Gate of the dead /
by Gilman, David (Fiction writer) [author.].
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BookSeries: Master of war series: Publisher: Rearsby : Lamplight Large Print Books, 2017Description: 634 pages (large print).ISBN: 9781510057678 (pbk.) :.Classification number: Subject(s): Europe -- History -- 476-1492 -- Fiction | Historical fiction | Large type booksSummary: Tuscany, 1358: Thomas Blackstone has built a formidable reputation in exile, fighting as a mercenary amid the ceaseless internecine warring of Italy's city states. Success has bred many enemies, who will seize any opportunity to destroy the man they cannot overcome on the field, so when a dying man delivers a message recalling him to England, it seems almost certain to be a trap. But he cannot decline - the summons is apparently from the Queen. Blackstone will brave the terrors of the High Alps in winter, face the Black Prince in tournament in Windsor, confront the bloody anarchy of a popular revolt in northern France and submit to trial by combat with a man he knows could kill him. And every step of the way, he will be shadowed by a notorious assassin, a killer who has been instructed to inflict the maximum pain on his target before he dispatches him to hell.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Print - Adult | Southport Library | Large Print Adult Fiction | Available | 002994006X |
Standard print edition originally published: London: Head of Zeus, 2016.
Tuscany, 1358: Thomas Blackstone has built a formidable reputation in exile, fighting as a mercenary amid the ceaseless internecine warring of Italy's city states. Success has bred many enemies, who will seize any opportunity to destroy the man they cannot overcome on the field, so when a dying man delivers a message recalling him to England, it seems almost certain to be a trap. But he cannot decline - the summons is apparently from the Queen. Blackstone will brave the terrors of the High Alps in winter, face the Black Prince in tournament in Windsor, confront the bloody anarchy of a popular revolt in northern France and submit to trial by combat with a man he knows could kill him. And every step of the way, he will be shadowed by a notorious assassin, a killer who has been instructed to inflict the maximum pain on his target before he dispatches him to hell.
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