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Kingdom #3
The Lion Rampant
The whirl of politics makes a mockery of oaths. Loyalty can be bought. Brothers end up enemies, kin can betray you; and in the blink of an eye you become the hunted.
A band of brothers has lost almost everything honouring their oath to Robert the Bruce. Wives, daughters, sisters, brothers and lovers have been slain or imprisoned.
After seven long years of struggle and endurance, Bruce and his loyal supporter, Hal of Herdmanston, will come face-to-face with Edward II, the English king humiliated by defeat – and determined to put down his Scottish enemy once and for all.
The last great battle for the throne of Scotland will be decided on a field called Bannockburn.
A band of brothers has lost almost everything honouring their oath to Robert the Bruce. Wives, daughters, sisters, brothers and lovers have been slain or imprisoned.
After seven long years of struggle and endurance, Bruce and his loyal supporter, Hal of Herdmanston, will come face-to-face with Edward II, the English king humiliated by defeat – and determined to put down his Scottish enemy once and for all.
The last great battle for the throne of Scotland will be decided on a field called Bannockburn.
429 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2013
About the author
Robert Low
61 books292 followersRobert Low is a Scottish journalist and historical novelist, with novels based on the Viking Age. He was war correspondent in Vietnam and also several other locations, including Sarajevo, Romania and Kosovo, until "common-sense, age and the concerns of my wife and daughter prevailed". Now he writes novels full time. He's also a historical reenactor performing with the Scotland-based group, the Vikings.
Series:
* Oathsworn
* Kingdom
Series:
* Oathsworn
* Kingdom
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November 21, 2013
On most books you will find captured quotes on the front and back covers. These are quotes from book reviewers at newspapers (ie The Sunday Times), other authors (generally well known ones writing within the same genre as the book in question) and other people of varied fame and note.
They include words such as masterful, intensely exciting, gripping, a master storyteller, a legend of the genre, as good as 'so and so'.
These snatched quotes never make me buy a book. In fact, I ignore them and observe them with great scepticism, because if you scratched deeper you would find they are quotes from the author's fellow author mates, or they are a paid for quote, or the person supplied a quote without ever reading the book. All these make the quotes as fake as their implied spontaneity.
Or the other type of quote. One that is quite clearly taken out of context and you wonder what the rest of the review said about the book.
Robert Low's books are the only books where I actually trust these quotes to be genuine. The books (to me) are masterful, intensely exciting, gripping. The author is a legend of the genre and a master story teller. And no, he is not like so and so since, right now, there is nobody else around like Robert Low. Nobody who writes like him. His style is distinct and unique. A rare gem in the genre of historical fiction, where so many authors are falling into the bad habit of copying the styles of their peers. Riding the bow waves of another's success with mimicry.
For this reason, I will always reach for Low's books with trust. He does not mimic anybody. He does not write looking for market acceptance. He writes for himself - and his reader - in a style that is his own.
It is that style that can lure me to these books, even when the setting holds no interest for me.
Which happens to be the case with this Kingdom Series. It holds no true interest for me.
It is a credit to the author that he can tie me down long enough to read three books, each over 400 pages, that are set during the Wars of Scottish Independence. How he did, is easy to explain.
It is the rawness of Low's writing that does it, combined with the depth and slickness of his characters.
I am a great admirer of intelligent writing and I feel there is none better nor any as consistent, in the genre of historical fiction, than this author. Even when I was not quite loving this Kingdom Series for its setting, I was still enamoured with the writing style and the unrelenting scope of the character development.
The only thing that took the edge off that was that little issue where the Wars of Scottish Independence have no magnetic pull on me and I don't find novels about famous figures of history to be very interesting. I am more interested in the unknown than the known. Luckily, this trilogy had fictional characters playing prominent roles too and those are the characters that kept me going with the trilogy.
It seems a waste of time to speak about the actual storyline. I have never been one to paraphrase stories in a review because there are plenty of reviews around that do that, plus you can get pretty much all you need on top of that from the book blurb, and the rest you can get by reading the book yourself.
I usually like to speak about how the book made me feel, how well the author has done the story and how skilfully he has managed his characters. And with the climax to the trilogy, The Lion Rampant, I think Low hit his straps and worked it all out expertly. Ticking all my boxes in regards to feelings, storyline and characters.
I gave it five stars out of five and it was my favourite of the trilogy for sure, but I still feel that anybody new to the series needs to start at the beginning with The Lion Wakes. I am not convinced that a reader would be able to appreciate The Lion Rampant fully without following the path that leads to it.
