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without notice. 27/08/2024Sales: Star Book Sales LLP T: 01404 515050E: enquiries@starbooksales.comOrders: Troubador Publishing Tradeorders@troubador.co.uk0116 279 2299Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to changeJon Byrne, originally from London, now lives in Bavaria with his German family, working as a writer, translator and occasional lumberjack. He has always been fascinated by history and has studied the Medieval world for over twenty years, building up a comprehensive library of books. In his research, he has travelled to all of the locations mentioned in the book; East Anglia, Bremen, L%u00fcbeck, and Latvia.Publication: 28th NOVEMBER2024ISBN: 9781835740798Price: %u00a310.99Binding: PaperbackFormat: 216 x 138 mmExtent: 448 ppThema: FV Historical fictionAuthor location: Germany%u2022 A medieval adventure follows Richard Fitz Simon after losing his English Castle. Forced to flee, he aligns with the Livonian Sword Brothers and later becomes a prisoner. %u2022 The book begins in 1242, with the main narrative set between 1203-1205. Intrigued by Richard's story, %u2022 Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod instructs his scholar to assist Richard in writing about his life. %u2022 The book would appeal to readers of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Ben Kane. 1242. After being wounded in the Battle on the Ice, Richard Fitz Simon becomes a prisoner of Prince Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod. Alexander, intrigued by his captive%u2019s story, instructs his scholar to assist Richard in writing about his life.Richard%u2019s chronicle begins in 1203, when his training to be a knight is disrupted by treachery. He is forced to flee England for L%u00fcbeck, where he begins work for a greedy salt merchant. After an illicit love affair, his new life is thrown into turmoil, and he joins the Livonian Brothers of the Sword as they embark on imposing the will of God on the pagans of the eastern Baltic. Here, he must reconcile with his new life of prayer, danger and duty %u2013 despite his own religious doubts, with as many enemies within the fortified commandery as the wilderness outside. However, when their small outpost in Riga is threatened by a large pagan army, Richard is compelled to make a crucial decision and fight like never before.ISBN 978-1-83574-079-89 7 8 1 8 3 5 7 4 0 7 9 8SWORD BRETHRENJon Byrne