(The Hereward Chronicles: book 1): A gripping and action-packed novel of Norman adventure...

1062: While The Ailing King Edward, Known As The Confessor, Wastes His Final Days Building Monuments To God, Across The Channel The Brutal William The Bastard Of Normandy Plots To Swamp All England In A Tide Of Blood. The War Drums Are Beating, The Ravens Are Gathering. But With The King's Closest Advisors Scheming And Squabbling, Any Hope Of Resistance To The Norman Duke Lies With Just One Man. Hereward, The King Of Terror. Hereward Is A Warrior, Trained In The Lethal Art Of Spear, Axe And Sword, A Master Tactician, A Mercenary, And, To Both Ally And Enemy, The Devil In Human Form - As Adept At Slaughter As The Foes Gathering To Claim Edward's Throne. Yet The Men Who Need Him Most Have Made Him Outlaw, And Hereward Must Carve A Bloody Swathe From The Frozen Hills Of Northumbria To The War-torn Fields Of Flanders Just To Stay Alive. Here, During The Darkest Age In History, Are The Early Days Of The Man Who Would Be Forged Into One Of England's Greatest Heroes. It Is The Story Of Two Mismatched Allies, Hereward The Warrior And Alric The Monk, One Fighting To Save The Land He Loves, The Other To Save His Friend's Soul. This Is The Story Of The Last Englishman, The First Terroristathe Forgotten Hero. One of England's forgotten heroes is brought back to life in this epic and thrilling high-octane adventure, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. "The story moves at a wonderful pace...great swathes of bloodletting and a kickass arc...Great stuff." — FALCATATIMES.COM "Exciting and enthralling... fast paced action, strong believable characters; this is an excellent exemplar of the historical novel. Recommended." — HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW "I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the start..."- ***** Reader review. "I'm off to read the next instalment now..." - ***** Reader review. ******************************************************************* THE LAST ENGLISHMAN. THE FIRST FREEDOM FIGHTER. THE FORGOTTEN HERO. 1062. King Edward has no heirs and, across the sea in Normandy, William the Bastard is preparing to seize the throne. As the King's court is rife with squabbling and scheming, the nation's hopes of resisting the Normans lie with one man: the warrior Hereward . But Hereward has been outlawed and is on the run. Can he keep his freedom and his life in order to save the land he loves? Hereward is the first book in James Wilde's six book Hereward series. His story continues in Hereward: The Devil's Army . 1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can drown England in a tide of blood. The ravens of war are gathering. But as the king's closest advisors scheme and squabble amongst themselves, hopes of resisting the naked ambition of the Norman duke come to rest with just one man: Hereward. To some a ruthless warrior and master tactician, to others a devil in human form, Hereward is as adept in the art of slaughter as the foes that gather to claim England's throne. But in his country's hour of greatest need, his enemies at Court have made him outlaw. To stay alive - and a freeman - he must carve a bloody swathe from the frozen hills of Northumbria to Flanders' fields and the fenlands of East Anglia. The tale of a man whose deeds will become the stuff of legend, this is also the story of two mismatched allies: Hereward the man of war, and Alric, a man of peace, a monk. One will risk everything to save the land he loves, the other to save his friend's soul. James Wilde's thrilling, action-packed debut rescues a great English hero from the darkest of times and brings him to brutal and bloody life. "1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can drown England in a tide of blood. The ravens of war are gathering. But as the king's closest advisors scheme and squabble amongst themselves, hopes of resisting the naked ambition of the Norman duke come to rest with just one man: Hereward ... To some a ruthless warrior and master tactician, to others a devil in human form, Hereward is as adept in the art of slaughter as the foes that gather to claim England's throne. But in his country's hour of greatest need, his enemies at Court have made him outlaw. To stay alive and a freeman " he must carve a bloody swathe from the frozen hills of Northumbria to Flanders' fields and the fenlands of East Anglia. The tale of a man whose deeds will become the stuff of legend, this is also the story of two mismatched allies: Hereward the man of war, and Alric, a man of peace, a monk. One will risk everything to save the land he loves, the other to save his friend's soul ..."--Publisher description Five years have passed since the crushing Norman victory at the Battle of Hastings. The country reels under the savage rule of the new king, the one they call 'the Bastard'. The North has been left a wasteland - villages razed, innocents put to the sword, land stolen. It seems no atrocity is too great to ensure William's grip upon the crown 1062, a time many fear is the End of Days. With the English King Edward heirless and ailing, across the grey seas in Normandy the brutal William the Bastard waits for the moment when he can drown England in a tide of blood. This title tells the story of two mis-matched allies: Hereward the man of war, and Alric, a monk and a man of peace.