Kingmaker

Anarchy #12

by Griff Hosker

When the Earl of Gloucester suddenly dies and the Empress Matilda is forced to return to Normandy it seems that the civil war is about to end and Stephen of Blois will have succeeded in winning his crown. The Warlord of the North takes the fledgling Prince Henry under his wing and begins to train him to become king. When others try to take advantage of the Warlord's position he and his warriors have to dig deep to defeat their enemies. Gradually Henry becomes a man and shows that he has the potential to become a king. An exciting and fast moving novel filled with battles, plots and conspiracies.

Genres: Historical Fiction

259 pages, Hardcover

Published January 8, 2022

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

[Fred · Rating 4 out of 5]

Griff Hoskins writes books that are historical fiction, and closely follow history. This was the 12th novel in the Anarchy series. I have read them all and this one did not disappoint. It is full of treacherous plots, battles and life as it existed in the period. I always find Hoskins books hard to put down and in fact, have started reading the next in the series.

[Pocosnoopy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent series and this is good entry. Hosiery writes a good battle scene and the relationships, which are usually one dimensional in these types of stories, are well thought out and rounded.

[John Slatton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great as usual

This series is absolutely amazing. I am loving how well that Griff Hosker is blending the fictional events around his character and the real life events of the Anarchy. Highly recommended by me!

[Julian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, well done Griff.