Baron's Crusade

Border Knight #8

by Griff Hosker

Sir Thomas, Hero of Arsuf, rides to war again! When a king asks a baron to go on crusade it is an order not a request and, as such, is not to be ignored. The Earl of Cleveland has done his duty for his King and for the Pope many times over but he and his son, William,are chosen as token gesture to placate an unhappy Pope. Leaving England with a handful of men and untried and young knights, the old campaigner travels across Europe to join a crusade which is going nowhere. In a land riven with conspiracies and plots on both sides, Sir Thomas is beset by enemies. When he is forced, by circumstances, to go to the aid of a beleaguered force of crusaders his past meets his present and threatens his future.
This is the latest book, number 8, in the Border Knight series.

251 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 1, 2019

About the author

I was born in 1950 in Lancashire and attended a boy’s grammar school. After qualifying as an English and Drama teacher in 1972, I worked in the North East of England for the next 35 years. During that time I did write, mainly plays, pantos and musicals for the students at the three schools in which I worked.

When I stopped teaching I set up my own consultancy firm and worked as an adviser in schools and colleges in the North East of England. The new Conservative Government ended that avenue of work and in 2010 I found that I had time on my hands; having started work at the age of 15 I found the lack of work not to my liking and used the time to research the Roman invasion of Britain and begin to create a novel. The result was The Sword of Cartimandua.

My decision to begin writing was one of the best I have ever taken.

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Reviews

[Steve Minnick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don’t know if this is the last book in this saga, but it left me hungering for more.

Griff Hosker keeps refining his work and I would say he on par with Bernard Cornwall.

That is HIGH PRAISE!!! The PRAISE is well Earned.

Loved every book in the saga and relished every word.

[Bob Rebbec · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good one!

Another good one! Hosker is doing well by me.....and I by him 😉.
He's a good author and a very smart businessman. He's got me hooked.

[David EDWARDS-LOARING]

Griff Hosker, he always is such a great writer. I love all his books and have read them all, I can't wait for his new books to be published.

[John S. Payne · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[The Bauchler · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*

Hosker can really write a good military story, but his main characters are clones of one another.

[Terry Simpson · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best

The problem I have with parallel series is keeping focus and earlier books have taxed me a little. However, this was a lot easier and I thoroughly enjoyed the narrative. Great book, great series.