
Prince of Legend
Jack Ludlow(Author)
Allison & Busby (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 20. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-7490-1562-6 (ISBN)
Description
THEY WERE MEN BORN TO FIGHT.
IF GOD WILLED THAT ANTIOCH WAS THE PLACE WHERE THEY GAVE UP LIFE, SO BE IT
Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army is fast approaching.
And for Bohemund and his nephew Tancred there is another difficulty: the dissent between the Crusade leaders has broken out into the open, with the wealthy Provencal magnate Raymond of Toulouse stirring up conflict. If the Christian host is fighting on two fronts, so is Bohemund himself. With the enemy Turks at his front and his warring peers at his back, can he gain the mighty city of Antioch once and for all? Only one of the greatest battles of the age will decide.
IF GOD WILLED THAT ANTIOCH WAS THE PLACE WHERE THEY GAVE UP LIFE, SO BE IT
Thanks to the stratagems of Bohemund de Hauteville, leader of the Apulian Normans, the Crusade has taken the city of Antioch. Once the besiegers, Bohemund and his men are about to become the besieged - a huge Turkish-led army is fast approaching.
And for Bohemund and his nephew Tancred there is another difficulty: the dissent between the Crusade leaders has broken out into the open, with the wealthy Provencal magnate Raymond of Toulouse stirring up conflict. If the Christian host is fighting on two fronts, so is Bohemund himself. With the enemy Turks at his front and his warring peers at his back, can he gain the mighty city of Antioch once and for all? Only one of the greatest battles of the age will decide.
Reviews / Votes
'A rip-roaring page-turner with considerable depth. It gives a vivid, authentic flavour of those turbulent times' Historical Novels Review 'High adventure ... cunningly spliced battle scenes' Literary Review 'A clever blend of fact and fiction' Good Book Guide 'Exciting and unpredictable' The Bookbag 'Akin to Conn Iggulden's Julius Caesar series' Books MonthlyMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 111 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7490-1562-6 (9780749015626)
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Person
Jack Ludlow is the pseudonym of David Donachie, who was born in Edinburgh in 1944. The author of a number of bestselling books, he now lives in Deal.