Ravenspur: Rise of the Tudors

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Four kings. One crown. A war to tear a nation apart. The epic conclusion to the Wars of the Roses The exiled Yorkist king Edward IV lands at Ravenspur with a half-drowned army and his brother Richard at his side. Though every hand is against them, though every city gate is shut, the York brothers will not go quietly into banishment. Instead, they choose to attack. Yet, far away, Henry Tudor has become a man, and his claim will carry him to Bosworth Field.There will be silence and the mourning of queens. There will be self-sacrifice and terrible betrayals. Two royal princes will be put to death. There will be an ending- and a new royal house will stand over them all.

Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written four previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of Conn's Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, were instant Sunday Times bestsellers. The Lion is the first book in Conn's epic new series, The Golden Age.

Witness the rise of the Tudors in the stunning conclusion to Conn Iggulden's powerful retelling of the Wars of the Roses, Ravenspur. from the publisher's description Absorbing and bloody. Iggulden handles the origins of the Tudor dynasty with great panache -- Antonia Senior The Times A tough, pacy chronicle of bloody encounters, betrayals and cruelties. Superb Daily Mail Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times Star One of our finest historical novelists has produced another impressively researched, cleverly plotted and gripping take on the Wars of the Roses Daily Express Iggulden is in a class of his own Daily Mirror Superbly plotted and paced The Times Exceptionally well-written and gripping Stylist Compelling Woman and Home A page-turning thriller Mail on Sunday Pacey and juicy, and packed with action Sunday Times Superb. This fantastic novel reveals with extraordinary insight the ambitions and fears of the leading figures of the day, most memorably Richard III Express