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Shadow of the Hawk

Master of War, Book 7

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Shadow of the Hawk

By: David Gilman
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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The seventh instalment of David Gilman's gripping chronicle of the Hundred Years' War, following Thomas Blackstone, Edward III's Master of War.

Winter, 1364. Sir Thomas Blackstone, Edward III's Master of War, has travelled to France to secure Brittany for England. In the throes of battle, he rescues a Castilian boy, Lazaro, who just witnessed the murder of the young queen. It is suspected that the king - along with Velasquita Alcon de Lugo, the beautiful witch who serves him - assassinated his queen. But Lazaro knows that is not the case.

With the king in hiding and the French army advancing Castile is on its knees. So Blackstone is ordered to Castile, to defend England's ally from the French.

Accompanied only by a small band of his men and a group of Moorish cavalrymen loyal to the king, Blackstone must protect Lazaro if they are to uncover the true assassin. They will face extreme danger, savage battles and a cold and bitter winter on their journey, and Blackstone will find himself the assassin's target. For the Master of War, the shadow of death is always present.

©2021 David Gilman (P)2021 Head of Zeus Action & Adventure Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Medieval England Assassin Middle Ages War Royalty

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I loved this book, great story, excellent narrative and narrated brilliantly , I loved it.

Another great adventure

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Love the stories and everything that goes with it - other reviews do this more justice than I do!

However, as I’ve binged this series on audible, the same narrator (Colin mace) switches his style between books. The most evident example being will longden- in some books he’s welsh and others he English? It’s quite jarring!! And sir Gilbert is either a bit of a dandy (2 books previous) or a gritty dandy…

They don’t really detract from the stories, especially if you don’t do the books back to back, but it did take me about a good 1/3 of this book to get through and accept these changes to the characters.

Great story, consistency in narration needed

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Another fantastic story following the trials of blackstone and his men during the 13th century awaiting the next book

Great story line

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As usual beautifully and skillfully narrated.
It was a pleasure to listen and imagine the story.
Legendary.

Raptor Perfect.

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Loved every minute of this series! Thomas Blackstone is a likeable character. I flew through the whole series in no time at all. Can't wait for the next installment! Well done Mr Gilman

Excellent Series

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what a fantastic series of stories. This book has urged me to relisten to the whole 7 books again.

Brilliantly written.

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The latest installment of the Master of War series. The superb narration by Colin Mace brings each character to life, like old friends, and David Gilman's creativity and ability to provide depth, intense detail, intrigue and drama to this fascinating period of history results in yet another thrilling and enjoyable listen.

Highly recommended

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I have loved all the books in the master of War series. if like me you love a great swashbuckling yarn with a tinge of historic fact you need to try these books. wonderful characters that you will hold dear and shed the odd tear for.

sad that it ended

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One not to miss if you have followed the series. Gives The reader an uncomplicated look into a Continent in turmoil. With a great cast .

It just gets better.

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A solid ending to an epic romp through history. Some of the characters became a little bit two dimensional and comical but there was no harm done.

Bravo Mr Gilman, Bravo

An excellent finish to a decent series

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