
Rage of Swords
David Gilman(Author)
Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book (Publisher)
Published on 6. November 2025
Book
Hardback
528 pages
978-1-0359-1175-2 (ISBN)
Description
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...
Reviews for David Gilman
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'Heart-pounding action' The Times
'Gripping' Wilbur Smith
'Vivid and inventive' Sunday Times
If you're a fan of historical fiction you'll be a fan of David Gilman' Weekend Sport
'Gilman is a master author' Army Rumour Service
'Marvellous. The Hundred Years War brought alive' For Winter Nights
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...
Reviews for David Gilman
'Page-turning and gritty' Daily Mail
'Heart-pounding action' The Times
'Gripping' Wilbur Smith
'Vivid and inventive' Sunday Times
If you're a fan of historical fiction you'll be a fan of David Gilman' Weekend Sport
'Gilman is a master author' Army Rumour Service
'Marvellous. The Hundred Years War brought alive' For Winter Nights
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
1 Maps
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 50 mm
Weight
728 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0359-1175-2 (9781035911752)
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Person
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