To my fellow readers, I will not recommend this book, I will recommend the trilogy as a whole.
They include words such as masterful, intensely exciting, gripping, a master storyteller, a legend of the genre, as good as 'so and so'.
These snatched quotes never make me buy a book. In fact, I ignore them and observe them with great scepticism, because if you scratched deeper you would find they are quotes from the author's fellow author mates, or they are a paid for quote, or the person supplied a quote without ever reading the book. All these make the quotes as fake as their implied spontaneity.
Or the other type of quote. One that is quite clearly taken out of context and you wonder what the rest of the review said about the book.
Robert Low's books are the only books where I actually trust these quotes to be genuine. The books (to me) are masterful, intensely exciting, gripping. The author is a legend of the genre and a master story teller. And no, he is not like so and so since, right now, there is nobody else around like Robert Low. Nobody who writes like him. His style is distinct and unique. A rare gem in the genre of historical fiction, where so many authors are falling into the bad habit of copying the styles of their peers. Riding the bow waves of another's success with mimicry.
For this reason, I will always reach for Low's books with trust. He does not mimic anybody. He does not write looking for market acceptance. He writes for himself - and his reader - in a style that is his own.
It is that style that can lure me to these books, even when the setting holds no interest for me.
Which happens to be the case with this Kingdom Series. It holds no true interest for me.
It is a credit to the author that he can tie me down long enough to read three books, each over 400 pages, that are set during the Wars of Scottish Independence. How he did, is easy to explain.
It is the rawness of Low's writing that does it, combined with the depth and slickness of his characters.
I am a great admirer of intelligent writing and I feel there is none better nor any as consistent, in the genre of historical fiction, than this author. Even when I was not quite loving this Kingdom Series for its setting, I was still enamoured with the writing style and the unrelenting scope of the character development.
The only thing that took the edge off that was that little issue where the Wars of Scottish Independence have no magnetic pull on me and I don't find novels about famous figures of history to be very interesting. I am more interested in the unknown than the known. Luckily, this trilogy had fictional characters playing prominent roles too and those are the characters that kept me going with the trilogy.
It seems a waste of time to speak about the actual storyline. I have never been one to paraphrase stories in a review because there are plenty of reviews around that do that, plus you can get pretty much all you need on top of that from the book blurb, and the rest you can get by reading the book yourself.
I usually like to speak about how the book made me feel, how well the author has done the story and how skilfully he has managed his characters. And with the climax to the trilogy, The Lion Rampant, I think Low hit his straps and worked it all out expertly. Ticking all my boxes in regards to feelings, storyline and characters.
I gave it five stars out of five and it was my favourite of the trilogy for sure, but I still feel that anybody new to the series needs to start at the beginning with The Lion Wakes. I am not convinced that a reader would be able to appreciate The Lion Rampant fully without following the path that leads to it.
To my fellow readers, I will not recommend this book, I will recommend the trilogy as a whole.
December 1, 2021
Read this book in 2013, and its the 3rd and final thrilling episode of the "Kingdom" trilogy.
In a Scottish world where oaths can be bought, kin are slain and brothers end up enemies, Robert the Bruce has lost many of his band of brothers, including their wives, daughters, sisters and brothers due to imprisonment or death, but his loyal supporter from the beginning has remained at least, and that's Hal of Herdmanston.
In this environment of animosity and being hunted, Robert the Bruce has now finally become the hunter, and in this hostile and warlike time between the Scots themselves and against the English of King Edward II, he will do anything to rescue his Country and so his Kingdom.
After seven long years of struggles and endurance, Robert the Bruce, in AD 1315, is finally making a stand against the forces of King Edward II on the famous battlefield that is known as the Battle of Bannockburn, and its there where the Scottish throne will be decided once and for all, making Robert the Bruce the undisputed King of Scotland.
Highly recommended, for this is a tremendous conclusion to this wonderful "Kingdom" (Scotland) trilogy, and that's why I like to call this last episode: "A Brilliant Kingdom (Scotland) Ending"!
In a Scottish world where oaths can be bought, kin are slain and brothers end up enemies, Robert the Bruce has lost many of his band of brothers, including their wives, daughters, sisters and brothers due to imprisonment or death, but his loyal supporter from the beginning has remained at least, and that's Hal of Herdmanston.
