"Set in 1350, this trilogy climax teems with brutal action and period detail as unexpected events bring the disbanded brothers back together."
Dan Jones’ Lion Hearts thrusts readers back into the brutal Essex Dogs universe as the band of bloodied brothers embark on their final outing. A fittingly fierce conclusion to a richly-conjured trilogy, this is historic fiction at its most boldly evocative, and all underpinned by the author’s knowledge of medieval warfare.
Winchelsea, 1350, and much has changed since the Essex Dogs fought in the Siege of Calais. In fact, the band of brothers have dispersed in very different directions, and the social landscape has transformed, too, not least as a result of the first wave of the Black Death tearing through Europe. While Romford is living the high life in the court of King Edward III, Loveday’s businesses have collapsed as a result of the Black Death, and he’s doing his damnedest to never have to return to his former fighting life. At the same time, others from their former troop of ordinary soldiers are serving as bodyguards, tasked with escorting a daughter of Edward III, Princess Joan, to Castile, where she’s due to marry a Castilian to form an alliance.
Thus, the stage is set for the battle of Winchelsea, with a swelling crescendo of wild bravado, salty words, and much reckless drinking to dampen rising waves of fear ahead of an audacious attack. Outrageously bold and pacey, Lion Hearts is also skilfully layered with historic detail and an intriguing ensemble of characters as the Dogs get back together for an almighty blowout of a battle.
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The thrilling, unmissable follow-up to Wolves of Winter by Sunday Times bestselling historian, Dan Jones, following the fortunes of ordinary soldiers in the early years of the Hundred Years' War.
Three years after the Essex Dogs battled through the Siege of Calais, the Black Death has torn through Europe.
Romford, basking in his new riches, now finds himself living as a squire in the glamorous court of King Edward III. Loveday, whose businesses have been destroyed by the plague, is desperate to avoid returning to the life he vowed to abandon: fighting. And Millstone and Thorp enlist themselves on a deadly mission to escort a princess to Castille.
Each Dog has scattered in a radically different direction. But something is about to bring them back together...
Lion Hearts features in the following genres: Action Adventure, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages, Fiction, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Fiction: narrative themes, Narrative theme: Journeys and voyages
Lion Hearts is available in Paperback, Hardback
Lion Hearts was written by Dan Jones and published by Head of Zeus an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Lion Hearts has 384 pages
Yes it is part of The Essex Dogs Trilogy series
£8.99
