Her plan is simple - to clear the path to the throne for her son-in-law Philippe. However, there is the small matter of Queen Clemence and her unborn child. As the country is thrown into turmoil, Philippe of Poitiers must use any means necessary to save his country from anarchy. However, how far is he willing to go to clear his path to the throne and become King in his own right?

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward. But the days of betrayal are far from over and Robert is banished to England. In the land of France's enemies vengeance sparks fresh conflict as King Edward III and his new ally prepare for war. As swords are sharpened the lion wakes and a pretender threatens France once more ...

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin No man is impervious to the poisons of the crown... Having murdered his wife and exiled his mistress, King Louis X of France becomes besotted with Princess Clemence of Hungary and makes her his new Queen. However, though the matter of the succession should be assured, it is far from so, as Louis embarks on an ill-fated war against Flanders. Where his father, Philip IV, was strong, Louis is weak, and the ambitions of his proud, profligate barons threaten his power and the future of a kingdom once ruled by an Iron King.

Includes The Stories The Glass Coffin, The Black Prince, The Cloud Of Fire And Many Others.

Portraying French society during the Third Republic, this story follows the fall of the old guard of the clans of Schoudler and Monnerie. The collapse of banker Noel Schoudler exemplifies the end of the fortunes amassed during the 19th century and the greed of speculators who succumbed to the global financial crisis of 1929. Meanwhile, Urbain de la Monnerie, a blind octogenarian and inhabitant of Mauglaives castle, embodies the decadence of an old aristocracy that is about to disappear. By contrast, nothing seems to stop the rise of upstart Simon Lachaume, a politically cold, cerebral, self-made man. This novel provides an accurate portrayal of public and private French society between wars. "Retratando la sociedad francesa de la Tercera Republica, esta historia sigue la caida de la vieja guardia de los clanes de Schoudler y Monnerie. El colapso del banquero Noel Schoudler ilustra el fin de las fortunas amasadas durante el siglo XIX y la codicia de los especuladores que sucumbieron a la crisis financiera mundial de 1929. Mientras tanto, Urbain de la Monnerie, octogenario ciego y habitante del castillo Mauglaives, encarna la decadencia de la aristocracia que esta a punto de desaparecer. Por el contrario, nada parece detener el ascenso del advenedizo Simon Lachaume, un hombre politicamente frio, cerebral y hecho a si mismo. Esta novela ofrece un retrato fiel de la sociedad francesa publica y privada entre las guerras."

In 1915 the futures of the Schoudler and La Monnerie families are joined with the marriage of Francois and Jacqueline. The children of this union will be called upon to shape France's future; however, events seem to want to contradict the call of destiny. Old disagreements, confrontations between the families, ruthless fighting for money and power, and the tragedies that all these things provoke allow for ambitious people to occupy positions of privilege from which they were previously excluded. "En 1915 los destinos de las familias Schoudler y La Monnerie se unen con el matrimonio de Francois y Jacqueline. Los hijos de esta union estan llamados a regir el futuro de Francia; sin embargo, los acontecimientos parecen querer contradecir la llamada del destino. Las viejas rencillas, los enfrentamientos entre familias, las luchas despiadadas por el dinero y el poder y las tragedias que estas provocan permiten que personajes cargados de ambicion ocupen posiciones de privilegio que hasta entonces les estaban vedadas. "