Former crusader turned bone-pedlar Richard Straccan is up to his neck in trouble. The woman he loves has been accused of sorcery and is in mortal danger, but he cannot go to her. Nor can he abandon the stranger found unconscious in the street. He has lost his memory, so how can he defend himself aga
[Sir Richard Straccan 03] - The Gleemaiden
β Scribed by Hamilton, Sylvian
- Book ID
- 110484683
- Publisher
- Headline
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Series
- Sir Richard Straccan 3
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780755307142
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
This is Sylvian Hamilton's third novel featuring the exploits of Sir Richard Straccan, ex-Crusader and dealer in holy relics. At the end of The Pendragon Banner, Straccan had lost the woman he loved - captured by his enemies, now being held God-knows where. His first task in The Gleemaiden is to find her. His second, to escort the great bell, Gaudete, to its resting place in Durham. His third to save from her enemies the Gleemaiden of the title and the mysterious child she protects.
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