In THE FIREDRAKE, an Irish mercenary knight in the eleventh century, in a constant personal battle with the rest of the world, joins William of Normandy for the invasion of England. There at Hastings he has to choose between power and wealth, and his personal demons of pride and honor. The NY Times
The Firedrake
β Scribed by Cecelia Holland
- Publisher
- Open Road Media
- Year
- 1964;2014
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 186 KB
- Edition
- Online-ausg
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1497629683
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β¦ Synopsis
In The Firedrake , an Irish mercenary knight in the eleventh century, in a constant personal battle with the rest of the world, joins William of Normandy for the invasion of England. There at Hastings he has to choose between power and wealth, and his personal demons of pride and honor. The New York Times called Cecelia Holland "a literary phenomenon" in its review of this book, recognizing a stellar creative achievement by a young writer in her first published work.
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