The Red Knight - Softcover

Cameron, Miles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0575113308 ISBN 13: 9780575113305

Publisher: Gollancz, 2013

Synopsis

Forget George and the Dragon. Forget Sir Lancelot and tales of Knightly exploits. This is dirty, bloody work. This is violent, visceral action. This is a mercenary knight as you've never seen one before.

Twenty eight florins a month is a huge price to pay, for a man to stand between you and the Wild.

Twenty eight florins a month is nowhere near enough when a wyvern's jaws snap shut on your helmet in the hot stink of battle, and the beast starts to rip the head from your shoulders. But if standing and fighting is hard, leading a company of men - or worse, a company of mercenaries - against the smart, deadly creatures of the Wild is even harder.

It takes all the advantages of birth, training, and the luck of the devil to do it.

The Red Knight has all three, he has youth on his side, and he's determined to turn a profit. So when he hires his company out to protect an Abbess and her nunnery it's just another job. The abbey is rich, the nuns are pretty and the monster preying on them is nothing he can't deal with.

Only it's not just a job. It's going to be a war ...

About this title

Review:

Terrific medieval fantasy with three-dimensional characters, realistic battle scenes, intricate plotting and attention to the minutiae of medieval life. (JOHN GWYNNE)

Want to know what it would really be like to fight a dragon on horseback? These are the books for you. (Ben Aaronovitch)

Book Description:

Forget George and the Dragon. Forget Sir Lancelot and tales of Knightly exploits. This is dirty, bloody work. This is violent, visceral action. This is a mercenary knight as you've never seen one before.

About this edition

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0575113308
• ISBN 13: 9780575113305
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 784