In this environment of animosity and being hunted, Robert the Bruce has now finally become the hunter, and in this hostile and warlike time between the Scots themselves and against the English of King Edward II, he will do anything to rescue his Country and so his Kingdom.
After seven long years of struggles and endurance, Robert the Bruce, in AD 1315, is finally making a stand against the forces of King Edward II on the famous battlefield that is known as the Battle of Bannockburn, and its there where the Scottish throne will be decided once and for all, making Robert the Bruce the undisputed King of Scotland.
Highly recommended, for this is a tremendous conclusion to this wonderful "Kingdom" (Scotland) trilogy, and that's why I like to call this last episode: "A Brilliant Kingdom (Scotland) Ending"!
August 22, 2022
Meh.
Not bad enough to "DNF," but not four stars either.
Author missed a couple of opportunities, like the taking of Edinburgh.
Not bad enough to "DNF," but not four stars either.
Author missed a couple of opportunities, like the taking of Edinburgh.
May 6, 2013
After Robert Lows series Oathsworn I had very high expectations for what came next, i have to admit to struggling whilst enjoying The Lion Wakes the heavy dialect jarred with me, and i think based on other reviews, with many others.
This was toned down in book 2 The Lion at Bay (Kingdom 2) which for me added pace to the plot.
Book 3 (this book) has it toned down even further, bringing the story for me to full life, right at the very end, and this made the plot even more powerful. This is a real blood and guts historic epic, but with all the power and intrigue and politics you would expect from Mr Low in this series.
This is the best of the series in my personal opinion, i rocketed through the book, and even though i knew it was the conclusion i wanted more. What ever Mr Low writes next i hope its with the same level of intrigue, pace and power as The Lion Rampant. His passion for his chosen subject leaps from every page of this book as it did with The Oathsworn.
Recommended
(Parm)
Book description
The third book in Robert Low's stunning new trilogy about the making of Scotland.
The whirl of politics makes a mockery of oaths. Loyalty can be bought. Brothers end up enemies, kin can betray you and in the blink of an eye, you become the hunted.
A band of brothers has lost almost everything honouring their oath to Robert the Bruce. Wives, daughters, sisters, brothers and lovers have been slain or imprisoned. After seven long years of struggle and endurance, Bruce and his loyal supporter, Hal of Herdmanston, will come face-to-face with Edward II, the English King humiliated by defeat and determined to put down his Scottish enemy once and for all.
And the last great battle for the Scottish throne will be decided on a bloody field called Bannockburn.
This was toned down in book 2 The Lion at Bay (Kingdom 2) which for me added pace to the plot.
Book 3 (this book) has it toned down even further, bringing the story for me to full life, right at the very end, and this made the plot even more powerful. This is a real blood and guts historic epic, but with all the power and intrigue and politics you would expect from Mr Low in this series.
This is the best of the series in my personal opinion, i rocketed through the book, and even though i knew it was the conclusion i wanted more. What ever Mr Low writes next i hope its with the same level of intrigue, pace and power as The Lion Rampant. His passion for his chosen subject leaps from every page of this book as it did with The Oathsworn.
Recommended
(Parm)
Book description
The third book in Robert Low's stunning new trilogy about the making of Scotland.
The whirl of politics makes a mockery of oaths. Loyalty can be bought. Brothers end up enemies, kin can betray you and in the blink of an eye, you become the hunted.
A band of brothers has lost almost everything honouring their oath to Robert the Bruce. Wives, daughters, sisters, brothers and lovers have been slain or imprisoned. After seven long years of struggle and endurance, Bruce and his loyal supporter, Hal of Herdmanston, will come face-to-face with Edward II, the English King humiliated by defeat and determined to put down his Scottish enemy once and for all.
And the last great battle for the Scottish throne will be decided on a bloody field called Bannockburn.
November 8, 2017
I rarely award five stars for books other than those by Austen, Tolkien and Mary Renault, however I so enjoyed the last book in Robert Low's Kingdom series that for me, it enters that esteemed company.
The story is gripping, unsettling, and bloody, of undying loves and over-weening ambitions, told in beautifully lyrical prose, that lilts with the cadences of Scottish dialects.
"Aye to the fore."
The story is gripping, unsettling, and bloody, of undying loves and over-weening ambitions, told in beautifully lyrical prose, that lilts with the cadences of Scottish dialects.
"Aye to the fore."
