Bøger af Griff Hosker

An only child of Anglo-French descent, young James Bretherton has known a life of privilege; well-educated and mild mannered, his path is filled with promise. But when James suddenly finds himself orphaned and penniless, his future looks decidedly bleak. It is only when Fate intervenes in the guise of two English mercenaries, that James is given hope. Embarking on a new life as a soldier, he soon becomes embroiled in the religious war between Catholics and Protestants, The Empire and the German States; the war that was known as The Thirty Years war.

The Dragonheart has sailed many seas, fought many battles and killed countless enemies since he was taken as a Viking slave so long ago. He has built a clan and protected them in the Land of the Wolf and his name is known throughout the Viking world. Now, as he approaches his seventieth year the Norns spin their webs still. Enemies conspire and they gather to end not only his life but the very existence of the Clan of the Wolf. With enemies close to home the Dragonheart has to rely on Ylva and Sámr for they are of his blood. In a gripping finale to the Dragonheart series, the story moves quickly from the Land of Wolf to Wyddfa and Dyflin. In a cataclysmic end, Dragonheart and Haaken One Eye fight together for one last battle. This is the end of an epic. It is the end of a saga. It is the end of Dragonheart.

With the King of the Franks fighting a civil war and a Saxon king on the verge of death Hrolf the Horseman embarks on a series of raids and attacks to make his land more secure and to give his son an inheritance. When he raids the Seine, along with a fleet he discovers the treachery of erstwhile allies. His son, Ragnvald enjoys command for the first time. We see two leaders with the same blood as they take pieces of Frankia to make the land that will, one day, be Normandy!

When Jarl Dragonheart steals the crown of Queen Osburga of Wessex he sets in motion a train of events which have dire consequences not only for the Land of the Wolf and Wessex but the land of the Danes too. After his great grandson, Sámr, is almost lost at sea, the Dragonheart is given a task. He has to lead a Danish army and take Lundenwic and Wessex. With just a handful of men and Ragnar's son, Sámr, the Dragonheart battles Danes, Saxons and the Norns. A fast moving novel which takes the reader from north of Hadrian's Wall to the Holy Roman Empire the novel tells the story of the great Viking raid of 851!

Jarl Dragonheart is aging. His Ulfheonar are getting older too. Is it time for him to sheathe his sword and watch his grandchildren grow? When Klakke Blue Cheek, a Dane with grand ambitions, embroils Jarl Dragonheart in an attempt to take Wessex then all thoughts of peace are forgotten. In a fast-moving novel filled with battles and intrigue the Dragonheart finds parts of his past and those of his ancestors come to change his future.

Dragon Heart's daughter and daughter in law had been kidnapped. He has to to search for them in the lands and the seas of his enemies. He faces enemies with magical powers as well as enemies who have castles which cannot be taken. In a fast moving story filled with battles at sea and on land our Viking hero has more twists and turns to contend with than he has encountered before. The story moves from the north to Cornwall, Wales and back to the north as Dragon Heart and his men are stretched to the limit.

Major Matthews is called upon once more to be Sir Arthur Wellesley's aide in the forthcoming Iberian Campaign. Working with the spymaster, Colonel Selkirk, Matthews has to not only find the enemies who wear a different uniform but those who are closer to home and appear to be allies. Set against the backdrop of the battle which gained Sir Arthur the title of Duke of Wellington Talavera gives a no holds barred picture of a brutal war which gave Napoleon a major setback.

Being a soldier of the queen at the end of the nineteenth century meant spending much of your time abroad. Jack Roberts is a hero and a good soldier but he is torn between his career and his son who is looked after in England. When the Mahdists begin to enlarge their empire Jack is recalled to the desert regiment he helped to form. Fighting behind enemy lines where nature is as much an enemy as the fierce Dervishes, Jack begins the campaign that will, ultimately, lead to the Battle of Omdurman in 1898.

Sir John Hawkwood is not getting any younger but he is now the supreme condottiero, not only in Italy but the whole of Europe. When the two rival popes try to manipulate him he has to use new skills to outwit them. He finds himself facing almost insurmountable odds when he is attacked by the Milanese and Veronese. He faces defeat at Castagnaro but his mind is as sharp as ever. Sir John Hawkwood shows his rivals why he is the best.

The greatest invasion in the history of mankind is about to take place and the world is watching yet the fate of the civilised world rests in the hands of a very small number of men.. D-Day is approaching and the Commandos are needed not only to attack the Atlantic all but to discover what will be waiting for them when they do attack. Based on actual battlefield detail this is a fast-moving novel which culminates in the attack on Sword Beach in 1944.

