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PublisherBaen Books

ISBN-101451638329

ISBN-139781451638325

eBay Product ID (ePID)117204741

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Edition50

Book TitleHigh Crusade : N/A

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicScience Fiction / Action & Adventure, General

Publication Year2012

GenreFiction

AuthorPaul Anderson

FormatMass Market

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight4.6 Oz

Item Length6.8 in

Item Width4.2 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813.54

SynopsisIn the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering anarmy to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing eventoccurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasturebeside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix,whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and havingdetermined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standardworld-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives theWersgorix seek to enslave -- they've launched their invasion against freeEnglishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive -- and Sir Roger'sgrand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first toFrance to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel.Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, whoinstead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstartbarbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien littleunderstands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, nomatter how great the odds against them..., One of the Most Beloved Novels by a Grand Master of Science Fiction, with Introductions and Appreciations by Major Science Fiction Figures. Now in Mass Market. In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslave--they've launched their invasion against free Englishmen In the end, only one alien is left alive--and Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel. Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no matter how great the odds against them. . . .

LC Classification NumberPS3551.N378