Requiem: Brethren Trilogy Book 3
By (Author) Robyn Young
Hodder & Stoughton
Hodder Paperback
11th June 2013
25th April 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
672
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 44mm
540g
After years of fighting in the desert sun - and secretly working for peace with the Brethren - Will Campbell returns to find his Scottish homeland under attack by his enemy, King Edward I.
Betrayed by those he has served since boyhood, torn apart watching his daughter plunge into a dangerous affair, Will must now forge his own path to peace - even if it leads through another battlefield.But a new threat is rising in France, where a warrior king will stop at nothing to achieve his twisted ambitions.The fight for the Holy Land is over, but the Temple's last battle has just begun...Young writes with remarkable accuracy, action-packed efficiency and gut-wrenching violence - The Times
Satisfyingly complex - Sunday TelegraphCompared to Bernard Cornwell's Azincourt, REQUIEM is 'More rollicking, even more fast moving and breathless...so pacy' - Heat's Boyd Hilton, speaking on Radio 5 Live Books PanelFantastic baddies! - Independent on Sunday's Suzi Feay, speaking on Radio 5 Live Books PanelPraise for the Brethren trilogy - . . .BRETHREN is one of the best historical debuts in recent memory. Exciting and enthralling, it gripped me from the first page and left me waiting anxiously for the next instalment - John ConnollyPacy and well-written, with vivid, convincing characters, Brethren captures your interest until the last page. I eagerly anticipate the sequel, knowing I will not be disappointed - Alison WeirEngaging and enjoyable - Robyn Young brings the tumultuous medieval world to life with pace and flair - Tom Harper, author, Knights Of The CrossRobyn Young was born in Oxford and grew up in the Midlands and Devon. She has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Sussex and lives and writes in Brighton full-time. Her first novel, BRETHREN, was the bestselling hardback debut novel of 2006, with the paperback also going straight into the top ten bestseller list. Two more bestsellers followed, CRUSADE and REQUIEM, completing the BRETHREN trilogy, which has now sold over a million copies and been translated into nineteen languages.
To find out more about Robyn Young and her historical novels, visit her website at www.robynyoung.com and her Facebook page at www.facebook.com/RobynYoungAuthor and follow her on Twitter @RobynYoung36