In a land of legend, a new hero emerges as an unlikely warrior rises from the ashes of a village destroyed by invading Saxons. Set in the late Sixth Century Saxon Dawn shows the last flames of resistance to the Anglo-Saxon invaders. King Arthur and the last of the Romans have gone but King Urien fights on. When three orphans join his warriors then the tide begins to turn and, despite, overwhelming odds they begin to turn the tide. Based on the history of the period Saxon Dawn is a fast moving story with graphic battles scenes as well complex characters and devious plot twists.

Tom Harsker and his section now operate out of Malta as they help to prepare the way for the invasion of Sicily. Sent first by boat and then by air they have to survive behind enemy lines before being sent in before the main force to attack the Axis forces at Salerno. A fast moving book which follows the actual events of 1943.

King Henry V has defeated the French but he has yet to grasp the crown of France. He returns to finish the job which was begun at Agincourt. At his side is his mentor, Sir William Strongstaff, Knight of the Garter. The oldest man in the army he has yet to become a mere observer and he is sent on a diplomatic mission to Burgundy and an alliance with Duke John the Fearless. When the Scots ally with the French and kill the King's brother in battle it seems that the campaign is over but the English archers and men at arms show their enemies that they reign supreme on the battlefield. Concluding at the battle of Verneuil, The Battle for France takes England a little closer to the crown of France.

A novel set in England in 790 AD. A young Saxon boy and his mother are captured by Viking raiders and taken to a new home. Thanks to an old one armed warrior he finds his true destiny. He wins his freedom and becomes a Viking himself. Forced to sail the seas for a new home they have to fight to establish their own kingdom on the Isle of Man. A tale full of battles set in the early years of the ninth century.

With the whole of Europe under his heel, Emperor Napoleon seems invincible until two British generals and a handful of men dare to stand up to him. This is the story of Sir Arthur Wellesley's' first success in Iberia and the tragic retreat to Corunna by Sir John Moore. The story follows Robbie Macgregor as he continues to serve his adopted country. With secret missions behind enemy lines and battles against the French the novel is an accurate depiction of the Peninsular War in 1808.

The Earl of Cleveland has managed to put himself in King John's good graces just at the time when other barons decide to rebel. They seek more land and power. The newly appointed Earl is caught in the middle. When the Scots begin to raid once more Sir Thomas is forced to rally the loyal knights of the north and repel them. Following the actual history which led to the Magna Carta and beyond this fast-moving novel moves from Scotland to Wales and Northampton and Lincoln. It culminates in the battle of Lincoln 1217 when the French army attempted to conquer England. So long as the Earl and William Marshal stand shoulder to shoulder with the boy king, Henry III, then England will be safe!

The novel is set in the heart of the Dark Ages and shows the struggle between the Saxons and the remnants of Romano-British tribes. Using actual events from the time the story is of the struggle of a legendary leader with a magical sword who unites the last of the free peoples against King Edwin and his Northumbrians. There is treachery and deceit as well as honour and courage. Filled with action and battles the novel continues the story of Lord Lann, the Wolf Warrior.

Robbie Macgregor is a Chasseur of France but Napoleon Bonaparte uses him as a spy. He is caught up in the Egyptian campaign facing enemies from within and without. The novel is full of battles and action and the war conducted by Bonaparte against the Ottoman Turks.

Jarl Dragon Heart and his special sword prove to be magnets for every young warrior who wishes to make a name for himself. After three assassination attempts the Viking goes to Wessex where he helps Egbert, the King of Wessex fight off an invasion from Mercia backed by Danes from Jorvik. A fast moving book which moves from the Jorvik to London and back concluding in a cataclysmic battle back in the Isles of Man.

The battle of Arras is about to begin and the new German fighters will rule the skies in what will become Bloody April when the Royal Flying Corps begin to lose pilots and crews in huge numbers. 41 Squadron become the one hope on the Arras front and Bill, Gordy and Ted have to fight for their lives against the new Albatros and Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. The novel moves between the war in France and the home front to give a graphic snapshot of the war in the Spring of 1917.

