Mainly focusing on periods in history, he brings a level of detail to certain periods that give the eras a firm sense of grounding.
This is due to him being able to get deep into the mindsets, providing them with a sense of grounding quite unlike any other, making sure that they stay in the reader’s mind long after they’ve put the book down. It is also his characters that resonate too, as, whilst they may come from eras long in the past, he really manages to make them resonate with a modern audience. Transporting them back to the past, he brings history to life, giving his readers a sense of what it was really like to live back then. With a background in English too, he has a handling of the craft quite unlike any other, knowing and understanding exactly what it is that his readers are looking for. This has seen him amass an audience from all across the world, with readers from far and wide discovering his work every day. Writing with a high degree of accuracy, he brings a high level of authenticity to his stories, researching his subjects well, bringing the past to life.
Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.00in - 1.10in - 1.The British author Conn Iggulden is largely known for his historical fiction, along with his fiction and fantasy novels as well.Fans of the Game of Thrones and the Tudors series will be gripped from the word "go. įollowing Stormbird, Margaret of Anjou is the second epic installment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's new Wars of the Roses series. The clash of the Houses of Lancaster and York may be the beginning of a war that could tear England apart. A trinity of nobles-York and Salisbury and Warwick-are a formidable trio and together they seek to break the support of those who would raise their colors and their armies in the name of Henry and his queen.īut when the king unexpectedly recovers his senses and returns to London to reclaim his throne, the balance of power is once again thrown into turmoil. With each month that Henry is all but absent as king, Richard, the duke of York, protector of the realm, extends his influence throughout the kingdom. His fiercely loyal wife and queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband's interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day come to know his father. It is 1454 and for more than a year King Henry VI has remained all but exiled in Windsor Castle, struck down by his illness, his eyes vacant, his mind blank. The brilliant retelling of the Wars of the Roses continues with Margaret of Anjou, the second gripping novel in the new series from historical fiction master Conn Iggulden.Īs traitors advance.
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