The Iron Castle

Name: The Iron Castle
Brand: Hachette UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Angus Donald
ISBN: 9781405531351

Author: Angus Donald

Series: Outlaw Chronicles #6

Narrator: Mike Rogers

Unabridged: 11 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Published: 07/03/2014

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

AD 1203: ROBIN HOOD MUST TURN THE TIDE OF WAR

Normandy Ablaze
AD 1203: England and France are locked in a brutal struggle for power. The fate of the embattled duchy of Normandy is in the hands of the weak and untrustworthy King John. Facing disaster, he calls for help from a former outlaw - Robin Hood.

The Earl of Locksley
As King Philip II's army rips through the Norman defences, Robin - the Earl of Locksley - leads a savage mercenary force into battle under the English banner, supported by his loyal lieutenant Sir Alan Dale. But defeat is only one castle away.

The Iron Castle
The most powerful fortress in Christendom, only Château Gaillard can resist the French advance. Robin and Alan must defend this last bastion against overwhelming force - for if the Iron Castle falls, Normandy will fall with it.

About Angus Donald

Angus Donald was born in 1965 and educated at Marlborough College and Edinburgh University. He has worked as a fruit-picker in Greece, a waiter in New York and as an anthropologist studying magic and witchcraft in Indonesia. For twenty years, he was a journalist in Hong Kong, India, Afghanistan and London. He is married to Mary, with whom he has two children, and he now writes full time from home in Tonbridge, Kent.

Reviews

Goodreads review by John

Another excellent instalment in The Outlaw Chronicles that recounts the real life siege of Chateau Gaillard and featuring our heroes Alan Dale & Robin Hood. Brutal and thrilling, Angus Donald is unflinching in his descriptions of the violence in medieval siege warfare ; all backed up by impeccable h......more

Goodreads review by Kate

Absolutely fantastic! The Iron Castle is the best in what is a great series. So tense, thrilling, powerful and downright exciting is this Outlaw adventure that I could not end the day without finishing it. I visited Château Gaillard years ago. I now can't wait to go again. The Iron Castle also conta......more

Goodreads review by Lisa the Tech

My first encounter with Robin Hood was through Disney. Then came Costner, followed by Elwes. Prince of Thieves had better music and Morgan Freeman, but Men in Tights is just better. A very well-written book by Angus Donald. I should look for the other books in this series, shouldn't I? A good book ge......more