The year is 1339, King Edward III is on the throne, French and Genoese warships continue their attacks on the English coast, and Sir Roger de Bohun, the Banneret, has been asked by the king to steal back his crown from the Prince-Bishop of Mainz and replace it with a counterfeit.
This epic tale picks up where The Banneret's Blade: Trouble Brewing left off-the early days of the Hundred Years' War, on the eve of the all but forgotten great naval Battle of Sluys.
Full of mutinous sailors, great sea battles and land wars, pirate raids, double-crossing spies embroiled in political intrigue, passionate affairs, and men caught up in forces beyond their control, this meticulously researched novel brings the history of medieval Europe to life.
The Banneret's Blade: Revenge is Sweet invites readers into a world seemingly descending into chaos and introduces them to fascinating and complex characters driven by all manner of motives. Fans of sweeping works of historical fiction by genre masters such as Ken Follett and Bernard Cornwell will delight in the emergence of another great new voice on the scene.
About the Author: Nick de Rothschild is a scion of the famous banking dynasty but never actually became a banker. He was a pioneer of the video industry before moving out of London to look after the family's estate at Exbury in the beautiful New Forest, Hampshire. There, de Rothschild's grandfather created the world-famous Exbury Gardens, about which the author makes the occasional film. He likes to think of himself as "The Man Who Lives in Paradise."
De Rothschild has degrees in archaeology, anthropology, and art history from Cambridge University. He collects South African flowering bulbs and is fascinated by all things.
