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Trinity (Wars of the Roses #2) by Conn Iggulden
bookshelves: summer-2014, published-2014, historical-fiction, net-galley, e-book, series, wars-of-the-roses, war, ipad
Read from June 19 to July 03, 2014
Description: The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Trinity, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master, Conn Iggulden.
How excited am I for this on a scale of one to fifty-three thousand? So to set the scene, Trinity opens with:
1454: King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness for over a year, his eyes vacant, his mind a blank.
His fiercely loyal wife and queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father.
Richard, Duke of York, Protector of the Realm, extends his influence throughout the Kingdom with each month that Henry slumbers. The Earls of Salisbury and Warwick make up a formidable trinity with Richard, and together they seek to break the support of those who would raise their colours in the name of Henry and his queen.
Yet Henry recovers and wants his kingdom back and all is turmoil. You couldn't make this stuff up and Conn Iggulden doesn't have to, the historical events are all documented, yet open to interpretation. What he does is bring this era alive for us as readers. Fantastic follow up to Stormbird. Rating is four suns in splendour.
Alnwick Castle passed into the hands of the house of Percy in 1309.
Sheriff Hutton Castle
Blurbifications: Following on from Stormbird, Trinity is the second epic instalment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's new Wars of the Roses series. Fans of Game of Thrones and The Tudors will be gripped from the word go.
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. Following on from Stormbird, the Sunday Times best-seller, Trinity is the second book in his superb new series set during the Wars of the Roses, a remarkable period of British history. His previous two series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day and were number one bestsellers. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and children.
4* Stormbird
4* Trinity (Wars of the Roses, #2)
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