Bloodline: The Wars of the Roses (Book 3) (The Wars of the Roses, 3)

Iggulden, Conn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0718196422 ISBN 13: 9780718196424

Publisher: Penguin, 2016

THE EPIC HISTORICAL NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR CONN IGGULDEN - FANS OF GAME OF THRONES AND WOLF HALL WILL BE HOOKED.

'Superbly plotted and paced' The Times

Winter 1461. Richard Duke of York is dead, his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls of the city.

King Henry VI is still held prisoner. His Lancastrian Queen rides south with an army of victorious northerners, accompanied by painted warriors from the Scottish Highlands.

With the death of York, Margaret and her army seem unstoppable.

Yet in killing the father, Margaret has unleashed the sons.

Edward of March, now Duke of York, proclaims himself England's rightful king.

Through blood and treason, through broken men and vengeful women, brother shall confront brother, king shall face king.

Two men can always claim a crown. But only one can keep it.

Praise for the Wars of the Roses series:

'Pacey and juicy, and packed with action' Sunday Times

'Energetic, competent stuff; Iggulden knows his material and his audience' Independent

'A novel that seamlessly combines narrative, historical credence and great knowledge of the period' Daily Express

'A page-turning thriller' Mail on Sunday

Review:

One of our finest historical novelists has produced another impressively researched, cleverly plotted and gripping take on the Wars of the Roses (Daily Express)

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction (Daily Mirror)

Superbly plotted and paced (The Times)

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times, with a flair for both the huge scale and human interest of it all (Star)

Exceptionally well-written and gripping (Stylist)

Compelling (Woman and Home)

A page-turning thriller (Mail on Sunday)

Pacey and juicy, and packed with action (Sunday Times)

From the Back Cover:

- Winter 1461 -

Richard Duke of York is dead, his ambitions in ruins, his head spiked on the walls of the city.

King Henry VI is still held prisoner. His Lancastrian Queen rides south with an army of victorious northerners, accompanied by painted warriors from the Scottish Highlands. With the death of York, Margaret and her army seem unstoppable.

Yet in killing the father, Margaret has unleashed the sons.

Edward of March, now Duke of York, proclaims himself England's rightful king. Factions form and tear apart as snow falls. Through blood and treason, through broken men and vengeful women, brother shall confront brother, king shall face king.

Two men can always claim a crown.
Only one can keep it.