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Loading... Vagabond (2002)by Bernard Cornwell
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I enjoyed it, this one seemed heavier on the battle descriptions than the first. Eleanor was still flat and Thomas' mourning of her didn't feel true. Glad he didn't introduce a new female character just to replace her. Didn't get much further in the mystery of the Grail. I wonder in Thomas will really join Guy and search for the Grail together? I guess I'll see in the next book. ( ) Master Storyteller at work. I recently discovered this trilogy of paperbacks buried at the bottom of my waiting to be read pile, and decided they were long overdue. Thoroughly enjoyed Harlequin but I think this book is even better, descriptive superb characters throughout, and virtually non stop action. Completely and totally recommended. Cornwell's gift for integrating history and mythology continues in this book, the second of the Grail Quest series. All the characters from the first book are back to help transport us to the age of the Hundred Year's War. Whereas the first novel takes us to France and Crecy, this book detours to Northern England and introduces us to the Battle of Neville's Cross, which in its own way may have been as important as any of the more famous battles in France. We are also introduced to an Inquisition, a subject that Cornwell again handles very well as he avoids going over the top and instead shares with us the pain and terror that those on the receiving end must have felt. And the climactic battle of La Roche Derrien ties all the plot hooks together and provides a very satisfying conclusion to the novel, if not to Thomas of Hookton's story. no reviews | add a review
Belongs to SeriesThe Grail Quest (2)
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the sequel to The Archer's Tale-the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. In 1347, a year of conflict and unrest, Thomas of Hookton returns to England to pursue the Holy Grail. Among the flames of the Hundred Years War, a sinister enemy awaits the fabled archer and mercenary soldier: a bloodthirsty Dominican Inquisitor who also seeks Christendom's most holy relic. But neither the horrors of the battlefield nor sadistic torture at the Inquisitor's hands can turn Thomas from his sworn mission. And his thirst for vengeance will never be quenched while the villainous black rider who destroyed everything he loved still lives. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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