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• The first part of an epic trilogy about the events of the Hundred Years' War between the kingdoms of England and France
In your hands is an explosive, masterfully constructed novel about men bound by bonds of brotherhood, about friendship, chivalry and cruelty of great kings.
July, 1346.
Ten seasoned warriors cross the borders of English waters and land on the shores of Normandy. They call themselves the Hounds of Essex, because most of them were born in Essex.
This summer, the warriors serve as swords and bows to King Edward III, who has decided to conquer France. They sleep on the ground, wear clothes salted with sweat, raid and plunder. War is their craft. Gold, rolls of cloth and barrels of wine are their trophies.
What drives these men to fight? Animal fear or a thirst for adventure? Perhaps a combination of both. But when they fight, they fight for each other. And ahead of them awaits one of the bloodiest battles in history, which will change the course of the Hundred Years' War - the Battle of Crecy.