January 22, 2023
Author let down by his own attitude
A decent story spoiled by the author’s clearly blatant political views. He seemed to be on a mission to tarnish Scotland’s best known historical characters (although I liked the idea of making them more human, with real flaws etc it’s just a shame Low couldn’t pull it off).
I’m not going to bother with anything else written by Robert Low
A decent story spoiled by the author’s clearly blatant political views. He seemed to be on a mission to tarnish Scotland’s best known historical characters (although I liked the idea of making them more human, with real flaws etc it’s just a shame Low couldn’t pull it off).
I’m not going to bother with anything else written by Robert Low
April 18, 2021
The plot is much more robust than the previous two books, and easier to follow, however his style is still difficult to decipher at parts. Even the last reveal in the Epilogue is difficult to understand at a first pass, enjoyable but won't be rereading in a hurry.
December 14, 2018
His Viking books are so much better
May 2, 2023
graphic but historical correct. Too Graphic for me
August 18, 2014
Swords and savagery...
Seven years have passed since the end of The Lion at Bay - seven long years for Sir Hal of Herdmanston, held captive under sentence of death, and longer yet for his love, Isabel MacDuff, kept in a cage on the walls of Berwick Castle. It's now 1314, Edward Longshanks is dead and his son Edward II wants one decisive battle to rid himself of the humiliation of the Scots' rebellion and to free himself of the constrictions placed on him by his own rebellious barons. Robert the Bruce has gradually taken control of more of Scotland but though crowned King, is not yet recognised as such abroad nor in full control of the country. Nor is he sure that he wants to take on the full might of Edward's army with a much smaller force, short of armour and weaponry. It will depend in part on whether Hal can succeed in the mission the King sets him...
Low is skilled at weaving fact and fiction together well enough so that it is hard to see the joins. The first part of the book concentrates on Hal's mission and shows both sides preparing for the battle to come. The second half is mainly concerned with the battle itself. Low's descriptions of the horrors of this kind of combat always ring appallingly true and he never stints in telling us of the disgusting, almost sub-human conditions endured by the fighting men on both sides. Too much so, for my personal preference - I would have liked to have seen the balance tip more in favour of the politics and personalities. But I accept that the concentration on fighting, gore and death is what Low does and he does it very well.
I was disappointed that in this third book Low has toned down the use of Scots dialect even more than in the second one, to the extent that no glossary is provided or needed. I assume this was done to make the books appeal more to Low's existing readership. However the language and politics in the first book, The Lion Wakes, were what lifted it above average for me. Without these, this one is really not much more than a well-written sword and savagery tale. An enjoyable enough read for fans of the genre, but overall I'm afraid the series didn't live up to the high hopes I had for it.
Seven years have passed since the end of The Lion at Bay - seven long years for Sir Hal of Herdmanston, held captive under sentence of death, and longer yet for his love, Isabel MacDuff, kept in a cage on the walls of Berwick Castle. It's now 1314, Edward Longshanks is dead and his son Edward II wants one decisive battle to rid himself of the humiliation of the Scots' rebellion and to free himself of the constrictions placed on him by his own rebellious barons. Robert the Bruce has gradually taken control of more of Scotland but though crowned King, is not yet recognised as such abroad nor in full control of the country. Nor is he sure that he wants to take on the full might of Edward's army with a much smaller force, short of armour and weaponry. It will depend in part on whether Hal can succeed in the mission the King sets him...
Low is skilled at weaving fact and fiction together well enough so that it is hard to see the joins. The first part of the book concentrates on Hal's mission and shows both sides preparing for the battle to come. The second half is mainly concerned with the battle itself. Low's descriptions of the horrors of this kind of combat always ring appallingly true and he never stints in telling us of the disgusting, almost sub-human conditions endured by the fighting men on both sides. Too much so, for my personal preference - I would have liked to have seen the balance tip more in favour of the politics and personalities. But I accept that the concentration on fighting, gore and death is what Low does and he does it very well.
I was disappointed that in this third book Low has toned down the use of Scots dialect even more than in the second one, to the extent that no glossary is provided or needed. I assume this was done to make the books appeal more to Low's existing readership. However the language and politics in the first book, The Lion Wakes, were what lifted it above average for me. Without these, this one is really not much more than a well-written sword and savagery tale. An enjoyable enough read for fans of the genre, but overall I'm afraid the series didn't live up to the high hopes I had for it.
