Knight Templar Richard Savage – serie

From the author of the Whale Road Chronicles, an adventure-filled historical novel following Irish Knight Templar, Richard Savage, as he is forced to spy on his homeland for the King of England.1315 AD. Ireland and England are ravaged by bitter war. Rotting in an English prison, condemned as a heretic, Irish Knight Templar Richard Savage is given one chance of reprieve. But there is a catch. He must return to Ireland as a traitor, and work as a spy there for the King of England.Savage returns to his homeland, but even here he can trust no one. He soon discovers the Scots intend to invade and someone in Ireland is helping them. The King of Scotland also claims to possess a mysterious holy treasure, and many are flocking to his cause. And what's more, Savage discovers he left more than just memories behind in Ireland...Amid feasts, tournaments, invasion and war, can Savage decide whose side he is really on, discover whether this holy relic is real and, above all, stay alive?REVIEWS FOR TIM HODKINSON'Readers will be fascinated by the detailed descriptions of medieval life in all its filth and glory' HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW'A brilliantly written historical adventure which will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell, George R.R. Martin, and especially Theodore Brun' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY'A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again' MELISENDE'S LIBRARY'An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there' HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

The second in an action-packed medieval adventure series featuring Irish Knight Templar, Richard Savage. When Savage's nemesis abducts his daughter, the knight must return to a homeland devastated by war where a wrong move means certain death.1316 AD. Ireland has been drawn into the bitter war between Scotland and England. Richard Savage thought he had left the war behind, but arch enemy Edward Bruce won't let him just walk away. Bruce wants the return of what Savage stole from him, and to force his foe's return, Bruce takes what is most dear to Savage: his daughter Galiene.To rescue her, Savage must voyage back to an Ireland devastated by war and decimated by famine, where Scottish invaders ravage the countryside. Soon, Savage's personal mission becomes entangled with the battles tearing Ireland apart, and he finds himself on a final, desperate raid.This is his only chance to save his daughter and turn the tide of war in Ireland's favour – and he's not going to waste it...REVIEWS FOR TIM HODKINSON'Readers will be fascinated by the detailed descriptions of medieval life in all its filth and glory' HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW'Will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell, George R.R. Martin, and especially Theodore Brun' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY'A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again' MELISENDE'S LIBRARY'An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there' HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION

From the author of the Whale Road Chronicles, an adventure-filled historical novel following Irish Knight Templar, Richard Savage, as he is forced to spy on his homeland for the King of England.1315 AD. Ireland and England are ravaged by bitter war. Rotting in an English prison, condemned as a heretic, Irish Knight Templar Richard Savage is given one chance of reprieve. But there is a catch. He must return to Ireland as a traitor, and work as a spy there for the King of England.Savage returns to his homeland, but even here he can trust no one. He soon discovers the Scots intend to invade and someone in Ireland is helping them. The King of Scotland also claims to possess a mysterious holy treasure, and many are flocking to his cause. And what''s more, Savage discovers he left more than just memories behind in Ireland...Amid feasts, tournaments, invasion and war, can Savage decide whose side he is really on, discover whether this holy relic is real and, above all, stay alive?REVIEWS FOR TIM HODKINSON''Readers will be fascinated by the detailed descriptions of medieval life in all its filth and glory'' HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW''A brilliantly written historical adventure which will appeal to fans of Bernard Cornwell, George R.R. Martin, and especially Theodore Brun'' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY''A gripping action adventure like the sagas of old; and once finished, you just want to go back and read it all over again'' MELISENDE''S LIBRARY''An excellently written page-turner, with a feel for the period which invites you into the era and keeps you there'' HISTORICAL WRITERS ASSOCIATION