Bøger af C R May

In an epic tale of courage and ferocity, the kingdom of Mercia is born.More than a year has passed since the English crossed the German Sea to settle the island of Britain. Secure now in their Anglian fastness, their gaze turns to the West. But other kingdoms also covet the middle lands. Sweeping down from the western hills Cynlas Goch and his army of Powys lay waste the valley of the River Trenta, burning, killing and enslaving as they go. Heavily outnumbered but trusting to their valour, can Eofer king's bane and his war band slow the onslaught until the English and their allies wrest a final victory from the ashes of defeat? The Scathing is the third book in the Bestselling King's Bane series, the genesis of England.PRAISE FOR BOOK ONE - FIRE & STEEL.This is a book the likes of friends Cornwall, Kristian and Low, would give their eye-teeth to have written...do what you can or must to get hold of this book, you won't regret it. Speesh Reads.PRAISE FOR BOOK TWO - GODS OF WAR.Savage and glorious...The Review.

BEOWULF - EVERY LEGEND HAS A BEGINNINGGeatland in the first decades of the 6th Century.Under the benevolent rule of King Hrethel and his sons, the king's grandson is carefully groomed by the family in the skills and duties of the warrior elite. But shadowy forces scheme and plot, and as the boy reaches adulthood a death tears the dynasty apart.Sensing weakness the Swedes harrow the northern provinces, and Beowulf must fight his first desperate battle to save the kingdom.... Sword of Woden, Sorrow Hill, is the first in a bestselling series of novels which tell the early life story of a great northern hero.PRAISE FOR THE SWORD OF WODEN SERIES'Entertaining and building into a really good trilogy. If you like Bernard Cornwell or Simon Scarrow you will love this.'PRAISE FOR THE KING'S BANE SERIESThis is a book the likes of friends Cornwall, Kristian and Low, would give their eye-teeth to have written...do what you can or must to get hold of this book, you won't regret it. SPEESH READSPRAISE FOR THE CONQUEROR OF ROME SERIESThe real test of writing a series is the answer to the question, 'Do I want to read on?' I look forward with pleasurable anticipation to volume two, having enjoyed this far more than most of the commercially published fiction I have read and reviewed in the past two years.HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Frisland Summer 523ADAn immense ship army under the command of Hygelac, King of Geatland has fallen on the northern provinces of the Frisian Kingdom. Rushing to defend his land the armies of the young inexperienced King Ida are defeated piecemeal as the invaders sweep through the length and breadth of the country at will. Moving south the Geats raid deeply into the lands of the Salian Francs, carrying sword and spear to the regions of the Hetware and Cherusci as the Christian giant in the south slumbers on.But appearances can deceive. As the long days of midsummer slowly fade and the Geats prepare to sail away back to their northern fastness the Francs and Frisians move to crush their tormentors.Into this whirlwind the paths of three heroes converge until they meet on the bloody battlefield before the town of Dorestada. Only the gods can know which, if any, will survive the clash.Dayraven-Hygelac's Raid is a final novella in the Sword of Woden series dealing with the early life story of Beowulf and his clan.

The titanic struggle begins in an unremarkable grove in the lands of an unremarkable tribe.The war which follows will last for centuries and shapes us still. 390 BC - A Greek trader embarks on his fifth journey to the forests of Hyperborea on behalf of his shadowy employer; and disappears. Led by Brennus, a war lord without a past, a warrior of the Horsetails clan accompanies his tribe on an extraordinary trek through the wild Celtic lands. Eighty thousand strong they cross the Alps and fall upon the rich lands of Italia. On an island at the edge of the known world, a young druid is driven by her night terrors to embark on a quest which will finally reveal the path the gods have chosen for her. A general of Rome, conqueror of the Volscian city of Anxur, witnesses a barbarian army crush the Etruscan phalanx using a deadly combination of guile and ferocity. Can he awaken the senate from its torpor and save his own city from catastrophe? In an epic tale of friendship, heroism and betrayal, war sweeps across the ancient world as two civilisations vie for ascendancy. From the wind swept moors of Albion to the seven hills of Rome, the glacial peaks of the Alps to the tempestuous seas off the Pillars of Hercules the conflict unfolds which will decide the destiny of a continent.

In a Norse inspired tale of seaborne raiding, invasions and desperate battles, Fire and Steel is the first book in a series that chronicles the migration of the first English people, the Angles. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Peter Gibbons, Matthew Harffy, Steven A McKay and Tim Hodkinson. Britain 523AD A small tribe clings to its colony of Anglia as warlords fight to control the island's riches. As war rages along the British frontier, across the North Sea, powerful enemies covet the Anglian homeland itself. With their armies overstretched, and Danish raids increasing in daring and ferocity, a momentous decision is reached. However, before they depart, past wrongs will be repaid in kind. A hero, Eofer King's Bane, leads the fight. In a Viking-type raid, he sails east to burn the Danish king's hall of Heorot. Before the Danes can recover, Eofer leads an army north to plunder the land of the Jutes as the war of fire and steel begins. What reviewers and readers are saying: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Fire & Steel is an absolutely magnificent, thrilling, poignant, invigorating and inspiring book. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a book the likes of friends Cornwall, Kristian and Low, would give their eye-teeth to have written. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Impeccably researched, Fire and Steel is a superbly written, action packed tale from the very dawn of England and Englishness. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A fast-paced, well-written story full of blood and death.

BEOWULF - EVERY LEGEND HAS A BEGINNINGGeatland - Late Summer 517 AD Fresh from the desperate defence of the Northern borders of the Kingdom, Beowulf is appointed by King Hythcyn to lead the greatest ship army in the history of his people, carrying fire and sword to the 'Black Heart' of their enemies. But all is not as it seems. Hythcyn's actions have thrust a flaming brand into the delicate balance of power in the Scandinavian lands, setting a series of events in motion which quickly spiral out of control. As Beowulf begins to understand that the Allfather is carefully grooming him to confront the Grendel, a mysterious affliction begins to cast its long dark shadow across his soul, causing him to fear for his sanity. In an enthralling tale of brutal battles, love and betrayal, Beowulf and his closest kin are swept up by the storm and scattered to the winds. From the mountainous rollers of the North Atlantic to the frozen forests of Swede Land and the bloody temple at Uppsala, Beowulf and his fellow exiles, the Wraeccan, gather their strength and prepare to confront King Hythcyn in the final battle for Geatland.