June 30, 2016
Final novel in this deadly game of kings
The Kingdom Series is an extraordinary set of books that combines brilliant research with no quarter storytelling and I can’t recommend these novels enough to any reader who has been looking for this kind of page turning epic. Three titles comprise this saga about the deadly affairs of Scotland and England during the 13th and 14th centuries and The Lion Rampant is the final novel in this bloody game of kings. As with the other books, The Lion Rampant opens with a brief summary of previous record of historic fact and fictional happenings. These events are slowly pressed into the continuing chronicle that is being preserved by a fictional monk years after the shadows of actions have passed. A drawing voice will then beckon the reader to come closer to a lit tallow candle and hear the tale of: power, betrayal, love, madness, pride, revenge, the making of Scotland and the Battle of Bannockburn. By the end, believe me this is one story you won’t want to leave or forget.
The adventures and excellent drama about an enthralling portion of the past may be over but for this reader, I couldn’t have asked for a better holiday from reality and this is one collection of books and author I will never forget. Mr. Low has a spectacular way with words and he deftly applies his gift of storytelling and striking descriptive passages to complete this jewel of a series. Like the previous titles in this saga, The Lion Rampant has all the treachery, mystery, a touch of romance, counterplots and built-up action that then roars and thunders on the battlefield where it will all end and begin for many. Exotic locales are visited this time along with the promise of ancient treasure and it gets more exciting as the pages turn. I could go further but I don’t want to let any surprises out so all I have left to say is- Bravo Mr. Low! I can’t wait to see what I will find with the Oathsworn series.
~*~For more reviews see http://asthefinalpageturns.blogspot.com
The Kingdom Series is an extraordinary set of books that combines brilliant research with no quarter storytelling and I can’t recommend these novels enough to any reader who has been looking for this kind of page turning epic. Three titles comprise this saga about the deadly affairs of Scotland and England during the 13th and 14th centuries and The Lion Rampant is the final novel in this bloody game of kings. As with the other books, The Lion Rampant opens with a brief summary of previous record of historic fact and fictional happenings. These events are slowly pressed into the continuing chronicle that is being preserved by a fictional monk years after the shadows of actions have passed. A drawing voice will then beckon the reader to come closer to a lit tallow candle and hear the tale of: power, betrayal, love, madness, pride, revenge, the making of Scotland and the Battle of Bannockburn. By the end, believe me this is one story you won’t want to leave or forget.
The adventures and excellent drama about an enthralling portion of the past may be over but for this reader, I couldn’t have asked for a better holiday from reality and this is one collection of books and author I will never forget. Mr. Low has a spectacular way with words and he deftly applies his gift of storytelling and striking descriptive passages to complete this jewel of a series. Like the previous titles in this saga, The Lion Rampant has all the treachery, mystery, a touch of romance, counterplots and built-up action that then roars and thunders on the battlefield where it will all end and begin for many. Exotic locales are visited this time along with the promise of ancient treasure and it gets more exciting as the pages turn. I could go further but I don’t want to let any surprises out so all I have left to say is- Bravo Mr. Low! I can’t wait to see what I will find with the Oathsworn series.
~*~For more reviews see http://asthefinalpageturns.blogspot.com
March 2, 2015
c2013: FWFTB: Bannockburn, cage, Templars, archers, battle. Och Aye and toss that caber. I do like the main character, Hal. And I love the inclusion of the Knights Templar. And I love the pacey prose and battle-scenes. The honour and supposed chivalry of the age is keenly described. The inclusion of the List of Characters at the back of the book which gives a few of the facts of the historical characters simply confirms the amount of research that the author must have done. There is some lightness in the story and some tragedy ( Aye til the fore,') Highly recommended to the normal crew. "The shriving pews would fill, soon. Those seeking absolution would creep from the shadows, heaped high with pride, avarice, lust and murder, to dump it at the rood screen in the hope of God's forgiveness. The sensible sinners would flee."
December 11, 2016
The third in a trilogy following the battle for Scotland's freedom from the English king. The action licks along at a fair pace, the characters, most of them real people of the time, are well crafted and leap from the page. Scenes of torture and battle are fairly graphic - at one point I had to put the book down and go do something else for a bit. Standing on tiptop has a whole new meaning. The author, Robert Low, has researched well what little is known about Bannockburn, wove some of the myths around the events into the tale without taking huge liberties with history. He's a very skilled writer, using language to convey meaning and feeling to the reader without spelling it out.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Scottish history, particularly of that time, and to those who love good, solid historical stories.
