![]() ![]() Adrenaline-pumping escapes, inter-character (and intra-character) conflict, private and national plots that deepen with every twist-Stevenson proves himself a master storyteller by weaving multiple layers of tension throughout the story and maintaining that tension until the very end. Within a few chapters, however, I was locked in and committed to the rest of the book, whether I liked it or not. While the book starts with a clear hook (preparations for a nearby battle) and quickly introduces promising intrigue (an assassination claimed by a vigilante group, followed by a message hinting at the murder of Shelton’s father), the older writing style and Shakespearean dialogue made it hard for me to fully connect to the story’s events. I loved this book for three main reasons: its plot, its details, and its main character. In other words, Robin Hood meets King Arthur, with a dash of Shakespeare. ![]() ![]() Torn between loyalty to his friends and a duty to vengeance, Shelton begins a journey for the truth that leads him to both the most faithful companions and the most devious enemies. War is raging–and lords are changing–between the Lancasters and the Yorks in the War of the Roses when 18-year-old Richard Shelton learns from a vigilante group that the knight who raised him may be the man who murdered his father. ![]()
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