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Crown of Fear (Paperback)
Derek Birks
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R511
R442
Discovery Miles 4 420
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A savage tale of love, treason and betrayal. A bloody struggle for
power at the heart of the royal court. In April 1483, the sudden
death of King Edward IV brings his twelve year old son to the
throne. Restless young lord and ex-mercenary John Elder is
newly-appointed to the service of Edward, Prince of Wales, and
charged with the boy's safety. His first task, escorting the new
king to London for his coronation, seems a simple one but the
accession of a boy king raises concerns among the leading noblemen
of the land. As old jealousies and feuds are rekindled, the new
king's uncle, Richard, Duke of Gloucester, seizes control and
plunges the kingdom into crisis. But is Gloucester young Edward's
enemy, or saviour? While John, outlawed and trapped, must wait to
see how events unfold, other members of the battle-scarred Elder
family are drawn, one by one, into his conspiracy. Soon they are
mired so deep in the murky underbelly of London society, that there
seems no hope of escape from the tangle of intrigue and murder. In
the end, all lives will hang upon the outcome of a daring incursion
into the Tower of London itself.
England in 1468 is a nervous kingdom. King Edward IV has fallen out
with his chief ally during the Wars of the Roses, the powerful Earl
of Warwick. Ned Elder, a young lord whose sword helped to put
Edward on the throne, has been forced out of England by Warwick.
Far away on the Scottish border, a beleaguered fort, Crag Tower,
desperately awaits Ned's return. Led by his fiery sister, Eleanor,
the dwindling garrison is all that remains of his brave army of
retainers. Unknown to all except the loyal knight, Ragwulf, Eleanor
has Ned's young son in her charge - a son who has never seen his
father. But, as border clansmen batter the gates with fire, the
castle seems certain to fall. One by one Ned's family and friends
are caught up in Warwick's web of treason. The fate of the Elders
and those who serve them lies once more in the balance as all are
drawn back to Yorkshire where they face old enemies once more.
Eleanor can only hope that Ned will soon return. She must fight to
keep that hope alive...and when Lady Eleanor fights, she takes no
prisoners...Kingdom of Rebels has recently been selected as an
Editor's Choice by the Historical Novel Society.
An unwelcome legacy. An impossible love. A relentless enemy. By
1481, England has been free from civil war for ten years. The Elder
family have discovered a fragile peace in the lands they fought to
win back, yet scars from the past remain with them all. Given time,
they might heal, but when did the Elders ever have enough time? And
close to home in Ludlow, trouble is stirring. Born out of the
bloody devastation of the Wars of the Roses, young John Elder is
now the heir to his father's legacy, but he finds it a poisonous
one. Driven from the woman he loves by a duty he fears, John
abandons his legacy and flees the country to become a mercenary in
Flanders. In his absence, stalked by a ruthless outlaw, the Elder
family must face a deadly storm of blood and chaos. When the young
heir to the throne, Edward, Prince of Wales, is caught up in their
bitter struggle, the future appears bleak. Only if the Elders can
put the scars from the past behind them, is there any hope of
survival.
During the Wars of the Roses, peace never lasts...It is 1464. Ned
Elder and his two sisters, Emma & Eleanor, have won a
hard-fought peace and their feud with the Radcliffes seems long
over, but one man never accepted the outcome. After three bitter
years of waiting to destroy the Elders, a new ally provides him
with a fresh opportunity for revenge. When Ned is summoned to
confront a Lancastrian revolt by the new king, Edward of York, he
finds his enemies are not just amongst the ranks of the rebels.
Branded a traitor by his own commander, the Earl of Warwick, Ned is
soon a wanted man in hostile territory and the price on his head
only rises when he stumbles upon a royal secret. Meanwhile, Eleanor
and Emma watch over Ned's pregnant wife, Amelie, with only a small
garrison of old men and boys to protect them. The feud may have
ended, but the scars run deep for all three women and they must
hold their nerve and prepare to defend themselves at any cost. A
condemned man, Ned must find a way to escape his pursuers or else
the whole Elder family will be destroyed.
The final part of the Rebels and Brothers series. The Wars of the
Roses must be settled on the field of battle. The prize? The crown
of England. July 1469: just as England has finally found peace, a
revolt breaks out against King Edward IV, forcing Ned Elder to take
up his sword once more. But is Ned the warrior he once was? As the
kingdom spirals into civil war, divisions between Ned and his
sisters, Emma and Eleanor, threaten the family's very survival. Out
of the turmoil of rebellion steps an old enemy who offers to help
Emma, but can she trust him? Will the Elder family stand together
when it matters most? They must, if they are to survive.
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Feud (Paperback)
Derek Birks
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R507
Discovery Miles 5 070
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It is 1459 and England stands on the brink of the Wars of the
Roses. Young Ned Elder, a Yorkshire knight, finds himself caught up
in the wars when his family is brutally attacked by a local rival,
Lord Radcliffe. For the Elders, nothing will ever be the same
again. Ned's sisters, Emma and Eleanor, are abducted and he must
find a way to rescue them. With only a few loyal companions, Ned is
hounded across the land by the Radcliffes. Ned and his sisters
fight back, but they are young and they make mistakes. They will
need help if they are to survive, for once the Feud begins, no-one
is safe...Ned, his sisters and the girl he loves struggle for
survival whilst the brutal civil war rages across the snow-covered
battlefield of Towton, where all will be decided. "From the
eye-catching cover to the last page, Feud is an exciting story of
survival through personal upheaval during a vicious war, where the
outcome is not always certain." Historical Novel Society.
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