Wars of the Roses: Stormbird

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THE EPIC FIRST INSTALMENT IN THE THRILLING WAR OF THE ROSES SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF GAME OF THRONES, BERNARD CORNWELL & WOLF HALL

King Henry V – the great Lion of England – is dead.

It’s up to his son to take the throne, but frail in body and mind, he is dependent on his supporters to run his kingdom.

Richard, Duke of York, believes that without a strong king England will fall.

And as the threat from France grows, and rebellion on home soil spreads, his fears seem justified.

Who can save the throne?

Who will defend the kingdom?

Praise for Conn Iggulden:

‘This is energetic, competent stuff; Iggulden knows his material and his audience’ Independent

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

‘An absolutely cracking story’ The Times

Conn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2023Pacey 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

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

Superbly plotted and paced—The Times

Conn 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 reading—Woman & Home

A benchmark for historical fiction, showcasing Conn Iggulden at his finest—Parmenion Books blog

Full of period detail, the narrative weaves a glittering thread through the complex, political chaos of the time. It’s been said that Game of Thrones is the Wars of the Roses written as fantasy: this is the real thing, more glorious, more passionate, far, far more gritty—Manda Scott, author and head of HWACONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels: Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, ­The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers.GB

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