Kings Enemy, Ian Ross
Kings Enemy, Ian Ross
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King's Enemy
The thrilling 13th Century adventure for fans of Matthew Harffy and Bernard Cornwell

Author: Ian Ross

Narrator: Nathaniel Priestley

Unabridged: 13 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/12/2024


Synopsis

The Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized.

Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded a king's enemy, he can be slain with impunity.

Together with the widowed Joane de Bohun, Adam flees across a bleak winter landscape, evading both pursuing royal troops and a desperate band of outlaws to seek shelter with a surviving rebel force in the north. But when the rebels are beaten once again, only one place in the land still holds out defiantly against the king: Kenilworth Castle, the mightiest fortress in England.

Joining the garrison of Kenilworth as it prepares for one of the most epic sieges in English history, Adam finds dangerous foes both inside and outside the walls. But as the siege grows ever more brutal, he must decide between a valiant defence and a still more perilous bid for freedom.

About Ian Ross

Ian Ross was born in England, and currently lives in Bath. His six-novel 'Twilight of Empire' series, set in the late Roman world, was published in the UK and worldwide between 2015 and 2019. More recently, he has turned his attentions to the medieval period, and in particular the tumultuous era of the mid 13th Century.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on April 18, 2025

This wonderful historical novel is the 3rd and final episode of the "Adam de Norton" trilogy. At the beginning of the book you'll find two well-drawn maps, one of important places and battlegrounds in England, and one of Kenilworth castle in 1266, followed by a historical foreword. At the end of the b......more

Goodreads review by Richard on December 16, 2024

Apparently Goodreads doesn't know there is a hardback edition of this book available, thinking it only comes in a Kindle version. Sigh. This is the third in Ian Ross's trilogy of the Second Baron's War (those Englishmen were always fighting over who was going to be king and injustices and the like -......more

Goodreads review by Unseen on September 22, 2024

I received a copy of King's Enemy from Hachette Australia to review. Ian Ross brings his exceptional De Norton historical fiction trilogy to an extremely strong end with the excellent and powerful third and final entry, King’s Enemy. England, 1265. It is two months after the infamous battle of Evesham......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on January 25, 2025

Historical novel set in 13th century England. A good tale with lots of detail re knights, barons etc. However nothing really original in the tale.......more

Goodreads review by Rudi on January 16, 2025

Really entertaining series full of vivid battle scenes, intense rivalry and political skullduggery.......more