Rage of Swords
Published on 7. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-1-0359-1174-5 (ISBN)
Description
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In this gripping historical adventure, Master of War Sir Thomas Blackstone must travel into enemy lands with a price on his head as he seeks gold and alliances for King Edward's war with France.
THE MASTER OF WAR RIDES AGAIN.
1368, Northern Italy. As the Hundred Years' War smoulders, the Duke of Clarence, second son of Edward III, sets out from Paris to wed the Lord of Milan's daughter. The union could forge an alliance as vital as any victory on the battlefield.
But the road to Milan is a road to betrayal.
Riding ahead is Sir Thomas Blackstone, the legendary Master of War. Blackstone is tasked with securing the gold that, together with the marriage alliance, will fuel the House of Plantagenets' fight against France. But with a bounty on his head, Blackstone will have to outthink and outfight foes deadlier than any he has faced before.
Yet the gravest threat may lie closer to home. Blackstone's son, Henry, has inherited his father's unerring fate to walk where peril waits...
Reviews for David Gilman
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'Heart-pounding action' The Times
'Gripping' Wilbur Smith
'Vivid and inventive' Sunday Times
'A master author' Army Rumour Service
'The Hundred Years War brought alive' For Winter Nights
In this gripping historical adventure, Master of War Sir Thomas Blackstone must travel into enemy lands with a price on his head as he seeks gold and alliances for King Edward's war with France.
THE MASTER OF WAR RIDES AGAIN.
1368, Northern Italy. As the Hundred Years' War smoulders, the Duke of Clarence, second son of Edward III, sets out from Paris to wed the Lord of Milan's daughter. The union could forge an alliance as vital as any victory on the battlefield.
But the road to Milan is a road to betrayal.
Riding ahead is Sir Thomas Blackstone, the legendary Master of War. Blackstone is tasked with securing the gold that, together with the marriage alliance, will fuel the House of Plantagenets' fight against France. But with a bounty on his head, Blackstone will have to outthink and outfight foes deadlier than any he has faced before.
Yet the gravest threat may lie closer to home. Blackstone's son, Henry, has inherited his father's unerring fate to walk where peril waits...
Reviews for David Gilman
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'Heart-pounding action' The Times
'Gripping' Wilbur Smith
'Vivid and inventive' Sunday Times
'A master author' Army Rumour Service
'The Hundred Years War brought alive' For Winter Nights
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0359-1174-5 (9781035911745)
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11/2025
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David Gilman has enjoyed many careers, including paratrooper, firefighter, and photographer. An award-winning author and screenwriter, he is the author of the critically acclaimed Master of War series of historical novels, and was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize for The Last Horseman. He was longlisted for the same prize for The Englishman. David lives in Devon, England.
Follow David on @davidgilmanuk, www.davidgilman.com, and facebook.com/davidgilman.author
Follow David on @davidgilmanuk, www.davidgilman.com, and facebook.com/davidgilman.author