Blood's Revolution: Would you fight for your king - or fight for your friends
By (Author) Angus Donald
Zaffre
Zaffre
7th January 2020
14th November 2019
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
448
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 25mm
326g
Mixing the fascinating and bloody events of the Stuart reign with thrilling historical fiction, the new series from bestselling author of the Outlaw Chronicles, Angus Donald, is perfect for fans of Conn Iggulden, James Forrester, S. J. Parris and The Favourite.
In an age of treachery everyone must pick a side . . .
It's 1685 and after the victory of Sedgemoor by King James II's men and the Bloody Assizes that followed, the British Isles faces an uneasy time. Many powerful men have grown tired of Catholic James's brutal, autocratic rule and seek to invite William, the Protestant Prince of Orange, to seize the thrones of the Three Kingdoms.
When Lieutenant Holcroft Blood, a brilliant but unusual gunnery officer in His Majesty's Ordnance, discovers that a sinister French agent, known only by his code name Narrey, has landed on English soil, he discovers a plan that could threaten the stability of the nation even further.
While revolution brews in the gentlemen's clubs of London, Holcroft faces a deadly choice - fight for his king, or fight for his friends.
Every decision has a consequence - would you be willing to pay the price
'Splendid' - The Times
'Exhilarating adventure' - Sunday Express
"Blood's Revolution thrills from the outset. Its opening pages set on the battlefield set the pace for the rest of the novel and it doesn't let up. . . . This is such a fun, thrilling novel and I cannot wait to see what's next for Holcroft Blood." --For Winter Nights
"There is gripping adventure and fun here aplenty, but there are also captivating history lessons and intriguing insights into both the giants of the time and the smaller men and women who played their parts if only on the periphery. . . . The next chapter in Holcroft Blood's exciting, tumultuous career can't come a moment too soon." --Lancashire Post
Angus Donald was born in China in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. For over twenty years he was a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London. He now works and lives in Kent with his wife and two children.