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The Red King: A Soldier With Richard the Lionheart, Part II (Roger of Huntley Book 2) Kindle Edition
Robert Broomall (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateAugust 22, 2018
- File size2191 KB
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"Intriguing and historical."
"Great series. Book 2 is as good as Book 1. If you are a fan of historical fiction, these are a must read."
"Great read, hard to put down . . . Cannot wait until the next book."
"If you are into historical fiction and gritty action, this is a great book."
"Really enjoy this series. Great blend of action, intrigue and humor."
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- ASIN : B07GSJY6GV
- Publisher : Blue Stone Media (August 22, 2018)
- Publication date : August 22, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 2191 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 399 pages
- Lending : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank: #90,803 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #606 in Military Historical Fiction
- #1,068 in War Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #1,443 in War Fiction (Books)
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About the author

For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a writer. I was one of those kids who always had his nose stuck in a book. My head was full of exotic characters and places and events, and my dream was to be able to create stories like the ones I read. Now that I actually am a writer, I sometimes can't believe it's happened. It seems like it was someone else who wrote those books. Either way, it's a dream come true.
Influences? C.S. Forester (the one and only), Robert Louis Stevenson, Agatha Christie, and others too numerous to mention. Contemporary influences -- the late George MacDonald Fraser and Bernard Cornwell.
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THE RED KING is the second book by Robert Broomall in his Roger of Huntley series, Roger being an English monk compelled to join the Third Crusade as an infantryman after breaking one or two vows back home. Sort of like a contemporary man on the run joining the French Foreign Legion, I suppose.
The first volume in the series, Death's Head: A Soldier With Richard the Lionheart , revolves around the Christian army’s siege of Muslim-held Acre (August 1189 – July 1191) before and after the arrivals of King Richard I of England and King Philip II of France.
THE RED KING takes up with the fall of Acre, King Philip’s departure, and King Richard’s march on Jerusalem, and concludes with Richard’s decision to return home where his brother John is up to mischief as regent. But the entertainment is in the details where the adventures of Roger, Ailith, and Fauston continue. Because of his valor at Acre, Roger has been knighted and continues to command the troops of the Death’s Head contingent.
There’s a soap opera aspect to the series that can’t be avoided and makes much of it predictable. It’s chief value lies in whatever insights can be gained about warfare in that time and place. And Roger is certainly a sympathetic and likable protagonist. However, as a dedicated but casual student of English history, I prefer to think the author’s intent was to elaborate on the legend of Richard the Lionheart because without him there’s really no story worth telling. In the Epilogue here, Broomall certainly hints where the third book of the series will go, which is to follow Richard on his way home with all the drama that entailed and which is a matter of the historical record.
I’ll certainly continue with the next installment; there’s no reason not to in the face of an historically fascinating story.
Bad: Too much use of idiomatic expressions that weren’t in use back in the 12rh century ‘bloody,’ ‘jumped-up,’ etc.
Ugly: Roger is depicted as some kind of Superman in the beginning book, but now he is more depicts as stupido. All the rolls of the dice seem to favour the baddies in almost every role of the dice. King Richard appears to be shown by the author as a stumblebum with good natured heartiness when he gets his way, but becomes a petulant buffoon when things go against him. Not always the case from reliable historians.
Look forward to the next book.
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