Blood on the Crown is set in the latter half of the fourteenth century. Will son of Harry is about to join one of the freebooting mercenaries who serve the Black Prince in Gascony and Spain. Soldiers of fortune they fight for pay and for loot. Circumstances mean that he comes to the attention of the heir to the English throne, Prince Edward and is chosen as the bodyguard for his sons, Edward and Richard. When the Black Prince dies before his father and his elder brother Edward also dies, a young Richard of Bordeaux becomes heir to the throne and Will has a greater responsibility than he expected. He becomes King at the age of just ten. Intrigue, attempted murder and a revolt by the peasants of Kent, Essex and London put both the young King and his bodyguard in mortal danger. Based on the actual events of the years 1367- 1382 the novel shows the struggle for the crown through the eyes of a young warrior.

It is 1940 and Britain is fighting alone against the Germans. With the RAF fighting above the skies of England it is down to the Commandos to go back to France and cause as much trouble to the Germans as possible. When the Italians join in alongside the Germans it seems that Britain is about to sink beneath a sea of Fascists. A fast moving novel which follows one section of Commandos as they fight in France and North Africa.

Henry of Monmouth, Prince Hal, is barely recovered from a near-fatal wound when his father leaves him to retake his land. Owain Glendower and Edmund Mortimer, however, have French allies and the most inhospitable landscape to aid them. All that Prince Hal has is the guardian of kings, Will Strongstaff. The two of them have to fight treachery and those who count money as well as more traditional enemies, the Welsh archers. As the two of them fight together the young prince learns the skills which will help him, in the fullness to time and when his King of England, to not only defeat but to crush and humiliate the French at the Battle of Agincourt.This is the story of how a prince became a general and how he learned to fight!

This a collection of four novellas. There is Wolf Killer from the Dragonheart books. He is the son of Dragonheart, and this is the story of revenge as he pursues Danes across ninth-century England. Then there is Wolf who fights at the Battle of Hastings and his story tells of the end of the Godwin dynasty and Saxon England. Robert of St. Michel is from the Anarchy series of novels. Left behind in the Holy Land, it is the story of many Christian knights who sought a better life in Outremer but found the land and the Turks too great a foe. Wulfstan is the story of one Saxon warrior who learned to become a housecarl and how he became a warrior who could fight in the Varangian Guard.

The Vikings on the Island of Man are set on revenge. Their families have been kidnapped and taken to Ireland. They have to find them and rescue them. They find themselves fighting not only Hibernian warriors but renegade Vikings too. The perpetrator of the act, Tadgh, escapes and a chase ensues. A fast moving book the story moves quickly to the land of the Angles as Dragon Heart seeks the treasure of Rheged.

It is late 1917 and the war still grinds on. The Sopwith Camels are holding their own against the German war machine and then they meet the Fokker Triplane and the pilots of the RFC began to fall. As the war drifts into 1918 the Germans have one last throw of the dice and come within a whisker of the sea. It is up to Bill, Gordy and Ted to lead their young pilots in a last desperate attempt to halt the grey wall of steel. With a dramatic climax during bloody September in 1918 the final book set in the Great War shows how the squadron emerges from four bloody years of war.

The tribes are relentless in their attacks on the new wall ordered by the Emperor Hadrian but they now have a new weapon- a spy in the ranks of the Romans, a traitor who feeds them information. Marcus' Horse are stretched to the limits as the war takes its toll on the troopers. The auxiliaries on the wall are isolated and surrounded by enemies both native and Roman.The book climaxes with a Roman army trapped and ambushed by three tribes. The story is filled with graphic description of life on the northern frontier of Britannia.

The world of Dragon Heart is thrown into confusion when they become the target of their Viking brothers. Raiders come every direction to take what Dragon Heart and his people have built. This is the time of Viking fighting Viking for control of the land that will become England. A fast moving novel the action moves from Byzantium to London and then Orkney.

When Prince Arthur is murdered and the French begin to take Normandy, Sir Thomas finds himself isolated and alone. The Norman barons conspire against King John and the English knight has a dilemma. Does he join the rebels or stay true to his beliefs? Undefeated he and one of his knights leave Anjou and sail to a new life in England but it is not a life without trouble and death. He finds himself, in the midst of conspiracies and plots, forced to defend his land against bandits, brigands and the Scots. A fast-moving novel based on actual events at the start of the thirteenth century.

It is the beginning of the Somme Offensive and thousands of British and French soldiers are about to assault the German lines. The RFC comes of age as they sweep the German Fokkers from the skies. Providing a protective umbrella over the Somme they ensure that the offensive does not fail. When the Germans retaliate with their new and deadly Albatros fighters the pendulum swings in favour of the Germans and Bill and 41 Squadron find themselves with their backs to the walls as they fight a superior aircraft in the skies of northern France.