The Bleeding Land
by 2 books in this series
It is 1642. England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun. A war that will change everything.
#1 - The Bleeding Land
Written by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian, and perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is a high-octone, gripping and affecting novel set during England's brutal and bloody Civil War.
"A brilliant read.... Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force." -- BEN KANE
"Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...Read it: you'll love every page." -- M. C. SCOTT
"Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at it's thrilling best." -- SAUL DAVID
"From touching moments of emotional heartbreak to gut wrenching pitched battles, full of epic sweep and gory detail, this novel will grab you and won't let go till you finish" -- ***** Reader review
"Well written and meticulously researched. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review
"Simply mesmerising" -- ***** Reader review
*****
A COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART...
England 1642: A NATION DIVIDED.
England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.
A FAMILY RIPPED ASUNDER.
The Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that their allegiance is to the King. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...
A WAR THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.
From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.
"A brilliant read.... Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force." -- BEN KANE
"Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...Read it: you'll love every page." -- M. C. SCOTT
"Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at it's thrilling best." -- SAUL DAVID
"From touching moments of emotional heartbreak to gut wrenching pitched battles, full of epic sweep and gory detail, this novel will grab you and won't let go till you finish" -- ***** Reader review
"Well written and meticulously researched. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review
"Simply mesmerising" -- ***** Reader review
*****
A COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART...
England 1642: A NATION DIVIDED.
England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.
A FAMILY RIPPED ASUNDER.
The Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that their allegiance is to the King. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...
A WAR THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.
From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.
#2 - Brothers' Fury
Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love this action-packed page-turner set during England's bloody and brutal Civil War, written by THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF LANCELOT, Giles Kristian.
"Fantastic, powerful, blood-stirring...it's done with such panache, such daring, such glory that you'll be aching for the next instalment." -- MANDA SCOTT
"Enthralling, excellently researched and lyrically imagined..." -- ROBERT LOW
"Could not put this down. Action packed throughout." -- ***** Reader review
"Gripping" -- ***** Reader review
*****
AS A NATION BURNS, A FAMILY FIGHTS TO SURVIVE...
Rebel Cast out and rejected by his family, Tom Rivers returns to his regiment. But his commander believes the young hothead's recklessness and contempt for authority has no place in his troop. But to a spymaster like Captain Crafte, Tom's dark and fearless nature is in itself a weapon to be turned upon the hated Cavaliers. He has plans for the young rebel...
Renegade Raw with grief at the death of his father, Edmund Rivers rejects the peace talks between Parliament and the King. He chooses instead to lead a hardened band of marauders across the moors, falling on unsuspecting rebel columns like wolves. But Prince Rupert - recognising in Mun a fellow child of war - has other plans for him. The only peace the enemy will get from Mun Rivers is that of the grave...
Huntress Her heart broken following the deaths of her beloved Emmanuel and her father, Bess Rivers takes the hardest decision of her life: to leave her new-born son and depart Sheer House in search of the one person who might help her re-unite her broken family. She will do whatever it takes but can she douse the flames of her brothers' fury and see them reconciled?
"Fantastic, powerful, blood-stirring...it's done with such panache, such daring, such glory that you'll be aching for the next instalment." -- MANDA SCOTT
"Enthralling, excellently researched and lyrically imagined..." -- ROBERT LOW
"Could not put this down. Action packed throughout." -- ***** Reader review
"Gripping" -- ***** Reader review
*****
AS A NATION BURNS, A FAMILY FIGHTS TO SURVIVE...
Rebel Cast out and rejected by his family, Tom Rivers returns to his regiment. But his commander believes the young hothead's recklessness and contempt for authority has no place in his troop. But to a spymaster like Captain Crafte, Tom's dark and fearless nature is in itself a weapon to be turned upon the hated Cavaliers. He has plans for the young rebel...
Renegade Raw with grief at the death of his father, Edmund Rivers rejects the peace talks between Parliament and the King. He chooses instead to lead a hardened band of marauders across the moors, falling on unsuspecting rebel columns like wolves. But Prince Rupert - recognising in Mun a fellow child of war - has other plans for him. The only peace the enemy will get from Mun Rivers is that of the grave...
Huntress Her heart broken following the deaths of her beloved Emmanuel and her father, Bess Rivers takes the hardest decision of her life: to leave her new-born son and depart Sheer House in search of the one person who might help her re-unite her broken family. She will do whatever it takes but can she douse the flames of her brothers' fury and see them reconciled?