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The Ill-Made Knight: Chivalry

Autor Christian Cameron
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en Limba Engleză Paperback – 15 ian 2014
An action-packed tale of chivalry and betrayal set during the Hundred Years War.
September, 1356. Poitiers. The greatest knights of the age were ready to give battle. On the English side, Edward, the Black Prince, who'd earned his spurs at Crecy. On the French side, the King and his son, the Dauphin. With 12,000 knights. And then there is William Gold. A cook's boy - the lowest of the low - who had once been branded as a thief. William dreams of being a knight, but in this savage new world of intrigue, betrayal and greed, first he must learn to survive. As rapacious English mercenaries plunder a country already ravaged by plague, and the peasantry take violent revenge against the French knights who have failed to protect them, is chivalry any more than a boyish fantasy?
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ISBN-13: 9781409137504
ISBN-10: 1409137503
Pagini: 480
Ilustrații: maps (black and white)
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Orion Publishing Group
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Overall an excellent read, albeit with some minor issues. I loved how the author strives for historical accuracy and gives the reader a realistic view of chivalry in the 14th century. Nothing is romanticized - these are not nice men we're reading about, and even the main character, William Gold, in his quest to become a knight, does unsavory things all the time. The story is told in the first person, the narrator being William himself. As he arrives at an inn near Calais, he meets his old acquaintance, Geoffrey Chaucer (yes, that one), and a French historian, Jean Froissart. At the insistence of the latter, he begins to tell his tale and what follows is the story of a young man, battling through France and Italy, and his struggles between survival, jealousy, greed, and pride, all clashing with the higher goal of becoming a knight. While the story is beautifully told and depicts actual battles and the politics of the times, there were instances where it was hard to keep track of the huge amount of secondary characters and the ever-shifting alliances. I'm sure it was confusing for everybody back then too :) I only have the first book, but I'll surely continue the series and check out Cameron's other works too. He certainly opened my appetite for historical fiction, especially for the medieval period.

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An action-packed tale of chivalry and betrayal set during the Hundred Years War.