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Master of War
- Author
- David Gilman
- Narrator
- Colin Mace
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 13 February 2025
- Run Time
- 17 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
'Page-turning and gritty' DAILY MAIL.
Amid the carnage of the 100 Years War – the bloodiest conflict in medieval history – a young English archer confronts his destiny...
England, 1346: For Thomas Blackstone the choice is easy – dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasion.
As he fights his way across northern France, Blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war – from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfare.
Vastly outnumbered, Edward III's army will finally confront the armoured might of the French nobility on the field of Crécy. It is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of Blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legend.
Critics Review
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The 100 Years' War is the new Rome for historical adventure novels
Ben Kane
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Page-turning and gritty
Daily Mail
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I see flashes of brilliance that surpass Bernard Cornwell
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Details
- Author
- David Gilman
- Narrator
- Colin Mace
- Duration
- 17 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 February 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035918577
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- War, combat and military adventure fiction, Historical adventure fiction
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Master of War by David Gilman, read by Colin Mace.'Page-turning and gritty' DAILY MAIL. Amid the carnage of the 100 Years War – the bloodiest conflict in medieval history – a young English archer confronts his destiny... England, 1346: For Thomas Blackstone the choice is easy – dance on the end of a rope for a murder he did not commit, or take up his war bow and join the king's invasion. As he fights his way across northern France, Blackstone learns the brutal lessons of war – from the terror and confusion of his first taste of combat, to the savage realities of siege warfare. Vastly outnumbered, Edward III's army will finally confront the armoured might of the French nobility on the field of Crécy. It is a battle that will change the history of warfare, a battle that will change the course of Blackstone's life, a battle that will forge a legend.
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