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Rage of Swords

Master of War, Book 9

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Rage of Swords

By: David Gilman
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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Bloomsbury presents Rage of Swords by David Gilman, read by Colin Mace.

The thrilling new historical adventure in the Master of War series. Sir Thomas Blackstone must travel into enemy lands with a price on his head as he seeks to secure alliances and gold for the Plantagenets' war with France.

1368. Amidst the Hundred Years' War, alliances must be brokered. The Duke of Clarence, second son of King Edward III, journeys from Paris to marry the daughter of the powerful Lord of Milan. Little does he know that he is heading into a trap.

Luckily the Duke is preceded on the road to Milan by Sir Thomas Blackstone, Master of War, on an urgent mission of his own. Blackstone must get his hands on the gold the Prince of Wales needs to wage successful war in France.

But there is a price on Blackstone's head, and assassins willing to risk everything to claim it before he even gets to Milan. He must outwit a succession of ever deadlier enemies, and the Master of War has other foes to conquer: the ambitions of his son Henry, who has inherited his father's knack of getting into scrapes. Scrapes that could end in a hangman's noose...

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Another ripper of a tale from David Gilman about the larger than life Thomas Blackstone. This new story really grips the listener and having the subplot provided by his headstrong son Henry only strengthens the story. All the characters depth help suck the reader in and create that bond with them as they stride through history across the series. I anxiously await each book to find out how Blackstone, Sir Gilbert, Jacob, Henry, Will Longden, Jack Halfpenny, Meulon, Renfred, Gifford and Henry’s other companions from book 8 fare. I love the symmetry of Henry’s arc with his fathers, how that unfolds will be intriguing! Well done again David Gilman, I’m still hooked!

Blackstone is an icon that needs a film!

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