The Devil is Loose

Will Richard the Lionheart reclaim his throne in this epic historical adventure of the Crusader Knights It is winter in England, 1192 . R ichard Coeur de Lion , the battle-hardened warrior-king, has been captured and imprisoned returning from the Crusades – after spending only a few months in the land he is supposed to rule. As the winter snow melts, England pays the price of being a kingdom without a king. For Richard's jealous and spiteful brother John , not content with robbing his brother's subjects of all they have, plans insurrection to wrest the throne itself... But then a second message comes, one which chills even John's thin blood: ' Le diable étoit déchaîné ,' 'The devil is loose!' The game is on, and everything is to play for. The fourth exciting instalment of The Crusader Knights Cycle is perfect for fans of Griff Hosker, Jonathan Lunn and Conn Iggulden. 'Vivid and engaging'... In this twelfth-century medieval historical adventure, Richard the Lionhearted attempts to reclaim the throne of England. It is winter in England, 1192. Richard Coeur de Lion, the battle-hardened warrior-king, has been captured and imprisoned returning from the Crusades—after spending only a few months in the land he is supposed to rule. As the winter snow melts, England pays the price of being a kingdom without a king. For Richard’s jealous and spiteful brother John, not content with robbing his brother’s subjects of all they have, plans insurrection to wrest the throne itself . . . But then a second message comes, one which chills even John’s thin blood: “ Le diable étoit déchaîné ,”—“The devil is loose!” The game is on, and the kingdom is at a stake. Praise for The Crusader Knights series: “History with a dramatist’s eye for a fine setting and a novelist’s insight into human minds and motives” — The Times Literary Supplement “Vivid visual moments and all the technology of medieval warfare.” — The Observer “Highly enjoyable. . . . Exciting as well as psychologically convincing and thought-provoking.” — Financial Times