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|title=Viper's Blood (Master of War)
|author=David Gilman
|reviewer=Ani Johnson
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Crecy and Agincourt Poitiers veteran archer Sir Thomas Blackstone is back for a fourth time and hasn't lost his touch. Surviving France to come face to face with his wife's killer may not be much fun for him but it's one heck of a ripping action story for us.
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|website=http://www.davidgilman.com
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Bowman and commander Thomas Blackstone is one of Edward III's greatest weapons, bringing him potentially head to head against the Dauphin once again. However, faced with an elongated stale mate, Thomas' role becomes that of scavenger leader as the chances of victory make way for a greater chance of starvation amongst the armies. There is a light at the end of the tunnel though. Blackstone is to go on a trip: an escort mission to Italy, delivering the French King's daughter Isabelle to Milan and her wedding. Having said that, the light at the end of the tunnel may be an oncoming lance. Isabelle's prospective groom is one of the brothers who killed Thomas' wife and daughter. Death is definitely on the cards… but whose?
Further Reading: Do please treat yourself if you haven't read [[Master of War by David Gilman]] or any of the series that came afterwards. If you'd like to read some French hist-fict based on the period (in English!) we just as heartily recommend [[The Brethren (Fortunes of France) by Robert Merle and T Jefferson Kline (translator)]]. If you fancy something a little different, why not glance off into Welsh history with [[Conquest: Daughter of the Last King by Tracey Warr]]?
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