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  • Rebel Sword
    Derek Birks
    When Henry I dies in 1135, his nephew, Stephen seizes the throne. Most of the barons support him, despite the solemn oaths they swore to Henry’s only legitimate heir, the Empress Matilda. It seems her cause is lost until her half-brother, the powerful Robert, Earl of Gloucester, falls out with King Stephen and decides to support Matilda.While Robert plots treason, his bastard s...
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    14,25 €

  • Crown of Fear
    Derek Birks
    England, August 1485.For almost thirty years, the Elder family has been ravaged by the feud between York and Lancaster. Now exiled John Elder, yearning for an end to the Elders’ troubles, throws his support behind a young, untried pretender, Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond.Henry’s tiny invasion force looks certain to be heavily outnumbered by the massive host that Richard III has...
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    14,16 €

  • Land of Fire
    Derek Birks
    Late Spring 455 ADAfter a brutal winter struggle against the High King Vortigern, outcast imperial officer Ambrosius Aurelianus has led his weary followers to south-west Britannia in search of his mother’s kinfolk. But Vortigern, thirsting for revenge is already forging a dangerous alliance against him.Taking refuge in a ruined Roman fort near the decaying town of Vindocladia, ...
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    11,90 €

  • Britannia World’s End
    Derek Birks
    454 AD.Even after years of Roman rule, Britannia is a conflicted and largely untamed land.Disgraced Imperial Officer, Dux Ambrosius Aurelianus, flees to its shores seeking sanctuary in the land of his deceased mother. His years of loyal service to the emperor count for nothing now. He must carve out a new life beyond the empire.Accompanying Ambrosius is a disparate group of fel...
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    11,71 €

  • The Last of the Romans
    Derek Birks
    454 AD. Northern Italy.Dux Ambrosius Aurelianus has served the Roman Empire with distinction.His bucellarii, a small band of irregular soldiers, have helped to bring a fragile peace to the beleaguered empire in the west. But, with the empire now at peace, his master, Flavius Aetius, decides to chain up his dogs of war.Ambrosius and his men are left to idle away their days in a ...
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    11,44 €

  • Echoes of Treason
    Derek Birks
    THE RED DRAGON OF WALES IS COMING…It is autumn 1483 and Richard III is king of England, but rumours about the fate of his nephews are rife and dissent is beginning to grow. Waiting in Brittany, is the exiled Lancastrian heir to the throne, Henry Tudor, who senses that his moment has come. Henry’s mother, Lady Margaret Stanley, plots to restore her son’s fortunes with a series o...
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    14,20 €

  • The Blood of Princes
    Derek Birks
    A savage tale of love, treason and betrayal.A bloody struggle for power at the heart of the royal court.In April 1483, the sudden death of King Edward IV brings his twelve year old son to the throne.Restless young lord and ex-mercenary John Elder is newly-appointed to the service of Edward, Prince of Wales, and charged with the boy’s safety. His first task, escorting the new ki...
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    15,30 €

  • Scars From The Past
    Derek Birks
    An unwelcome legacy. An impossible love. A relentless enemy.By 1481, England has been free from civil war for ten years.The Elder family have discovered a fragile peace in the lands they fought to win back, yet scars from the past remain with them all. Given time, they might heal, but when did the Elders ever have enough time? And close to home in Ludlow, trouble is stirring.Bo...
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    14,54 €

  • The Last Shroud
    Derek Birks
    The final part of the Rebels and Brothers series.The Wars of the Roses must be settled on the field of battle. The prize? The crown of England.July 1469: just as England has finally found peace, a revolt breaks out against King Edward IV, forcing Ned Elder to take up his sword once more. But is Ned the warrior he once was?As the kingdom spirals into civil war, divisions between...
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    15,94 €

  • Kingdom of Rebels
    Derek Birks
    England in 1468 is a nervous kingdom. King Edward IV has fallen out with his chief ally during the Wars of the Roses, the powerful Earl of Warwick.Ned Elder, a young lord whose sword helped to put Edward on the throne, has been forced out of England by Warwick. Far away on the Scottish border, a beleaguered fort, Crag Tower, desperately awaits Ned’s return. Led by his fiery sis...
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    16,15 €

  • A Traitor’s Fate
    Derek Birks
    During the Wars of the Roses, peace never lasts…It is 1464. Ned Elder and his two sisters, Emma & Eleanor, have won a hard-fought peace and their feud with the Radcliffes seems long over, but one man never accepted the outcome. After three bitter years of waiting to destroy the Elders, a new ally provides him with a fresh opportunity for revenge.When Ned is summoned to confront...
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    16,07 €