Book description
England 1642: a nation divided.
England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament
each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to
fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.
A family ripped asunder.
The Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that
their allegiance is to the King. Sir Francis' loyalty to the crown and
his desire to protect his family will test them all. As the men march
to war, so the women are left to defend their home against a ruthless
enemy. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his
duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...
A war that will change everything.
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.
Family history and his storytelling hero, Bernard Cornwell, inspired
Giles Kristian
to write his first novels, the acclaimed
Raven
Viking series. He's been long fascinated by the English Civil War - from
absorbing the vibrant illustrations in school text books to appreciating
the cold efficiency of Cromwell's New Model Army, admiring the flair of
the Cavaliers and revelling in the romance of the doomed Royalist cause
and it is this complex and brutal conflict that provides the backcloth
to his new historical series,
The Bleeding Land
. Giles lives in Leicestershire. To find out more, visit
www.
gileskristian. com
