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Harlequin by Bernard Cornwell (Paperback, 2000)
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The first in an epic new series, introducing a splendid hero, against the background of Europe in the Hundred Years' War. In the fourteenth century the English were just beginning to discover their national identity, and one of the strongest elements of this was the overwhelming success in battle of the English bowmen. England's archers crossed the Channel to lay a country to waste. Thomas of Hookton was one of those archers. When his village is sacked by French raiders, he escapes from his father's ambition to become a wild youth who delights in the opportunities which war offers - for fighting, for revenge and for friendship. But Thomas is hounded by his conscience. He has made a promise to God to retrieve a relic stolen in the raid from Hookton's church. The search for the relic leads him into a world where lovers become enemies, enemies become friends and always, somewhere beyond the horizon that is smeared with the smoke of fires set by the rampaging English army, a terrible enemy awaits him. That enemy would harness the power of Christendom's greatest relic - the grail itself. In this, the first book of a new series, Thomas begins the quest that will lead him through the fiProduct Identifiers
PublisherHarpercollins Publishers Ltd, Harpercollins Publishers
ISBN-10000710913x
ISBN-139780007109135
eBay Product ID (ePID)95852535
Product Key Features
AuthorBernard Cornwell
FormatTrade Paperback (Uk), Paperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistorical & Mythological Fiction
Additional Product Features
Place of PublicationLondon
Series Part/Volume NumberNo. 1
Series TitleThe Grail Quest
Author BiographyBernard Cornwell worked for BBC TV for seven years, mostly as producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television's Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.
Out-Of-Print Date12/07/2002
Date of Publication16/10/2000
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
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- 25 Jun, 2020
Harlequin
Cracking story. Fast paced. Read it!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
