Kingdom - Softcover

Young, Robyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340963719 ISBN 13: 9780340963715

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

Published in the year of the 700th anniversary of a pivotal event in Scottish history - the Battle of Bannockburn - comes the conclusion of Robyn Young's epic trilogy about Robert the Bruce, one of history's greatest rebels.



An epic story comes to a thrilling climax as Robert the Bruce nears the fulfilment of his destiny.

Robert has achieved his great ambition to be crowned King of Scotland, but in so doing has provoked the wrath of Edward of England. Raising the feared dragon banner, the English king marches north, determined to recapture the kingdom.

But the English are not Robert's only enemies. By murdering his great rival, John Comyn, he has split the kingdom apart and with his forces depleted and many of his own countrymen turned against him, Robert is forced to flee into the wilderness. He has a crown, but no country, the will to lead, but no real authority.

The road before him is all but impossible, with treachery and heartbreak at every turn, but Robert must try slowly, surely, to regain the military advantage and the respect of a nation.

Fighting from hidden strongholds and the Western Isles, with the support of a few brave men and the alluring noblewoman, Christiana, Robert drives towards the place where he will meet Edward II and decide the future of Scotland, in an epic confrontation near the village of Bannockburn.

About this title

About the Author

Robyn Young's first novel, BRETHREN, went straight into the Sunday Times top ten, becoming the bestselling hardback debut of the year. In 2007, she was named one of Waterstones's twenty-five 'authors of the future'. The inspiration for Robyn's new bestselling trilogy, which began in 2010 with INSURRECTION, was a research trip to Scotland and is based on the life of Robert Bruce. Her novels have been published in 22 countries in 19 languages and have sold almost 2 million copies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340963719
• ISBN 13: 9780340963715
• Binding: Paperback