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Ashes of Rebellion

Beware the red and blue hoods - the signs of revolution

1358, Northern France. In a land ravaged by war, King John II is the prisoner of the King of England. His son, the teenaged Dauphin, must battle to impose control over the fractured kingdom. But King Charles of Navarre wants to wrestle power for himself. He leads Parisians and the Jacquerie to open rebellion, upending the social order, pitting noble against commoner in a brutal struggle for power.

A free company of English men and boys, led by John Hawkwood, previously of Sir John de Sully’s Vintaine, must navigate the treacherous landscape with only their wits, combat skills and each other to rely on.

From the smouldering ruins of small French villages, to the blood-soaked battlefields, their journey is fraught with danger, dogged by a mysterious enemy intent on revenge. As they face the harsh realities of medieval warfare, their bonds are tested, and their fates intertwined with the destiny of a nation.

 

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Author Bio –

Michael Jecks is the author of over 50 novels inspired by history and legend. He is the founder of Medieval Murderers, and has served on the committees of the Historical Writers’ Association, the CWA and he Detection Club. He was International Guest of Honour at the Bloody Words festival in Toronto, and Grand Master of the first parade in the New Orleans Mardi Gras.

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My thoughts

This is the fourth of a series concerning the Hundred Years War between England and France, a period I know very little about apart from the basics of Agincourt and Crécy (and Shakespeare's Henry V.) The action - and adventure - is portrayed here through a group of soldiers, with interesting and entertaining historical description provided by Mr Jecks, who is a talented and skilled writer for these sort of warfare-based historical novels. 

I did find it hard to follow some of the supporting-role characters (there are rather a few) but this is a drawback of reading on a Kindle, it isn't easy to flip back to refresh who's who. I also think, for readers who are not familiar with this period of history, that it would probably be best to start at the beginning of the series - there wasn't a lot of backstory for the main events or recapping of character development, so I did get a little lost with the plot on a couple of occasions.

However, for readers who are intrigued by the history and events of this era this is an ideal read, for Mr Jecks knows what he's talking about, writes with authority and creates a vivid sense of time, place and action. Probably a series worth reading, rather than ploughing through non-fiction text books, because you'd be in safe hands history-wise.

**** 4 stars

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