Cross of Fire: A sweeping saga of war, ambition and survival
Feb 2020 · Master of War Book 6 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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PREORDER DAVID GILMAN'S THRILLING NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE NOW!
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR COMES TO LIFE WITH DAVID GILMAN
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
'A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' Robert Fabbri
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'I'd never thought that another writer could rival Bernard Cornwell when it came to dramatizing battles, but David Gilman is giving him a real run for his money' Sharon Penman
Heart-pounding action' The Times
'A thrilling, fast-moving, engaging tale' Historical Novel Society
Read the complete epic series
#1 Master of War
#2 Defiant Unto Death
#3 Gate of the Dead
#4 Viper's Blood
#5 Scourge of Wolves
#6 Cross of Fire
#7 Shadow of the Hawk
#8 To Kill A King
#9 Rage of Swords
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR COMES TO LIFE WITH DAVID GILMAN
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
'A gripping chronicle of pitched battle, treachery and cruelty' Robert Fabbri
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'I'd never thought that another writer could rival Bernard Cornwell when it came to dramatizing battles, but David Gilman is giving him a real run for his money' Sharon Penman
Heart-pounding action' The Times
'A thrilling, fast-moving, engaging tale' Historical Novel Society
Read the complete epic series
#1 Master of War
#2 Defiant Unto Death
#3 Gate of the Dead
#4 Viper's Blood
#5 Scourge of Wolves
#6 Cross of Fire
#7 Shadow of the Hawk
#8 To Kill A King
#9 Rage of Swords
PREORDER DAVID GILMAN'S THRILLING NEW HISTORICAL NOVEL THE KNIFE MAKER OF VENICE NOW!
THE HUNDRED YEARS' WAR COMES TO LIFE WITH DAVID GILMAN
Sir Thomas Blackstone must outwit French forces and deadly enemies in this exciting medieval historical adventure set during the Hundred Years' War.
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David Gilman enjoyed many careers including firefighter, paratrooper and photographer before turning to writing full time. He is an award-winning author and screenwriter.
David Gilman enjoyed many careers including firefighter, paratrooper and photographer before turning to writing full time. He is an award-winning author and screenwriter.
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