The Bleeding Land
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  • Published: 15 April 2013
  • ISBN: 9780552162401
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99

The Bleeding Land

(Civil War: 1): a powerful, engaging and tumultuous novel confronting one of England’s bloodiest periods of history

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26 Apr 2012
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26 Apr 2012
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15 Apr 2013
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In the tradition of Bernard Cornwell, this powerful, engaging and affecting novel by Giles Kristian, bestselling author of the 'Raven' and 'Rise of Sigurd' Viking adventures, confronts the tumultuous and bloody civil war that tore England apart...

Written by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Lancelot, Giles Kristian, and perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden, this is a high-octone, gripping and affecting novel set during England's brutal and bloody Civil War.
"A brilliant read.... Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force." -- BEN KANE
"Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...Read it: you'll love every page." -- M. C. SCOTT
"Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at it's thrilling best." -- SAUL DAVID
"From touching moments of emotional heartbreak to gut wrenching pitched battles, full of epic sweep and gory detail, this novel will grab you and won't let go till you finish" -- ***** Reader review
"Well written and meticulously researched. Highly recommended." -- ***** Reader review
"Simply mesmerising" -- ***** Reader review

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A COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO TEAR ITSELF APART...

England 1642: A NATION DIVIDED.
England is at war with itself. King Charles and Parliament each gather soldiers to their banners. Across the land men prepare to fight for their religious and political ideals. Civil war has begun.

A FAMILY RIPPED ASUNDER.The Rivers are landed gentry, and tradition dictates that their allegiance is to the King. Just as Edmund, the eldest of Sir Francis' sons, will do his duty, so his brother Tom will turn his back on all he once believed in...

A WAR THAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.
  • Published: 15 April 2013
  • ISBN: 9780552162401
  • Imprint: Corgi
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $24.99
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About the author

Giles Kristian

Family history (he is half Norwegian) and a passion for the fiction of Bernard Cornwell inspired GILES KRISTIAN to write. Set in the Viking world, his bestselling ‘Raven’ and ‘The Rise of Sigurd’ trilogies have been acclaimed by his peers, reviewers and readers alike. In The Bleeding Land and Brothers’ Fury, he tells the story of a family torn apart by the English Civil War. He also co-wrote Wilbur Smith’s No.1 bestseller, Golden Lion. In his most recent novel, the Sunday Times bestseller Lancelot, Giles plunged into the rich waters of the Arthurian legend. For his next book, he continues his epic reimagining of our greatest island 'history'.
Giles Kristian lives in Leicestershire.

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Also by Giles Kristian

Where Blood Runs Cold
Camelot
Lancelot
Wings of the Storm
Winter's Fire
God of Vengeance
Brothers' Fury
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Praise for The Bleeding Land

With powerful protagonists, a gripping story and rollicking action, I can strongly recommend this tour-de-force. Outstanding

ANTHONY RICHES

Expertly plotted, full of passion and bloody drama...a book that will appeal to passionate, compassionate readers, men and women alike, fans of C J Sansom as much as fans of Conn Iggulden. Read it: you'll love every page

MANDA SCOTT

A brilliant read. As he did with his Raven novels, Kristian weaves a colourful, authentic world in which to set his tale...and he has done it with confidence and real flair. Full of tragedy and triumph, honour and treachery, The Bleeding Land is a thrilling tour-de-force

BEN KANE

Giles Kristian has made an effortless transition from Viking warriors to the often tricky emotional landscape of the English Civil War. Visceral, brutal and genuinely moving, this is historical fiction at its thrilling best

SAUL DAVID