A Kingdom's Cost: A Historical Novel of Scotland

Name: A Kingdom's Cost: A Historical Novel of Scotland
Rating: 4.545454502105713 (55 reviews)

J. R. Tomlin

Jan 2013 · The Black Douglas Trilogy Book 1 · Albannach Publishing

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His father murdered. His lands stolen. His name erased. To win back his birthright, he will rewrite the rules of war.

1305. William Wallace is dead, and Scotland lies broken under the iron heel of Edward I.

For young James Douglas, the occupation is personal. With no army and nothing left to lose, he stakes his future on Robert the Bruce’s desperate rebellion.

Plunging into a brutal, asymmetric conflict, James realizes that traditional chivalry is a death sentence. To defeat a larger, better-armed enemy, he must out-think, out-maneuver, and out-brutalize them. From the bloody ambush of the Douglas Larder to a daring vertical climb to outflank the enemy at the Pass of Brander, he blazes a trail of tactical terror—earning a legacy that will echo through history as The Black Douglas.

A Kingdom’s Cost is a visceral, meticulously detailed epic of 14th-century warfare and the Wars of Scottish Independence. If you crave the gritty realism and tactical depth of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden, and Simon Scarrow, you won't be able to put down this uncompromising historical tour de force.

Book 1 of The Black Douglas Trilogy.

His father murdered. His lands stolen. His name erased. To win back his birthright, he will rewrite the rules of war. 1305. William Wallace is dead, and Scotland lies broken under the iron heel of Edward I. For young James Douglas, the occupation is personal. With no army and nothing left to lo...

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Joel Brandon

May 17, 2018

I very much enjoyed this fictionalized history of the Scottish war with England, mostly in the very early 1300s - from the execution of William Wallace through Robert the Bruce's victory at Loudon Hill. The book was certainly interesting and enjoyable through the first several chapters. Once the narrative arrived at Bruce's crowning @ Scone, however, I could not put it down and read to completion, staying up until the wee hours of the morning (on a workday...) to do so. I'll continue this trilogy.

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Alison Morgan

February 2, 2020

For me it started a bit slow but picked up and gained momentum. I enjoyed learning about the history of Scotland's war for independence. I liked James Douglas's humanity; his desire to achieve what he felt was right and just but the guilt he felt at the cost. I was left with a desire to find out more details. Wondering if some of my distant ancestors fought in that war.

Sammy Williams

January 1, 2020

Enjoyed the writing and historical aspects of book. Great characters and good plot make this fun and easy to read. Found myself pulling for main character and his people.

About the author

Jeanne Tomlin is a native of South Texas where she attended the University of Texas at Austin. She now resides in the rainier climes of the Pacific Northwest. Her hobbies include horseback riding and hiking. She has written non-fiction as a staff writer, but her love has always been reading and writing fantasy and historical fiction.

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