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Zusatztext "Cornwell delivers intense and detailed battle action ....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 An epic historical saga steeped in myth and legend, Heretic brings history to life with the wonderful characters and heart-stopping battle scenes that have made Bernard Cornwell a New York Times bestselling novelist. Thomas of Hookton is a young man but already a seasoned veteran of King Edward's army. His fearlessness and uncanny prowess with the longbow make him a natural leader in what will be remembered as the Hundred Years' War. But the dangers on the battlefield are small compared to those of his true quest -- a hunt for a mysterious relic rumored to be the Holy Grail. Accompanied by a small but able band of soldiers, Thomas travels to his ancestral home, only to find it ensnared in a murderous struggle for possession of the Grail. But it is the arrival of a mortal foe -- and the rumored discovery of the Grail itself -- that forces Thomas to make a choice of historic consequence. Zusammenfassung From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell! the sequel to The Archer’s Tale and Vagabond —the spellbinding tale of a young man! a fearless archer! who sets out wanting to avenge his family’s honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. Already a seasoned veteran of King Edward's army! young Thomas of Hookton possesses the fearlessness of a born leader and an uncanny prowess with the longbow. Now! at the head of a small but able band of soldiers! he has been dispatched to capture the castle of Astarac. But more than duty to his liege has brought him to Gascony! home of his forebears and the hated black knight who brutally slew Thomas's father. It is also the last place where the Holy Grail was reported seen. Here! also! a beautiful and innocent! if not pious! woman is to be burned as a heretic. Saving the lady! Genevieve! from her dread fate will brand Thomas an infidel! forcing them to flee together across a landscape of blood and fire. And what looms ahead is a battle to the death that could ultimately shape the future of Christendom. ...
