"1350. The Essex Dogs have scattered. In Winchelsea, Loveday struggles to keep his tavern afloat in the aftermath of the Black Death. Nowadays, the only battles he fights are the ones within his own mind. In Windsor, Romford thrives as a squire at King Edward III's court, his days as an archer fading into memory. But when an unpaid debt threatens everything he's built, Romford must call upon the lessons he learned all those years ago: be cunning. Be ruthless. Be quick."
"Dan Jones has a gift for writing vivid, compelling prose, whether he's tackling history or historical fiction. This novel is best read after the first two books in the trilogy. Readers interested in the fourteenth century and the Hundred Years' War will likely find it especially rewarding. "As with his earlier books, Jones is adept at giving us a worm's eye view of the war as seen by the men-at-arms and the archers, although we also have scenes of courtly life at Windsor."
Set in 1350, the narrative follows former members of the Essex Dogs who have scattered across England after the Black Death. Loveday runs a struggling tavern in Winchelsea and wrestles with trauma and isolation. Romford serves as a squire at King Edward III's court but faces ruin from an unpaid debt and must revert to tactics learned as an archer. England faces political uncertainty and a rising threat from Spain, pulling these men back toward violence and old loyalties. The story mixes battlefield perspective, courtly life, and themes of memory, survival, and the costs of war.
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