The Powder of Death: An explosive discovery will change the world for ever: 2 (Moments of History) - Softcover

Stockwin, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0749020849 ISBN 13: 9780749020842

Verlag: Allison & Busby, 2017

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"In a novel brimful of characters, Perkyn Slewfoot stands out. This is partly because of the way in which Stockwin has used this character to paint a vivid picture of the life of a villein during the late 13th century... The sea voyage from England to Malta is particularly memorable and is an excellent example of using factually historical detail to create a sense of period and atmosphere."--Historical Novels Review

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1261. Oxford, England. An envoy returns from the land of the Tartars to meet with an English scholar and share a deadly secret. The two men vow that the knowledge of gunpowder must die with them as the consequences are otherwise too fatal to contemplate. 1290. Hurnwych Green, England. After his quiet life is shattered by tragedy, blacksmith Jared begins a pilgrimage to the Promised Land. Along the way he is invited to join the Knights Hospitallers as their blacksmith on a holy crusade for King Edward. The adventure that follows sees Jared encounter men from distant Cathay who harbour the secret of huo yao, and so begins one man's obsession with the powder of death and a king's determination to change the very nature of warfare . . .

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• Verlag: Allison & Busby
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0749020849
• ISBN 13: 9780749020842
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 384