Legenden des Krieges: Das Band des Blutes: Historischer Roman | Der neue Band der Bestsellerserie (Thomas Blackstone 8)

by David Gilman, Anja Schünemann (translator)

536 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 12, 2024

About the author

David Gilman was raised in Liverpool and educated in Wales. By the time he was 16 he was driving a battered 1946 Ford, ferrying construction workers in the African bush. A variety of jobs followed in different countries: fire and rescue, forestry work, JCB driver, window dresser and professional photographer in an advertising agency. He served in the Parachute Regiment’s Reconnaissance Platoon and then worked in publishing. In 1986 he turned to full-time writing. He has written many radio and television scripts including several years of ‘A Touch of Frost’. In 2007 his ‘Danger Zone’ trilogy for YA was sold in 15 countries. The first in the series – The Devil’s Breath was long listed for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and won the French Prix Polar Jeunesse. He also writes for younger children. MONKEY and ME has been nominated for the Carnegie Medal. ‘MASTER of WAR’ is the first in a series of HF for adults that follows the fortunes of Thomas Blackstone during the 100 Years’ War. The 7th volume - 'SHADOW OF THE HAWK' is published in February 2021.
A new contemporary thriller series - THE ENGLISHMAN - was published in 2020 to critical acclaim. The second book in The Englishman series will be published in early 2022.

Reviews

[Torben · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wieder ein sehr gutes Buch, daher eher dreieinhalb Sterne. Leider habe ich gerade den fünften Robin Hood-Teil von Mac P. Lorne gehört. Somit war die Story des perfekten Kämpfers und Anführers und seines erwachsen gewordenen Sohns wiederkehrend. Vielleicht etwas viel für mich so schnell aufeinander folgend. So hat mich die Intrige nicht bekommen, das Love Interest war dann etwas Sharpe-Like ohne Auswirkungen. Nette Konzeption und Konstruktion der Geschichte, aber es hat mich nicht so mitgerissen wie viele der anderen Teile. Cliffhanger am Ende, aber so viele Teile sind eigentlich nicht mehr nötig, auch wenn es Nachschub für Blackstones Truppe gibt und er doch zu unruhig ist, um in Rente zu gehen. Es fehlt mir dann aber doch die große Mission, die etwa ein Uthred hatte.