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Zusatztext "The legions of Cornwell's fans?will need little encouragement to devour this latest installment in the Hundred Years Way sequence. Everything you expect of a Cornwell offering is here in abundance: interesting characters! rich historical detail! thrilling battles! war! violence! gore! heroism! wry humour?.Highly recommended." Informationen zum Autor Bernard Cornwell is the author of over fifty novels, including the acclaimed New York Times bestselling Saxon Tales, which serve as the basis for the hit Netflix series The Last Kingdom. He lives with his wife on Cape Cod and in Charleston, South Carolina. Klappentext "The most prolific and successful historical novelist in the world today" (Wall Street Journal ) has delivered another blockbuster with this thrilling tale of peril and conquest at the Battle of Poitiers. September 1356. All over France! towns are closing their gates. Crops are burning! and through-out the countryside people are on the alert for danger. The English army—led by the heir to the throne! the Black Prince—is set to invade! while the French! along with their Scottish allies! are ready to hunt them down. But what if there was a weapon that could decide the outcome of the imminent war? Thomas of Hookton! known as le Batard ! has orders to uncover the lost sword of Saint Peter! a blade with mystical powers said to grant certain victory to whoever possesses her. The French seek the weapon! too! and so Thomas's quest will be thwarted at every turn by battle and betrayal! by promises made and oaths broken. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near Poitiers! Thomas! his troop of archers and men-at-arms! his enemies! and the fate of the sword converge in a maelstrom of violence! action! and heroism. Rich with colorful characters! great adventure! and thrilling conflict! 1356 is a magnificent tale of how the quest for a holy relic with the power to change history may culminate in an epic struggle. Zusammenfassung Bernard Cornwell! the "master of martial fiction" (Booklist)! brings Thomas of Hookton from the popular Grail Quest series into a new adventure in 1356 ! a thrilling stand-alone novel. On September 19! 1356! a heavily outnumbered English army faced off against the French in the historic Battle of Poitiers. In 1356 ! Cornwell resurrects this dramatic and bloody struggle—one that would turn out to be the most decisive and improbable victory of the Hundred Years’ War! a clash where the underdog English not only the captured the strategic site of Poitiers! but the French King John II as well. In the vein of Cornwell’s bestselling Agincourt ! 1356 is an action-packed story of danger and conquest! rich with military strategy and remarkable characters—both villainous and heroic—transporting readers to the front lines of war while painting a vivid picture of courage! treachery! and combat. ...
