Battle Scars Series Box Set: Books 1-3
(2018)(A book in the Battle Scars series)
An omnibus of novels by Charlene Newcomb
War. Politics & intrigue...
Treason. Revenge. Passion... Forbidden love.
The Lionheart's knights at war
“A vivid picture of the Third Crusade.” Andrew Latham, author of The Holy Lance.
“A breathtaking gallop through the Lionheart’s England.” Sharon Bennett Connolly, author of Heroines of the Medieval World.
From the shores of England to the Holy Land. Through treacherous mountains in Bavaria. Across England, to the struggle to hold the Angevin Empire. The tumultuous reign of King Richard I, the Lionheart, sets the backdrop of the Battle Scars series. This epic saga reveals the fighting spirit and impact of war on the knights who serve the Lionheart, the bonds of comradeship - and love - that develop between them, and their personal joys, sorrows and struggles.
Book I - Men of the Cross
Sir Henry de Grey embarks on the holy crusade brimming with the spirit of youth, passion for the cause, and unquestioned loyalty to his king. His naivety fades beneath the harsh realities of war and confusion over his feelings for comrade Sir Stephan l’Aigle.
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree
Book II - For King and Country
In England, civil war threatens while King Richard languishes in captivity, a prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor. Sir Henry and his friends uncover a plot by the king’s brother John to usurp the throne. Loyalties will be tested and families torn apart.
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree; Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice; Finalist - Chaucer Awards for pre-1750 Historical Fiction
Book III - Swords of the King
Lionheart's knights fight for their lives against King Richard’s French enemies and become embroiled in politics, treason, and murder. The king has forgiven his brother, and John is now an ally. But can John be trusted?
Fans of Sharon Kay Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick, and Angus Donald will enjoy this sweeping historical, fast-paced action/adventure of life in the 12th century. Experience man’s courage and resilience in bloody battles from England to the Holy Land and back, spies and treachery, and love and loss, in the Battle Scars series, which also introduces a new take on the origins of Robin Hood.
“Trauma and passion in a battle of bodies and souls… [Newcomb] captures brilliantly the twisted ideology of those religious wars whilst also narrating the personal traumas and passions of her main characters.” --Dr. Christopher Monk, medieval manuscript specialist, Rochester Cathedral, and author of Sodom in the Anglo-Saxon Imagination.
“If Mary Renault had chosen to write about the Crusades instead of ancient Greece and Persia, she could not have done any better--and that is high praise, indeed.” --Amazon reviewer
Genre: Historical
Treason. Revenge. Passion... Forbidden love.
The Lionheart's knights at war
“A vivid picture of the Third Crusade.” Andrew Latham, author of The Holy Lance.
“A breathtaking gallop through the Lionheart’s England.” Sharon Bennett Connolly, author of Heroines of the Medieval World.
From the shores of England to the Holy Land. Through treacherous mountains in Bavaria. Across England, to the struggle to hold the Angevin Empire. The tumultuous reign of King Richard I, the Lionheart, sets the backdrop of the Battle Scars series. This epic saga reveals the fighting spirit and impact of war on the knights who serve the Lionheart, the bonds of comradeship - and love - that develop between them, and their personal joys, sorrows and struggles.
Book I - Men of the Cross
Sir Henry de Grey embarks on the holy crusade brimming with the spirit of youth, passion for the cause, and unquestioned loyalty to his king. His naivety fades beneath the harsh realities of war and confusion over his feelings for comrade Sir Stephan l’Aigle.
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree
Book II - For King and Country
In England, civil war threatens while King Richard languishes in captivity, a prisoner of the Holy Roman Emperor. Sir Henry and his friends uncover a plot by the king’s brother John to usurp the throne. Loyalties will be tested and families torn apart.
B.R.A.G. Medallion honoree; Historical Novel Society’s Editor’s Choice; Finalist - Chaucer Awards for pre-1750 Historical Fiction
Book III - Swords of the King
Lionheart's knights fight for their lives against King Richard’s French enemies and become embroiled in politics, treason, and murder. The king has forgiven his brother, and John is now an ally. But can John be trusted?
Fans of Sharon Kay Penman, Elizabeth Chadwick, and Angus Donald will enjoy this sweeping historical, fast-paced action/adventure of life in the 12th century. Experience man’s courage and resilience in bloody battles from England to the Holy Land and back, spies and treachery, and love and loss, in the Battle Scars series, which also introduces a new take on the origins of Robin Hood.
“Trauma and passion in a battle of bodies and souls… [Newcomb] captures brilliantly the twisted ideology of those religious wars whilst also narrating the personal traumas and passions of her main characters.” --Dr. Christopher Monk, medieval manuscript specialist, Rochester Cathedral, and author of Sodom in the Anglo-Saxon Imagination.
“If Mary Renault had chosen to write about the Crusades instead of ancient Greece and Persia, she could not have done any better--and that is high praise, indeed.” --Amazon reviewer
Genre: Historical
Used availability for Charlene Newcomb's Battle Scars Series Box Set: Books 1-3