I would highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in Scottish history, particularly of that time, and to those who love good, solid historical stories.
July 15, 2015
I have just finished reading the best account of a medieval battle by a country mile! In my opinion Robert Low stands head and shoulders over his contemporaries in this genre. It was the same with the Oathsworn series and now the Kingdom. Once you’re in the groove, you don’t just read the words that are written you see and live the story. Brilliant descriptive sentences trip over each other with so much ease (e.g. “a drizzling dawn as miserable as wet ash”, an old soldier’s beard = “a burst of dirty wool”) so that you experience the cold and damp, the pain and the smells. The entire experience leaves me exhausted and gagging for more! Robert Low is just a brilliant author who lives the pieces he writes and allows us to do the same. What next Sirrah?
August 20, 2013
The Lion Rampant brings the Bruce trilogy to a finish,The Lion Wakes set it up,The Lion at Bay really got things moving and now The Lion Rampant up the pace and put the final piece into the jigsaw.I enjoyed the mix of real and fictious characters and i really enjoyed the love story between Hal and Isabel,for me Isabel stole the bbok(my bird in the giled cage).Robertlow brings to the page great research and knowledge of the period that brings to life a period of Scottish history,that for me,i new little about.Robert Low is a story teller of the highest order and this trilogy and the Oathsworn,for me just proves it
November 23, 2013
What a fantastic read; just my cup of tea!. Well written, it flowed and was never boring but kept one eager for more. The intrigues and grievances amongst the English lords themselves and similarly the Scots nobles was particularly informative apart from the general antagonism between the two warring sides. The fictional characters were cleverly portrayed and added much to the story and the descriptions of the actual participating knights, both leading up to the battle and on the battle field, was very interesting and, in my opinion, helped gel the story about the men who fought and died at Bannock Burn. Full marks for this historical novel!
June 22, 2016
Battle of Bannockburn
The last of a trilogy depicting Robert Bruce's journey to Kingship of Scots. The two characters which tell the stories of the three books are Hal of Herdmanston and Roger Kirkpatrick. These two wary allies work, however reluctantly, together to bring weapons for the beleaguered Scots before the battle of Bannockburn. Isabel Macduff in her cage, Edward II, deValance, the Black Jamie Douglas and many famous names of the day are joined by SIM, Dogboy, and the stories of the common folk of Scotland and how event's affected them.
Fierce battle scenes put you right in the action. I enjoyed this series.
The last of a trilogy depicting Robert Bruce's journey to Kingship of Scots. The two characters which tell the stories of the three books are Hal of Herdmanston and Roger Kirkpatrick. These two wary allies work, however reluctantly, together to bring weapons for the beleaguered Scots before the battle of Bannockburn. Isabel Macduff in her cage, Edward II, deValance, the Black Jamie Douglas and many famous names of the day are joined by SIM, Dogboy, and the stories of the common folk of Scotland and how event's affected them.
Fierce battle scenes put you right in the action. I enjoyed this series.
July 28, 2014
Great historical fiction. The best read on the Bruce and the Scottish War for Independence since Tranter's trilogy. Low does a fine job of weaving interesting personal stories throughout the historical background, with great authenticity. I enjoyed the Oathsworn series too, but Low's storytelling around real historical events made the Kingdom series even more enjoyable. I can't wait to read more by Robert Low, he may be my new favorite, with apologies to Tranter and Cornwell.
September 10, 2016
I enjoyed this book but found the series as a whole to be less compelling than his Oathsworn books, which I gobbled up like a glutton. It's worth reading, but for me, these weren't books that I couldn't put down. Still happy to have read them. Hopefully we'll see more Oathsworn books again someday.
September 24, 2016
Loved the end to this trilogy! Robert Low takes politics, warfare, treachery, friendship, and love to a whole new level! He takes the story of Robert the Bruce's struggle to become the king of Scotland and makes it come alive on the page. Intricate attention to details makes this book a must-read page turner!
November 16, 2014
I loved this trilogy, all three books were page turners. A great start, great middle and a great end. I will miss the characters of this book, I look forward to see what the authors next tale will be.
June 27, 2014
This turned out to be my favorite of the series. Few do better than Low at getting the reader in the Medieval world.
December 23, 2013
A well written book with a vividly told battle. A good book if you're interested in the Scottish battles with the English and a good book about the true nature of Knights.
May 13, 2013
Good historical fiction based on the Bruce who comes out of it as a flawed ambitious king.
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