Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
The Firedrake by Cecelia Holland
Paperback - 180 pages
Publisher - Backinprint.com (March 2001)
Average Customer Review on Amazon - 4 stars
Description:
Cecelia Holland’s first novel follows the career of an Irish mercenary knight who joins the army of William the Conqueror and fights at the Battle of Hastings.
Excerpt:
In the trees it had been very dark. Here in the clearing the sun still shone a little. He turned in the saddle and looked back. He could see only a little way into the forest. The trail wound back down the slope and vanished into the deep heavy darkness.
He moved the black horse a little farther from the trees and dismounted. The grass was thick and high. The spur of the rock would make good shelter. He lifted the reins over the head of the black horse and let them trail. He went slowly to the rock spur. The rock lifted in a great arched crest. He thought the ground was level beyond it. But when he rounded the rock he saw that the ground fell sharply away, sweeping back down to the forest. He had not realized how high he had come, following the ancient trail.
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