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The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell''s GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton, archer and hero of Crécy, finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies.Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon, and who will become the true heroes of the battle.

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‘Crackling with good deeds, fine characters and sparkling set pieces, it confirms yet again Cornwell’s reputation for masterly historical novels’ DAILY MAIL

‘It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss’ THE TIMES

‘The battle scenes, as always, are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living, in times of extreme hardship, have the ring of simple truth’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

‘A very fine writer’ ECONOMIST

Vagabond

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    A Paperback / softback by Bernard Cornwell

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 28 May 2009
      ISBN-13 9780007310319
      978-0007310319
      ISBN-10 0007310315
      Also in:
      Crime & Thrillers Historical Fiction Books by Bernard Cornwell

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Harlequin, this is the second instalment in Bernard Cornwell''s GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold repackage.It is 1346. While King Edward III fights in France, England lies exposed to the threat of invasion. Thomas of Hookton, archer and hero of Crécy, finds himself back in the north just as the Scots invade on behalf of their French allies.Thomas is determined to pursue his personal quest: to discover whether a relic he is searching for is the Holy Grail. But once again it is the archers whose skills will be called upon, and who will become the true heroes of the battle.

      Trade Review

      ‘Crackling with good deeds, fine characters and sparkling set pieces, it confirms yet again Cornwell’s reputation for masterly historical novels’ DAILY MAIL

      ‘It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss’ THE TIMES

      ‘The battle scenes, as always, are masterful; and the vignettes of everyday living, in times of extreme hardship, have the ring of simple truth’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

      ‘A very fine writer’ ECONOMIST

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