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Lionheart

By: Ben Kane
Narrated by: Philip Stevens
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'A rip-roaring epic' PAUL FINCH

'A truly vibrant and gripping read' HELENA GUMLEY-MASON

'An epic tale' MATTHEW HARRFY

'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINS

'A tour de force on an epic scale' DOUGLAS JACKSON


REBEL. LEADER. BROTHER. KING.

1179. Henry II is King of England, Wales, Ireland, Normandy, Brittany and Aquitaine. The House of Plantagenet reigns supreme.

But there is unrest in Henry's house. Not for the first time, his family talks of rebellion.

Ferdia - an Irish nobleman taken captive during the conquest of his homeland - saves the life of Richard, the king's son. In reward for his bravery, he is made squire to Richard, who is already a renowned warrior.

Crossing the English Channel, the two are plunged into a campaign to crush rebels in Aquitaine. The bloody battles and gruelling sieges which followed would earn Richard the legendary name of Lionheart.

But Richard's older brother, Henry, is infuriated by his sibling's newfound fame. Soon it becomes clear that the biggest threat to Richard's life may not be rebel or French armies, but his own family...

©2020 Ben Kane (P)2020 Orion Publishing Group Action & Adventure Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Medieval Renaissance War & Military Fiction Royalty
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I thoroughly enjoyed this first book. Well written and read. Engaging and intriguing. Bravo Ben!

Fascinating historical novel

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Fantastic listening, you don’t want the book to end. The characters really come alive in your imagination.

Fantastic book

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i thoroughly enjoyed this...the only way it could be better is a different choice of narrator..Pbillip did a great job nut I think this story requires a harder voice. Eagerly awaiting the next book to be released on audible..

brilliant

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loved the content and historical accuracy for the most part. the narrators voice does take a bit of getting used to however, somewhat monotone.

great historical content

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I enjoy it I’ve listened to a lot of Ben Kane and love his work

How good

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Been looking forward to this once since it was announced.
Great job creating characters we love and hate. Definitely feel that I wish it was part of a series of books so that Ben could really expand on certain parts.
Thoroughly enjoyed it and will be preordering the next one soon as it’s available!
Keep it up

Great listen

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Great novel and i look forward to the next instalment. Phillip Stevens is one of my favourite narrators and hope he stays on for many more of your books.

touroughly enjoyed.

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A wonderful story about Rufus, an Irish hostage, and how he becomes one of Richard’s knights. I look forward to the second instalment.

Great Read

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As above. Outstanding on all fronts.

Only negative is the 9 month wait for the sequel!

Yes to everything.

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I love Ben Kane's books. looking forward to the next one in this series. great to hear about one of England's famous kings.

historical fiction

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