There, it is rumoured, both riches and glory are to be found, but the journey takes them through unknown and dangerous waters - from the wind-whipped marshes of the Camargue to the treachery and faded glory of a once-mighty Rome.
Kristian Giles Libri
La scrittura di Giles Kristian è profondamente radicata nella storia familiare e in una profonda ammirazione per la narrativa di Bernard Cornwell, che lo ha portato nel dinamico mondo delle saghe vichinghe. Le sue acclamate trilogie esplorano questa era con narrazioni avvincenti che risuonano sia con la critica che con i lettori. Kristian ha poi spostato la sua attenzione sulla tumultuosa Guerra Civile Inglese, creando storie di famiglie divise dal conflitto. Più recentemente, si è immerso nel ricco arazzo della leggenda arturiana, offrendo una reinterpretazione distintiva di racconti senza tempo.






CAMELOT
- 448pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
"Britain is a land riven by anarchy, slaughter, famine, filth and darkness. Its armies are destroyed, its heroes dead, or missing. Arthur and Lancelot fell in the last great battle and Merlin has not been seen these past ten years. Now, the Saxons are gathering again, their warbands stalking the land, their king seeking dominion. For the lords and kings of Britain look only to their own survival and will not unite as they once did under Arthur and his legendary sword Excalibur. Meanwhile, in an isolated monastery in the Avalon marshes, a novice of the order is preparing to take his vows when the life he has known is ripped away in a welter of blood. Two strangers, the wild-spirited, Saxon-killing Iselle, and the ageing warrior Gawain, will pluck the young man from the wreckage of his simple existence. Together, they will seek the last druid and the cauldron of a god. And the young man must come to terms with his legacy and fate as the son of the most celebrated yet most infamous of Arthur's warriors: Lancelot."--Publisher
Raven 2: Sons of Thunder
- 448pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
If you betray a Fellowship you are a dead man... Sailing in search of revenge, the pagan Norsemen venture into the heart of a Christian empire that would wipe their kind from the face of the earth, a place where danger lies in wait around every bend of the great river up which they travel.
Lancelot
- 450pagine
- 16 ore di lettura
Conn Iggulden has called it 'a masterpiece,' while The Times hails it 'a gorgeous, rich retelling of the Arthurian tale.' In a world where the legions of Rome are but a memory and enemies lurk at the edges of Britain, Uther Pendragon faces death. A boy, a refugee from fire and betrayal, emerges as an outsider with only a hawk and haunting memories for company. Gifted and guided by Merlin and the Lady Nimue, he begins his journey to manhood. Along the way, he encounters Guinevere, a proud girl ostracized for her own gift, and Arthur, a warrior embodying the hopes of his people. Yet, in these tumultuous times, friendship and love seem fated to fail. The gods are fading, and treachery reigns, threatening the very fate of Britain. The young renegade who left Benoic with dreams of revenge transforms into a formidable lord of war, a man both loved and loathed. He is Lancelot, a figure of both reverence and scorn. Set in 5th century Britain besieged by Saxons, Franks, Irish, and Picts, this epic novel unfolds in Lancelot's voice, recounting the tale of the knight who fought alongside Arthur yet stole his wife—a story poised for re-imagination in contemporary times.
Raven: Blood Eye (Raven 1)
- 400pagine
- 14 ore di lettura
The first book in a thrilling Viking trilogy that launched the career of acclaimed historical novelist Giles Kristian - who's now confronting the tumult and devastation of the English Civil War in The Bleeding Land... When raiders from across the sea ransack his village, Osric finds himself taken prisoner by their chief, Sigurd the Lucky.
The Bleeding Land
- 528pagine
- 19 ore di lettura
As the men march to war, so the women are left to defend their home against a ruthless enemy.From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.
Lost in Music
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
`If you have ever watched a band play or bought a pop record you should read this book' John Peel
He and Sofia are not the old couple's only visitors that night - and soon he and Sofia will be running for their lives . ...and beneath the swirling light show of the Northern Lights, a desperate fight ensues - of man against man, of man against nature - a fight for survival that plays out across the snow and ice.
Best Historical Novelist--I say Wilbur Smith...You can get lost in Wilbur Smith and misplace all of August. Stephen King