The Archer's Tale
by Bernard Cornwell
Taste attributes: historicalwaradventuredramaunsavouryheavylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeExpect a heavy, morally murky historical novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
At dawn on Easter morning 1343, a marauding band of French raiders arrives by boat to ambush the coastal English village of Hookton. To brave young Thomas, the only survivor, the horror of the attack is epitomized in the casual savagery of a particular black-clad knight, whose flag -- three yellow hawks on a blue field -- presides over the bloody affair.
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- Author
- Bernard Cornwell
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 448
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- Open Library
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